The Ford Barn

ericr · 11-22-2018, 01:22 PM

can anyone id this car found in a shipwreck in Lake Huron:

http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BBPZhrf?ocid=se

Curtis in MA · 11-22-2018, 02:11 PM

It say's 1927 Chevy coupe at the 1:15 mark

Chuck Dempsey · 11-22-2018, 02:41 PM

Interesting that the ship sank so evenly.... thanks for sharing!

CHuDWah · 11-22-2018, 02:42 PM

Google Manasoo, the ship's name - lots of info.

Briefly, the ship's name had been changed sometime in its history - it's an old sailors' superstition that's bad luck. Wallace, the car's owner, also was transporting 100+ head of cattle. The ship got hit by a storm and sank - apparently the weight of the cattle also contributed to the sinking. Only Wallace, the captain, and three sailors survived - sixteen humans and all the cattle did not.

Synchro909 · 11-22-2018, 04:05 PM

Now there's a restoration challenge!

jhowes · 11-23-2018, 09:37 AM

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ericr; I can not bring up the picture everyone is referring to. Jack

Curtis in MA · 11-23-2018, 09:54 AM

Cut and paste url. Link doesn't work.

George Miller · 11-23-2018, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericr

can anyone id this car found in a shipwreck in Lake Huron:

http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BBPZhrf?ocid=se

Was it close to Alpena Mich. Lots of ship wrecks close to there.

Brad in Germany · 11-23-2018, 11:13 PM

Here are two photos of the car (a 1927 Chevrolet according to the video):

Brad in Maryland

DHZIEMAN · 11-25-2018, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericr

can anyone id this car found in a shipwreck in Lake Huron:

http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BBPZhrf?ocid=se

Found another article on the same ship and it states "Divers Find a 1927 Chevrolet Coupe in a Lake Huron Shipwreck"

1ton · 11-25-2018, 02:22 PM

ran when parked

Purdy Swoft · 11-25-2018, 03:04 PM

If it was a model A it could probably be made to run again . Several years ago , I remember a story in one of the national club mags about a model A that was raised from a lake out west after many years and made to run again. I think it was a cabriolet and looked to be in very bad shape .

40 Deluxe · 11-25-2018, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purdy Swoft

If it was a model A it could probably be made to run again . Several years ago , I remember a story in one of the national club mags about a model A that was raised from a lake out west after many years and made to run again. I think it was a cabriolet and looked to be in very bad shape .

All you need to make it run again is to make sure the original radiator cap is good. Then you jack up the radiator cap and replace everything underneath it!

31Cabriolet68-C · 11-25-2018, 05:31 PM

They've pulled up a bunch of WWII Warbirds from the Great Lakes (it's fresh, cold, and deep...).
And over the years some of them (I'm fairly sure) have been fully restored and actually flown...
But no Chevys so far.

updraught · 11-25-2018, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 31Cabriolet68-C

They've pulled up a bunch of WWII Warbirds from the Great Lakes (it's fresh, cold, and deep...).
And over the years some of them (I'm fairly sure) have been fully restored and actually flown...
But no Chevys so far.

Members of the Dutch airforce flew bombing raids from our northern shores during WWII.
I grew up with stories of the holes shot thru them where daylight could be seen as they flew over. Maybe those rust hole ridden old planes can still fly

packrat5 · 11-25-2018, 06:42 PM

Sorry about contributing to the hi-jacking of this post but, There are lots of old planes in the G-lakes, and for years they periodically get pulled out. But recently the last couple have been ravaged by Zebra mussels, and it's feared there won't be much left, if anything, to salvage in coming years.

cowtown · 11-27-2018, 07:07 PM

I remember reading somewhere that there was a ship that went down with a whole load of Model Ts somewhere in the Great Lakes after loading in Detroit. Might have been in Old Cars Weekly several years ago.

cowtown · 11-27-2018, 07:22 PM

Also there is a ship in Lake Michigan with 268 New Nash automobiles aboard. They were on the US Senator. You can google it.

11-22-2018, 01:22 PM	#1
ericr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,542	1920s Car Found in lake Huron can anyone id this car found in a shipwreck in Lake Huron: http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BBPZhrf?ocid=se

11-22-2018, 02:11 PM	#2
Curtis in MA Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Leicester, MA Posts: 296	Re: 1920s Car Found in lake Huron It say's 1927 Chevy coupe at the 1:15 mark

11-22-2018, 02:41 PM	#3
Chuck Dempsey Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waynesville, NC Posts: 785	Re: 1920s Car Found in lake Huron Interesting that the ship sank so evenly.... thanks for sharing!

11-22-2018, 02:42 PM	#4
CHuDWah Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Kritter Krick, Flaw-duh Posts: 1,158	Re: 1920s Car Found in lake Huron Google Manasoo, the ship's name - lots of info. Briefly, the ship's name had been changed sometime in its history - it's an old sailors' superstition that's bad luck. Wallace, the car's owner, also was transporting 100+ head of cattle. The ship got hit by a storm and sank - apparently the weight of the cattle also contributed to the sinking. Only Wallace, the captain, and three sailors survived - sixteen humans and all the cattle did not.

11-22-2018, 04:05 PM	#5
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: 1920s Car Found in lake Huron Now there's a restoration challenge! __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

11-23-2018, 09:37 AM	#6
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11-23-2018, 09:54 AM	#7
Curtis in MA Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Leicester, MA Posts: 296	Re: 1920s Car Found in lake Huron Cut and paste url. Link doesn't work.

11-25-2018, 02:22 PM	#11
1ton Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: North Aurora,Il. Posts: 154	Re: 1920s Car Found in lake Huron ran when parked

11-25-2018, 03:04 PM	#12
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: 1920s Car Found in lake Huron If it was a model A it could probably be made to run again . Several years ago , I remember a story in one of the national club mags about a model A that was raised from a lake out west after many years and made to run again. I think it was a cabriolet and looked to be in very bad shape .

11-25-2018, 05:31 PM	#14
31Cabriolet68-C Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 140	Re: 1920s Car Found in lake Huron They've pulled up a bunch of WWII Warbirds from the Great Lakes (it's fresh, cold, and deep...). And over the years some of them (I'm fairly sure) have been fully restored and actually flown... But no Chevys so far.

11-25-2018, 06:42 PM	#16
packrat5 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 301	Re: 1920s Car Found in lake Huron Sorry about contributing to the hi-jacking of this post but, There are lots of old planes in the G-lakes, and for years they periodically get pulled out. But recently the last couple have been ravaged by Zebra mussels, and it's feared there won't be much left, if anything, to salvage in coming years. Last edited by packrat5; 11-25-2018 at 06:49 PM.

11-27-2018, 07:07 PM	#17
cowtown Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Montana Posts: 185	Re: 1920s Car Found in lake Huron I remember reading somewhere that there was a ship that went down with a whole load of Model Ts somewhere in the Great Lakes after loading in Detroit. Might have been in Old Cars Weekly several years ago.

11-27-2018, 07:22 PM	#18
cowtown Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Montana Posts: 185	Re: 1920s Car Found in lake Huron Also there is a ship in Lake Michigan with 268 New Nash automobiles aboard. They were on the US Senator. You can google it.