Ah, J.C. Whitney. They were at the intersection of Archer Avenue and State Street in Chicago. When I was fifteen years old, I used to wander their showroom for hours. They had a display engine: a 312 Ford with six deuces. I loved the look, but I was already smart enough to know that it was a collector's item rather than a viable powerplant.. When I finally saved up enough money I bought a new chrome grille for my '34 For. I put a '60 Pontiac NASCAR engine in it. It had the high rise aluminum manifold and a Malcolm McKellar number 7 camshaft. I had that sucker running before I was old enough to drive, so I drove it anyway -- with a wire tied to the carburetor so I could work the throttle. Good times in old Chicago town. Paul On Jun 13, 2007, at 7:51 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
> Yep also called the Phony Phord. J. C. Whitney's used to sell the > kits. > > John Francis wrote: >> Ever seen one of these? >> >> http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0722 >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 09:09:33PM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Ken. I bet it's a real hoot to drive, as long as you don't >>> try to turn a corner on a bumpy road. Did you ever have a VW >>> wheel tuck in on you in a turn? Things get ugly in a hurry. >>> Paul >>> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >>> From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>>> Nice capture Paul. >>>> The passenger's face seems to mirror the cars happy-go-lucky >>>> stance. >>>> >>>> Kenneth Waller >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Subject: PESO: Hot VW >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> To continue the V-dub theme: >>>>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4834201&size=lg >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >> > > > -- > All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is > a dog. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
