THE CLUB FOR ENTHUSIASTS OF ALL AMERICAN VEHICLES UK £3.50 USA $5.50 Multicylinder www.pre50aac.com September / October - Vol 54-5 STOP PRESS http://www.pre50aac.com/ TORQUE BACK The password for access to the Members TORQUE BACK section of the web site is now As I have mentioned in previous issues This was a similar scenario when I of Multicylinder, the reason that I got brought the first edition of Collectible 1962Chevrolet The user id stays the same at interested in American cars stemmed Automobile in May1984, which is a bi- from my childhood when I started monthly American magazine and I’ve [email protected] collecting Dinky and Corgi American collected every issue up to April 2017. cars and then I progressed in my early Then I decided to cancel my subscription teens buying 1/24 & 1/25 scale model because for me they seemed to run out kits, usually AMT, MPC, Monogram and of articles and introduced “Class of Jo-Han etc. Today I’m avid collector of 1957” for example and several other Brooklin Models, sometimes enhancing class years, but annoyingly featuring Front Cover: and modifying them. Apart from my previously shown car photos and also 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham reusing information from earlier issues. 1955 Dodge and my collection of 300 plus Back Cover: models, my other prized possession is my Another American magazine, this time a 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham book collection. monthly publication that I also collected In 1976 l visited the Stratford Motor from the first issue was Hemmings Museum, it was quite a small museum Classic Car, which was introduced in October 2004 and I ceased purchasing at set in an old Methodist church, it first the end of 2018, as Hemmings did exactly The Dodge Brothers by Charles K. Hyde opened in 1974 and closed in 2000. There the same thing as Collectible Automobile was a lovely gift shop inside, which Maxwell Motor and the making of the and then started featuring European had a display of Automobile Quarterly Chrysler Corp, by Anthony J. Yanik cars as well. books spread across a large table top Roy D. Chapin the man behind Hudson On reflection it’s worked out just right for that instantly caught my eye. These by J.C. Long, intro by Charles K. Hyde American produced motoring books me, as I was running out of shelf space, I do however have a collection of general were noted for their in depth articles after saying that, there is one other car books that cover all marques and and superb photographs, the publisher magazine that I always used to purchase This street scene photo was taken in New York city and based on the youngest car which is the blue and white Buick, would suggest decades, which of course are invaluable referred to these hard back books as “the when I visited the US on a regular basis, that this picture dates from 1955. that was called Vintage Truck magazine for identification purposes. connoisseurs magazine of motoring today, it mainly catered for pickups and panel yesterday and tomorrow”. Needless to Happy reading……… vans. 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I was only looking for original, nothing messed with. Say Hello to a 1947 WF grain truck, 178" wheelbase, one of the longest. I'd missed out on one just like this before in CA, as the seller did not think a lady from overseas was a serious buyer. I'd just arranged the shipping, and then learned he sold it to someone else. This TX seller wanted cash only sale, he asked for Western Union, but that was too much risk, all the scammers use WU! Then along came hurricane Imelda, the highways in and out of Texas became rivers. The truck did not get swept away, it was still for sale, as no one was buying out of a flooded, storm damaged area. The seller was not an easy character to deal with (putting it politely), and I felt like telling him to trot off! But, I wanted that truck so badly, I had to keep my cool. Eventually we found a solution that worked for us both. If it wasn’t for John of Golden Chariots shipping, several times over the deal would not of happened, from payment to getting it to the docks. Thank you, became an overused phase to him. So just when you think you can relax, try not to worry about containers on boats battling rough transatlantic winter seas... there was a call. A message from “Houston... we have a problem” …the truck won’t fit in the shipping container! Non running vehicles have to ship containerized. So Golden Chariots arranged for the truck bed to be removed, and sent separately with it, so it could catch the boat over after all. Lets reflect on the history of Dodge USA. Horace and John Dodge Brothers, originally made Model T parts for Ford, then they progressed to designing and manufacturing their own cars in 1914. By the 1920s Dodge also became very successful with their truck sales, secondary to the reputation the company earned. One of Americas fast growing top car manufactures, Chrysler, bought Dodge Brothers business in 1928, after both the brothers had died. WP Chrysler was an engineer, he didn’t drive his first car he bought, he took it apart. I did that too! But, because it wouldn’t run, not because studying its construction was more interesting than driving! I’m still doing it now over 30 years on, and the arrival of the big Dodge is no exception. Seized engine, solid brakes, bent prop-shaft, leaking radiator, dangerous old exposed wiring loom, frozen starter motor, fuel tank rusted out, carb full of dirt, rodent and insect infested cab, wooden truck bed rotten and heavily water logged. But hey, the steering moved and so did the gear shifter and clutch, and it certainly was all OEM! The seller did tell me it wouldn’t run, as it needed “fresh gasoline” he just omitted to tell me that was several decades ago. So with the pandemic lockdown, many have been self isolating, and keeping occupied with their USA projects. I’m in the wrong job for that as a NHS frontline nurse! But after a tiring shift working in a COVID boiler suit, I come home to the big Dodge, and its sheer presence excites me to restore it to run again. I’m lucky to have Colin Rodgers as a good friend, he’s owned and driven one of these very trucks, back in the day. He provides me with the knowledge needed, yeah rebuilding the Carter carb… set the float level 5/64”, thanks Colin. The carb feeds a reliable straight 6 ‘flat head’ side-valve engine, which was still manufactured until the 1960s. Here’s hoping I get mine going on into the 2060s. Long live the big Dodge. Nadine Geary 4 5 1935 Ford Panel Delivery truck Station Wagons Last Of The Giants - 1977 Chrysler Town and Country
My memory of road trips in a great big wagon is a huge part of my childhood. My parents car was a green Caprice wagon with the wood paneling along the side. It was big but not quite as enormous as this 1977 Town & Country wagon submitted by Pat L and found here on craigslist in Hudson Valley, New York for a whopping $15,000. This is the last of the giant wagons, big enough to fit a 4×8 sheet of plywood flat with the door closed. After the ’77 model year, Chrysler scaled down on the size of their full sized station wagons. This clean and tidy “time capsule” sports ‘Barn find' drivable 1935 Ford Panel Delivery truck, solid but the original 440 V8 with only 19,789 miles well aged. It currently has a Ford flathead engine 24 bolt cylinder on the odometer. The listing says it has a head with stamping 8BA which decodes it as a 1950 239 cid full load of power options and even provides 100 hp engine, while accompanying it is an older flathead with a photo of the original bill of sale to prove many parts with matching numbers to the chassis. All original it. The car was driven until 1983 when it instruments and switches, and has an accessory “Evans” was parked in a garage until the seller heater, while the exterior carries extras of a right side mounted purchased it earlier this year. It runs but spare tire, “Stewart V Ray” searchlight on drivers door, and will need a fair amount of work to get it traffic indicators; apparently added in the 50's. Original Ford safely back on the road. For starters, the headlight lenses are still in place. fuel system is going to need a complete overhaul to get rid of the 35 year old gas. The paint and the chrome look very solid with no real signs of damage or rust. The interior is a fantastic deep brown leather that looks to be in excellent condition as well. I don’t know if this model had the rear facing third row seat like my parents Caprice but it does have the what appears to be the 3 way rear door. I would love to take my family on a road trip in this car. It screams comfort with the soft leather benches and the float-like ride. Even better, it has a working 8-track player so the music would be classic. No dance music or rap allowed! The car is in fantastic shape, has low mileage and all the power options but the asking price might be a bit high. That said, the seller is open to offers so I really hope that someone puts it back on the road. Bring back the family road trip!
