1936 Ford Stainless Steel Tudor Deluxe Touring Sedan Model 68-700 on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in Auburn, IN on 5-8-15 at the Early Ford V-8 Foundation & Museum.
We're looking at a 1936 Ford Stainless Steel Tudor Deluxe Touring Sedan Model 68-700.
We’re talking with Josh Conrad who is the Collections Coordinator, and Ron Stauffer who is a Trustee and on the Building Committee for the Museum. Yes that’s right, this car has no paint because it is 1 of 6 original Stainless Steel Cars built by Ford! There are only 4 left that are known to exist.
If you’re interested in seeing this car in person, go to the Early Ford V-8 Foundation & Museum. The Museum is located at 2181 General Doolittle Drive, Auburn, IN 46706. Or go to www.FordV8Foundation.org and view their inventory.
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>>> I remember seeing the S.S. Ford at the Crawford Auto Museum in Cleveland, Ohio somewhere around 35 years ago That car might have been one of many cars that was auctioned off to the general public by the Board of Directors to cover operating expenses somewhere around 25 years ago. Many people who donated their cars were outraged that the cars that they donated, were sold off. There were sidewalk protests and plenty of newspaper / television coverage on this selling off of these cars. The wife of the Founder of this museum who was in her nineties was one of the protetors. Truly a sad day for those who donated valuable cars, and for car people in general. .................................... Jim.
Hi sbc388550, Interesting. Thank you for sharing Jim, Lou
My husband took care of these cars when he was head of security for Allegheny Ludlum Steel (ALS). They had two of the cars in the company's possession - one at the Brackenridge Works in Brackenrige, PA, and one in their Ohio Sales Office. A third car had been donated to the Crawford Air & Auto Museum in Cleveland or Columbus, OH. The car in the video was probably one that ALS had given or sold to the dentist who pioneered the use of stainless in dental work, Dr. VLK in Chicago. My husband spoke to Dr. VLK's wife in the 1980's and she said the car was still in her possession but was going to their son. My husband spoke to her son who insisted it was the only car like it in the world - wrong! My husband also had possession (stored at ALS) enough spare body parts - fenders, doors, hoods, trunks, etc. - for two more cars, or actually for replacements in the event of damage. My guess is that the fellow who restored the car in the video, got it from Dr. VLK's son. There WAS also a 5th car, melted down during WW2 for one of many scrape drives in Tarentum, Brackenrdige and Natrona and Natrona Heights, PA.
ALS also had a 1931 Ford Model A that was located in a barn in a Southern State. One of the ALS salesmen went to see it, but it was in terrible condition. The guy that had it wanted $1 MILLION for it, but it was in such bad shape, my husband said the then President, Bob Bozzone, declined to buy it for even $10 THOUSAND. The guy that had it had even taken a grinder to the left front fender, "... to see if it was really stainless." Originally, there were TWO Model A Stainlss Fords, but during WW2, the company used it and another '36 Tudor Ford to lead scrape drives during WW2. On two seaparate drives, they drove each one into Open Hearth Furnaces to be melted down for the war effort. (Neither furnace was lit or hot, and they took them back out to dismantle them before melting. I'm not certain they drove them IN to the furnaces, or just outside of them which seems more likely.
My husband had one each of the Stainless Cars - the '36, a 1960 Ford T-Bird ("Square Bird") and a 1967 Lincoln convertible, all of which he had fully restore to factory condition. I used to accompany him to verious car shows - Williamsburg, VA, Baltimore, MD, Carlise and York, PA, Jamestown, NY, Cleveland and Columbus, OH, Hartford, and Wallingford, CN and Toronto, Canada.
Sadly, ALS didn't care one bit about their, or the car's history and sold them for greed. Chicago had one of the Lincolns that the Sales Office there let deteriorate from pure neglect; and Wallingford, CN had another T-Bird that an employee vandalized, breaking all the glass and hitting the hoot, trunk & body with a large fire extinguisher.
