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

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#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?

#1231 of 1262 Re: I kept you fresh and warm or cool [hpmctorque] by bhill2

May 04, 2011 (9:46 pm)

Replying to: hpmctorque (May 04, 2011 5:41 pm)
You are correct in your answer of Nash. Anyone want to contribute the year?

#1232 of 1262 Re: I kept you fresh and warm or cool [bhill2] by omarman

May 05, 2011 (4:53 am)

Replying to: bhill2 (May 04, 2011 9:46 pm)
I would have guessed Pontiac in '54. Was it Nash in '54? What was the magazine tie-in from the original clue? It's still early and I haven't had caffeine.
 
Easy bit of trivia for me to remember about that year concerns running back Archie Griffin. Griffin was born in '54 and wore #45. He was the Heisman winner in 1974 and again in 1975!

#1233 of 1262 Re: I kept you fresh and warm or cool [omarman] by bhill2

May 05, 2011 (12:42 pm)

Replying to: omarman (May 05, 2011 4:53 am)
Omarman, you are correct in saying '54. You would have gotten half credit for Pontiac because they did indeed come out with an AC system with all components contained under the hood. It was, however, not integrated with the heater and I think it still only recirculated cabin air as opposed to bringing in fresh air. The magazine reference was to Old Cars Weekly, which had an article on the Nash system in the latest issue.

#1234 of 1262 First vinyl top... by isellhondas

May 07, 2011 (2:04 pm)

I believe I was the first car to ever have a vinyl top applied over my metal roof and I was built in the good old U.S.
 
Unheard of at the time.
 
Who am I?

#1235 of 1262 Re: First vinyl top... [isellhondas] by hpmctorque

May 07, 2011 (9:52 pm)

Replying to: isellhondas (May 07, 2011 2:04 pm)
I am a '51 Ford. I believe you could also get the '51 Mercury with the vinyl top. Sharp cars!

#1236 of 1262 Re: First vinyl top... [isellhondas] by motorcity6

May 08, 2011 (6:03 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (May 07, 2011 2:04 pm)
Had a 50 Ford Crestliner with flathead V-8, 3 on the column w/overdrive..Body color was bronze with brown and brown vinyl roof..Great car, purchased new, some engine modifications and dual ehaust..Car was driven approx 50k mi and traded in on another Ford..
 
Side story, Ford dealer in Indpls, who was the original selling dealer after tradein reset the speedo to show 25k mi..Several yrs later the new owner contacted my family on a title mistake and he stated that the speedo reading at time of his accident due to a sandstorm in Ariz was 145k mi, car was totaled..
 
After turning 16, my first car was a 48 Chevy Fleetmaster, which was a handed down to me and I managed to blow the engine and later roll the car..It survived with a new engine and a few new body parts.
 
Back to the 50 Ford Crestliner, it was fast and fun..60 in o/d first and 90 in o/d second gear..and around 115 in o/d third..In essence it had 6 speeds forward..
 
Our run of overdrive trannies and flat head V-8s was extended to 51, 52, and 53 models with the 54 model our first automatic V-8, Fordomatic with overhead valve engine..

#1237 of 1262 Re: First vinyl top... [motorcity6] by hpmctorque

May 08, 2011 (6:29 am)

Replying to: motorcity6 (May 08, 2011 6:03 am)
"50 Ford Crestliner with flathead V-8, 3 on the column w/overdrive..Body color was bronze with brown and brown vinyl roof"
 
Neat car. Interesting story.
 
Those flathead V8s with dual exhausts sounded great.

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