6 7 This 1955 Oldsmobile 88 sedan Editor’s was being pushed hard and put Editor’s through its paces for this particular photographer. ScrapbookScrapbook
1953 Chevrolet station wagon and 1958 Ford Ranchero at the site of a two- story house in Pennsylvania.
This photo depicts a Spring Creek Resort 1959 Chevrolet El Camino, with one very happy fisherman. This Chevy is looking somewhat worse for wear and appears to be several years old when this photograph was taken.
This 1964/65 Chevrolet 2-door Suburban is the work horse of a camping and fishing trip.
Ford Motor Companys newly introduced 1958 Edsel that is being presented to a Fire Chief in Dearborn, Michigan.
Very interesting Chevrolet or GMC with a wooden station wagon body, is this a factory body or aftermarket?
8 9 Piston Koetherizing Service and 1949 Kaiser Vagabond Mobile Engine Machine Shop
At Arizona Auction Week 2020, a total of 3867 vehicles crossed 1949 Kaiser Vagabond an auction block somewhere in the Greater Phoenix area. Sold for $10,800 That’s 574 more vehicles than last year, and nearly 3000 are off #3+ (Good) condition to a new home this week. Hagerty’s valuation team personally inspected nearly all of them to assess their condition, so we Hagerty Price Guide value: N/A know how good they are (or aren’t) and can see which ones sold In a time with car names like Roadmaster, Town & Country, well, which ones were right on the money, and which ones flew This photo contains a mobile machinist from Motor Parts and Equipment New Yorker, and Cosmopolitan, a car called Vagabond just under the radar at a bargain price. Inc., with a late-1930s Chevrolet panel truck outfitted with engine sounds tragic—like the kind of car you’d live in after a nasty reconditioning equipment. This promotional photo was taken on November In our view, bargain doesn’t mean cheap; it means that a nice divorce. However, the Kaiser Vagabond isn’t at all tragic, and 3, 1948, at Jim Harmon’s Mobil service station located in Tacoma, car or truck sold for fewer dollars than it should have. the solid example at RM Sotheby’s caught our attention right Washington. away, thanks to its sheer size and it’s fetching Blade Green over tan colour scheme. In the 1930s to early-1960s a number of larger automotive machine shops had a machinist with a truck and equipment that would visit service Kaiser-Frazer brought out some of the first new cars after World garages and perform reconditioning and machining services for parts that War II while the Big Three still relied on pre-war designs, and were re-used for engine-in-chassis reconditioning jobs. Kaiser’s Traveler and Vagabond models get the credit for being the first hatchback sedans. The Vagabond has a nifty double- The inside of this Motor Parts and Equipment truck (right) is equipped hinged trunk for easy access and storage, and the rear seat with two piston “Koetherizing” machines from the Koppers Company, folds flat to reveal a handsome set of wooden runners. We were which manufactured “American Hammered” piston rings. easily charmed by the whole package and were left scratching These machines blast a jet of compressed air and steel shot at the inside of our heads when the bidders at the Arizona Biltmore weren’t as a worn piston skirt one side at a time perpendicular to the piston pin bore; enthusiastic. at the same time the nozzle moves up and down while the piston rotates from side to side. The machine then blasts the other side of the skirt and the peening action which takes place on both side, expands the piston. The In front of the Ford engine on the floor is a result is a reconditioned piston that returns to its slightly oval shape and disassembled Sunnen in-car crankshaft grinder that size. could be used to regrind damaged or worn connecting When combined with correctly honed cylinder bores and “Koetherized” rod journals. Combined with undersized rod bearings pistons fitted with American Hammered rings and oversized piston pins and a thorough crankcase cleaning a correctly the reconditioned assembly could perform for up to fifty-thousand miles of reconditioned crankshaft could be placed back in additional service. service for some time. 10 11 MyMy ClassicClassic Dan Matthewson’s 1989 Shelby Dodge Dakota
The Shelby Dakota was a limited- Dodge was no stranger to producing fast The Shelby Dakota has the distinction of production performance version of pickups; they invented the original when being Shelby’s first V8, rear-wheel drive the Dodge Dakota Sport pickup truck. they unleashed the Li’l Red Express. That vehicle produced in almost 20 years. Offered by Shelby for 1989 only, it was red, twin-smoke stacked truck created a Dodge provided bare-bones Dakota’s his first rear wheel drive vehicle in quite a stir when it was released back in that were shipped to Shelby’s California many years. The Shelby Dakota started the 1970s. A little over a decade later, facilities for transformation into Shelby with a short-wheelbase, short-bed and Dodge partnered with Carroll Shelby to Dakota’s. They are identifiable by their standard-cab pickup. The 3.9 L V6 was create the 1989 Dodge Shelby Dakota. blacked-out bumpers, grille, and fender removed in favour of the company's 5.2 L This pint-sized pickup packed quite a flairs. A body-coloured light bar, 15-inch V8 with throttle-body injection. punch and helped restart the muscle Shelby 5-spoke wheels with Goodyear Special wheels and trim, as well as truck craze that followed in the 1990s. Eagle GT+4 radials, and front air dam were also standard equipment. To make individually numbered dash plaques Carroll Shelby was lured to Dodge in the sure you knew this was no ordinary proclaimed the car's heritage. At the early 1980s by then Chrysler chairman Dakota, Shelby graphics were applied to time, it was the highest-performing Lee Iacocca. Lee’s first encounter with the sides, tailgate, and upper windshield. pickup truck in existence, (except for the Shelby had been when he brought Shelby Dodge Li’l Red Express Truck), and would to the Ford Motor Company to create Shelby also customized the interior of set the stage for later factory efforts like legendary cars like the Shelby GT350. the Shelby Dakota. A red bench seat the GMC Syclone and Ford Lightning. While at Chrysler, Shelby created with charcoal inserts, leather-wrapped The total production was 1,475 pickups, compact standouts like the Omni GLH-S steering wheel, and personalized 480 painted in white and the remaining and served as a consultant on the Dodge nameplate with the Shelby Dakota’s 995 in red. Apparently there was a one- Viper. In 1989, Shelby turned his sights production number were part of the off two-tone Dakota, Painted white above on creating a pickup. package. Full instrumentation, including the stripe and red below the stripe. a 125-mph speedometer, tachometer,
