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Robert81 Moderator The Flavor Saver Posts: 2,340	Is this TRaK-able? ASK HERE Jul 21, 2008 15:16:10 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Robert81 on Jul 21, 2008 15:16:10 GMT -5 This is a little off topic, When were radial tire introduced?
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Post by RodBurNeR on Jul 21, 2008 16:28:54 GMT -5

Jul 21, 2008 15:16:10 GMT -5 Robert81 said:

This is a little off topic,

When were radial tire introduced?

this may not be totally correct, but i think Michelin invented the radial for NASA or something in the late 1940s.....they were not on automobiles very commonly in that time.....if at all?

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Post by Dub on Jul 21, 2008 18:30:28 GMT -5

When I Googled it, I only found out that Michelin did indeed invent them in 1946. I didn't read what the application was, and they didn't come right out and say when they started using them on cars normally. They did say they had to reengineer suspension systems for these tires because of ride characteristics. Those experiments were conducted "....in the 1960s" using Ford Falcons. I can tell you, in the 60s, my dad had some radial tires on his Ford F1 p/u. They were from the F-100 fighter planes he flew in the Air Force at the time. Apparently they only used them for ONE landing and threw them away!

He told me he had "Kamakaze Driver" in Japanese, spelled mirror image on the front edge of the hood. Oh yeah, this was in Okinawa! 8-)

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Post by HotRodTom on Jul 23, 2008 18:05:36 GMT -5

Jul 21, 2008 18:30:28 GMT -5 Dub said:

... I can tell you, in the 60s, my dad had some radial tires on his Ford F1 p/u. They were from the F-100 fighter planes he flew in the Air Force at the time. Apparently they only used them for ONE landing and threw them away!

That's cuz when them big honking birds came in to land, they were comin' in at around 150 knots ('bout 160 MPH) so the tires would flat-spot upon contact. Bird had to come in at that speed cuz it would stall goin' any slower. 8-)

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Post by Dub on Jul 23, 2008 19:30:07 GMT -5

Jul 23, 2008 18:05:36 GMT -5 HotRodTom said:

That's cuz when them big honking birds came in to land, they were comin' in at around 150 knots ('bout 160 MPH) so the tires would flat-spot upon contact. Bird had to come in at that speed cuz it would stall goin' any slower. 8-)

Ahhhh, now I remember! He said they shaved them first because there was so much tread on them. The "tread" was just a bunch of straight grooves. I asked him if he had any pics but alas, no.

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Post by Dub on Aug 18, 2008 20:33:21 GMT -5

I actually have a Q for a change. I want to know if this body meets the Boss's approval. Its a JF I picked up from my LHS. I am going to use the wires from the new Tudor kit for wheels. I plan on keeping the ingredients all pre-69. I'm concerned because it is following a modern trend.

I'm calling it an "aRt Rod" just to make a bridge between those rodent rods and "art" rods.

If it doesn't fit here, I won't be mad. I'll still build it but if y'all want to see it, you'll have to go over to MCM's forum.

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RodBurNeR TRaKMaster Rev. Mr. Black-dilligaf? Building my stock back up and building models again! Posts: 25,447	Is this TRaK-able? ASK HERE Aug 19, 2008 9:10:52 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RodBurNeR on Aug 19, 2008 9:10:52 GMT -5 hmm, i don't see any pics and your avatar is not showing either.
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Post by RodBurNeR on Aug 19, 2008 9:16:24 GMT -5

Aug 19, 2008 9:14:29 GMT -5 Dub said:

Gotta be something on your end. I'm at work and I can see them fine. I posted this from home last night. Just wait, they will reappear.

could be? so far , i was offline ALL day yesterday and now i can't see a lot of the images here, but i think they are photobucket ? maybe they are doing maintinence...i will get it soon

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RodBurNeR TRaKMaster Rev. Mr. Black-dilligaf? Building my stock back up and building models again! Posts: 25,447	Is this TRaK-able? ASK HERE Aug 19, 2008 9:33:47 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RodBurNeR on Aug 19, 2008 9:33:47 GMT -5 okay....i can see all the pics again. some of the stuff i have seen in old pics is far more "wtf" than that is, i don't see why not.....feel free to show it.
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Post by acres on Aug 29, 2008 13:50:40 GMT -5

I got one 58 Plymouth that i have built as a copy of the moviecar Christine and i wonder if its trakable?? Its no kustom.... The car is placed on a platform that looks like a street and the car is chasing a running man. A kind of diorama...

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Aug 29, 2008 13:50:40 GMT -5 acres said:

I got one 58 Plymouth that i have built as a copy of the moviecar Christine and i wonder if its trakable?? Its no kustom.... The car is placed on a platform that looks like a street and the car is chasing a running man. A kind of diorama...

i love that movie! unfortunately it's "stock" though. i would still like to see photos if you want to PM me? i am sure there are others that would too, which will probably ask also.

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Post by volvo544special65 on Sept 8, 2008 10:50:03 GMT -5

Old drag cars are allowed here as most of us know... But how about a 60s style dragracing VW bug? I mean, that's not exactly the type of car most of us are working on... Still, there was bugs racing on the strips back then too.

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