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railfancwb Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 23 hours ago, Schmidt Meister said: 1940 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special Towncar Have never understood the lack of roof for driver. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Have never understood the lack of roof for driver. I've never understood the reasoning behind that either. I'm sure they had some reason .... but it was probably racist ... lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 What is old (1933) has all of a sudden become new - huh? Very few people even know what a Packard car is, the original self-parking car. People think today's car companies invented self-parking technology. Not so fast says Packard Motor Car Company, 1899-1956. They had parking all figured out long before most of us were born... https://www.eeweb.com/what-self-parking-cars-in-1933/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 I'm not sure that qualifies as self-parking as compared to today's standards but they were way ahead in the game, for sure. I'm not sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 VOL K S - POD 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 19 minutes ago, Schmidt Meister said: I've never understood the reasoning behind that either. I'm sure they had some reason .... but it was probably racist ... lol. Usually, the explanation for the exposed chauffeur's compartment is that the body designs were based on traditions set in the horse-and-carriage era, when the driver would be outside as a necessity of dealing with reins and horses and all those particulars of living-meat-based locomotion. When the automobile became the dominant mode of transport, there was no longer a reason to leave the driver outside and exposed — except for tradition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 25 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Have never understood the lack of roof for driver. 20 minutes ago, Schmidt Meister said: I've never understood the reasoning behind that either. I'm sure they had some reason .... but it was probably racist ... lol. Maybe a holdover from horse drawn carriages. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPTim Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 6 hours ago, gwalchmai said: Maybe a holdover from horse drawn carriages. Winner winner, chicken dinner. I was just watching modern marvels and they said this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Schmidt Meister Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1956 Chevrolet Nomad Station Wagon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Schmidt Meister Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1970 Pontiac GTO - Not Authentic Judge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 SOLD For how much?https://www.hemmings.com/auction/1970-chevrolet-chevelle-870994?utm_medium=email&utm_source=auctions_transactional&utm_campaign=auctions-watcher-ended 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 31 minutes ago, DAKA said: SOLD For how much?https://www.hemmings.com/auction/1970-chevrolet-chevelle-870994?utm_medium=email&utm_source=auctions_transactional&utm_campaign=auctions-watcher-ended The more I think about this ...it doesn't "add up" look at the bids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, DAKA said: SOLD For how much?https://www.hemmings.com/auction/1970-chevrolet-chevelle-870994?utm_medium=email&utm_source=auctions_transactional&utm_campaign=auctions-watcher-ended $302.275 They are trying to remove a mistake bid. I think that the winning bid was actually around 36,000. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DAKA Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Schmidt Meister said: $302.275 They are trying to remove a mistake bid. I think that the winning bid was actually around 36,000. That would be more reasonable, even $36,000 is a bit much ?? These days the "market" is nutso...who is paying those prices? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, DAKA said: That would be more reasonable, even $36,000 is a bit much ?? These days the "market" is nutso...who is paying those prices? I read an article on a antique auto site the other day that said a lot of people are being driven to buy older cars to avoid the computerization and connection to authorities who can shut down the newer models, but I don't know how much that is driving the market realistically. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1971 Dodge Demon - 440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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