12 13 and voltage gauge come to life when you performance equipment such as a limited I completed college in 1972 with an turn the key. Cranking up the tunes is slip rear axle, front stabilizer bar, and Associates degree in Air Transportation. easy with the AM stereo/FM stereo with gas-pressure shocks on the front and Wanted to be an Air Traffic Controller. 90 Year Old Survivor: cassette player and four speaker system. rear. Hadn't completed my military obligation Under the hood, Shelby installed a The Shelby Dakota was on-par with so couldn't be hired by the federal fuel-injected 5.2-liter V8 coupled to many 1980s performance cars, never government for the controller job, even a four-speed automatic transmission mind other pickups which at this point so, I did get an interview. with electronic overdrive, high stall were still hopelessly utilitarian. Some Enlisted in the US Air Force. In their 1930 Oldsmobile converter, and auxiliary cooler. Getting say it even paved the way for future infinite wisdom they made me a photo this engine to fit in the space normally muscle trucks like the GMC Syclone journalist. I spent nearly 16 months occupied by a four or six cylinder took and Ford’s SVT Lightning, both of which in Kunsan, Korea, with a little time in some finagling. One solution was to get would appear just a few years later. Japan. rid of the Dakota’s conventional belt- Editor’s note - Dan actually has 2 white I was then transferred to Washington driven fan system and replace it with an Shelby Dakota’s, one he uses for shows D.C. where I spent the remainder of my electric fan. This change also resulted in with 40k miles and the other is virtually enlistment (four years) as a HQ U.S. a bump of five horsepower. This setup brand new with only delivery miles, Air Force Systems Command historian/ was good for 175 horsepower and 270 lb.- which can be seen high on one of his archivist. ft. of torque. In addition, Shelby installed storage ramps. Upon coming home from the orient, (circa 1973) I was given the 1965 Barracuda by my parents. They had purchased the car as a second car for my mom in early January 1970. I guess I was so impressed with the Barracuda that I switched over to MOPARs. I was a chevy guy having had a 1952 chevy five window pick-up which I had converted to V-8 (283) power. I also had a 1963 Impala convertible just before going into the service. After leaving the military, I worked for a local auto parts supply chain, a sales rep. for several national company's and finally in the early 80's realizing that none of my jobs would really lead to any kind of pension, and having recently re- married, decided to go into wastewater. Back to college, a second Associates degree in Science and went to work for a local municipality before finally ending Finding cars that are nearly a century old, that are all original, up with the city of Tacoma where I spent and in working condition, is becoming quite the task. What you the past 27 years. I retired just over have before you is exactly that, a 1930 Oldsmobile. The bid price four years ago as a Senior Wastewater is currently a low, $1,125 but there is a reserve that has not yet Treatment Plant Operator. been met. It is located in Bend, Oregon. A VIN is listed, the car Ann's PT is a 2005 GT convertible and has a clean title, and a claimed 7,708 miles on it. At 90 years my daily driver is a 1999 RAM 1500 4x4. old, this Oldsmobile has spent over two-thirds of it in storage, I did for a period of about 11 years have a starting in 1959. 1964 Impala SS. We were at a car show It might not be a surprise, because the old saying, they don’t about four years ago. Someone wanted make them like they used to, comes to mind. But, the engine the car, flashed cash, and so It went still does crank using the hand crank. Although, currently, down the road. they have taken off the carburetor. The photo provided shows I do favor MOPAR's, but really consider the inline six-cylinder engine that is connected to a manual myself just a "car guy". transmission. Beyond that photo, it becomes quite difficult to see much more due to glare and tough angles. There is not much Dan Mathewson in the description about anything mechanical either. As far as the interior goes, it is incredibly dirty, but it is there. The rear seat showcases the luxuries of the ’30s, mimicking sofa Dan is known as the Tacoma Mopar guy qualities that get installed in an automobile. Another photo due to the fact he currently owns the shows that banana boxes have been piled up in the front seat, following; which might be home to the missing door handle according to 1936 Dodge D2 Coupe the seller. The carburetor has also taken up residence in a box 1963 Dodge Dart GT convertible as well. Up above the cabin, the fabric top is said to be loose in the front. 1964 Plymouth Barracuda The exterior has some top trim bent and there is some wood 1965 Plymouth Barracuda rotting up above the driver side windshield. While the car has 1968 Plymouth Barracuda three flat tires it is said to roll well. A cool classic feature is the suicide rear doors that you can see open in one of the photos. 1989 Chrysler Maserati TC It is said to be rust free and you can see in the photos that it 1989 Shelby Dodge Dakota (×2) does look to be solid. Hopefully, this car will go to a good home, cleaned up, put on the road, and enjoyed.