Hi Debra, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the cars your Husband took care of :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
The skills required to restore this car would be so hard to find. The body work would be so difficult, truly an art. Think about it, no paint and no body fillers to cover the flaws. Just metal worked to absolute perfection and then polished to a mirror finish. Very impressive.
Excellent point. Thank you for viewing and commenting, Lou
actually, those skills are kind of making a comeback. The guys that do the "pointless" dent repair have developed a lot of processes and skills to deal with dents and dings without using filler or even repainting. Glad to see it... I had a modicum of such skill back in the day, taught by old hands how to work the metal... but by the time I gout out in the the job market ... they weren't using that skill much any more, fill it and go was the name of the game. Insurance companies would not pay for the time to do real work, and the metal got to where it was like trying to work on aluminum foil (and less) in many cars, so that did go by the wayside and not having work to do in that vein my emerging skills stagnated, withered and died. I can still do a little but I'm so old now.... anyway the pointless repair guys are really coming along. Some are unbelievable in what they can do without filler and paint to help.
@@tootall5559 The skill to produce them is amazing. I restore old trucks and I try not to use any fillers but metal is not as good as the really old stuff. My collision and paint teacher was in his late seventys early eighties. That was 45 years ago he was a master. But even he said the metal of the late sixtys and seventys was in no way as good. Low carbon content he would say.
@@shackman9566 yes, that was the beginning of the decline However the steel used in the sixties and seventies was way better than the small amount of steel they actually use these days. On my 51 Dodge I used to have, the metal was strong and fairly thick. You could work it all day if need be, then come back and work it again when it got dented again. by the 60's, it wasn't that good, then a little worse in the 70's, then about the 80s there was a really sharp decline in the quality and thickness, let alone the use of plastic more than steel.
@@shackman9566 I knew a guy, he was the upholstery instructor at the school I went to for paint and body. (back then they were still teaching leading) He had to quit doing body work, couldn't stand to be near the bondo dust. However he did restore a shot up old Oldsmobile from the 30's to a 98 concourse number. He'd used a little bit of modern wire way up under that dash and they found it, that's how closely they judge. Anyway, there was no body filler in it, except for one small spot of lead in the roof where the bar came under it, he couldn't get behind it with a dolly or he would have worked that out too. No other filler, except it was said he used as much welding rod as the whole school used learning to gas weld. Never said exactly how much he used or how many tanks of gas he used to get it done. but the damn thing was sure beautiful Somewhere, somehow he got hold of some old Nitro lacquer for it, so even the paint was what it should have been. For a time you could get acrylic lacquer, back then but no nitro. Tell you what about that old nitro though, a guy dragged in a...think it was a 30's Ford, if memory serves. It hat the exhaust coming right straight up out of the hood, and big hole in the roof that was cut out so they could use it for coyote and rabbit hunting on the fly. Anyway, where the paint was still on it, it would still buff up to looking like new. Seems to me there aught to be ways to get that today, surely they could come up with ways to deal with the problems with it. Base coat clear coat sucks, especially for custom work.
I had heard about stainless fords and never thought I would see one like I was there. That is got to be one of the coolest things in the world. DeLorean eat your heart out.
Hi jon lennon. "DeLorean eat your heart out" That's FUNNY :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I worked for Allegheny Ludlum Steel back in the late 70's. I accidentally ran across this car while looking for a 1930's Buick . The guy I talked to was baby sitting it for a time. Later on in Leechburg Pennsylvania at a car show I saw the stainless T-bird. I have yet to see the stainless Lincoln. Each vehicle is absolutely a work of art . The 36 turned up again at a car show in Butler , Pa. as I recall.
Hi Tom Davidson, Thank you for viewing and sharing your memories regard this car :-) Lou
This car is a peace of ART So beautiful because it's so original.
Wow 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅💯
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It also most like DID NOT LOOK LIKE THAT. This thing is highly polished. It's almost chrome.
I'm amazed at the straightness of the body. Keep in mind no block sanding .An no filler or primer. Just straight polished to a mirror finish SS. Absolutely Amazing....
