'Think my '31 Model A Ford 5-window Coupe had some wood. Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] PT-658 > On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Wilton Strickland > <wilt...@nc.rr.com>wrote: > > And steel was in short supply, and they could put that new-fangled plywood > > to good use. > > Wilton > > Hmmm ..... a wood bodied W110 ...... the possibilities. > EdB > ---------------------------------------------- > Some of the early cars had wood frames with steel skins. Our families first > car was a '28 Oakland. It had wood spoke wheels and the doors were wood > frames covered with steel. Although I was only five years old when we got > it, I remember my brother-in-law repairing the wood frame inside the right > side door which had been damaged. The body itself may have been constructed > the same way but the chassis was probably steel since it was a "modern" car > that could be driven 60 mph on the highway on long trips. > http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=1928+oakland+automobile&gbv=2 > The sporty coupe with the cloth top and the rumble seat was the model we > had. The cloth top was "permanent" and couldn't be folded down, but we kids > loved the rumble seat. On Sundays the whole family; six and sometimes > eight; would crowd into the Oakland and go 'way out Grinstead Drive to the > Frozen Custard walk-up drive in for hamburgers, coke, and frozen custard. > We'd roll up the back curtain and often sing while driving along. If teenage > cousin Neil was visiting, he would tell jokes and keep us all in stitches. > Those were the good old days in some respects; simpler times. > Gerry > -------------- next part -------------- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.22/2015 - Release Date: 03/20/09 19:01:00 > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