14 15 Past RoG Winners 2013 - 1929 Cadillac 341B - Gerald Roberts Unfortunately due to the present COVID-19 virus there’s no RoG event this year, which traditionally the trophy winners would normally be featured in this edition of Multicylinder. So here’s some photos 2017 - 1951 Buick Roadmaster Convertible - Gerald White of the past concourse winners, as you’ll note Bob Lucas has won this prestigious trophy 3-times with his 1933 Cadillac V12.
2010 - Ray Schooley - 1932 Packard 900 Light 8 2014 - 1959 Cadillac Coupe-De-Ville - John Sewell
2018 - Bob Lucas – 1933 Cadillac V12
2008 - 1937 66C.Buick. Steve Passmore.
2015 - 1936 Chrysler Coupe - Colin Rogers 2011 - Bob Lucas - 1933 Cadillac 370C V12
2019 - Nicola Bulgari – 1941 Cadillac Series 61
Here’s looking forward to normality next year and visiting Blenheim Palace for another great RoG on 2009 - Paul Michielsen - 1954 Ford Crestline Country Squire Sunday 11th July 2021. 2012 - 1933 Pierce Arrow 836 Club Brougham - Steve Purnell 2016 - 1933 Cadillac 370c - Bob Lucas
16 17 1936 Ford Deluxe Flatback Sedan
This is a rare flatback, as most ’36 Fords found today are humpback. This Ford has been in the family since the mid 1940’s and was stored in California for years with the plan to restore it back to its original splendor, but the opportunity for restoration never came around. As you can see, the body is really solid on this car, and there’s a great reason for that! Steve continues: The body is in good shape with minimal rust thanks to being stored in California for so many years. You can see the California black plates in some of the photos. I personally think the rear “flat back” styling is a lot prettier than the “hump back” or trunk style. I love that tire cover, too. Needless to say, after this amount of time there isn’t a whole lot of interior left. However, I do see a lot of floor present, which reflects the California life of the car. I am not aware of any missing parts and the engine was changed over to a 1940 Mercury flathead V8 and brakes were changed I believe in 1940 as well. Original bumpers are included and wrapped up for protection. It’s pretty obvious that the engine will need some refurbishment, but at least you can get pretty much anything for a FoMoCo flathead V8.
18 19 dormant because at the same time I have been, and still am, a commercial vehicle enthusiast. Following retirement I purchased a succession of ERF’s and currently own a 1996 ERF EC6 which I show at the Annual Pershore Plum Festival and MyMy ClassicClassic Fulfilment of this is where my fascination with American cars was rekindled. In 2019 I was wandering around the American car section with my wife; or drooling would be more accurate! We were particularly drawn to a beautiful plum and white coloured Dodge Custom Royal Lancer, beautiful car and not a blemish. Not knowing much about the car I plucked up courage to speak a Dream to the owner, yes you’ve guessed it was John Miller. Well John couldn’t have been more helpful with technical details and explained how he had imported the car from the States. Little did I know that I had been admiring the 2019 Car of the Year winner? We decided there and then that we should buy an American car, more status than an ERF! And I subsequently joined Pre 50 AAC as a starting point. Several; friends offered their opinion on buying a classic car, including “don’t buy the first one you see” Well as time isn’t exactly on my side, you can work my age out! , I searched the adverts but nothing much appealed to me until I spotted a 1957 Chevrolet Two Ten 4 door sedan being advertised in North Yorks. I took a pal with me to view the car who was a mechanic for a team racing Mustangs all over Europe and Maurice is a fountain of knowledge. Adrian Harper at Retro Cars was a pleasure to deal with and as Maurice’s view was that we couldn’t find a better one, a deal was done, the first car I viewed! The Chevy was subsequently delivered in January and following a long search for storage it is now stored next to the ERF. I can only find one blemish on it, it has a rather smart chrome tissue dispenser under the dashboard but is it pock marked with what I can only guess are stiletto heel marks, how on earth did they get there? The vacuum windscreen wipers are rather poor, I suppose it all started about 1956, my remind me of Ford Anglia, and will need to be replaced with father bought a subscription to the electric ones. I am just amazed how available all the parts are National Geographic Magazine in the for it. hope that I as a 9 year old would learn Everybody admires it and we love it, no regrets at all. However about Eskimo’s in the Hudson Bay and it was only after buying it that I discovered what an iconic car Inca’s in the Andes. Yes that was all very it is and how big the following of ‘55, ‘56 & ‘57, Chevrolets is in interesting, but I couldn’t wait for the The States. I have put photos of it on Facebook and received 163 magazine to drop through the letter box likes, mainly in the States. I have asked one or two technical in order that I could read all the latest questions and I now have a new raft of friends, Randy, Chuck, American car adverts. I wanted to see Kurt, Fairin etc.! the latest offerings from Plymouth, De Now that lockdown is nearly over, at time of writing, I am Soto, Dodge and Chevrolet; I recall being looking forward to taking it out more often including my lorry mesmerised by the artist’s drawings. pals piling in it and going to the local Transport Café. About the same time we had a new Anyway thanks to National Geographic Magazine and Dan neighbour, an RAF pilot returning to Matthews, a dream fulfilled. the UK from a stint in Canada and he brought with him an ice blue 1954 Chevrolet, registration number was I Richard Peregrine recall RTR 294, TR being registration number for Southampton, port of entry. Well as a boy used to driving around in my dad’s drab black 1955 Hillman Minx this car was a revelation and I would just stare out of the window in admiration. I used to watch all the American Episodes of the day on ITV, Highway Patrol with Broderick Crawford as Dan Matthews, “don’t leave your blood on the highway, leave it at the Red Cross” and Cannonball, I can still sing the signature tune, “The rumble of the diesel, the shifting of the gears” and I recall the amazing sound of the Two Stroke Detroit Diesel in the GMC, happy days. As you can probably appreciate I have always been a fan of 40’s, 50’s and 60’s American Cars but all this was to remain 20 21 material, the chemical company and one The wild “Ghost” Pontiac embodies the of its biggest customers, General Motors, decided to build a very special Pontiac. With the big 1939 New York World’s Fair on the horizon, General Motors and every spirit of 1939’s New York World’s Fair other major automaker strove