I think the FWD Cord was about the same time (1936 intro, 1935 production, design?1934?)frame and much prettier.
It was IH.

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Originally posted by olroy:
...but I've already gone too far off the Barth track.

What Barth track are you talking about? The thread was intended to educate members of the risks associated with getting stuck, be it a in car or Barth. Thread drifts, in one of my posts, normally doesn't bothered me and usually become comical after awhile.

I was honestly surprised that it didn't turn into a thread on what to do if you did get stuck. Or what people carry with them to get out of being stuck.

I had just came back from a Road Call for a driver who couldn't understand why his rear end was blown. I was hoping to save our members the same type of aggravation... And besides, I like doing little drawings

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Originally posted by olroy:

Most things French, except wine & cheese, are generally derided, especially mechanical objects.

My favorite French mechanical objects are the Laguiole corkscrews and knives, although the best ones use Sandvik 12C27 steel from Sweden.

Long-time backpackers will probably remember the Opinel line of pocket knives, too, also from France.

This one was pretty good offroad. I used it in the dead of winter to, take the paramedics out behind our place down an unopened road then along a power line for about a half mile, to bring a victm of a snowmobile accident back to the ambulance.
Don

Wilson induced thread drift continues.

The '36 & '37 Cords were, & still are, objects of beauty, & were preceded by the L-29 Cord of 1930 & '31, equally attractive cars for their day. All were luxury cars of their era, however, & the difference is this: The Citroen TA was a car for the masses, produced essentially unchanged from 1934 through 1955, 21 years total, 2 years longer than Henry's legendary Model T. They must have been doing something right.

And the thread drift continues further---

Was in the local paper that now with the new snow in the Tahoe area, it is reported the 9 out of 10 vehicles that needed assistance or were off the road were 4X4 SUVs.

Timing of the article was comical with this post!!

Happy New Year everyone!

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Originally posted by MWrench:

Was in the local paper that now with the new snow in the Tahoe area, it is reported the 9 out of 10 vehicles that needed assistance or were off the road were 4X4 SUVs.

Timing of the article was comical with this post!!

LOL. Makes me feel like less of a ranter.

Try this in your damn SUV!

http://www.youtube.com/embed/nq2jY1trxqg?rel=0

WOW
So paddle tires are not as new as modern dune buggies.

When the roads in Michigan are icy, the vehicles I usually see off the interstate (outside or into median) are usually so-called four wheel drive trucks and SUV's. With poor tire contact patch and actually only one rear driving, or one front and one rear, they are almost certain to get cockeyed. On the other hand, I had a Pontiac Aztek VersaTrak and a Buick Rendezvous VersaTrak that were really good at going where there were pointed. It didn't matter much what tires slipped, if any. They were primarily front wheel drive. But, computer controlled transfer case could send up to 40% power to rear wheels. Nowadays, there are even many sedans with similar systems.

My dad had a 1954 Buick 2-door hard top convertible. It was built like a tank. When we got snow, I'd put a couple of cement blocks in the back, put the chains on and it would go anywhere, as long as you weren't stupid. Driving anything into three feet of snow will probably not work.

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Originally posted by Jim and Tere:
My dad had a 1954 Buick 2-door hard top convertible. It was built like a tank. When we got snow, I'd put a couple of cement blocks in the back, put the chains on and it would go anywhere, as long as you weren't stupid. Driving anything into three feet of snow will probably not work.

LOL......My dad had a '55 Buick 4dr hardtop. He kept a feed bag or two of cinders in the back. If the weight didn't do the job, the traction would. He only chained up the right rear tire, as it was always the one that spun first. (this was before positraction).

I thought Ford had the first hardtop convertibles...Fairlane Skyliner, the roof of which took up practically the entire trunk. There was a bin in the middle, however. My Mazda MX5 PRHT had exactly the same trunk space with roof up or down -- remarkable. That is NOT the case with the Lexus SC-430 I have now.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/...ble-and-hardtops.htm

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Originally posted by Mogan David:
I thought Ford had the first hardtop convertibles...Fairlane Skyliner,

Peugeot had a couple of models for a number of years in the '30s, and Chrysler had one. WW II interrupted production on both.

Buick called their early hardtops "Hardtop Convertibles" I know it started in 1949 and continued at least to 55 or 56, maybe later.


Industry lore has is that the "hardtop convertible" idea evolved because a Buick executive’s wife loved the look of her convertible but always kept the top up to avoid mussing her hair. Her husband took the story to the office and the result was the convertible that didn’t really convert.

Bill, are you talking about pillarless, fixed, steel hardtops in terms of the Buick?

I did find the Peugeot... marvelous.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H...actable_hardtop_roof

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Originally posted by Mogan David:
Bill, are you talking about pillarless, fixed, steel hardtops in terms of the Buick?

Yes. Our 55 4 dr hardtop was called a Riviera Convertible Hardtop. It had a fixed steel top and no side pillars. Same for the 2 dr convertible hardtop. Buick hardtops were called Rivieras in the mid '50s. I thought my dad was a square for not buying the Century 2 dr hardtop.