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Beautiful automobile! It’s taken a lot of work to get this car in the condition it’s in now! Wow!
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If I remember rightly, they wrecked the dies making these 6 cars. S/S was not your ordinary panel steel. Beautiful to look at.
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A true work of Art. More people should get to know about this car. Amazing, thank you.
Hi Ross, Thank you for sharing a wonderful comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed it, Lou
What an amazing vehicle, outstanding informational vid Lou. Thanks You!
Happy to read you enjoy this "amazing vehicle" :-) You're welcome gnewb e
This car is amazing!! The stainless steel is so beautiful!! The only thing I can think of that would have made this car even MORE beautiful is if they would have made SOME of the body panels (like the SIDES of the hood), the grille, the bumpers, the trunk lid, and the hubcaps out of BRASS to give the car a TWO-TONES look!!
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Thanks for uploading this Lou, I remember reading an article on the stainless '36s in an Aussie hot rod magazine, Custom Rodder, about forty years ago and have loved them ever since. The '36 model is among my favourite Fords. The only early (by my reckoning anything older than me) Ford I've had so far was a channelled '32 roadster, I'd like one day to build an off road mid thirties sedan, or maybe pick up.
You're welcome bluepov, my pleasure. It was a real treat to see this one and share with you :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you enjoy, Lou
Can you imagine being stuck in traffic behind this car on a sunny day?
Hi Tomaltach O'Fearghail, Blinded By The Light :-) Thank you for viewing and commenting, Lou
it will be cooler than a black car as it reflects all the light, unless it doesn't hv aircond.
I am having a Jaws motorcycle model 1968. I got my motorcycle's petrol tank fully nicklled and most of the other parts nicklled such as the mudguards, wheels, spokes, shocker sleeves. When I took out my Jawa for a ride I could not stand the reflection of sunlight from the petrol tank. I got the nickel of the petrol tank scratched and filled and painted leaf green
The best part is, the driver wears a dark sunglass and smiles at you.
When Allegheny Ludlum was notified that their two Stainless 1960 T-Birds arrived a the Ford Dealer, they were told that the cars, both of which had the same kind of polished, mirror finish, would not pas PA Vehicle Inspection because the State Police checked them and refused to let them on the road. Allegheny Ludlum paid $30,000 Dollars EACH, for the cars to be "sanded" into a matte finish. (My husband had charge of the cars when he was head of AL Security.)
A work of art, I am blown away by its beauty. Thanks for sharing
Hi David, Happy to read you appreciate the design & looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Lou you been pulling some serious looks at some wow cars lately amazing this is striking man o man
Hi Doug, Happy to read you enjoy the selection of cars I'm sharing with you :-) Lou
I was born in 1936, My Dad had 1936 which he used as family car and delivery vehicle for his food store. By taking out the back seat there was all kinds of room for delivering groceries to customers and would haul produce and meats from wholesale markets . He sold it 1950, wish I had kept it.
Hi Joseph, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
LOU I HAVEN'T SEEN A CAR LIKE THIS BEFORE GREAT CAR. SPECIAL. THANKS LOU
Hi Robert, Happy to read this is a car you haven't seen before. I haven't seen another one like it either. You're welcome, Lou
Wow, that is an incredible car. The garbage that is put out today makes you just shake your head when you see these beauties of days gone by.
Hi kermitefrog64
, Happy to receive a "Wow" and read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.
UNREAL. THIS IS ART
Well said :-)
THANKS LOU ,JOSH AND RON WE APPRECIATE THIS BRILLIANT STORY 😎 most likely we just now have got to see this (with all the beautiful details ) beautiful 🤩🤩 story 🤗💚💚💚
HI Budget Audiophile Life-long, My pleasure sharing with you. You're welcome. Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile I AM SUBSCRIBED LOU 👍💚💚💚
Amazing! I never knew that anyone made a car with stainless steel panels.
Thank you for sharing. :)
You're right, it's amazing :-) You're welcome.
