A readers’ trip to the drag strip. Tanner Dutton making a pass in his 67 Camaro. It was an 11.5 pass. Not too shabby Tanner.
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Tanners's Camaro at rest. (That is not Tanner in the pic)
ANSWER: Michael. The pressure should drop when you stop, dramatic swings in the gauge could be a problem with the gauge or you need replace your oil sending unit.
Do we love our cars or what?
I recent attended a showing of the latest Transformers movie (“Dark Side of the Moon“) and if you know anything about this series or of the cartoon of years gone by, you’ll know that the main characters are machines that turn in to robots. Most of these are vehicles, cars, trucks, semis and even military aircraft.
The car group included a lot of chevys this time, a Camaro which is one of the main stairs, an Impala and a Corvette (actually a representation of a prototype Corvette). The Corvette transformed into a rollerblading robot – which I thought unfitting of my favorite car.
There is the human hero and of course a hot model as his object of desire.
When the hot model was threatened or in harm’s way you could hear the audience get involved. But when an evil robot was about to execute the Camaro character the audience got really vocal. Kids cried at that images, thinking that the Camaro was about to get wacked, forget about the girl….just don’t hurt the car!!!
Yes we love your cars. Oh and the good cars – the Chevy‘s– saved the world again.
But that’s movies and you can just enjoy it with no lasting harmful effects..unless you are me or maybe it wasn’t me but the subliminal messages. I left wanting a Camaro, but not just any 2012 Camaro, but a yellow with black striped bumble bee Camaro.
It must be subliminal messages, I had the same desire after watching Will Smith zip through the empty streets of New York City in the 2007 Shelby GT500 Mustang in his move ‘I Am Legend’ yes the red with white stripes.
2007 GT500 Mustang
2012 Camaro
You know you want both too!!!
Thanks for reading…and go hug your car!!!
Tim
Let’s jump up 13 years from 1926 to 1939 and see what the numbers look like.
1939 shows Chevy in the lead for production numbers with 577,278 units produced. Ford is about 100k behind at 487,031 (half of what they were producing in 1926). The rest of the makers finished up like this:
Plymouth 423,850
Buick 208,259
Dodge 186,474
Pontiac 144,340
Oldsmobile 137,239
Studebaker 85,834
Also in 1939 Mercury came on the scene with its 239 CID V8 making about 95 hps and hydraulic brakes.
Lincoln-Zephyr only sold 650 pieces.
Part of the Studebaker’s 85k cars were its light pickup truck, the Coupe-Express was powered by the Commander Six, knocking out 90 hps.
1939 Studebaker Coupe Express
Thanks for reading
Tim
From time to time I check out a product that I hear about, in this case, from a repetitive mail from Griot’s garage. This is a catalog of sorts, with a lot of merchandise and everything you need to spruce up your ride.
Thier “Long Lasting Tire Dressing” is the first item I’ve tried.
If you recall I did a review a while back on a tire gel here is the link: ” Like and Don’t Like – Products (Tire Gel) and Tools (Thread Chasers)”
http://wp.me/pKHNM-aJ
Here is my new try:
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Before, notice the off-color
More of the discolor and you can see there isn't must sidewall.
Lots of raised lettering
Raised logo
Coming up application and an opinion.
Are you like me and like numbers and history?
Here are some numbers for car production for 1996.
At the number one spot was Ford with 1,426,612 followed by:
Chevy 547,724
Buick 266,753
Dodge 265,000
Hudson/Essex 227,508
Willys-Overland/Whippet 182,000
Chrysler 135,520
Pontiac/Oakland 133,604
Ford was really knocking out some cars.
Here is a 1926 Willys-Overland Whippet
1926 Essex
In 1926 GM purchased all the shares of Fisher Body Company from the Fisher brothers and build a new building in 1927.
1926 was the first year for Pontiac, is sported a 40 bhp, 187 CID L-head 6.
Thanks for reading
Tim
After removing the seat track I had to remove the seat stops.
There are two and easily removed.
Next I started removing the upholstery wire. These pliers hook inside the wire and separate them for removal.
Removal
Here are the wires removed. They can be reused if you want to straighten them out.
Wires
Mostly removed.
Part way off however one small deal to handle
Thinking I was on the down hill side with the removal of the old upholstery, I ran into……the …..tuck!!! This consisted of a wire running through a cloth sleeve and the wire is attached to the springs with the hog wire.
Top Arrow is the cloth sleeve with the wire running through it. Bottom arrow is the hog wire crimped to the springs underneath.
Basically the tuck is how they separate the bottom of the seat and the cushions edges, which with vinyl that helps keeps you backside in the seat during those high-speed maneuvers.
Ok, this was the learning seat. I was too busy learning to do too much photography so I’ll to more with the back to this seat and the next.
BUT…………………………..here is my very first seat bottom..completed.
More coming up soon.
Thanks for reading
Tim.
There is a lot of emphasis on numbers for production when it comes to collector cars and I get that, who wouldn’t what a low product something or other.
So I got to thinking about production numbers and thought it would be interesting post some up from time to time.
Now in 1902 there weren’t many cars being produced but there were 8 makers.
1. Locomobile 2,750
2. Oldsmobile 2,500
3. Rambler 1,500
4. White 385
5. Knox 250
6. Packard 179
7. Stanley 170
8. Union 60
Knox Truck Circa 1902
Back by popular demand Auto Factoids.
July 12 – The first Checker automobile was produced in 1922.
– It was a merger of sorts between Commonwealth
Motors (making bodies for cab companies as ‘Mogul’) and Morris Markin’s Markin Autobody.
– The engine is a 4 cylinder Buda Model Q with 27 hp.
– 1935 Checker used the Y-8 engine (Lycoming engine) and the Y-6 engine ( a Continental six-cylinder).
– The last Checker autos were produced in 1982 with a 229-cubic-inch (3.8 liter) V-6 engine and automatic 3-speed transmission.
1922 Checker Cab
1982 Checker Cab
July 14 – VW debuts the Karmann Ghia in 1955
– 360,000 coupes and about 80,000 convertibles we made between 1955 and 1974.
– I will own one of these eventually.
1955 Karmann Ghia
1974 VW Karmann Ghia
Thanks for reading.
Tim
I have a co-worker who from time to time has mentioned his Pontiac project and we’ve ‘bench restored’ a few times. But I’d never actually saw this car , nearly a picture. But thanks to our first real rain here in Southern AZ since last year I think, and the fact that we don’t do our monsoon season any other way than “harsh” my co-worker’s (we’ll call him ‘Mike’…’cause that’s actually his name) neighbor had a tree that suffered enough wind damage it and to be taken down. So Mike had to move the car, parked it behind his daily driver. Got up this morning and decied..heck, I’ll drive it to work.
And that’s how I got the pic of the 1949 Pontiac Silver Streak Delivery Van, all original and get this…..his family is the only owner the beauty every had. His grand father purchased it new. More to come on this one but here are some pics.
1949 Pontiac Delivery Van
Back Side of the '49 Silver Streak Delivery Van Pontiac style.
Thanks for reading.
Tim