to create a truly eye-popping pavilion. GM stole the show, however, with its “Futurama” display, which predicted what cities and roads might look like in 1960, and its “Previews of Progress” exhibit showing the latest consumer technologies. However, there was a third GM product occupying prime real estate on the 1939 show brochure: The “Glass Car—The first full-sized transparent car ever made in America.” The “Glass Car” was a 1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six four-door touring sedan with a completely transparent body, thanks to engineers who replaced all its exterior sheet-metal with crystal-clear acrylic sheet. To give it even more visual pop, the underlying structural steel panels were plated with copper, and the dashboard and steel hardware were chrome-plated. To complement the transparent body, all the seals, the gaskets, running board mats, and even the tires were made of white rubber supplied by the U.S. Royal tire company (today Uniroyal). Surprisingly, Rohm & Haas did not cast a clear acrylic steering wheel for the car, as coachbuilder Guilloré did for its In the 1967 film The Graduate, a young Phenol-based plastics like Bakelite plastic material: Plexiglas, the branded 1949 Delahaye 135M cabriolet. Instead, Dustin Hoffman is taken aside by a friend had been around for a while in the name for Rohm & Haas’ polymethyl Pontiac used a stock ivory-colored of his parents, Mr. McGuire, to receive late ’30s, but their chemistries were methacrylate (PMMA) sheet. While steering wheel, likely made of catalin, a some career guidance. “I want to say one relatively primitive and had limited DuPont had tried—and succeeded—to derivative of bakelite. word to you … just one word. Are you applications compared to their modern develop a synthetic fiber, Rohm and The budget for the Ghost Car was said listening?” McGuire tells Dustin. “Yes, equivalents. After eight years of Haas’ clear acrylic sheet had a more to be $25,000; that works out to over San Francisco Bay. After their sir,” the younger man replies. “Plastics!” research, in 1935, DuPont’s Wallace serendipitous origin. $460,000 in 2020 U.S. dollars—which respective expositions ended, says McGuire, “There’s a great future in Carothers developed the first successful In the mid-1930s, Rohm & Haas was is roughly what you’d spend for a hand- the two transparent Pontiacs plastics.” synthetic thermoplastic polymer based developing automotive safety glass. built, one-off concept car today. on polyamides. We know it as nylon. went on tour at dealerships If plastics had a great future in 1967, The glass used in car windshields is The Ghost Pontiac is fully functional. they were hot stuff three decades earlier, Extruded as fine filament and then knit actually a laminate, with a thin layer of across the country. The fate into fabric, the first modern engineering Aside from the white rubber and see- of the eight-cylinder car is not when synthetic polymer plastics first clear plastic pressed between two sheets through panels, the car is a stock ’39 broke onto the market. Most automotive plastic was not immediately pressed into of silicon glass. When a windshield clear; most assume that it no industrial service. The first products Series 26 Pontiac. It has an 85-hp, longer exists. history buffs remember 1939’s New York shatters in a crash, that plastic keeps 222.7-cu-in L-head inline six-cylinder, a made from nylon were women’s stockings. In contrast, the provenance of World’s Fair for GM’s wild “Futurama” razor-sharp shards of glass from flying three-speed manual transmission with The silk replacement, however, was used the original 1939–40 Ghost Car exhibit; what they may not remember into the car’s occupants. Fortuitously, a column shifter, independent front extensively during World War II—in is well documented. After the from that very same fair is the Ghost Rohm & Haas realized that one of the suspension with coil springs, a live rear parachute canopies, for example. dealer tour it was loaned to the Pontiac, a four-door sedan trimmed in acrylic compounds it used to make axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and Smithsonian Institution in Washington, As far as I’ve been able to determine, white rubber and bodied exclusively in Another sort of WWII canopy, the kind safety glass could work by itself as a four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes—all D.C., where it was on display until the Ghost Pontiac has not been on public acrylic. (We’ll refrain from the poltergeist that enclosed the cockpits of fighter transparent material for glazing and conventional stuff for the late 1930s. For 1947. From the late 1940s until 1973 display since the auction. puns.) aircraft, was made of another then-new other applications. To publicize the new the second year of the New York World’s it passed through the hands of several When I saw the car in 2011, it was still Fair, the car was updated to reflect Pennsylvania-based Pontiac dealers. in very good condition. That’s rather changes for the 1940 model year. That year it was bought by Don Barlup, remarkable considering that, despite the While the show brochure says the see- of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Plexiglas brand name, acrylic isn’t all through 1939 Pontiac was made “by who commissioned a partial restoration that flexible and the car has been driven, Fisher body,” the acrylic panels were by S&H Pontiac of Harrisburg. Barlup undoubtedly stressing the material. actually made by Rohm & Haas from then sold the Ghost Car to collector Leo Some of the panels had cracks and the engineering drawings supplied by Gephart in 1979, who in turn sold it in hood was badly crazed with spider General Motors. It’s not clear whether the early 1980s. The same family owned cracking, but by then the Ghost Car was the panels were cast or stamped (you can the car until 2011, when it was sold for 72 years old; you’d expect a bit of patina press acrylic sheet into dies if you heat it $308,000 at RM’s St. John’s auction with from any vehicle of that age that’s still gently), but most likely, the team used a just 86 miles on the odometer. The seller, in original condition. Even if that patina, variety of fabrication methods. whose father bought it from Gephart, told like the car itself, is rather out of the A second “Ghost Car” Pontiac, this one me he hoped that General Motors would ordinary. based on a Torpedo Eight chassis, was buy it for its Heritage Center collection; fabricated for the 1940 Golden Gate instead, the Ghost Car went to another Exposition held on Treasure Island in private buyer. Ronnie Schreiber 22 23 Hi Mel, Hello John John The legal tussle that took place between I have recently become aware of this 1941 This is a page I found from an old Mayfair Letters to Henry Ford and brothers