Hudson

I took a few pictures from the Fall Carlisle show last weekend (October 3). Thought you might like to see them. www.carspace.com/hudsonthedog

QUOTE(capriceman @ Sep 30 2008, 11:31 AM) [snapback]432935[/snapback]dude how old are you? I don't know if your aware of this but there is better things than sex. From reading this thread you sound like you have an issue and its all you constantly think about. its like your stuck at 18 or something. Dude...most of us were 18 at one time...and the rest WILL BE!

QUOTE(Mike The Canadian @ Sep 21 2005, 09:11 PM) [snapback]18078[/snapback]dunno about the ultimate sex vehicle, but my buick is the ultimate blow job vehicle! BENCH SEAT BABY!!!! lol I'll do you one better. My Dodge Aries had a bench seat up front...and they were vinyl for easy cleanup.

I've been told (I haven't heard it first-hand) that the CD has been recorded (or mixed) "too loud" and that the songs are getting clipped. Is this true? Can anyone vouch for it? Has anyone purchased the vinyl version and can talk about the quality there (comparing it to the digital versions)?

Normally there's one or two in each category that bubble right to the top for me. There are NONE in either group. My favorites: COTY: Ford Flex (although I'm leaning more toward the Hyundai Genesis) TOTY: Mercedes-Benz ML Bluetc (but I might be convinced of the merits of the Saturn Vue)

Make sure you connect the car and car company to the story, but yes. It's part of automotive history. Oh, and make sure you have lots of new research, which is entirely possible since it's a local story. Go to the local historical society. I remember doing research on my hometown where there were two "car makers" and finding the original local car registration directory with both cars (each "manufacturer" had one vehicle registered) in it. You'll find great stuff there...and leads on others who have unwritten history passed down from generation to generation in stories. Make sure you get some of those. You'll do great.

Check out this site for the titles and authors of the earlier winners: http://www.autohistory.org/students.html

Richard died in 2000 and he taught right up until he died, I believe. I believe a Junior can enter, but you've got to show them some superior researching skills. The article must be historic in nature; a research paper. You can write from a viewpoint, but you must back it up with great research. And the more unique the information, the better. If you knew someone who, say, worked on the line at Tucker...an interview with that person would make a great basis for a paper. I would love to see someone from this site win this award.

Trust me, he was a great guy. Richard was very interested in automotive history and getting young people involved in it. I was fortunate enough to know him and experience many things through his eyes. A few years back, the board members of the Society were invited to tour a private collection of cars. Richard liked very early automotive history and was excited when this particular collection included an early Mason, a car co-developed by the Duesenberg brothers. When the owner got this Mason running, the look on Richard's face was like a young kid getting just the right toy for Christmas. He marveled at the 90-year old engine running with its exposed valvetrain spraying oil but purring like a kitten. I wish you could have met him. He was a stickler for details and a thorn in the side of many of the officers of SAH. He always made meetings exciting. Great guy and missed by many.

Membership in SAH is NOT necessary.

I was a long-time member of this organization and a friend of the award's namesake. I thought that there was enough talented and intelligent people on this site that they could actually win the award. If you have any questions about the award or the organization sponsoring it, post it here and I'll answer them as best as I can (but I'm not on the awards committee, so sucking up to me won't help your chances). Also, you can visit the Society of Automotive Historians' website at www.autohistory.org. This is directly from the press release: INFORMATION ON THE 2009 STUDENT AWARD: In order to encourage research and writing effort among university students in the area of automotive history, the Society [of Automotive Historians] in 2009 will confer its annual award for the best student paper in the auto history field. The award is named for Richard Scharchburg, the late Professor of History at Kettering University, eminent automotive historian, and past president of the Society of Automotive Historians. Persons submitting papers must be enrolled at educational institutions (upper-class undergraduate or graduate level) at the time of submission. This competition is international in scope, but papers must be in the English language. Papers already published or scheduled for publication will not be accepted. Manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words, and should be double-spaced. An abstract is requested. Judging criteria include clear statement of purpose and testable hypothesis, accuracy and thoroughness of research, originality of the research, documentation, quality and extent of bibliographic resources, and writing style. Diagrams, graphs, or photographs may be included. Submissions may be electronic in Word 1997-2003 format only to the e-mail address below, or if mailed hard copy, five copies to the mailing address below. Possible subjects include but are not limited to historical aspects of automobile companies and their leaders, regulation of the auto industry, financial and economic aspects of the industry, the social effects of the automobile, highway development, environmental matters, and automotive marketing, design, engineering, and safety. A cover letter should be included stating the student’s address, school, program, advisor, and stage in studies. The student should indicate how the paper submitted will relate to his or her professional future. Submissions must be postmarked or e-mail dated by June 10, 2009. All papers submitted will be acknowledged. Upon recommendation of the judges, the winning paper will be considered for publication in the Society’s Automotive History Review. The winner will be notified in late August 2009. The award will consist of a plaque and a cash prize of $500.00. Submissions should be sent to: Robert R. Ebert, PhD, Chair, Student Awards Committee Professor of Economics Baldwin-Wallace College 275 Eastland Road Berea, Oh 44017-2088 e-mail: [email protected]

I once purchased a Jensen-Healey in order to sell it to my old boss...owned it for 7 days. My Suzuki Swift GT has been mine since I purchased it new in March 1992, but I still own the MG Midget I purchased in July 1987.

