For the old guys and gals

[G Stillwill]

I thought this was cool and I remember back then.

http://thefiftiesandsixties.com/CarsWeDrove.htm

[Jeff5P]

I remember these....

George,

Boy do I feel old.... Thanks for the memories....

See you at Zanesville?

Jeff

[SeaBat]

Thanks George. It brings back great memories.

Bill Thomas 36-R

[Check-book]

Memories of a "Gents' Roadster"

Thanks George,
Brings back a memory of my first date with Dave E-51. Went to the drag strip in his hot rod '36 Ford coupe. He didn't win the race but he won me.

[Dancingbear1961]

Cool George!

Check this out!
1936 Stainless Steel
Ford-

This is the 1936 Ford Tudor Sedan built for and owned
by Allegheny Ludlum Steel. This is 1 of only 4
in existence and is the only one currently in
running & in road worthy condition. The car
is in exceptional condition, with the interior
and even the frame looking great. All 4 cars
each had over 200,000 miles on them before they
removed them from service.

These cars were built for Allegheny as promotional and
marketing projects. The top salesmen each year
were given the honor of being able to drive them
for one year. The v-8 engine (max 85 hp) ran
like a sewing machine and was
surprisingly smooth and quiet.
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[champhotrod]

Stainless 36

I rode in one of those stainless bodied 36 Fords. If I remember right they had a SS Thunderbird also. They were in Ripon WI as Speed Queen was a big customer of theirs because of SQs SS tubs in the washers.

Cooper

[Skoontz]

Carlsbad Raceway is about 4 miles from my house, well, was. They just destroyed the track and tower in 2006, and is now an industrial park.

Don Prudhome (sp) another local, built his shop within sight of the old raceway and has open houses there every spring.

I think we still have one operating drive in theater down in Lakeside, and there eis another one in Oceanside that has flea markets ever weekend.

We were going to take the girls there this summer so they can see what it was all about.

Now if you go to Havasu, they do it even weirder. They have a full size open air sit down theater in Havasu City. Pretty crazy stuff.

That's interesting on the '36 Chevy, GM did not have a V-8 in service until 1955.

[Richard Duncan]

Great cars George!
Dick

[Dancingbear1961]

Carlsbad Raceway is about 4 miles from my house, well, was. They just destroyed the track and tower in 2006, and is now an industrial park.

Don Prudhome (sp) another local, built his shop within sight of the old raceway and has open houses there every spring.

I think we still have one operating drive in theater down in Lakeside, and there eis another one in Oceanside that has flea markets ever weekend.

We were going to take the girls there this summer so they can see what it was all about.

Now if you go to Havasu, they do it even weirder. They have a full size open air sit down theater in Havasu City. Pretty crazy stuff.

That's interesting on the '36 Chevy, GM did not have a V-8 in service until 1955.

What Chevy are you talking about? It's a Ford, and I believe the Flathead Ford V-8 came out in 1932.

1932 Ford Flathead V-8

CID-221 Bore- 3.0625 Stroke_3.750 Comp-5.5:1 HP@RPM-65@3400 Model-18

Carl Schmaltz, Ray Lard, and Mil Zoerlein, working in secret, take one of Henry Ford's ideas and turn it into a production item - the Ford flathead V8. The first production car comes off the line on March 9th, 1932. The new flathead features a single belt, two water pumps, a generator/fan combo, a Detroit Lubricator carburetor, and an aluminum intake manifold. The cylinder heads are held on with 21 studs. The main bearings are poured rabbit. Water enters the heads at the top center. On only the '32 models, the belt is adjusted by a single nut on the generator post mount, and the crankshaft is forged. Cast as a single unit block, many said the 90 degree V8 was an engineering impossibility. It looks like they might be right, for early engines suffer from casting pinholes, cracks or overheating. The motor acquires a reputation as an oil burner after 1000 miles. Oil sometimes surge away form the crankshaft bearings on hard turns, resulting in engine seizure. Only a few go into commercial vehicles. To combat these stories, a V8 car travels 33301 miles in 33 days on a 32 mile course across the Mojave desert. It averages 20 mpg for the trip.

[Skoontz]

My bad Jeff....your so right. I saw the vertical grille, ( no glasses) and assumed a Chevy....Forgot, '36 fords were also verticle, and fatter.