Classy old ride
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Retro Offenhauser style Indy car
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:44 am ] |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:48 pm ] |
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is that first one a bugatti ? nice lines |
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| Author: | rebel49 [ Mon Jan 11, 2021 12:43 am ] |
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I think the silver one is Leno's Blastolene Special. It's running a tank engine I believe. |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Fri Jan 15, 2021 11:07 am ] |
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Meanwhile, down at the beach... pic4.jpg [ 128.15 KiB | Viewed 5353 times ] |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:09 pm ] |
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Worth clicking on this one! There's one 57' in there~ next to the super eight. Can't exactly remember the chrome layout- likely ford or merc. Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:27 am ] |
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If you were good enough to get factory sponsorship, they hooked you up with a cool truck to haul the racer. pic8.jpg [ 105.44 KiB | Viewed 5316 times ] pic9.jpg [ 58.77 KiB | Viewed 5316 times ] Love the economy of a scooter, but it rains a lot where you live? There's an option! pic6.jpg [ 88.98 KiB | Viewed 5316 times ] pic7.jpg [ 68.69 KiB | Viewed 5316 times ] 50cc engine = 70 MPG! |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:25 pm ] |
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Some neat rides in this image from 1961. Well, there's one that isn't quite as neat as it was 1 hour before the pic. No cell phones then - she must have been applying makeup. SW pic1b.jpg [ 123.35 KiB | Viewed 5303 times ] |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:32 pm ] |
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Loved the colors of those series Fords from '61-'63... Incidentally, the bias belt tires that were standard equipment on new cars in that period were "interesting" (skid prone even on dry pavement) to drive with at freeway velocities... Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:37 am ] |
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Nylon tires were tried for a while back then. In cold weather they'd get a flat spot that thumped away for a few miles. Dad bought one set and that was it. "Never again!" SW |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Fri Jan 29, 2021 4:16 am ] |
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 Ford Thunderbird concept prototype. I believe a '62 factory body was extensively re-worked here, unless the body is aluminum. If so, it would have been all hand work. Build quality is about equal to my '61 fordor hard-top. Note gapped work on kick panels below the doors. The dark object at lower rear of the car is not part of the car. It's a walk-off carpet on the floor... Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:47 pm ] |
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i might have been impressed in 62 , but a couple years later i fell in love with carol shelbys AC cobra , got to see the team race a few times and have been in love with that car ever since , always thought an original AC would be fun but the wood chassis did not age well , |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:52 pm ] |
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Here's a Russky Hudson clone track inspector. (Looks like a Hudson to me, anyway.) SW pic1b.jpg [ 131 KiB | Viewed 5261 times ] |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 2:07 pm ] |
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Looks like one to me as well. I don't think they got into car body design until the Zil limousine series started... Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:42 am ] |
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High end Merc - very stylish! SW pic1b.jpg [ 102.24 KiB | Viewed 5248 times ] |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:33 pm ] |
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Speaking of Hudsons… 1957 Sedan - last year they were made. Rather resembles a Rambler. h1.jpg [ 78.91 KiB | Viewed 5243 times ] 1939 Hudson coupe h2coupe39.jpg [ 104.1 KiB | Viewed 5243 times ] 1937 Hudson pickup h3pickup37.jpg [ 246.59 KiB | Viewed 5243 times ] And just for fun - 1949 Diamond T pickup. When I was in HS, our neighbor down the road had one. Offered it to me for $50. He said all it needed was leaf springs. Being all practical, Dad talked me out of it. "You'll never find parts for it!" He was right, of course. And in my younger & dumber days, I would soon have parted company with it for less than $50. It ran well, though. SW h4DiamondT49.jpg [ 493.12 KiB | Viewed 5243 times ] |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Mon Feb 01, 2021 1:24 am ] |
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 Here's a '51 Hornet. Twin "H" motor.  Disney/Pixar based the judge character in the kid's movie "Cars" on this one. Gotta find a pick of my grandad's Ford Woody wagon... Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:10 am ] |
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 '35 Opel cabriolet with the top down. Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Mon Feb 01, 2021 12:04 pm ] |
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Motorized advertising. Mobile coffee shop (I think) car1.jpg [ 114.62 KiB | Viewed 5230 times ] Smaller version of same car2.jpg [ 104.84 KiB | Viewed 5230 times ] I'm not sure what this one is advertising. Same make truck as the 1st pic, though. car3.jpg [ 150.63 KiB | Viewed 5230 times ] Back when it was stylish for guys to slick their hair back. When that trend fell from fashion, the car morphed into the Oscar Meyer wiener-mobile. car4.jpg [ 122.69 KiB | Viewed 5230 times ] A motor oil-mobile car5.jpg [ 107.54 KiB | Viewed 5230 times ] No need to take the rugs outside for a beating if you have a Hoover vacuum sweeper! car6.jpg [ 105.66 KiB | Viewed 5230 times ] |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:43 pm ] |
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A genuine economy ride - the Fuji Cabin! Designed in 1955, it went on sale in 1957. Boasting great gas mileage, only 85 units were sold which probably had something to do with the price of $650. Consider a new V-dub sold for not much more than that, featuring more room and a durable steel body. The cabin wasn't entirely safe, either, being prone to tip over in tight turns over around 15MPH. car1.jpg [ 42.25 KiB | Viewed 5223 times ] car2.jpg [ 39.77 KiB | Viewed 5223 times ] Powered by a 125CC motorcycle engine to a top speed of 37MPH... with favorable winds. car3.jpg [ 88.66 KiB | Viewed 5223 times ] Not much for room in the fiberglass cockpit, but it was aimed at the Japanese market. It was a great concept that wanted better marketing. SW car4.jpg [ 66.66 KiB | Viewed 5223 times ] car5.jpg [ 46.17 KiB | Viewed 5223 times ] |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:23 pm ] |
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right hand driver ? looks a lot like that iseta of the very early 60s to me , a fellow viking pump employee imported one back then , just a trike with a cab as i recall , at that point in life i was just thinking to get a triumph so i had no interest in that sort of thing , |
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