Ford Edsel
The Edsel is an automobile marque that was planned, developed, and manufactured by the Ford Motor Company for model years 1958-1960. With the Edsel, Ford had expected to make significant inroads into the market share of both General Motors and Chrysler and close the gap between itself and GM in the domestic American automotive market. Ford invested heavily in a yearlong teaser campaign leading consumers to believe that the Edsel was the car of the future – an expectation it failed to deliver. After it was unveiled to the public, it was considered to be unattractive, overpriced, and overhyped. The Edsel never gained popularity with contemporary American car buyers and sold poorly. The Ford Motor Company lost $250 million on the Edsel's development, manufacturing and marketing.
The very name "Edsel" became a popular symbol for a commercial failure.
1928 Packard 533 Sport Phantom
This vehicle is a Series 533 Phaeton powered by a 288.6 cubic-inch L-head six-cylinder engine rated at 81 horsepower. There is a three-speed manual transmission and there are four-wheel mechanical drum brakes. The wheelbase measures 133 inches.
Some of the front end controls on the Stanley Steamer. The controls for the burner that heats the water is on the front of the car.
THe Suspension. THe Steamer has been upgraded with hydralic brakes. Original equipment were manal. THE car weighs in excess of 5000 pounds so with any hill and any speed even the largest man had a difficult time stopping the car.
The various driver controls of the Steamer. Lots of gauges and controls unfamiliar to operators of combustion powered cars.
Steering wheel and assorted controls.
Arc Headlights on the fornt end.
And the novelty dragon thing.
The dregon thing doing its thing.
Starting it up. Lots of noises.
What 30 Horsepower of steam looks like.
1937 Cord 812 SC Phaeton
powered by an L-head V8 engine with a Schwitzer-Cummins centrifugal supercharger. The engine displaces 288 cubic-inches and is capable of producing 190 horsepower. There is a four-speed preselector manual gearbox with four-wheel hydraulic brakes.
1967 Marcos 1600 GT
Engine manufacturer:
Ford Kent Crossflow 1.6-Litre
Engine type:
spark-ignition 4-stroke
Fuel type:
petrol (gasoline)
Fuel system:
carburetor
Charge system:
naturally aspirated
Valves per cylinder:
2
Additional features:
Weber twin-choke down drought DFM
OHV
Clinders alignment:
Line 4
Displacement:
1599 cm3 / 97.6 cui
Bore:
80.98 mm / 3.188 in
Stroke:
77.62 mm / 3.056 in
Compression ratio:
9.6 : 1
Horsepower gross:
74.5 kW / 101 PS / 100 hp (gross)
/ 5500
Torque gross:
142 Nm / 105 ft-lb
/ 3600
Redline rpm:
6000
Car power to weight ratio net:
84 watt/kg / 38 watt/lb (estimated by a-c)
Car weight to power ratio net:
11.9 kg/kW / 8.8 kg/PS / 19.5 lbs/hp (estimated by a-c)
Fuel capacity:
40 liter / 10.6 U.S. gal / 8.8 imp. gal
1981 DeLoren DMC 12
The engine is a Peugeot-Renault-Volvo (PRV) 2.85 litre V6 which was designed and built under special contract with the DMC Company. These PRV engines were a development of the 2.7 litre V6 in the Renault 30, and were built in the PRV Factory in Douvrin, Northern France. The gearbox, also designed by PRV, was built at the Renault facility near Caen in Normandy. The engines and gearboxes were shipped weekly by sea from the PRV Factories to the DMC Factory.
The underbody and suspension of the DMC-12 were a four-wheel independent suspension, coil springs, and telescopic shock absorbers. The front suspension used double wishbones, while the rear was a multi-link setup. In its original development stages, the car is said to have handled quite well. Design drawings clearly show that the design met NHTSA minimum bumper and headlight heights of the time. Many owners have subsequently replaced or modified the front springs to return the front height to the original design specification.
Steering was rack and pinion, with an overall steering ratio of 14.9:1, giving 2.65 turns lock-to-lock and a 35-foot (11 m) turning circle. DMC-12s were originally fitted with cast alloy wheels, measuring 14 inches (360 mm) in diameter by 6 inches (150 mm) wide on the front and 15 inches (380 mm) in diameter by 8 inches (200 mm) wide on the rear. These were fitted with Goodyear NCT steel-belted radial tires. Because the DeLorean is a rear engine vehicle, the DMC-12 has a 35%–65% front–rear weight distribution.[25]
The DMC-12 features power-assisted disc brakes on all wheels, with 10-inch (250 mm) rotors front and 10.5-inch (270 mm) rear.
MG TC Midget
The TC Midget was the first postwar MG, launched in 1945. It was quite similar to the pre-war TB, sharing the same 1,250 cc (76 cu in) pushrod-OHV engine with a slightly higher compression ratio of 7.4:1 giving 54.5 bhp (40.6 kW) at 5200 rpm. The makers also provided several alternative stages of tuning for "specific purposes".
It was exported to the United States, even though only ever built in right-hand drive. The export version had slightly smaller US specification sealed-beam headlights and larger twin rear lights, as well as turn signals and chrome-plated front and rear bumpers.
The body was approximately 4 inches (100 mm) wider than the TB measured at the rear of the doors to give more cockpit space. The overall car width remained the same resulting in narrower running boards with two tread strips as opposed to the previous three. The tachometer was directly in front of the driver, while the speedometer was on the other side of the dash in front of the passenger.
10,001 TCs were produced, from September 1945 (chassis number TC0251) to Nov. 1949 (chassis number TC10251), more than any previous MG model. It cost £527 on the home market in 1947.
Fuel consumption was 28 mpg-imp (10.1 L/100 km; 23.3 mpg-US). Its 0–60 mph time was 22.7 seconds, a respectable performance at the time.
![1981 DeLoren DMC 12
The engine is a Peugeot-Renault-Volvo (PRV) 2.85 litre V6 which was designed and built under special contract with the DMC Company. These PRV engines were a development of the 2.7 litre V6 in the Renault 30, and were built in the PRV Factory in Douvrin, Northern France. The gearbox, also designed by PRV, was built at the Renault facility near Caen in Normandy. The engines and gearboxes were shipped weekly by sea from the PRV Factories to the DMC Factory.
The underbody and suspension of the DMC-12 were a four-wheel independent suspension, coil springs, and telescopic shock absorbers. The front suspension used double wishbones, while the rear was a multi-link setup. In its original development stages, the car is said to have handled quite well. Design drawings clearly show that the design met NHTSA minimum bumper and headlight heights of the time. Many owners have subsequently replaced or modified the front springs to return the front height to the original design specification.
Steering was rack and pinion, with an overall steering ratio of 14.9:1, giving 2.65 turns lock-to-lock and a 35-foot (11 m) turning circle. DMC-12s were originally fitted with cast alloy wheels, measuring 14 inches (360 mm) in diameter by 6 inches (150 mm) wide on the front and 15 inches (380 mm) in diameter by 8 inches (200 mm) wide on the rear. These were fitted with Goodyear NCT steel-belted radial tires. Because the DeLorean is a rear engine vehicle, the DMC-12 has a 35%–65% front–rear weight distribution.[25]
The DMC-12 features power-assisted disc brakes on all wheels, with 10-inch (250 mm) rotors front and 10.5-inch (270 mm) rear.](photos/5DIII_Images_2016_10_15_074674.jpg)
