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hemidave
Posted 2018-10-02 7:36 AM (#571050 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-03 8:06 AM (#571093 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-03 4:24 PM (#571109 - in reply to #571093)
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Posted 2018-10-04 7:23 AM (#571129 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-05 7:49 AM (#571168 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-05 8:46 AM (#571169 - in reply to #571168)
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Posted 2018-10-06 8:11 AM (#571203 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-06 2:08 PM (#571213 - in reply to #571203)
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Please let me stray from the "only FL plight" one time. I have to include this great looking Ford space ship photo from days gone by:



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Posted 2018-10-06 11:10 PM (#571241 - in reply to #81647)
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I like the Starliners also ^^^
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Posted 2018-10-07 2:28 AM (#571246 - in reply to #571241)
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Ford was notorious for having disjointed body styling, but the
60 Starliner was so slick and smooth, it doesn't look like a Ford.
The styling, while not in line with Exner stuff, does have a cohesive
design reminiscent of some of Exner's best work. The down side
is the trim details and interior .... REALLY spartan and cheap
looking. I'd be happy to own one, but I'd have to do something
with the wheels and probably do discs all around to stop the 390
and Tremec 5-speed. Drive a Ford of this era and you really will
appreciate how well Mopars performed. But a 60 Starliner was a
really good looking car !
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hemidave
Posted 2018-10-07 8:18 AM (#571252 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-08 7:58 AM (#571316 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-09 7:51 AM (#571374 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-09 5:02 PM (#571397 - in reply to #571374)
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can someone ID the fl? car next to the studebaker? There is a FL convertible in the 3rd picture

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Posted 2018-10-09 8:26 PM (#571407 - in reply to #571397)
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can someone ID the fl? car next to the studebaker? There is a FL convertible in the 3rd picture


I think, based on the fin and the line of the hardtop, the car is a 57 or 58 Plymouth 2 dr hardtop. Need more info to be definitive.





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hemidave
Posted 2018-10-11 7:37 AM (#571488 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-12 8:07 AM (#571558 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-12 2:21 PM (#571575 - in reply to #571558)
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Atlanta 1964


I was just about to post that!^




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Posted 2018-10-13 7:49 AM (#571596 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-13 10:36 AM (#571602 - in reply to #571596)
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Posted 2018-10-14 7:36 AM (#571662 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-14 4:06 PM (#571683 - in reply to #571662)
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Posted 2018-10-14 4:19 PM (#571684 - in reply to #571683)
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Posted 2018-10-14 9:28 PM (#571700 - in reply to #571684)
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Note that Granatelli's "F" doesn't have the "Bird Bath" or "Toilet Seat" continental kit.
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Posted 2018-10-14 10:21 PM (#571701 - in reply to #571700)
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I recognized this street scene from a Christmas jig-saw that my wife and I did a few years ago.



This one:



And to bring the Forward Look into play, I think I see a 56 white, black and pink Dodge parked at the downhill curb in this one:



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hemidave
Posted 2018-10-15 7:55 AM (#571711 - in reply to #81647)
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Posted 2018-10-15 9:55 AM (#571712 - in reply to #571711)
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What is the convertible to the far right in the last photo ???
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Posted 2018-10-15 10:51 AM (#571717 - in reply to #571712)
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Doctor DeSoto - 2018-10-15 9:55 AM
What is the convertible to the far right in the last photo ???


I wondered that too. My guesses as to the possibilities include:

Nash Healy:



and the Darrin:

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Posted 2018-10-15 3:18 PM (#571732 - in reply to #571717)
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Don't think so, look at the window frame/vent windows.
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Posted 2018-10-15 3:20 PM (#571733 - in reply to #571700)
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Sonoramic60 - 2018-10-14 9:28 PM

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Note that Granatelli's "F" doesn't have the "Bird Bath" or "Toilet Seat" continental kit.
Joe Godec


Joe, I didn't notice that. I wonder if they used the non (fake) louvred hood of the lesser models too.
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Posted 2018-10-15 3:38 PM (#571735 - in reply to #81647)
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They most probably mounted a Saratoga/Windsor trunk lid. No need for extra weight....
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Posted 2018-10-15 3:39 PM (#571736 - in reply to #81647)
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Or wind drag...
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Posted 2018-10-15 4:05 PM (#571739 - in reply to #571732)
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1960fury - 2018-10-15 3:18 PM

Don't think so, look at the window frame/vent windows.


