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*yes, Virginia, there was an automotive magazine in Sweden called "FART" (which translates from Swedish as "SPEED"). For German Volkswagen owners there was also "Gute Fahrt" ("Nice Drive" in German)
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OK, let's get to the ol' mailbag, starting with probably the most remote and perplexing junkpile ID request I've ever received. This remnant of Nanook Of The North says 1926-27 Ford TT truck via the radiator, firewall, engine, suspension, *but*... https://twitter.com/schmidt_np/status/1352335425419976704
... not the front crossmember, beefy differential, or the fact it's a dually (note the rear dead axle). My guess is a 26 Ford TT truck specially equipped for service in this remote arctic outpost (and I do mean remote)
The beauteous styling of a 1955 Chevy Bel Air 2 door hardtop. First year of the venerable small block Chevy V8, which I assume Dad sprung for, along with the deluxe 2-tone paint job; oddly it looks like he's talking to someone on a cell phone. https://twitter.com/OccasionalBrai1/status/1351009224998981634
55-57 Chevys are sometimes called "shoebox Chevys" due to their slab sides with no separate fenders. 1949-51 Fords are likewise called "shoebox Fords," like the 1950 (L) and 51 (R) in this vintage Mt Rushmore shot. https://twitter.com/stevefetter/status/1350860095152910341
To complete the Shoebox Ford hat trick, here's a 1949 narrowly escaping an icy road disaster (ht @Taxpayers1234).
Shoebox Ford ID tips:
1949: single grille bullet, F O R D on hood
1950: single grille bullet, Ford crest on hood
1951: 2 grille bullets https://twitter.com/MichiganHist/status/1352838041476485120
Shoebox Ford ID tips:
1949: single grille bullet, F O R D on hood
1950: single grille bullet, Ford crest on hood
1951: 2 grille bullets https://twitter.com/MichiganHist/status/1352838041476485120
The 49-51 shoeboxes were also the last of Ford's real wood woody wagons, like the 1949 in this terrific pic. In 1952 they went to wood veneer over steel, and eventually vinyl simulated wood grain. BTW pre 1952, all Ford wagons were woodies. https://twitter.com/dvmrtns/status/1351210988209582082
Replica (probably Superformance or Factory 5) of a 1964-65 Shelby Daytona coupe. Giveaway that it's a replica: only 6 or 7 real ones exist, built for racing, worth about $10 million, and not likely to be idling at a traffic light. https://twitter.com/rpedroso/status/1350794276465205249
*Owner is playing shenanigans with the "Antique" plates. For fans of "Ford v Ferrari" the 64-65 Daytona coupe was an important precursor to the GT40. Designed by Pete Brock, its "Kamm tail" based on principle that you still get benefit of airfoil shape after lopping it off
Oh lordy this one is priceless. These patriotic nurses look a bit 3-sheets-to-the-wind trying to crank start a circa 1911 American Underslung touring car, already quite a relic in 1940s. Dave reminds you: don't drink and crank https://twitter.com/CyHawk7/status/1350512065367179271
*I've mentioned underslungs before; note how the frame rails sit below the axle, giving it its very low stance, sort of the first factory lowriders. The most common underslung makes were American and Regal.
Great Grandma doing a gangster lean in a 1923 Buick Model 35 touring. https://twitter.com/JJakobsen/status/1350502783066243074
These terrifying feral children straight out of Lord of the Flies are ready to defend to the death their 1952 Buick Special 4 door sedan fort https://twitter.com/belize042/status/1350495347227971585
Dad was riding in an American National steel pedal car, built to resemble a 1925 Packard. If he had held on to it and kept it shiny, it'd be worth around $10k-$12k today. Rosebud! https://twitter.com/Rodgers83Mark/status/1350493726892814336
These smilin' Canucks are behind a 1946-47 Ford Tudor sedan, and the Saskatchewan plate indicate the year is 1950. https://twitter.com/BrentinVictoria/status/1347740985887899650
A return appearance of the infamous Aunt Bish, still remembered a century later for her spiteful and nasty demeanor. Not enough for a rock solid ID here, but I suspect a 1913-14 Oldsmobile touring, and the box is for tools/storage. https://twitter.com/faxonb/status/1347627042196504576
Contrast the vinegar of ol' sourpuss Aunt Bish with the honey smiles of Grandma and her pal. Another tough ID task, but the squarish, conventionally opening doors seem to fit with a circa 1921 Essex touring. https://twitter.com/GreggZivney/status/1347329570639286272
Nothing says fine art to me like a 1933 Ford Deluxe V8, and slant indicates this is the rear spare on a roadster or cabriolet. https://twitter.com/Marc_Leibowitz/status/1352988086951702528
Was compelled to research a bit more, and this 1935 Stieglitz photo confirms a 1933 Ford Deluxe Cabriolet, one of the bitchin-est cars ever in my book.
Way out of my ID comfort zone but hasty research seems to point to 1950-ish French made Isobloc, though not much confidence other than all the berets on the men. Kinda obsessed with getting one now. https://twitter.com/willems_steph/status/1353022867101904896
You're not gonna slip this one by ol' Dave, it's Ford's 1941 experimental car with a body made from hemp and powered by hemp biofuel. Rear end a Pinto and let the party begin! https://twitter.com/NCMarrk/status/1349822766942453767
Enthusiasm for all things hemp goes way back before hippies. Like many Iowa farmers, during WW2 my grandpa planted road ditches with hemp for the war effort (hemp was used to make rope). You can still find abundant, if near-zero potency, roadside Iowa ditch weed
If you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way, take the highway that's the best|
Get your kicks on Route 66 (in a 1952 Ford Mainline sedan) https://twitter.com/JohnMcK40062884/status/1349093111973208064
Travel my way, take the highway that's the best|
Get your kicks on Route 66 (in a 1952 Ford Mainline sedan) https://twitter.com/JohnMcK40062884/status/1349093111973208064
Bobby Troup's "Route 66" has to be the greatest motoring song ever, and has been covered like a bazillion times. None better than the Nat King Cole version IMO
Speaking of musical legends, here's Father of Country Music Jimmies Rodgers styling with his 1931 Cadillac Cabriolet. https://twitter.com/peakeman/status/1348318117693448195
Dis is Joe Stalin exiting a ZIS 110 limo, based on designs basically stolen from Packard. Stalin was fond of armor plated capitalist Packards, and eventually bade the Soviet Ministry of Limousines to create a crude commie copy. https://twitter.com/BurritoAvenger/status/1348302236250730496
Ole and Lena and the gang are headed out for lutefisk in a 1937 Oldsmobile coupe (left) and a 1933-34 Ford Tudor (right) https://twitter.com/FreshPiffle/status/1347916797417304066
Blur makes the ID tough, but I'm conjecturing 1923 Dodge Brothers roadster. Dig the California craftsman bungalow house. https://twitter.com/faxonb/status/1347632729567895552
Gotta say I'm stumped here, closest I can guess is a circa 1970 Subaru 360 van sporting a lot of bondo. Gotta chuckle at Big Sis looking excited to play another round of Bury Little Brother. https://twitter.com/Landlvr/status/1347952976225329152
Sorry folks, this is the end. Back tomorrow with more IDs. Until then I hope you all enjoy a Gute Fahrt!