DeLorean
@@OffTheBeatenPath_
Was DeLorean an all stainless steel body?
I wonder if this car had a stainless steel
undercarriage?
@@here_we_go_again2571 Not sure exactly.
Absolutely amazing!
Hi Daniel, High praise :-) Lou
There are no compliments good enough to describe this piece of automotive art.
Hi Adam Tereska, High praise for this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Someone call Jay Leno to help find the other missing cars. Lol
Nice :-)
what an absolute beauty, wish one day to go and see that amazing piece of driving art,
thanks for sharing Lou,
Olivier
Hi Olivier Bohmer, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) "Driving art" Well said, Lou
You picked the right word….Unbelievable! The 1936’s were the best looking Fords of that era!
Hi Craig, Happy to read you think this car is "Unbelievable!" too :-) Lou
Great story, Lou! I think this is an innovative old car! Was built long before the Delorean of the eighties!😁😁👍👍🛠️🔧 A true work of automotive art!😁🛠️
Hi Billy, High praise for this "work of automotive art" :-) Lou
One of the most beautiful man-made objects I have ever seen !
Winner :-)
I think the 1936 Ford is one of the best looking low priced cars ever made. If Ford started making one of these, I'd buy one for me and one for my wife.
Hi kmrerk, Happy to read you'd enjoy two Fords :-) Thank you for viewing & sharing, Lou
Wow! That is such a unique and beautiful car! 👍
Hi Mike YQR, Happy to receive a "Wow!" from you :-) Lou
Stunning example of pride in craftsmanship. Truly a lost art these days…
Hi High praise for the craftsmanship of this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Thanks for the great video upload guys
Ford Sued the United States government for bahman their plant and Germany the stopped down from building a quip and to kill Allied troops that a shame that ford is still around
You're welcome Scott H.
Thx for sharing. I've seen at least one of these cars on a couple occasions. But NEVER to this mirror finish condition -- Wow!!
Hi Matt Kustoms Kostumes, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) You're welcome, Lou
Back then the vehicles were not buffed out as much as this example. The cars were driven by company reps and the usual road grime built up, was wiped clean, and sometimes hand buffed if scheduled to appear at a special event. The examples of the 36 and T bird I have seen in public were no more shiney then a typical kitchen sink. However, I have recently seen on the local streets metallic vinyl coated vehicles more reflective the the subject vehicle shown here.
WOW! Totally unbelievably gorgeous!
It's a shiny one for sure :-)
This is truly amazing, never heard of these SS Fords, really stunning!
Happy to share this one is "truly amazing" :-)
Wow! Would never get out of grocery store parking lot! Too many people around aweing that car!! Fantastic!!
Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.
100% amazing
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Super cool. I have a 36 ford but it's just standard steel and crusty old paint. Thanks for sharing. Viva la 36ford.
Hi 13clicks !, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Hope you see many other cars on the Channel you'll enjoy. You're welcome, Lou
This car was talked about in the chapter introduction about corrosion in my materials book. Amazing that this car is 80 years old. Looks great.
Hi MisterBinx, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Thank you for sharing, Lou
thank you for sharing this beauty with us Lou. please try to do a video researching the"LOST" one
Hi William Smith, If I come across the car in my travels, I'll add that to the Channel. Glad you enjoyed this one :-) (I do too), Lou
Not only were there six 1936 stainless steel Fords, there were two 1960 Thunderbirds and three 1967 Lincoln Continental Convertibles. Of the eleven cars, nine remain. In 2010 one of the owners of the 1936 Fords sent it to auction and turned down a $550,000 bid.
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Amazing and Beautiful
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My dad used to bring these cars home all the time. I bet I've ridden in that one. We would take them to car shows. Windex would make them shine like crazy.
Hi Lem Aiko, Fun when you see a car you're familiar with :-) Thank you for sharing. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
I had a beautiful 1936 5 window wish had it back.
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wow beautiful car.
Hi kaiangel7, Glad you like this one :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll comment "wow", Lou
Just WOW!!