You're right. Alex, I would like to change my answer to "What is a 1951 Henry J (or Allstate) convertible?"

("The Allstate was built by Kaiser Frazer and was nothing more than a thinly disguised Henry J with all Kaiser badging removed and replaced by Sears Allstate tags.):



Based on the little fins and the small round taillights like on this 51 Coupe



But a convertible like these (ish):





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Posted 2018-10-15 4:14 PM (#571741 - in reply to #571733)
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Joe Godec


Joe, I didn't notice that. I wonder if they used the non (fake) louvred hood of the lesser models too.


No, they didn't. I hate louvres, especially fake ones



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Posted 2018-10-15 4:20 PM (#571743 - in reply to #81647)
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Funny thing, they^ didn't use the best (and free to boot) high speed trick to reduce wind resistance on these cars, which is to adjust the hood hinges in the highest possible position. Helps cooling the engine bay too and still looks better than the useless tape everywhere.
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And they even made it heavier than stock!



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Posted 2018-10-15 4:36 PM (#571745 - in reply to #571712)
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Doctor DeSoto - 2018-10-15 9:55 AM

What is the convertible to the far right in the last photo ???


Looks like a 1951 Henry J minus the roof. It appears to have small fins with the taillights on the rear of the car and not the fins, as in 1952-54.

Also it has a two-piece windshield.

The Henry J was built by Kaiser-Frazer Corp from 1951 through 1954. Two series and two engines - base series with the Willys Jeep 4 engine and the DeLuxe with the Willys 6. No glove box or trunk lid on the early models. To access the trunk you pulled out the rear seat back.

The Henry J was named after one of the founders, Henry J Kaiser. You may have heard of the other Kaiser firms - Kaiser Aluminum, Kaiser Steel, Kaiser Permanente and Kaiser Shipyards.







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And they even made it heavier than stock!


Weight is not necessarily a bad thing in straight-line speed...

It's very effective in slowing acceleration, as in drag racing, but once rolling the main problems defeating top speeds are aerodynamics
and rolling resistance.
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Ray Bell - 2018-10-15 4:48 PM

Originally posted by 1960fury
And they even made it heavier than stock!


Weight is not necessarily a bad thing in straight-line speed...

It's very effective in slowing acceleration, as in drag racing, but once rolling the main problems defeating top speeds are aerodynamics
and rolling resistance.


Against the laws of physics, while acceleration is more affected, speed is too. They were fighting for every fraction of a mile in top speed. The lighter the faster. You need power to move a certain weight to a certain speed, the more weight, the more power you need, it is as simple as that.
And no, these cars don't become airborn at high speeds, even if they did, weighing it down is the wrong way to fix that.

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Airborne?

Did something I say intimate that I thought this was a prospect?
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Chrycoman - 2018-10-15 4:36 PM

Looks like a 1951 Henry J minus the roof.


Agree. Which is why I suggested the Henry J convertible above 31 minutes ago.

56D500boy - 2018-10-15 4:05 PM

You're right. Alex, I would like to change my answer to "What is a 1951 Henry J (or Allstate) convertible?"

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Ray Bell - 2018-10-15 5:55 PM

Airborne?

Did something I say intimate that I thought this was a prospect?


No, but you said that, quote: "Weight is not necessarily a bad thing in straight-line speed". And as this is the only thing for that weight could be beneficial, I just mentioned that.