John and Oldsmobile coupe which has apparently mag around 1973 and shows the ‘47 Buick lain undisturbed for some time in the coupe, the ‘58 Chevrolet 2 dr, my (then) Horace Dodge helped shape the auto Romford area. 1953 Hudson Hornet RHD show model industry as we know it. The feud also It has no reg. number visible, has and Irvine Blacks 1937 Chrysler Airflow laid the groundwork for how judges, the Editor Hydramatic, and is quite sound though Custom Imperial model CW it left these even today, look at the relationships obviously requiring work. shores powered by a Daimler 250 V8 with of businesses with their shareholders, auto box and the straight 8 with gearbox I guess it is probably a six but I don't in the back of the car. Irvine worked at The Ford - Dodge Brothers employees and competitors. know if that can be discerned from what the Oxford power station for 3 years plus Court Battle Offers Mixed Result can be seen here. saga continues and was a club member. He had a passion The ensuing legal battle — the Dodges Is it known to the club? for Chrysler products and became very Hi John, promptly sued Ford — eventually found Best wishes, friendly with Colin Rogers. During the 3 shows at Dyrham Park he was great During the lock down I have been reading its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. Jim Paling. The case is often described as a win for helping the organisation. During his stay some old books and I came across a bit he bought a huge a amount of Chrysler the Dodges, but Hodak and some legal more concerning the Dodge brothers If you have any information about this parts and vehicles including the CW and experts say that’s only half the story. relationship with Ford. Olds, please contact Luke Arnott or myself rare MG cars from the 30's. Colin got In 1903 when Ford started the Ford The court upheld an order directing Ford John involved taking all the bits and pieces to Motor Company we know today, he had to pay a dividend to the Dodge brothers be loaded into containers for shipment. I met Irvine 10 miles north of his coastal already had two companies collapse due and other shareholders. In doing so, it rejected Ford’s claim that he wanted farm on 24 Feb 2014 whilst on a round to his bad management, but because of NZ with Travelsphere. Sadly whilst all to reinvest the money to bolster the his success with his race cars 999 and the of these exported bits joined him on the Arrow he still had a good reputation as company’s production and boost workers’ farm in various buildings and sheeted a car builder. He managed to persuade wages. storage, they would become a victim of a coal merchant Alex Malcolmson to The decision is often cited for the legal huge storm, flooding all the land around back him in another venture. Although theory of “shareholder supremacy,” or his farm with sea water, rusting relics. At Malcolmson was the main backer they that businesses should maximize profits the end of this cycle, he now owns Morris Marina’s and Ital’s including 6 cylinder needed others, two of those were the for the benefit of shareholders. pickup variants from Australia. Nearly Dodge Brothers who were already “A business corporation is organized and 40 years had passed and he still has the producing a variety of products for the carried on primarily for the profit of the same enthusiasm with his oddball cars motor industry including Oldsmobile stockholders,” Judge Russell Ostrander Like a Bath made Horstman and veteran engines. wrote for the court. “The powers of the BSA motor car. When Ford finally got started with the directors are to be employed for that end.” Mike John (Hooky) original Model A Dodge brothers supplied But the court also acknowledged another all the greasy bits not just the engines important legal theory, commonly but transmissions and axles all built referred to as the “business judgment up into a chassis. Although Malcolmson rule.” That principal assumes that was very prosperous with his business corporate directors generally act in the premises he had very little cash and his best interests of the company and have credit rating was almost zero. wide leeway to do so, as long as their Because of this the Dodge brothers were moves are reasonable. The court cited it able to tie down Ford to the following in rejecting the Dodges’ attempt to block deal. The first 100 chassis would have to Ford from expanding his factory. be paid for C.O.D. all subsequent chassis “The judges are not business experts,” would have to be paid for within 15 days ( the norm was anything up 60 days) If Ostrander wrote. “It is recognized that the agreement was broken in anyway, all plans must often be made for a long IMPORTANT unsold stock would become the property future, for expected competition, for a of Dodge Brothers. This was such a continuing as well as an immediately good deal for the brothers they stopped profitable venture. The experience of building Oldsmobile engines, which they the Ford Motor Company is evidence of ANNOUNCEMENT had been building for two years. The capable management of its affairs.” initial contract was for 650 chassis at Ford may have had that part of the $250 a throw. decision in mind when he made his next Regrettably due to The chassis were delivered to the Ford move against the Dodges. After the court plant where the bodies were fitted and ruling, Ford announced he was selling COVID-19 this years the cars completed, thus the brothers the company to his son. He also planted made money on all the mechanical bits a rumor that he might start a new car and as share holders in Ford they also business, driving down the value of the AGM has been now been made money on every car sold. shares in Ford Motor Co. Not bad for two brothers who had That was enough to spook the Dodges cancelled a reputation for hard drinking and and other investors, who sold their shares fighting, back to the Ford family. Mel Atkinson Cheers John Mike 'Hooky' John & Irvine Black 24 25 carriage and the next morning arrived in Ayr. We unloaded the cars and then drove to the Turnberry Hotel. The Buick was a pleasure to drive on the Scottish MyMy ClassicClassic 1931 Buick back roads and caused a lot of interest. The banquets, including piping in the haggis, were fun and superb meals were enjoyed. On our return we then had to take the Buick back to Chipping straight 8, L-90 Sodbury. The car had performed very well and trouble free, however driving along the M4 to Bristol, which in those Part One days had a fraction of the traffic we see now, we managed to get a puncture. I knew Geoff would be waiting anxiously and not having a mobile phone in those times could not let him know. Luckily my wife was following in her car so she left me to change the wheel on the hard shoulder and drove to the next services to phone and let Geoff