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Can you imagine the problem closing that thing if you're sitting in the front seat?? They would have had to make them power assist ... TAZ
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When I say "Dodge Challenger" I am sure this is the image that comes to mind. But this was not the first Dodge with the moniker "Challenger." https://s26.postimg.cc/wg9si2jw9/download.jpg On May 1, 1959 Dodge introduced a special summer promotional model of their Coronet called the "Silver Challenger." It only came in Silver with a Silver and Black interior. This was not a performance car but as a price leader. Had full wheel covers and WSW tires included. "3 on the tree" and a "six banger" were standard with only the 326 V8 as an optional engine. Powerflite auto trans was an option for $189. Notice the car has no outside rear view mirror. That was a $6.45 option which this car doesn't have. |
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A fully operational working prototype built on a Lincoln production chassis, the 1953 Ford X-100 dream car, designed by Joe Oros*, was originally badged as the Lincoln Continental 195X when it debuted in 1952. Advanced features included heated seats, integral hydraulic jacks, and experimental Firestone radial tires Backstory and additional photos: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2015/0...e-continental/ *If the name Joe Oros rings a bell . . . as it should, he designed this car 11 years later: https://s26.postimg.org/z2pazgdt5/DSC00443.jpg |
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The first American car to come standard with Front Disc Brakes (as we know them today) was the 1963 Studebaker Avanti. All other Studebaker cars had them as a $90 option in 1963. They were made by Bendix. https://s26.postimg.cc/98k3neg1l/image.jpg https://s26.postimg.cc/pku5csu9l/2488290407xd.jpg |
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OK, I see the 350 badges now. Had to look hard to see that one.
Wasn't the 1948 Tucker the first american car with disc brakes? |
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But I allowed for this when I said, "Front Disc Brakes (as we know them today)" |
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Studebaker, while bleeding cash, was still working on innovations. My 53 Commander Hardtop is way ahead of most of the other 53's in styling. And, it has Borg Warner built auto trans (DG-200) with a lock up torque converter. How many more years before GM did a lock up converter.
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Great thread, some really funny S%$T.
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About 1983, I bought a 1963 Daytona wagon R1 with the sliding roof. 4speed, all original.
Loaded with high performance parts: t i ign. dual point dist, ft & rear sway bar, dual exhaust, disc brakes, nice gauges, w/160 mph speedo, tach, chrome air cleaner, valve covers, dip stick, ext... Handled great, never felt like I was driving a station wagon. Nice bucket seats/red int. I used it like a truck. I would slide the roof, put the tailgate down, and back 2 dirt bikes in, run out to the desert passing everyone with the a/c on. Also had a blaupunkt radio with a funky reverb setup. Bought fro an eccentric that lived at the top of the world overlooking Laguna Beach. He came to the door with a black leather vest, and two 6 shooters. Strange car, and owner. |
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1921 Molybdenum steel and produce a car using it 1925 Hydrostatic gas gauge and produce Hardtop body 1927 Mechanical Fuel pump 1928 Ball Bearing spring shackles 1929 Rubber covered steel core steering wheel 1930 Carburator silencer, thin steel-backed main bearings, to use free-wheeling, automatic vacuum spark control advance and helical gears in transmission (high and second). 1933 Heat dam Pistons 1934 Celeron spoke-type camshaft gear 1935 Plane wheel suspension 1936 Automatic Hill-Holder 1937 Hancock rotary door latches, variable ratio steering gear, direct action shock absorbers and install double walled pickup boxes 1940 won 1st place awards in all 3 divisions of the Gilmour economy run 1941 First major production of curved windshield (Sedan- Coupe) 1946 produce post-war automotive styling and use self-adjusting brakes 1948 Truck with enclosed cab step 1950 air-cooled torque converter, automatic transmission anti-creep device and inhibitors for Park in an Automatic Transmission 1951 Polyurethane rear spring liners 1953 To produce a low silhouette car 1954 Self-centering and self-energizing brakes 1956 Finned Brake Drums to minimize Fading and Acoustic sound deadening Headlining 1961 Instrument panel safety padding as standard equipment on all passenger cars 1962 US Automotive manufacturer to offer Disc Brakes on a full-sized car and install seatbelt mountings for four belt installations inevery car 1963 Installed seatbelts in the front of every car and produce a stationwagon with a sliding roof |
I actually moved a ss 2 door upright reach-in to my restaurant with that wagon. 4 speed high performance transportation, family wagon, and tripled as a pick-up. Sitting in the cockpit, was the same as the Avanti. Forward thinking.
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Another case of "JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD."
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The record for the highest price ever paid for a single motorcycle was just shattered by a 1951 Vincent Black Lightning that went for $929,000 at a Bonhams auction in Las Vegas. The record was previously held by a yellow 1915 Cyclone owned by Steve McQueen which is one of just six known to exist today. It sold for $775,000 in 2015. |
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Meet Patagotitan mayorum- the largest creature ever to walk the Earth. The average weight of these behemoths was 76 tons, or 152,000 pounds, which is nearly the weight of the Space Shuttle, or 10 African elephants. A typical Patagotitan mayorum measured about 112 feet long (37 meters), which is 70 percent the width of a football field. The top of its shoulder reached 20 feet high (6 meters), or about four humans stacked on top of each other’s shoulders. https://s26.postimg.cc/64acsvk4p/image.jpg Still the record holder for weight - the Blue Whale which are about 98 feet long and can weigh up to 200 tons (400,000 lbs) |
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Considered the most dangerous intersection in the USA: Knights Road and Streets Road in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. |
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The Cleveland Indians are dropping the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms next year after decades of protests and complaints that the grinning, red-faced caricature used in one version or another since 1947 is racist |
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https://s26.postimg.cc/l9yhkiv2x/AAu_Yyt3.png If Amazon has it's way, this is the future of Shopping Malls. But don't get too down trodden . . . there is an old adage that rings true most of the time . . . The more things change, the more they remain the same. |
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In 1900, 40% of American cars were powered by steam, 38% by electricity, and 22% by gasoline. |
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The inventor of the cruise control was blind. His name was Ralph Teetor |
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Only 18% of Americans can drive a car with manual transmission. |
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