On Jul 25, 2010, at 5:14 AM, Michael Beacom wrote: > > On Jul 24, 2010, at 10:57 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > >> That is a beautiful car! Well shot. I would prefer a less cluttered >> background but know you have no control over that. >> I am not among the auto cognoscenti, but believe I have seen elements of >> that front end (the grill shape in particular) on other cars since then. The >> Cobra? The rear "fins" remind me of the '58 Pontiac rear treatment, that >> subtle bump up from the main body panel to the top of the rear fender. I >> would be curious to know what those who understand Detroit design evolution >> have to say about this car's place in history. Was it a nice one-off, or did >> it in fact inspire subsequent designs? >> >> stan > > > > Beautiful picture- > > The front of the car said "Avanti" to me. Which came first? > > Cheers > Mike >
The Chrysler Thomas Special was first produced in 1952, long before Avanti. Six were built in all. This car was produced in 1953. I think it's the only one still in existence but not sure. I have to find out by Monday:-). Paul > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
