There were a lot of car makers in 1908 some of the names you’d recognize like Lincoln, Imperial and Sears (yup that Sears) and some you wouldn’t like Benner, Mier and Browniekar.
The top makers were headed up by Ford with a whopping 10,202 cars produced. (This was the year Ford introduced the Model T.) The rest of the maker looked like this:
Buick – 8,820
Studebaker – 8,132
1908 STUDEBAKER – Model H, 4-cyl., 30 hp
Studebaker Electric
Maxwell – 4,455 – What’s a Maxwell? Well like many cars of this era they look like one another but here’s a pic.
Well once again I attempted to do some “nearly live” postings from the “big show” but my recent move to my own a new domain had some glitches and well my Android phones battery didn’t hold up.
But there were a lot cars and a ton of other sites and activity.
One of which was driving the 2013 5.0 Mustang with 412 hp!!!
So grab the RSS feed or sign up for emails because for the next few blog entries I’m going to ‘expound’ on some of my highlights.
So what is Black, transports a rodent and is worth 4.6 Million Dollars?
That would be a Ford Futura converted to the ‘BATMOBILE’.
It was standing room only when the Batmobile came to the stage. It was very cool to see it in person. Here are some photos. I spared you the picture of the elderly lady running around in a Bat Girl outfit. Some things you just can’t “unsee”.
I loved seeing this car in person. It is a beautiful work of art and sold for 1.1 million dollars.
Enjoy.
You can pop the top off just like my Vette
Great looking Dash!!!
Love the slope in the rear and bright work is amazing.
Notes:
The design was based on the first post-war Delahaye chassis from a 175 S Roadster (chassis number 815023) producing 165 bhp from an engine much larger than the pre-war Delahayes ran – a 4,455 cc naturally aspirated overhead valve inline six cylinder engine with four-speed electro-mechanically actuated Cotal Preselector gearbox, Dubonnet coil spring front suspension, De Dion rear axle with semi-elliptic springs, and four-wheel hydraulic finned alloy drum brakes. The wheelbase was a whopping 116 inches.
This is a repeat – it got lost in the move to the new domain – I had to add it back to the archives so I could refer to it in my up and coming post on Model Cars.
I should throw “collecting” in the title of this blog (but it’s really long enough), because, although it’s about 2.5 months old, I have mentioned collecting a bunch of times. But really that is part of hobby as well.
Of course if I were to list all the cars I’d love collect, it would be fairly long and in reality (my reality) unaffordable..unless you are Jay Leno… I hate that guy. Ok..I don’t hate him…not really..the green-eyed monster made me say that.
Since I’m not as funny as Jay and I have to work for a living….what?…..ok..ok….I’m sure Jay works very hard…I guess…it’s tough reading funny newpaper clips….ok…Sorry Jay, I have “substituted” this alternative method of obtaining the cars I’d love to own.
You all figured it out yet? I’m talking about models, scale diecast replicas. There is an entire industry out there that produces, imports and markets these items. Some of them are extremely well done.
Here are some shots of my collection. I’m concentrating on the Mustangs and Corvettes in the sizes 1/18 or 1/24 scale.
These are a few of Mustangs
And these are a few of the Corvettes.
A Few of the Vettes
Most of these are Danbury Mint and GMP pieces, I do like what they produce, lots of details and they are affordable (around $100.00 each).
Here is a few shots of the 1967 GT 350.
GMP 1967 GT350 Interior
GMP Mustang GT350 Engine compartment
The Franklin mint produces cars, Greenleaf, Motormint, just to name a few.
It’s fun and affordable and they do increase in value. It’s gotten so popular that even the mainstream car magazines like Hemmings (they normally have at least one article in every Motor News edition), Mustang Monthly and Corvette magazine have articles that discuss this portion of the hobby and even rate the quality of individual brands and their offerings.
If you collect already or want to get started drop a comment to this post. Toss in some pic as well.
Every now and then I like to review how the Average Guys’ Car Restoration, Mods and Racing site is doing and since the 2012 is winding down, now’s a good time. This year has been a good one. In just December alone – (specially after moving to the new Domain) we’ve had a excellent response. Here’s some numbers
Monthly Statistics for December 2012
Total Hits
35726
Total Files
19879
Total Pages
25003
Total Visits
8239
That’s not bad for only a couple weeks.
The Facebook companion site is doing well too.
Activity
December
People Who Like This
People Talking About This
2,518
2,714
With 64,134 individuals reached.
So thanks everyone for the viewS and don’t hesitate to drop me a note with your projects or restoration tips.
Sometimes we forget how things evolved when it comes to the functioning of our cars. Sometimes to understand how they work its helpful to go back in time and view how the problem was solved.
Take for instance this 1937 GM film on how to solve cornering.
