They are also not very bright.

I had some in the fixtures outside my garage for about a day. Replaced them with a modern bulb so I could actually see.

K

PS: I have about ten of these if anybody wants them.

“…expensive, run hot, break easily and are not efficient at all.”
“…also not very bright.”

HMMM, I know at least one guy who would say you are describing an ex wife!

Yeah, they are more for "mood" lighting and ambiance on a patio.


Lynn, is that person a cousin, brother, etc ? No personal experience here, eh...:wink:
All I'm gonna say is " the third time is the charm".

----Anybody notice the chassis black paint on the exhaust? Are Corvette guys running out for black paint as surely the judges will take pionts for a non-black pipe,,,LOL! Also, look at the rear below the taillights. You will see that the exhaust panel was on the body with two bolts holding it during the paint process, and then removed for the body drop. So many cool tidbits in this great pic!....Bill S

LOL, That black paint on the exhaust is interesting...

Rich

Great reference photo, especially being in color.

Delco battery side shot.
Markings on the back of both cylinder heads.
T.I. coil sticker.
Valve cover decal.
Master Cyl. just setting there waiting to be mounted.

Nice black head pipe ??

Chris

And just imagine that these were a quantum leap back then from gas lights and candles!

I put those bulbs in my driveway entry fixtures. They are a nice vintage amber color and are on a light sensor so they have burned all night every night for 4 years.

I like this one, too.

You can see the frames start out upside down, to allow gravity to help when installing the front crossmember/suspension and rear axle.

One other result is that the grease pencil markings on the frame are written in this condition and therefore appear upside down when viewed on a complete vehicle.

Frame turn-over is an interesting operation. Pontiac Michigan had an elaborate fixture that would grab the frame from the side and lift it up and over, landing it on the next conveyor in the upright position. (Pretty sure that is what we are seeing here; the light colored mechanism in the foreground hooks in the flange of the frame rail).

In Flint, the frames were hanging from chains, and so the turnover operation consisted of simply picking up one side with an air hoist, lifting it over center and letting it free fall the rest of the way. The frames danced around a bit when they slammed down so you wanted to give those guys a lot of extra space.

K

Looks like a stack of “spare tire carrier lower tray” off to the side.

One other little nuance, in case anyone cares:

Normally, then and now, frames are received as a complete unit.

For some reason the squarebody pickup frames were received as individual rails and crossmembers. Perhaps this was due to the large amount of proliferation (2wd, 4wd, 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, one ton, long wheel base, short wheel base) all built down the same line.

Frame rails where placed on a "pedestal conveyor", which served to both fixture the assembly and move the frame down the line, where the individual crossmembers, spring hangers and exhaust hangers were riveted in place. After the frame was squared and secure it was transferred from the pedestals to the hanging chains as shown in my previous post above.

K

Passenger car frames in Pontiac, Michigan:

Cracks me up when restorers go overboard carefully painting their frames.

This is a photo of the former AO Smith frame plant in Milwaukee. Drove past it literally hundreds of times, including the dead of winter. Frames stacked outside, exposed to the elements long before they were assembled into a car.

If you wondered how your frame got so rusty, probably started here.

----Makes me wonder if there was ever a "Hemi" Cuda with a Mod Top? I would love to know and see it if so.....Bill S

You had to have been very confident in your manliness back in 1970 to buy and drive a Mod-Top. I was only 4 then, but now I'd drive a MOPAR with one of those tops every single day.

Still happens today...open flatbed trucks or open rail cars transport truck frames stacked every day of the week. Frame coatings today are likely much more durable than back then though.

One of the best pics of Verdero Green I've seen, no wonder so many people ordered that color!

It might have had a lot to do with driving a "chick magnet". Having a Yellow Lab puppy in the front seat would have helped with that also...:headbang:

The one you see in the photo was the only one built. It was owned by Steve Juliano.

STOLEN! STEVEN JULIANO’S SUPER-RARE ’70 MOD TOP HEMI ‘CUDA

https://moparconnectionmagazine.com/...top-hemi-cuda/

was it ever found? That was 5-6 years ago

Not yet. I like many suspect it was parted out.