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@@loucostabile Done!
well played lou. Thanks
You're welcome Tom.
just about need white cloth gloves - wow what a great car = thanks lou .
HI Ronnie Boucher, You're right about the white gloves. Lou
Looks awesome that is a dream car totally incredible jaw dropping. Nice to see the original Ford engine that car should have feet it kicks so much ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Darrel Holmgren, Agreed that the car looks awesome :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you find many more cars on the Channel that are "jaw dropping", Lou
Amazing mirror car. Excellent work
Glad to read you enjoy this car Synthetic Skull :-)
Anyone notice the little speedo inline gearbox on the firewall? A cable operated gear change device for the Columbia overdrive, so the speedometer would read correctly in direct or overdrive.
Nice attention to detail Fairlane55 :-) Thank you for sharing, Lou
I'm been adding comments to this video and finally came to the point of saying to myself, "These young people simply no very little about "Old cars". Strike the word "cars".
Didn't look at the number of times viewed but I am probably one of the 2% of the viewers that even know what you mean by "Columbia overdrive"..?
That is a very rare and shiny car and i love it
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A work of art
Glad you enjoy this one Don Dressel :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Wow , beautiful.
Hi Ed Williams, Glad to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Lou, here's a tip. Turn off "Image Stabilization" in your camera or phone. It causes the warping and odd image distortion seen throughout the video.
Aside from that, man, what an amazing car!!!
Hi John, You are 100% correct, RUclips asks "would you like to stabilize your video?" and it sounds like a good thing, but it's not. I've learned this earlier in 2016 and on the videos moving forward. Glad you like the car, Lou
Nice!
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Superb craftsmanship too make it in stainless
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Beautiful
Glad you enjoy the looks of this one Dr. Paul McNeil :-) Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
AWESOME video Lou Costabile, for an AWESOME Ford. I've seen some stainless steel/chrome wrapped cars before, but they DO NOT compare to the real thing, it's like they took a high quality kitchen knife set and turned it into a beautiful 36 Ford!
I think it would also look epic if some or all of the panels were BRUSHED stainless steel, so your not distracted by the reflection of it's surroundings. WOW WOW WOW.
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Lou, you got mad skills and I thankyou for the reply back sir. Your friend, Hy kaio🤙👍
Glad we're having fun and enjoying the Channel together :-)
Masterpiece
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@@loucostabile Hi I will definitely subscribe your channel. I'm from India and I've never seen such beautiful cars.
Pretty cool
Hi m lackey, Happy to read you think this car is pretty cool :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
They have one of those in the Crawford Auto Museum in Cleveland. It's been there for 40 years.
Hi Russell Sova, Cool! Thank you for the tip. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
So it's reckoned there's one still out there , that'll one hell of a barn find
Lou, you have the best job!
Hi specs, I'm having fun :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
@@loucostabile always!
That interior was very luxurious!!
Glad you enjoy the interior on this one :-)
The interior was restored to STOCK Ford production line specs. Not one item in the interior of this car is different. Oh! Even tough it was caught and corrected during the filming, the window trim inside the car IS NOT WOOD, it was steel painted on the production line to resemble wood. VERY common practice during that era.
Beautiful, wonder what it was like to meet it on the road with sun out. During this time period Ford also built a car from hemp.
Hi Alan, Thanks for viewing and sharing your thoughts, Lou
Great card great collection good congratulations ❤😂.
High praise :-)
just stunning......
Hi bigrobnz, Happy to read you enjoy seeing this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Another beautiful find Lou. Simply stunning. Word of advise for those handling the outer surface of the car: Cotton or Nitrile gloves should always be worn.
Hi 1hugeturdsundae, Happy to read you enjoy this car, and thank you for sharing a tip. Lou
Sorry for asking 2 years later, but why is that with the gloves? To avoid fingerprints or there is also another reason?
Excelente trabajo en ese veiculo... los felicito.
