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Post by dog on Oct 16, 2013 11:39:09 GMT -6
I had heard of the LASALLE before.but not the other two. (VIKING AND OAKLAND) ******************************************************************************* Who made the FRANKLIN? The company sold about 150,000 cars over the course of more than 30 years in existence. www.pontiacoaklandmuseum.orgI havent been to this yet but there is a museum in Pontiac,IL that might have an Oakland there.
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Post by oldtimer on Oct 16, 2013 15:16:30 GMT -6
That Pontiac museum is worth the trip!
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Post by dumdave on Oct 17, 2013 8:48:21 GMT -6
That Pontiac museum is worth the trip! I would agree with this. It is on the courthouse square just down the street from Bernardi's.
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Post by dog on Oct 18, 2013 12:25:54 GMT -6
Jack Benny was the comedian, and possibly Mel Blanc was the voice? I don't remember the car brand.
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Post by northsider on Oct 18, 2013 12:36:30 GMT -6
1923 maxwell
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Post by dog on Oct 18, 2013 13:07:09 GMT -6
Yup, you guys got it. Jack Benny, his Maxwell and Mel Blanc filled in for the car noises. Many of you may know Mel better for all the great cartoon voices he did. Bugs bunny, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam. I think he did LOTS of cartoon voices. If it was a Loony Toons cartoon, I think Blanc did all the voices.
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Post by dumdave on Oct 22, 2013 10:25:10 GMT -6
Here is the answer to my FRANKIN car question. from Wikp- The Franklin Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in the United States between 1902 and 1934 in Syracuse, New York. Herbert H. Franklin founded the H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company in 1893 and, in 1901, teamed up with engineer John Wilkinson to develop an air-cooled engine. In 1902, the Franklin automobile was introduced. Because he was the primary investor, Franklin assumed control of the company, and named the auto manufacturing division Franklin Automobile Company. As president, he managed the company finances and business administration. Wilkinson was named chief engineer and granted control of the engineering and manufacturing operation.[2] Throughout its history, Franklin was a luxury brand and competed with other upscale automobiles of the day. As such, it fell victim to the Great Depression along with many luxury car manufacturers.[3] The company sold about 150,000 cars over the course of more than 30 years in existence
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2013 12:44:13 GMT -6
Whippet
Devo epitomized nerds
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Post by dumdave on Oct 23, 2013 8:48:28 GMT -6
The Whippets were a imaginary baseball team on "A Prarie Home Companion". (I chose it for my co-ed team that I managed.) What fictional town did the Whippets play for?
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Post by rukidding (towns local troll) on Oct 26, 2013 11:35:18 GMT -6
Edmund Fitzgerald ?
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Post by rukidding (towns local troll) on Oct 26, 2013 11:38:27 GMT -6
I thought that would be to obvious.
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Post by dumdave on Oct 26, 2013 12:19:08 GMT -6
This one is a bit of a riddle: There is a car(many brand NEW cars), in a train, in a ship at the bottom of the sea.(actually Lake Michigan) What am I? In October 1929, the SS Milwaukee, a train ferry went down in Lake Michigan. Inside some of the box cars were new 1929 KISSEL automobiles. Made in Hartford WI. by German Immigrants. They were high end cars and had some very famous owners for that time. Yes I had to do alot of Googling to get this. Good question!
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Post by dog on Oct 26, 2013 16:24:50 GMT -6
Great answer Dave. It is kind of amazing, they were brand new cars that had just left the plant. They were on train cars and getting transported from the factory bound for the dealers. They actually had a ferry (ship) for rail cars across the lake and the cars were on those rail cars when the ship sunk in a storm. Speaking of shipping automobiles on train cars, did you ever see this?
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Post by dumdave on Oct 26, 2013 16:52:00 GMT -6
No I have not. Amazing. Looks like something around 1970. That is a Southern Pacific railroad car. ************************************************************************** I had a good friend lost a Vega at 40k miles. I think they tried to make engine components out of aluminum. (cylinders or the head?)
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Post by dog on Oct 26, 2013 17:03:40 GMT -6
No I have not. Amazing. Looks like something around 1970. That is a Southern Pacific railroad car. ************************************************************************** I had a good friend lost a Vega at 40k miles. I think they tried to make engine components out of aluminum. (cylinders or the head?) Aluminum block and cast iron head if I remember correctly.
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