Antique cars,~1929-earlier...

[qsd-dan]

1934 Hudson Terraplane

Should have gone for it. It would have made some fun memories of youth, even if short lived and later bought a modern replacement that's better suited for freeway speeds.

 

[warmsecondrinse]

#29 & 30

When I was in HS a friend and I came upon a 1966 Mercedes 180 for sale. It was 2/3 the way through a rebuild; it needed a TON of minor things my friend and I could do ourselves to finish the job. Ny the time I'd gotten the funds together it was gone :-(

 

[rp2813]

Dan, I had the '50 GMC pickup to drive once I got my license.  There wasn't a whole lot different about it mechanically from a mid-'30s GM vehicle.  Many cars have passed through my parents' household and my own since my dad bought the GMC in 1960, but the truck has been a constant presence for the past 60 years.  It's parked in the single carport at the end of my driveway right now.

 

[sudsmaster]

I attended a lecture at the Behring Automotive Museum at Blackhawk some years ago. The speaker, as I recall, was the museum director. His talk was about the Airflow. And as I recall he pointed out that the most aerodynamic Airflow was the the DeSoto 2-door coupe. That was primarily because the spare was tucked behind the seat, rather than tacked onto the trunk lid. This gave the car the smooth rear profile that was most aerodynamic. And wind tunnel test showed that the back end shape of a car is more important than the front, when it comes to reducing wind resistance/turbulence.

As with many things, the engineers had the right idea about the Airflow, but when it came time to produce the car, the manufacturing geniuses made it much heavier than planned, which negatively affected the car's overall value (worse gas mileage). They just didn't believe the unibody type construction would work, so they added unnecessary steel reinforcement.

 

[cfz2882]

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[cfz2882]

it'll run on moonshine.

in pic #2,the combination starter/generator can be seen-cranking is quiet,you just hear air huffing though the carburetor until engine fires off.12 volt system,this arrangement was used until late 1926 when Dodge switched to separate starter and generator with 6v battery.

 

[abcomatic]

1926 Buick Standard

I had a 1926 Buick Standard four door touring sedan, which meant that it had leather seats. 4 wheel mechanical brakes that worked like a charm if they levers and cables were well lubricated. 6 cylinders with electric start and separate generator. Universal shift pattern which was backwards from the standard shift pattern.

 

[vacerator]

So much history!

David Dunbar Buick had no credit for the make other than his name once edged out by The G.M. founders. Personally I think that it was sad that G.M. eliminated Olds, and Pontiac (formerly) Oakland which have just an important histroical position as Buck, Cadillac, and Chevrolet do. However, they still own the brand trdemarks. Never say never, and-or, if G.M. ever disolves, who knows?