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Posted: Dec 11, 2014 - 7:15pm
This was my Dad's '57 gold and white Plymouth Fury Later on in the 80's I bought this red/white one with the intent of giving it to my Dad for his birthday as he always said how he missed his. But he would not accept it from me...So I ended up trading it for a '24 Model T Ford....

DaveInSaoMiguel

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Location: No longer in a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA
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Posted: Dec 11, 2014 - 5:57pm
I wouldn't mind having my 55 Imperial back. The factory AC would freeze your nuts off even on the hottest day in Phoenix....

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Posted: Dec 11, 2014 - 5:19pm
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Posted: Dec 11, 2014 - 10:02am
Proclivities wrote: Some neat stuff on this guy's site. I'm a tailfin road locomotive from the days of cheap gasoline, And I'm for sale by the side of the road going nowhere, A rusty old American dream.

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Posted: Dec 11, 2014 - 9:48am
Some neat stuff on this guy's site.

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Posted: Dec 10, 2014 - 7:37am

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Posted: Dec 8, 2014 - 7:00am
Red_Dragon wrote: ... Sure, we love that car!

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Location: Gilead

Posted: Dec 8, 2014 - 5:02am

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Posted: Dec 7, 2014 - 5:00am

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Posted: Dec 4, 2014 - 8:39pm
DaveInVA wrote: Imagine going 116 mph in that thing when pretty much any mechanical failure or steering miscalculation would have meant a pretty grisly death. Bet the driver needed to change his shorts after that drive. If you had the stones to even give it a shot, I think the only problem your skivies would have is the seams letting loose from being pulled so tight.

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Posted: Dec 4, 2014 - 4:44pm

Sean-E-Sean wrote:

DaveInVA wrote:

Imagine going 116 mph in that thing when pretty much any mechanical failure or steering miscalculation would have meant a pretty grisly death. Bet the driver needed to change hos shorts after that drive.

Right? And odd to think how ridiculously low the rpms must have been. An odd time for the advance of go fast technology.

But it had more then enough torque to turn whatever outrageous tranny/rear end ratio that thing had. Also notice its chain drive and no chain guard. If that chain snapped it would have sliced the driver in half.

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Posted: Dec 4, 2014 - 4:44pm

Sean-E-Sean wrote:

Right? And odd to think how ridiculously low the rpms must have been. An odd time for the advance of go fast technology.

The article islander linked has some good comments. One dude mathed it all out and figured at idle the thing's spinning something like 180 rpm. Also, 4 valves per cylinder, multi spark ignition and an overhead cam. It was a long time until that stuff made it to the mainstream.

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Posted: Dec 4, 2014 - 4:40pm
DaveInVA wrote: Imagine going 116 mph in that thing when pretty much any mechanical failure or steering miscalculation would have meant a pretty grisly death. Bet the driver needed to change hos shorts after that drive. Right? And odd to think how ridiculously low the rpms must have been. An odd time for the advance of go fast technology.

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Posted: Dec 4, 2014 - 4:36pm
Imagine going 116 mph in that thing when pretty much any mechanical failure or steering miscalculation would have meant a pretty grisly death. Bet the driver needed to change his shorts after that drive.

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Posted: Dec 4, 2014 - 4:24pm
islander wrote: Holy piston: Another good article: http://theoldmotor.com/?p=122246 The Beast of Turin - do want. Beast is an understatement.

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Posted: Dec 4, 2014 - 4:24pm
DaveInVA wrote: Watch A 28.5L Fiat Start For The First Time In A Century And Be Afraid Holy moly eh? My Da' and I started a prewar Alvis once. Getting the engine to turn on the crank was a chore.

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Posted: Dec 4, 2014 - 4:21pm
Red_Dragon wrote: holy crankshaft, Batman Holy piston: Another good article: http://theoldmotor.com/?p=122246 The Beast of Turin - do want.

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Posted: Dec 4, 2014 - 4:20pm
Red_Dragon wrote: God's Own Torque. No lie. I'd like to see the specs. Edit: Found 'em. 2000 ft lb. Jeebus.

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