Yep ,ran so quiet , you could barely hear it  

Dear Abdul ....^&$#%@#$^(()*&%$#....and I mean that 

What would it need for a saftey?🙄 Are the tires good?😁

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Rims and tires not included !!!

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 lol, had to wait a bit for that one eh Joe.....

Do you have any of the missing chrome??  I am sure that chrome is next to impossible to find !!! 

Unfinished project, as listed:

Might be worth close to $10K, except for two fatal design flaws - the old tires being sold, came off recalled Ford Explorer death traps.

- hard to make a silk purse, out of a pigs ear

- so a 1963 Corvette FI split window or 1969 Hemi Cuda, is not a practical build...with the starting point, offered for $ale

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Firestone Tire Blowout Recall Blows Up, on Ford Explorer

The Firestone tire recall is perhaps the most deadly auto safety crisis in American history. US regulators on 16 October, 2000 have raised the death count to 119 (the death count has steadily risen from 62, later to 88 and 101 deaths reported on 9/20/2000). Experts believe there may be as many as 250 deaths and more than 3000 catastrophic injuries associated with the defective tires. Most of the deaths occur in accidents involving the Ford Explorer which tends to rollover when one of the tires blows out.

In May 2000, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration issued a letter to Ford and Firestone requesting information about the high incidence of tire failure on Ford Explorer vehicles. During July, Ford obtained and analyzed the data on tire failure. The data revealed that 15" ATX and ATX II models and Wilderness AT tires had very high failure rates: the tread peels off. Many of the tires were made at a Decatur, Illinois plant. Worse, when the tires fail the vehicle often rolls over and kills the occupants.

Ford Officials estimate the defect rate is 241 tires per million for 15-Inch ATX and ATX II tires. By contrast Ford says there are no defects in 16 Inch tires per million and only 2.3 incidents per million on other tires.

On August 9 both companies decided on the recall. Ford and Firestone disagreed as to how to break the news. Bridgestone/Firestone officials wanted to read a statement at a joint briefing without answering any questions. Ford strongly disagreed with this strategy and warned of disaster if they refused questions. Ultimately questions were asked, many of them remain unanswered.

Beaumont67SD wrote:

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The possibilities, are endless......and starts with 4 wheels.

-- Edited by Beaumont67SD on Wednesday 15th of June 2016 03:08:28 PM

 

That is a Chevy II / Acadian or what's left of it, bad Acid trip on this build

 

Beaumont67SD wrote:

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Or better yet - build a clone, 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom.

 

-- Edited by Beaumont67SD on Wednesday 15th of June 2016 07:24:51 PM

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 I love the art deco era, Rolls, Bugatti, Chrysler Airflow, Citroen, B.M.W..............

Good News for me ......bad news for all you procrastinators ....project is Sold , Sold , Sold . A happy and excited new owner paid a bit south of the asking price and rolled 'er home .

Fear Not , I parlayed that windfall into another cool project :

 The paint has an interesting "texture " to it ....or as I like to say " patina " ! Wagons are IN as you are well aware , and wouldn't the neighbours be envious as they gaze at this beauty in your drive way every day .  Best Offer takes it !! Don't be disappointed . 

No luck involved TMJ ....while everyone else was looking for "barnfinds " , I was scouring the beach for a "beach find " ...sheer brilliance if I do say so 

^^ You sell the wheels only, for big bucks / then find a another project car (beach special), that's missing wheels...

Love the art deco styling - this ash tray was being scrapped, when local factory implemented a company wide "no smoking policy".

- a good save, from the office lobby 

And it's rare because of the edition or condition? ?? 

TMJ