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Guscha wrote: This thread will inform you of a car whose very existence was a state secret. ........ I would like to start with a question. We always talked about the plant named after Stalin, the car of Stalin,.......did you ever see him sitting in his car? Once upon a time there was ... Gerd, Now that you've baited the line and spread the berley you'd better start hauling in the line because I for one am hooked. Or, if you do, will the full vengeful force of the KGB come crashing down?  
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/o[]o\ ====  Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this?  Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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Guscha wrote: Chapter one - the early years Begs the question, how much did the car now weigh "all up"?
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/o[]o\ ==== Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this? Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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Guscha wrote:.......7 tons (15432.361 lbs)........ Gerd, No bull! An awful lot of avoirdupois there. It goes without saying the suspension is beefed up considerably but what about the tyres? What brand/type/rating did they use to support the extremely large load? And an  question, What is the sports car next to the Limo? Allard?Attach file:  (16.71 KB) (26.91 KB)
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/o[]o\ ==== Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this? Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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Guscha wrote: Yes, the tires!........I meanwhile translated four different sources........Tire tracks of a heroine........Let us start with Yaroslavl, World Cultural Heritage and I augur from you silence ...... relatively unknown........ Gerd, Again the depth of your research is remarkable.  This is compounded by the difficulties, not to mention time and effort you've spent, in the task of translation. And, your doorway to Yaroslavl is another insight into the "Cultural Revolution" to borrow a phrase.
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/o[]o\ ==== Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this? Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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Guscha wrote:......The tires had to be used with a pressure of 2,5 kg/cm? (front) and 3 kg/cm? (rear). Gerd, I grew up at a time when tyre pressures were measured in psi here and that's the one I still use even though Oz converted to Metrics over 30 years ago. So your 2.5 & 3.5 convert to 35 & 50 psi approximately.  to your handy plug in table! The era of "attentive view and a bit of spit..." I did use at one stage in my boyhood for inflation of bicycle tyres too. From the close up pic's of the wheels and tyres it's obvious to see the heavy duty componentry used. Attach file: (22.96 KB)
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/o[]o\ ==== Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this? Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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Guscha wrote:......I believe it grants a preview of the result of Erics speedster project...... Eric, Them's fighting words!    Gerd, Ahhhhh..... The dreaded "Rolls Cunardly"
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/o[]o\ ==== Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this? Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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I've not heard that the Father Divine Duesenberg survived, but I suppose it could be hidden away in some garage in Philadelphia, Duesenbergs have a VERY high survival rate. Brings to mind Mr. Leno's recent "find" of a Duesenberg which some of you may have read about recently.
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Quote: Damn! The secret's out! I figured if Obama's gonna be elected I might as well sport a .50 Cal on the Speedster for "self defense" purposes!
Posted on: 2008/10/29 20:16
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Goscha: I have always have some doubts about the so-called early accomplishments of the manned space program of the Soviet Union, they were faked.
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