Vintage RV Ads

[floyd]

Originally Posted by Alf S.

Hi: floyd... #2 looks like the front end of a Plymouth Horizon also. I didn't know cars like that could pull the "skin off rice pudding" let alone a trailer!!!
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie

I does a little... But it's a Lynx.
As for towing...Why do you think the poor thing is trying to hide behind that tree??

[frank_a]

Originally Posted by floyd

Odd,I built a 1929 Model "A" 2dr street rod with a 2.3L /5spd.

I bet that's a cool car. I built a t-bucket with a 6.7L small block chevy. After building it, it was easy to see it was way too much motor. It would still be a kick with a 4 cylinder. Not that I'm about to change it...

Frank

[floyd]

Originally Posted by frank_a

I bet that's a cool car. I built a t-bucket with a 6.7L small block chevy. After building it, it was easy to see it was way too much motor. It would still be a kick with a 4 cylinder. Not that I'm about to change it...

Frank

150hp and a 5spd manual trans on a 2000 pound car... it was quicker than most V8s, especially those who's builders thought that an SBC rebuild consisted of a lot of chrome accessories.

[Bob Miller]

Model "A" with a Pinto motor....

That sound like one of the Shay Model "A" replicas that were built by the Shay Company and sold through Ford dealers some years back.

I thought it would be a very cool tv for a Teardrop or even a Hunter Compact, and then I test drove one and discovered why so many of then have low mileage on them. Horrible to drive.... really bad drivers position. A real Model "A" is easier to drive.

[floyd]

Originally Posted by Bob Miller

Model "A" with a Pinto motor....

That sound like one of the Shay Model "A" replicas that were built by the Shay Company and sold through Ford dealers some years back.

I thought it would be a very cool tv for a Teardrop or even a Hunter Compact, and then I test drove one and discovered why so many of then have low mileage on them. Horrible to drive.... really bad drivers position. A real Model "A" is easier to drive.

I designed the chassis on mine with a solid boxed frame built on a jig to match the shape of the original ,a Mustang II frontend and a Fox rear, It was one of the best handling chassis' I have ever driven.
A Shay was a piecemeal pile of junk in comparison, it was full scale from the front to the cowl, then 2/3 scale from the cowl back.the frame was barely cobbled together.
Here's the only photo of it I have on my computer it is in the upper left....
click then click again for a good look.

[Roger C H]

I just learned that the 2014 Ford Escape has a 2.5L 4 with a 6 speed automatic or a 1.6L 4 turbo with a 6 speed automatic.

The 2.5 is tow rated at 1500.
The 1.6 is tow rated at 3500.

Go figure.

http://www.edmunds.com/car-compariso...aratorId=78645

[frank_a]

Originally Posted by floyd

150hp and a 5spd manual trans on a 2000 pound car... it was quicker than most V8s, especially those who's builders thought that an SBC rebuild consisted of a lot of chrome accessories.

I have chrome accessories on my internally built 400hp motor. It's completely exposed & I want it to look nice. My car weighs around 1600#s with me in it, & is geared for acceleration. I'd have a great time racing a ton car with 150hp!

Frank

[MC1]

The vintage Fords are a tow beast with the Pinto power plants!

[floyd]

Originally Posted by Roger C H

I just learned that the 2014 Ford Escape has a 2.5L 4 with a 6 speed automatic or a 1.6L 4 turbo with a 6 speed automatic.

The 2.5 is tow rated at 1500.
The 1.6 is tow rated at 3500.

Go figure.

Compare Vehicles: 2014 Ford vs. 2014 Ford

Not quite right...
It's the 2.0L Eco-Boost which has the 3500# tow rating.
The 1.6L Eco-Boost is rated at 2000#
The 2.5L is still rated at 1500# despite the larger displacement and HP increase.

But we stray from the thread, maybe we should steer back towards the topic... it's a good one.(Sorry for my part!)