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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Fri Mar 05, 2021 6:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: An assortment of retro rides |
 1950 Austin Atlantic convertible. Left hand drive made for export sales. There were a few Austin's and Morris's here. Most were 4 door sedans which were pretty small. Dad had a station wagon that I think was probably a '52. The tiny 4 cylinder motors didn't put out much in terms of power.  '36 Mack Jr. pick-up.  1926 REO Speedwagon, Model "G" Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:13 am ] | ||
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Sputnik-mobile telling people to "vote communist". I'm not sure what country. pic8.jpg [ 124.97 KiB | Viewed 6037 times ] Eastern Europe go kart track.
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: An assortment of retro rides |
For well to do gardeners - a Porsche tractor pic4.jpg [ 102.54 KiB | Viewed 6031 times ] From Australia - a Reo tank truck. Unibody construction could have been problematic on rough roads. pic6.jpg [ 74.08 KiB | Viewed 6031 times ] |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:30 am ] | ||
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Golden Dolphin plastic bus with turbine drive. Cruised at 125mph, the marketing brochure said. car1GoldenDolphin.jpg [ 81.85 KiB | Viewed 6026 times ] Buick marketing experiment from '61. Convertible top fabric available to match your home décor - or fave jams. pic3.jpg [ 109.21 KiB | Viewed 6026 times ] Beemer's 1936 attempt at making a snowmobile pic5BMW1936.jpg [ 181.09 KiB | Viewed 6026 times ]
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:44 am ] |
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Haven't found anything about this one yet. Might be a one-off custom. SW pic1.jpg [ 166.11 KiB | Viewed 6011 times ] |
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| Author: | oldernavy [ Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: An assortment of retro rides |
This information is from Brooklin Models. Labatt’s Streamliner was a unique sight in Canada fom 1932 until 1955. The tractor chassis was produced by White Motor Company and the trailer chassis by Fruehauf. Designed by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky, the bodies were crafted by Smith Bros. Body Works of Toronto. They made 10 of these. They were ordered in 1941, but due to war were delayed until 1947. First Canadian truck with antijacknife tech and first to use airbrakes. Powered by a 135 horsepower six cylinder five speed gasser. |
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| Author: | oldernavy [ Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: An assortment of retro rides |
Hogger, The Sputnik mobile is in Italy or at least the flag is. The image is black and white so it is difficult to see the three vertical colors of the Italian National flag behind the PCI flag. I could not make out the front badge, but there are not many pickup trucks with gullwing doors. |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: An assortment of retro rides |
Thanks for checking on both! Italian is plausible for the Sputnik-mobile. I was thinking somewhere in the Balkans, but nearly all countries have a different alphabet there. Mostly Cyrillic or Greek. SW |
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| Author: | oldernavy [ Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:49 pm ] |
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The architecture looks like Rome and at the top of the photo it looks like four horses and an angel/chariot a common feature on the tops of some buildings/? ummm, maybe. Final guess: Quadriga on The Vittoriano? The angel or victory has an outstetched arm and is not holding anything. A flag pole kind of makes it looks like a spear, but I think that is artifact. |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:25 pm ] |
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I asked on a Euro site where I participate, and they also said Italy. Good eye! SW |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:47 pm ] |
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my problem with a lot of those adds was you can get the car but the girl was not an option ..........WTF , ill pay extra |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:00 am ] |
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There's a good variety of rides in this one. It was in a "retro" photoset and only mentioned parking lot of a concert. SW pic7.jpg [ 138.97 KiB | Viewed 5975 times ] |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:51 am ] |
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Neat customs! car1.jpg [ 93.92 KiB | Viewed 5954 times ] car2.jpg [ 85 KiB | Viewed 5954 times ] |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:48 am ] |
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Like the Lincoln style first photo. Wonder what the roof line looked like before it was cut. Seen a '46 Chrysler Windsor yesterday. I didn't have time to get the little canon or phone out- it was gone before I could move. Love the original midnight black that the older cars often wore... Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:31 am ] |
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Early electric car - plug in not needed car1.jpg [ 84.19 KiB | Viewed 5903 times ] I posted this mainly for the drag racing image. Back then you could get speed accessories like a "3/4 race cam" or suction cup valve grinding kit from JC Whitney. Also a toilet paper oil filter kit for your late 40s - early 50s Chev or GMC pickup. SW car2.jpg [ 2.12 MiB | Viewed 5903 times ] High dollar kiddie pedal cars. car3.jpg [ 2.2 MiB | Viewed 5903 times ] Old school leather belt drive. Stay home when it rains! car4.jpg [ 174.22 KiB | Viewed 5903 times ] |
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| Author: | tenboremag [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:46 am ] |
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I can just see getting my leg all wrapped up in that belt. It wouldn't be pretty. |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:38 pm ] |
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Most complicated starting sequence ever! SW |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:17 am ] |
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i will assume there was no shot in those 12 bore cartridges ? nifty tractor |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:59 am ] |
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They did something similar in the Flight of The Phoenix movie with a modified revolver to start the plane's engine. Can't imagine putting something together like that without a lathe. It pays to have an engineer or 2 in your crew... Like that vid a lot! Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | oldernavy [ Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: An assortment of retro rides |
I have see lots of animated videos on how things work, but never on how a "coffman" starter works. There are single, triple, and six shot types. Apparently the smokeless powder/cordite acts on a separate piston to engage the starter ring gear at least on the later models. It was only recently that I came to at least partially envision how this occurs. Lots of useless verbal explanations. One animated video worth 10,000 words. The one on flight of the phoenix was of the single shot type with only one chamber. If I am wrong educate me. Correction: I viewed the last part of the Phoenix and it looks like that Coffman/ersatz starter had six chambers, but I think it was studio made since it really did not look like the lock mechanism of the Coffmans I have seen. Additionally and more important was that there was no provision to mechanically or electrically fire the shell primer. The top of the cover was flat. |
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