know. “Tell Vic not to use the spare on the offside as the spokes are loose and held in by wire” he told her, but there was little she could do to let me know. Luckily it wasn’t a problem as I a lot of head scratching Geoff came up very deep breath blew an enormous blast had used the nearside spare anyway. with a possibility. The Buick had been of air into the tank. It evidently cured fitted with new roof topping but as the the running problem but the fierce blast The Buick was a popular wedding car headlining hadn’t yet been replaced, also put a small split in the top of the fuel and for several years enhanced many there were a couple of pieces of topping tank! weddings. In 1972 it was also seen with other member’s cars on BBC T.V. in a hanging down inside he car that hadn’t In the mid 1970’s I had entered a rally film called The Resistible Rise of Arturo yet been cut off. While everyone was subsidised by ScotRail to promote their UI, which was a tragicomic story of a enjoying lunch Keith worked cutting a Motorail holidays at the Turnberry notorious 1930’s gangster who looked piece of topping to shape and fitting it in Hotel and golf course in Scotland. It and acted like Hitler in his attempts to the pump. Surprisingly the pump worked was a four day event with road runs become a Mafia leader. and the Buick was able to return home and evening banquets. The cost for under its own power. It must have been the whole thing was only about £100 In 2010 Geoff celebrated owning the a good job as it kept the Buick going for for two! Unfortunately, the Chrysler Buick for forty years, a large part of his a year or more before a replacement was I was restoring was not ready in time life in fact! However, it having not been found. and the event was too good to miss, so used since 2008 he reluctantly decided I first saw this lovely period car in 1973 Midlands, often with several other float chamber. Someone came up with the One other occasion when the Gang were I ventured to ask Geoff if there was any to sell the car, giving me first refusal. at a Pre50 club meet held at Beaulieu Bristol area members as passengers. bright idea (I was told it was Keith Fear out in the Buick there was yet again a chance of borrowing the Buick, and to my It did need some TLC and a new set of Motor Museum, The driver had his wife Obviously owning an old car over a great another member at the time) who almost fuel problem and in spite of the usual delight he very kindly agreed. This then tyres but I could not resist owning such a and family with him and the car having number of years there were quite a few without fear volunteered to lay along the remedies the problem prevailed. The involved collecting the car from Chipping lovely old car. So a deal was agreed with the fold down jump seats in the back had tales of incidents and adventures in its long front fender of the Buick clutching eventual diagnosis was that there was Sodbury and driving 93 miles back to the proviso it would have an MOT so that plenty of room for all the family plus travels, some of which I will mention in a small can of gas and gradually pouring something blocking the fuel line from Iver Heath in Bucks. The following day I could drive it the eighty miles back to trappings needed to keep the children due course. small amounts into the funnel…. as they the tank. If this were so, perhaps a cure I drove to Earls Court London, where a Lyndhurst, Hampshire. It was wonderful to be the owner of this classic limousine entertained! I spoke to the owner who The first one that comes to mind was travelled along! The intrepid Keith clung would be if someone could blow into the collection of classic cars gathered and and apart from turning heads it was a was Geoff Baker from Chipping Sodbury when returning with "the gang" from a on through all the back lanes feeding the tank filler to force the blockage out of the were loaded onto the Motorail train. We trouble free journey plus giving me the and mentioned what an impressive car meet at the then member Steve Stevens, carburettor and amazingly they did get line. Hooky said “I’ll do it” and with a all travelled overnight in the sleeper opportunity to discover what needed he owned. The limmo body gave the car Surrey Hills Country Club (and car back without any problems! attention. a real presence and to my mind really collection) near Guildford, Surrey. It Keith also saved the day on another captured the early 1930's era. Geoff told was a very hot day and the Buick with its occasion. In the late 1960’s and early This is the end of part 1 of the story and me it was believed to have originally ancient Marvel up-draught carburettor ‘70s a popular Pre 50 Spring pub meet I will be writing part 2 including finding belonged to the Luttrell family at Dunster was having vapour lock problems was held at the memorable Berni Inn, the Buick’s interesting history. Castle near Minehead Somerset. causing the engine to fade. Because of Evenlode Hotel, Oxford. Geoff decided The Buick can be seen on this link: After leaving the Beaulieu meet we were the extreme heat it was decided to take to take the Buick up and Keith travelled https://www.youtube.com/ driving into Lyndhurst to get fuel and as the large engine hood off which meant with him. Unfortunately (surprise watch?v=5Th97xheG5Q&t=9s we turned onto a garage forecourt saw the it then had to be squeezed in the back surprise) the Buick stopped running a Buick in front with Geoff’s head under of the car. Unfortunately for the rear few miles from the destination. It was the bonnet tinkering with the fuel pump passengers the hood filled the rear floor discovered the fuel pump had packed Vic Cheeseman on the massive straight eight engine. area so guys had to travel for a couple of up, fortunately a short while later Mike Feeling sorry that he may be stranded hours with their legs hanging over it! (Hooky) John happened to come along with all the family I offered to help, but A few miles from base the problem in his Hudson sedan and as any repair he said confidently “thanks it’s okay just started again, but thankfully with was impossible on the roadside he towed a vapour lock and she'll be running again foresight Geoff had drilled a hole in the them to the Evenlode. The pump was soon.” Little did I know that Geoff would top of the large float chamber and fitted examined and the problem discovered, become a good lifelong friend and 40 a small funnel and valve. The valve could which turned out to be a split in the years later, I would own the Buick! be opened and a small amount of fuel rubber diaphragm. For several years the Buick attended poured in, ideal for saving the battery If only they could find something flexible many meets and travelled thousands power, particularly when the starter was and rubbery Keith said he could cut it to of miles over the south of England and used a lot to pump fuel into an empty shape and get them out of trouble. After