As much as it was a Hummer rip-off (and GM sued under such claims...and won), the original concept vehicle had some interesting details like minivan-like sliding rear side doors. The "production" version had conventional swinging doors.

I was going to mention the "revival" of Studebaker. AVX Cars became Avanti Motors and started making "new" Avantis based on Firebirds and then Mustangs. In 2003, they showed the Studebaker XUV, a modified Ford truck. Avanti moved from Georgia to Cancun, Mexico, in 2006. Owner of Avanti, Michael Kelly, was accused of $400 Ponzi scheme (the details are from Wikipedia, but I know that this actually happened) and Avanti was involved and therefore shut down. They haven't built any vehicles since 2007.

And the doors (aside from the skins) and windows are from something, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Chinese or Indian companies.

Been there, done that....but it was Studebaker rebadges, not Chevrolet.

This sale comes up every so often. Gullickson has been trying to get rid of this stuff for years. About two years ago, he had it (all of it) up on eBay but it didn't bring the money he expected to get. And I can't imagine it bringing too much because he doesn't own the rights to the name, just the license to use it.

We CANNOT give a temporary waiver to European car just to get them into the US quicker unless you want to give GM and Ford amnesty from the lawsuits that will follow. How many families will sue Ford and GM for not meeting the federal standards when their family member is killed in an accident in these vehicles? Don't think it will happen? My favorite lawsuit was where a woman's family sued Ford for not putting airbags in her 1986 Ford Escort even though she could have ponied up the extra money and bought an airbag-equipped Ford Tempo...or even put on her seatbelt the day she was killed! Yet the courts ruled in her family's favor (atleast the early rulings were in their favor). As for California being given exemptions from the Federal emission standards, I have no problem with that. By allowing California to push for tougher standards, automakers need to work harder than they would normally to improve their vehicles and make them cleaner. As much as they fuss and whine, the automotive industry has done an excellent job of making technologically advanced, clean, and reliable vehicles. Today's cars emit 1% of the pollution that the equivalent vehicle did in 1970! Part of that has to do with the Federal standards and part of that is California's added push since many vehicles are 50-state compliant. And as far as I know, most (if not all) of the diesel Chrysler 300s are built in Graz, Austria, not Bramalea, Ontario.

I'm sure it has never been "common knowledge," but I would assume that many big car enthusiasts (a majority of the people on this site) would know many of these vehicles. And that Mitsubishi Magna was exported to the US and sold as the Diamante.

Well, STEP-father anyway.

Chevrolet Express work vans still use sealed beam lights, as do a number of other commercial vehicles. Except that sealed beam headlights are still in use today. Some bigger trucks The XJ40 in the US had sealed beam headlights until about 1990.

The Morgan Plus 8 was offered in the US until around 2002.

The Mark VI had round headlights, but they were dual, not quad. They were actually quad rectangular headlights. Shadows? In 1889? The Dodge Shadow had rectangular sealed beam headlights, not round.

Good point on the Porsche. I think they had sealed beam headlights until the restyling in 1989, which would mean that 1988 911s would have sealed beam. I can think that the 1985 Jeep CJ7 still had them before the Wrangler was introduced. I'm not sure what year the BMW 6-Series and 7-Series changed, but they had the traditional "style" headlights through 1989 (although they were probably not sealed beam in later years). Some BMW 3-Series may have had sealed beam headlights through 1991 (possibly 1992 on convertibles). Oh! It just hit me! For "mass market" cars, the 2001 (old) Mini had sealed beam headlights! But the Morgan 4/4 STILL has round sealed beam headlights.

I, too, have had that crazy dream. And then I see how little money these ventures make. So little that I've watched a few of them close in the past few years. One of the few "successful" ones are McLellan's in Texas (if you ever need actual sales literature, check them out). For "my" book store (which I'm sure is similar to yours), I'd carry most automotive magazines and all the books. It's so difficult to find a book store (or even a library) with a decent automotive section, especially used book stores. There's usually one shelf of token automotive literature including "The Car Book," a handful of Chilton or Haynes books, and a couple of coffee table picture books. Try finding a book store that carries the magazine Car or the annual Auto Motor und Sport Auto Katalog. Since the Philadelphia region lost THE book store (Gene's Books late of King of Prussia), it's been nearly impossible to find a good local store for any books or magazines. Another interesting automotive insider book is "Where the Suckers Moon" by Randall Rothenberg. It's about the advertising side of the automotive business, specifically about Subaru looking for a new advertising agency in the early 1990s. Great book.