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By 1914 Ford had 48% of the US market share. That's because they were cheap and could be repaired with baling wire and chewing gum. But with so many people owning Fords, and men being boys, racing was bound to occur in a run-what-you-brung manor. But some of the men/boys were tired of losing to rich peoples cars with a lot more power.
Capitol Engine works primary business was converting airplane engines for boats, but they would put some pep in your Ford if you could A-Ford it. |
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80 to 100 years ago urban parking garages with car elevators were all the rage.
More cars parked in the space available meant bigger profits. But some times the cars fa down go boom. :rolleyes: |
My father was in the parking business. His company bought a pigeon hole garage in Philly that one end was not used. The track that the car elevator ran on was slightly higher on that end. Otis elevator leveled the track and Square Parking made a profit. Pigeon hole garages were a pain, because when the elevator broke down customers couldn't get their cars. Square Parking was sold in the 90's. They were wonderful employers and I made a lot of money with them.
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Tsar car...
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Ford Ranger...
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Was that just a concept car? Looks pretty slick, except for the tilt up entry.
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Yes. It looks awfully big to be built on a '63 Falcon wagon chassis, they were small.
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that's weird.
the number of windows in the two photos is different. Where's the window behind the driver window that's visible in the first photo? I can't find it in the second photo. |
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Show car, work is progress as they moved from big show to big show, sometimes for two or three years. Often the color would be changed for each appearance.
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they make regular and super cab trucks. super cab models have a jumper seat behind the driver's seats. it's just 2 variations. why is that shenanigans?
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Thanks for the link Jim, that says a full sized wagon chassis not a Falcon like where I found the picture.
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The regular to king cab conversion is interesting. With as many cross over trucks like the Avalanche and the Ridgeline, you'd think somebody would have tried to market that gimmick.
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Probably expensive to build, tough to make waterproof, and if the suckers are buying what they have, no need to complicate the line.
Of course it would be easier to build now than in 1966, except for the belt and bag attach points, but I wonder how it would fare in the crash tests? |
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Band-aid for tires...
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I'd buy that as an aftermarket conversion kit, Jim. Converting my Avalanche to a full bed pickup can be a hassle and I'd love to just push a button and have the seats fold up and the midgate fold down.
While I'm at it, why can't somebody invent power folding towing mirrors for it too? I hate having to manually fold the things when parking in tight spaces. /lazy |
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Didn't know whether to go to 'Rims', or 'Aircraft'...I came to Rims.;)
Attachment 61036 A '58 Vette convertible towing a color-matching helicopter, what could be cooler? |
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Shows how narrow those DC-3s were.
Now here's something every juvenile delinquent should have.:D We used pipe caps and the oven mitt is a great idea. |
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At first glance I thought this van looked silly. But the more I look at it and the clever integration of the '57 design, the more I like it.
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I found the tow vehicle for the camper in post #1580. It's a '57 Chevy "Handyman" two door wagon.
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The line of Ford trucks has grown...
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Motivation to clean up that barn, shed, garage...
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WHAT is the point of a click-bait line like that without a pic of your actual STEVE McQUEEN!!!!!??????????? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
Steve don't look so good as he used to was these days. :headshake
That's the desert racing truck McQueen and Vic Hickey built. |
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No no, he's holding a cigarette, that must be photoshopped out for the sake of the children... think of the children. :unsure:
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I don't like children, and prefer a world without them.:right:
Spark up, kids. |
Yes, kids can be annoying, however...
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It's a double Whammy at the least.
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Ride hard, die fast. Yeah yeah, the cancer ain't fast enough, but it may be better than a long slow diminishing abilities, disappointment, and depression. :eyebrow:
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Thanks, grav!
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Steve and Limey sitting in the tub
Next thing you know it's rub-a-dub-dub First comes... nevermind :blush: |
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"I got me one o' them 'unmarked cars'. So I don't stand out as being da pohlees."
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Looks like an early pickup and a Grand National.
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Truck, large truck...
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What with The Juice getting paroled, and all the renewed hype around him, have you wondered...
Whatever happened to Al Cowlings' white Ford Bronco? Attachment 61337 Bonus: Video of the chase that 95 million people watched (only 111 million saw Super Bowl LI) at the link. |
Ii say for the seventy eleventh time, i don't give a rat's ass about OJ or his ex or his buddy's bronco, or his lawyer's whore sprog.
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Meow...
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GO COUGS!
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Does it come in black?
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An allyuminniyum Impala...
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Maybe filicide, or at least a paternity test.
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I'll be his kid if he'll give that car.
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The kid rejected it so he had to sell it... along with his hopes and dreams.:(
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It always bites you in the ass, trying to foist your hopes and dreams on your kid... At least the kid was nice enough to be honest and let the dad sell it, rather than accepting it then just selling it for the cash himself.
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Bah, must have been the mailman's kid.
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