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#13740 of 18059 Re: 1959 DeSoto Firedome 4-door sedan... [andre1969] by magnette May 17, 2008 (9:50 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (May 17, 2008 5:40 am) We never did get 'Leave it to Beaver', and I don't think the DVD is going to be one I could ask for in my local store, with a name like that, so I probably never will see the DeSoto off the credits... Replies to this message: andre1969 (May 17, 2008 11:53 am)
#13741 of 18059 Re: Obscurity of the week? [magnette] by british_rover May 17, 2008 (9:56 am)
Replying to: magnette (May 17, 2008 9:27 am) Can't let us have one little win can you...   The engines were made in the US I think. Replies to this message: magnette (May 17, 2008 10:32 am) andys120 (May 17, 2008 11:30 am) explorerx4 (May 17, 2008 2:32 pm)
#13742 of 18059 Re: Obscurity of the week? [british_rover] by magnette May 17, 2008 (10:32 am)
Replying to: british_rover (May 17, 2008 9:56 am) Ford is American - and yes the engine was made in the US...
#13743 of 18059 Re: Obscurity of the week? [magnette] by Mr_Shiftright HOST May 17, 2008 (11:28 am)
Replying to: magnette (May 17, 2008 9:27 am) The GT40 was based off the Lola, that's true, and I do believe the winning Ford is in fact offically listed in the Lemans record books as a UK car, (leave it to the French to do that) but in REALITY, the Lola was so extensively reworked with massive amounts of Ford money and talent, that one would be hard put to call it a British victory. More like a British-assist and definitely a car with British roots.   Later GT40s with later victories were pure Ford. No matter how you cut it, a great achievement and a stinging rebuke to Ferrari, who had rested on their laurels too long (but survived to thumb their noses once again at most of the world).
#13744 of 18059 Re: Obscurity of the week? [british_rover] by andys120 May 17, 2008 (11:30 am)
Replying to: british_rover (May 17, 2008 9:56 am) The engines were made in the US I think.   Oh yes, the 427 "Side-Oiler" was an adaption of Ford's NASCAR motor (seen here in it's usual home with Andretti at the wheel.>   Replies to this message: explorerx4 (May 17, 2008 2:32 pm)
#13745 of 18059 Re: 1959 DeSoto Firedome 4-door sedan... [magnette] by andre1969 May 17, 2008 (11:53 am)
Replying to: magnette (May 17, 2008 9:50 am) So I'm guessing that "Beaver" is slang for the same thing in the UK that it is here in the United States? Anyway, here's a screen capture of the '59 from "Leave it to Beaver".
#13746 of 18059 Re: Obscurity of the week? [andys120] by explorerx4 May 17, 2008 (2:32 pm)
Replying to: andys120 (May 17, 2008 11:30 am) that would be mario driving, not jeff, john, marco, or michael. i think i saw this car at the henry one time i was there: it still had the after race tar, etc... on it!
#13747 of 18059 . by fintail May 17, 2008 (5:19 pm)
In the hot weather today I saw a few oddballs. A 57 Ford wagon, blue and white. A 64-65 Chevelle Malibu 2 door HT, dark red, in the garage of my building. A very nice late 60s Porsche 911, in silver rather than the usual red. A Triumph TR6, and earlier in the day I saw a black late 40s Triumph 2000 roadster on a trailer. And for a while in light traffic I drove behind a dark green MG-TD. Of course the brake lights didn't work (along with the rest of the electrics I am sure) and the driver used hand signals when turning.
#13748 of 18059 Seen> by andys120 May 17, 2008 (6:54 pm)
I spotted another rarity today, a '65 or '66 Falcon Ranchero, high-line model evidently, it looked to have extra chrome along the sides. Replies to this message: toomanyfumes (May 18, 2008 10:03 am)
#13749 of 18059 Spotted..... by toomanyfumes May 18, 2008 (10:03 am)
Replying to: andys120 (May 17, 2008 6:54 pm) An old Audi 2-door, tan, with tiny taillights and european license plates Maybe a 100?   Also, the professional athlete who lives by me is back for the summer. Looks like he traded his white Bentley GT for a black GT convertible.

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