Hi Leo Mas, Thank you for viewing & sharing. Hope you see many more cars you enjoy, Lou
Lou, this car reminds me of a thunderbird that was also made of stainless steel. It was claimed that because the stainless was heavier, bigger springs had to be installed.
Hi Dale, That would be a fun car to find. Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile I think that the guy was head of US steel. I think that I saw the article in Popular Mechanics way back when.
I'm not much for this era of cars, but this is freaking cool.
Hi Crazywaffle5150, Glad to read you enjoy this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
I believe they did some Model A's as well with stainless. Don't know if it's accurate, but I read somewhere that the dies were ruined in the stamping of the stainless since it's so much "tougher" than mild steel. Simply "gorgeous" car. The inside as much as the outside!!
Hi Pappa Bob, Glad you enjoyed this one and think it's "gorgeous" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Amazing
Glad you found this one as "amazing" :-) I think so too.
Lou Costabile, yeah at first I thought it was a wrap but its way to shiny and back then everything was built with the best quality and craftsmanship unlike today's cars that are made by robots in a factory! I don't like buying any cars past 1989, after that they've become throw away cars, but thanks for this video, things like this are fascinating and brilliant to me!
You're welcome, and my pleasure.
BACK MANY EARS AGO I SAW A PICTURE OF A 1936 FORD ROADSTER BUILT AT THE LONG BEACH CAL PLANT IN ALL ALUMINUM INCLUDING THE ENGINE. I DO NOT REMEMBER IF IT WAS POLISHED ALUMINUM . THE PICTURE WAS IN A BOOK CALLED THE '''20TH CENTURY''' AND THE DATE I SAW IT WAS BACK IN 1954.
Hi richard, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
never heard of this car beautiful on a sunny day must blind everyone
Hi Allen Sanders, Glad you enjoyed this one and I think you're right :-) Lou
Cool
:-)
Seems as though stainless steel cars would be traffic hazards. Their reflectivity blinding people when the sun hit it just right. A building in the St. Louis, Mo. area had to have all the windows on one side of the building replaced with deeply tinted window because the sun from 4 until 6 p.m. blinded summer traffic.
Interesting Bent Nickel. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Lou
I remember hearing a story where the reflection from the windows of a new high rise building was so intense that it melted soft car parts parked on the street. Here is the article www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/london-skyscraper-can-melt-cars-set-buildings-fire-8C11069092
A nice chop
Hi Shaun, Happy to read you enjoy this "nice chop" :-) Lou
OMG!!!! WOW!!!
Hi Kathleen, I like your reaction! Thanks, Lou
Directing instead of listening again, 'Do this, do that..blah-blah...', please Lou, go over this video with a critical eye and try to understand why you don't have a million subs eh. I have mentioned this before on more recent vids, let the people show you and talk about it without your fussiness, the whole show, this one, came off as cold and brittle, keep workin' on it man!
Superb car
Glad you enjoy the car and thank you for the tips.
I got to see one of these at a Museum in Ohio.....They not only had one of these, but two other Stainless cars! Something I am happy I got to see!
That's a Win Win Win :-)
They had a RARE Minerva also! Was a car, but as big as a BUS!
Nice :-)
Glad someone mention the word "bus". Stainless steel covered a large area of the GMC over the road buses such as those owned by Greyhound. Those were common sights on American roadways up until what, the 1990's. This car is on display and was over buffed for that reason only
My.
Ooooh shiny. 😮
Nice :-)
HEAVY
:-)
This 36 Ford model is one of the best looking cars of the 30s, if that's not convincing, try placing a similar black 36 model next to it, convincingly a great aesthetic pleasure.
Hi boson, High praise :-) Lou
Es una hermosura,increible bellisimo
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@@loucostabile saludos desde Argentina y felicitaciones , extraordinario
Beautiful car. If they had been mass produced there would still be at least the bodys left today. Wouldnt mind finding the missing one.
That would be a fun find :-)
There was also a stainless steel Thunderbird made by Allegheny Ludlum. My home town Natrona, Pennsylvania.
