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1262 messages,  Last post on May 09, 2011 at 5:55 PM

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#1221 of 1262 Re: Now even HARDER [Mr_Shiftright] by jwilliams2

Apr 28, 2011 (2:37 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 28, 2011 11:43 am)
Ford used the GM Rochester Quadra-jet in some 429ci motors as I recall....in maybe '73 or so.

#1222 of 1262 Re: Now even HARDER [jwilliams2] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Apr 28, 2011 (3:44 pm)

Replying to: jwilliams2 (Apr 28, 2011 2:37 pm)
Yep 70-71 on the Cougar Cobra Jet but not the Super Cobra Jet...for some odd reason they elected to use Air Injection instead.
 
Problem was, Ford didn't have a clean carburetor for emissions, so they used the Rochester for that short while.

#1223 of 1262 Re: Hydra-Matic [isellhondas] by hpmctorque

Apr 28, 2011 (8:21 pm)

Replying to: isellhondas (Apr 28, 2011 2:18 pm)
You nailed it. Yes, Lincoln, but I think the years were '51-'53. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong on that.

#1224 of 1262 I'll Take the Optional Cannon, thanks by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Apr 29, 2011 (7:14 am)

I offered a very rare factory sunroof in 1939 and the first factory-built station wagon for my marque in 1940. During World War II, my factory stopped building cars and made 20mm, 37mm and 155mm artillery, while other American automakers mostly made tanks and trucks and aircraft engines and parts.
 
Who Am I?

#1225 of 1262 Re: I'll Take the Optional Cannon, thanks [Mr_Shiftright] by tjc78

Apr 29, 2011 (7:33 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 29, 2011 7:14 am)
Oldsmobile?

#1226 of 1262 Re: I'll Take the Optional Cannon, thanks [tjc78] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Apr 29, 2011 (8:36 am)

Replying to: tjc78 (Apr 29, 2011 7:33 am)
Very GOOD! Gold star!
 
Yes, Oldsmobile just started "waking up" around 1939 and would go on to become one of the more innovative GM brands of the postwar period as well with continuing Hydra-Matic and their rocket 88 engine, and even turbocharging later on.

#1228 of 1262 Re: I'll Take the Optional Cannon, thanks [Mr_Shiftright] by isellhondas

Apr 29, 2011 (10:14 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 29, 2011 8:36 am)
So true and so hard to believe Oldsmobile is no more. I think they had the first automatic transmission in 1940 didn't they?
 
The "bubble coupes" of 1949 and 1950 were basically a Chevrolet with that "rocket" V-8 installed. They were hard to beat in their day!

#1229 of 1262 I kept you fresh and warm or cool by bhill2

May 04, 2011 (12:31 am)

If you read a certain magazine you will know this, because it's what reminded me.
 
I wasn't the first car to offer air conditioning, but I was the first to offer a fully integrated fresh air heater/AC system with all components either under the hood or on the dash (no evaporator in the trunk). Who am I and what year did I debut my system?

#1230 of 1262 Re: I kept you fresh and warm or cool [bhill2] by hpmctorque

May 04, 2011 (5:41 pm)

Replying to: bhill2 (May 04, 2011 12:31 am)
I'd guess Nash, but don't remember the year. Some time in the mid-latter '50s, maybe?

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