When it comes to speed and performance weight is always a bad thing. Most noticeable in rotating weight, as it has to be accelerated to a way higher speed than the weight of the car body. Heavy wheels, for instance, slow a car down, a well known fact. It is the same thing.
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Posted 2018-10-15 8:27 PM (#571759 - in reply to #81647)
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Obviously you wouldn't be looking to add weight, but reducing weight would not be all-important as in drag or circuit racing...

Long wind-up distances and slowing distances at Bonneville allowed for this. It meant that aerodynamics and rolling resistance were more important to chase.
That would include things like drag in brakes and bearings, oil viscosity in the driveline and so on.
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Against the laws of physics, while acceleration is more affected, speed is too. They were fighting for every fraction of a mile in top speed. The lighter the faster. You need power to move a certain weight to a certain speed, the more weight, the more power you need, it is as simple as that.
And no, these cars don't become airborn at high speeds, even if they did, weighing it down is the wrong way to fix that.


Your theory regarding these cars is wrong: according to Norm Thatcher who was the first to hit 200 MPH in a stock bodied car at Bonneville (1964 Plymouth). He was trying to go with lighter cars for 1959 (after setting the record in 1958) but started weighing them down for high speed stability when he broke 200. See Collectible Automobile article June 2015.

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Posted 2018-10-16 8:03 AM (#571785 - in reply to #571771)
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Against the laws of physics, while acceleration is more affected, speed is too. They were fighting for every fraction of a mile in top speed. The lighter the faster. You need power to move a certain weight to a certain speed, the more weight, the more power you need, it is as simple as that.
And no, these cars don't become airborn at high speeds, even if they did, weighing it down is the wrong way to fix that.


Your theory regarding these cars is wrong: according to Norm Thatcher who was the first to hit 200 MPH in a stock bodied car at Bonneville (1964 Plymouth). He was trying to go with lighter cars for 1959 (after setting the record in 1958) but started weighing them down for high speed stability when he broke 200. See Collectible Automobile article June 2015.



It is not a "theory", it is a physical fact. Again, what you are claiming is against the laws of physics. For whatever reason he was faster in a heavier car, it was not the extra weight. You need a certain amount of power to get a certain weight to certain speed. More weight, more power is needed to bring it up to that speed. Very simple.
You sometimes can use weight to make a car handle better but this is the wrong approach, it still does not change the fact that weight needs power to be moved.
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1960fury
Posted 2018-10-16 8:08 AM (#571786 - in reply to #571759)
Subject: Re: Forwardlooks in old pictures/postcards



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Ray Bell - 2018-10-15 8:27 PM

Obviously you wouldn't be looking to add weight, but reducing weight would not be all-important as in drag or circuit racing...

Long wind-up distances and slowing distances at Bonneville allowed for this. It meant that aerodynamics and rolling resistance were more important to chase.
That would include things like drag in brakes and bearings, oil viscosity in the driveline and so on.



I never said it is that important in straight line runs and weight has an influence on rolling resistance too, so what you said is contradictory.
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Posted 2018-10-16 2:23 PM (#571796 - in reply to #81647)
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Neglecting the small change in rolling resistance due to extra weight on the bearings and tires (which is valid if the extra weight is small compared to the total weight), the main effect that extra passenger or cabin weight would have is increasing the amount of time required to get to top speed and increasing the stopping distance. It does take more power to get up to speed, but that just equates to longer distances or times. You can easily run out of runway to get up to speed and to stop, so this extra weight will limit you in that respect. Whereas, extra weight on objects that turn does increase the power requirement at speed because anything that is turning is accelerating; even if it is at a constant rpm. Thus, you are correct to say that heavy wheels, bearings, gears, pistons, rods, cranks etc will reduce your top end speed. But for people who are not aerodynamically inclined, there may be a reasonable trade-off between the reduced runway, extra rolling resistance & improved high speed stability. I agree that using aero-dynamics to solve this problem would be more efficient, but I can also see people getting away with a small improvement by adding weight in the right places too.
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