Hi Mark K, Hmmm, I did not know that there was a stainless T-Bird. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
WOW....amazing vehicle. I never knew it existed, thanks for sharing. Did it have a heater?
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@@loucostabile I am curious as to when heaters were available, or standard, in American cars...
Only thing different on these "Special Build" model 68 Ford's (1936 model year run, two door sedans, deluxe trim) was the stainless steel body panels. Everything else that made up the vehicles was standard production run. Actually these Ford's were "typical" in that if "someone"could be talked into investing the cost to cover the cost of slowing down the production line to install the special parts the car would be built. The early Shelby Mustangs are an example. Today the vehicles which Ford sells as the GT 500 and "Shelby" only go so far down the production line with the cars built for the general public before being removed from that line and being "Drop Shippened" maybe to another on site production line or a line somewhere else ( another city or state for example).
Very special 👍🌏🇦🇺🐨
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The Budd Company (was to Ford as Fisher Body is to GM) had an aluminum WWI plane and an aluminum T Bird prototype similar to this car..
The plane is in front of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
Hi Arthur F. Scaltrito
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I'm wondering what the polished scoop is behind the fuel pump on this engine. It was not on stock Ford of any year. Does anyone know? Thanks.
Hmmm, not sure Ellie Price.
If they wanna get serious with cleaning and polishing, Stainless steel cleaner in pressurized spray can actually do exist. It's an awesome car !
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You never show for one split second the entire dashboard of ANY of your cars Lou ... please consider that people don't walk around with a microscope and in ALL of your cars it would be so nice to know what it looks like to stand next to it and look at the entire dashboard ... please! You pick out the most fabulous cars, you're extremely personable to your hosts ... now please consider the guys who give you the likes on YT, thanks :)
Hi Emanuel Terzian, I understand your point, however very easy to do on a convertible. not so easy on a coupe. When you sit in them, the wide angle (and you don't want to see what a non wide angle lens give you) give you only so much. Hmmm, unless I sit in the back seat.... I'll try it, Lou
BAD ASS
Nice :-)
I remember car in illinois in a shopping center and the other is a t bird . I think it was in shopping center called Randhearest, it could be misspelled name !
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Que HERMOSURA Es uno de los modelos Ford mas bonitos Papa tenia un fordoor; increiblemente con Philco radio y funcionaba , Lo unico que le modifique fueron los frenos Le adapte frenos hidraulicos y se le terminaron los problemas del poco freno .
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classic
Well said :-)
Was the motor stainless also ? These were great cars . My 1st was. 37 with 85 hp.. They offered them with a 60 hp engine . The 85 hp. Was a fast car . Mine would stay with a 57 Chev in the quarter mile .built a lot like a jeep . King pin front end , line the front end once and forget it. Spring steel bumpers , and some spring in the body . Wooden floor boards that any kid could replace . The down side was : mechanical brakes never in adjustment , had to lite a match to see if head lites were on , exhaust heater did not give off much heat , windshield wipers not good . But I loved that car most of them ended up in the junk yard , because that was the only way to destroy it. I still have the owners manual . Midget race drivers liked to get the 60 hp motors . I heard some of the 60 hps. Were made os stainless , which made them faster , i guess less resistance ? I don’t know if that part is true , I never saw one . The story said that they were short of cast iron, and had stainless so they made some to keep the line moving . Do you know about that ? The last time i saw mine ,it was in the bone yard with another car setting on top . It was still in better shape than the one I replaced it with . I drove it off a 10 ft bank and through a cornfield once , it didnt knock it out of alignment. A guy in a 57 chev pulled into the side of it and ran away . As I chased him I saw his fender opened like a can opener and waving at me . I thought it tore side off of mine because of the noise it made of shredding metal ,but it didn't even hurt it, because the bumper dit it’s job and didn’t scratch the chrome . But I couldn’t catch him to teach him a drivers lesson . Just as well . What a great car !!!
Motor did not appear to be stainless steel. Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts.