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09-13-2012, 01:37 PM | #1 |
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Ford Proving Grounds... 1928
I was cruising youtube this morning and found the above video. Apparently, those Model A Fords are bombing around the Ray Dahlinger built Ford test track which doubled as an airport for Ford execs of the day. Great footage.... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Ford Barn, click here.
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09-13-2012, 03:13 PM | #2 |
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Re: Ford Proving Grounds... 1928
Wonder how many test drivers they lost a week ?
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09-13-2012, 03:33 PM | #3 |
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Nice video,... I do also find some old fun...!! Here is a picture from a " Dirttrack" day in 1930 in Copenhagen DK.. As you can see, they are testing the Cars very hard... |
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Wow, that looks like fun but brutal.
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Something very odd about this photo, almost as if its drawn. Only one face has any detail, of course I guess this could be distortion from the camera, however the wood almost looks cartoony? |
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They drive like that in Jersey all the time...
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09-13-2012, 04:02 PM | #8 |
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Re: Ford Proving Grounds... 1928
Sometimes in those old pictures someone would trace the outlines to make the pics less blury. Especially true for old newspaper photos.
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09-13-2012, 04:10 PM | #9 |
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if it was a 30 tudor ,it would have looked like me out in the Idaho desert chasing rabbits in the 60s Yahoooo
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I have a few old newspaper photos 8x10's that have whiteout backgrounds and enhanced lines, common practice back then. Bob
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Wonder how many test drivers they lost a week ?))quote. How many Camera men did they go threw??? |
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That photo looks like an artist's rendition. Notice how the entrance ramp has a nice low slope of about 15 degrees, and then it suddenly changes to 45. I think if you actually hit that 45-degree section at any speed, you'd wreck the whole structure. And would you get that much lift from the front wheels after all the inertia was absorbed by the impact?
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The structure, albeit a little crude, is rather stout, should easily take an A at a retry good clip. Notice removal of front bumper and bumper braces, so it wouldn't ram the increased angle.
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What exactly is stout about it? The what appear to be 1x1's that its framed out of which the larger lumber is resting on? Look what is supporting the ramp sections, its not stout. |
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09-14-2012, 06:58 AM | #15 |
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Really, Cant see any 1x1"s, how about the 6x6 posts and the 6X8's on the ramps?? Actually looks overbuilt, You don't build much with wood do you??
Plus, the old growth true dimensional wood was way stronger than the nominal dimensional fast growth crap available today! Last edited by Steve Wastler; 09-14-2012 at 07:13 AM. |
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IF they are 6x8s on the ramps which they look more like 4x6s to me, they are not what is supporting the ramps. Look underneath the left side ramp and you will see what is actually supporting the ramp. I may be mistaken, but it doesn't look strong from that point of view, perhaps they are larger than I think. Maybe there are actual stringers I can't see in the picture. And yes, I do a fair amount of working with wood, thanks. |
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What are they doing at the end of the video...fishing out the one that didn't make the curve at the beginning?
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I have yet to see anyone drive anywhere near as daring as that in their A
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Ummm.. You should me drive mine.
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Next moon shot they ought to take an A and drive it on the lunar surface...then leave it for civilization to admire!
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