26 27 1/43rd Scale Autos American Car & Cars Truck Advertisements Wanted These superior reproduction adverts are from the original manufacturers printed ads that I have collected over many years. These are reprinted on the actual A3 size (16 ½ x 12 inches) paper, with exceptional high colour resolution. My Dear Mr Arnott, comprehensive range of period adverts covers 1900’s to 1969, many of these ads Thanks for chatting earlier. are 2-page spreads, so you will receive 2 As I mentioned, The Grand Tour x A3 pages, providing the complete ad as team are currently looking into it would have appeared in the original the prospect of doing a film on magazine. ‘American Cars in the UK’. I offer totally trouble free ordering, As part of this, we are interested in no exchange rate to worry about, and buying three American ‘compacts’ avoiding expensive USA shipping and to feature in the show. duty costs. So far we have been focussing on My price of £20.00 includes the 2-page vehicles such as: A3 spread, post and packaging. The list of my collection is endless, so please give - AMC Pacers and Gremlins, me a call during the evening to see how I - Chevrolet Chevettes, can help you on 0117 962 2069. - Ford Pintos, I look forward to hearing from you. - GM X-body vehicles, e.g. Oldsmobile Omega John S. Warren This list isn’t exhaustive and we (Pre50AAC member) are open to suggestions as to other American automobiles that might sit well alongside those mentioned above. Due to the relative scarcity of 1948 Chevrolet these cars in the UK, I would be extremely grateful if you could circulate my email amongst your membership. If any of them have Fleetline Aero Coupe vehicles that they are looking to sell, I would invite them to reach This model was manufactured by out to me using the contact details Brooklin Models Ltd of Bath and was below. included in their range from 1994 to We aren’t necessarily looking 2001. for something that’s pristine, it G.M. Fastback coupes became very just needs to run, so this would popular in the 1940s especially when be perfect for anyone with a car production resumed after WWll. restoration project they’ve never Chevrolet utilised G.M.s “A” body, shared quite got around too. with Pontiac. It goes without saying, Covid-19 has made TV production – like 1948 saw the highest production figures many other business activities – of Fleetline cars with a total of 276,078 difficult and the situation remains produced. 211,861 were Aero sedans rather unpredictable. Therefore, and Fleetline accounted for 27% of total I would be grateful for your Chevrolet production in 1948. membership’s discretion regarding The “Country Club” wood paneling this request. was a rare after-market accessory Very best wishes, manufactured by Engineered Enterprises Jerome Lyte of Detroit. The dealership would fit the Assistant Producer panels by drilling 26 holes in the body The Grand Tour each side. Grand Tour Productions Ltd. I decided to lift the appearance of this 8b Ledbury Mews North model from it’s original dark green, with Notting Hill a 2 tone colour scheme and added extra realistic wood paneling and highlighted London W11 2AF details such as spot lamps, reversing all the chrome trim, painted over on the M: +44 (0)7812817647 lights and rear view mirrors. I fitted more original model. John Ellis 28 29 FOR SALE 1950 Studebaker Cars for Champion 3 passenger 1928 Buick Sport Business Coupe Sale Roadster
A fabulous example of 1950’s Americana styling. This beautiful classic was restored in the UK in 2007 and has had FOR SALE very little use since, recently removed 1936/38/39 Buick from storage by County Classics. Left hand drive. Set of side-mount covers 2.8 6 cylinder engine, flat head. Offers invited 6 volt positive earth electrics. 1966 Cadillac This example if fitted with the 3 on- Our 1928 Buick, model 28-24X the-tree 3 speed column change manual Rochester 4-jet carburettor Sport Roadster has been a joy gearbox. complete with choke £50 to own and has given us lots Another interesting feature is the II plus carriage. of enjoyment, but the time has clutch pedal starter system, the car is come for us to part with it. started by turning the ignition key on Contact Subject to a body off and then depressing and holding down restoration in Australia the clutch pedal, which in turn pushes John Slayford on the floor mounted starter button, so 20 years ago, prior to our together with manual choke, it does 07850 134 766 ownership, the car had a new take a little time to acclimatize to its timber frame constructed at idiosyncrasies’. Once on the road the car the time, all the steel work drives beautifully. being very sound due to there Imported from the USA in 2007 by 1936 CHRYSLER climate. The car is still in pretty well-known Custom Car Guru Andy good condition. Everything Saunders. Restoration undertaken by AIRSTREAM MODEL works as it should with the its former owner who owned it from addition of subtle indicators to 2007 until February 2020, there are C7 CONVERTIBLE lots of photographs and various bills aid driving in modern traffic. and documentation recoding a lot of the COUPE WITH As can be seen from the picture, works here in the UK. RUMBLE SEAT it is an eye catching car, a great A great cruiser which runs beautifully, combination of the colour, hood will be fully checked over and serviced colour and wood spoke wheels. on sale. No MOT or road tax required, All sides screens for inclement inexpensive classic car insurance. Parts weather are there. availability is still relatively good with plenty of USA Studebaker specialists In addition to the car, there is and an excellent UK owners club. another mechanically complete Be very different from the crowd with a car for spare parts, this was Studebaker! a functioning item before £25,999 disassembly. Also a pair of front wings, front apron and radiator www.countyclassics.net This is an extremely rare car, I surround and core. These are have never seen another, ready to disassembled for ease of indoor Tel 01452 731289 or drive but really needs painting. storage but could be quickly 07595 218406. RHD Detroit export model, reassembled for transportation. reducing my collection, time for someone else to enjoy. £30,000 ono 01254 888557 or WANTED £20,000 firm As a new Pre50AAC member I am Contact 07751251812 seeking to purchase a 1937 to 1940 Lincoln Zephyr 3 window coupe, if Colin Rogers; petercornwell55@ you happen to know where there is gmail.com one for sale, please contact me on 01454 318 665 or the following; 07709 246 386 James Simpson T: 44 20 7483 8346 S: 44 20 7586 2777 M: 44 7976 237 784 Email: James.Simpson@ knightfrank.com
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