pipedreams Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 1949 Crosley Hotshot: A sports car? Or a golf cart deluxe? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, pipedreams said: 1965 Triumph. Note that they don't show English cars at night with the headlights on. That's because -- Lucas electrics. The headlights won't come on and if they do, the battery kersplodes. Also note, if I remember correctly, the ignition switch was at the bottom of the steering column on the TR-6. Every time you started it, you looked like you were playing with yourself. Edited October 29, 2019 by tous 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astepup Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) I don't recall if I posted this or not, if so I apologize for the repeat. I humbly submit my '56 Chevy. Edited October 30, 2019 by astepup 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 20 minutes ago, astepup said: I don't recall if I posted this or not, if so I apologize for the repeat. I humbly submit my '56 Chevy. Nice. Powerslide? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astepup Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, gwalchmai said: Nice. Powerslide? TH350 but I do have a 700R4 to put in it. With 3:55 gears it likes to whine a bit on the highway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) If you don't do a lot of highway cruising, you don't need the overdrive of the 700R4, no? gwalch, the TH350 (Turbo Hydramatic) is a three-speed automatic, one of the best GM ever made. I think they stopped using the Powerglide transmission around 1969 or 1970. As much as it was maligned, I had several GM products with a 327 and Powerglide and had no complaints. Edited October 30, 2019 by tous 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 7 hours ago, astepup said: TH350 but I do have a 700R4 to put in it. With 3:55 gears it likes to whine a bit on the highway. Nice. I had a Malibu with TH but it's been so long that the "D-2-1" sequence threw me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 If you don't do a lot of highway cruising, you don't need the overdrive of the 700R4, no? gwalch, the TH350 (Turbo Hydramatic) is a three-speed automatic, one of the best GM ever made. I think they stopped using the Powerglide transmission around 1969 or 1970. As much as it was maligned, I had several GM products with a 327 and Powerglide and had no complaints.Isn’t the Powerglide modified with some regularity fur use in dragsters?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I believe that you are right, amigo. I was never a hot rod guy, but consider, how many gears does a dragster need? One to get started, one more to keep it going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 32 minutes ago, tous said: I believe that you are right, amigo. I was never a hot rod guy, but consider, how many gears does a dragster need? One to get started, one more to keep it going. Neighbor friend down the block long ago, ran a fueler rail on the local track. He had direct drive in it. Jimmy blower and a pyramid of pistons stacked in the back of the garage. He had two rooms in the basement stuffed with trophies. The sheer numbers of trophies were impressive. His wife was worried it would kill him, and made him promise not to run it again ( he had set records at the local track, like first 200mph. Anyway, he tried to talk me into running it one last time, just so he could see it go before parting it out. I told him I didn't know how to drive anything like that. Much less know when to stop it. He said it's easy! When the tree goes green just keep the accelerator on the floor and pull back the shifter. Direct drive. Then just hang on! I couldn't do it. I also had a wife and kids! But I was tempted...……………... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 1956 Ford Raven Black Thunderbird by Marilyn Monroe 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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railfancwb Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 From coverage of the California fires... looks like a 1958 Chevy to me. We know what the “after” condition is, but I wonder about the “before” condition...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Parker Nirenstein's 800hp Twin-Turbo Lamborghini Huracan on the 405 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) 1974 Dodge Big Horn Edited November 6, 2019 by pipedreams 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) On 11/1/2019 at 4:34 PM, pipedreams said: 1956 Ford Raven Black Thunderbird by Marilyn Monroe The early T Birds and Vettes were things of beauty. Personal cars with character. Edited November 6, 2019 by janice6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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