Harry P. Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Remember, don't post any hints or answers here. PM me with year, make, and model. The answer: 1959-65 Hongqi CA72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 This one will be easy as soon as I can remember which manufacturer introduced the revolutionary advanced concrete brake system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) This one will be easy as soon as I can remember which manufacturer introduced the revolutionary advanced concrete brake system. that was only the "parking brake". they may have upgraded to the granite parking brake but that is easily mistaken for the salt block parking brake. Edited April 20, 2015 by blunc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Never take your brakes for granite. I understand one optional braking system available in this model was a bucket of nails in front of each tire, under the car. In the event a panic-stop was required, a system of cables and pulleys would dump the nails, flattening the tires, and slowing the car dramatically. The drawback found during extensive testing was that the system only worked once, and was expensive and time-consuming to maintain if used frequently. Edited April 21, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Never take your brakes for granite. I understand one optional braking system available in this model was a bucket of nails in front of each tire, under the car. In the event a panic-stop was required, a system of cables and pulleys would dump the nails, flattening the tires, and slowing the car dramatically. The drawback found during extensive testing was that the system only worked once, and was expensive and time-consuming to maintain if used frequently. nicely played sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 This week's car is a 1959-65 Hongqi CA72 (with the ultr-rare optional all-terrain parking brake system)... And seeing as how it looks like the car is actually on a street that's sloping uphill, the fact that the front wheels are locked to keep the car from rolling is even more amazing... Who got it right: PowerPlant dw1603 Badluck 13 dimaxion Zandmann blunc carsntrucks4you Ace-Garageguy Frank jaymcminn otherunicorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 At first, I thought it was a Rambler, but the grille was upside down... Then I started searching for a GAZ, but then I just quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 This week's car is a 1959-65 Hongqi CA72 (with the ultr-rare optional all-terrain parking brake system)... And seeing as how it looks like the car is actually on a street that's sloping uphill, the fact that the front wheels are locked to keep the car from rolling is even more amazing... Who got it right: PowerPlant dw1603 Badluck 13 dimaxion Zandmann blunc carsntrucks4you Ace-Garageguy Frank jaymcminn otherunicorn Harry, I think the car is without it's engine. That gives the impression it's going uphill. The little that appears of the curb, shows it's going downhill. The same optical illusion that makes people think a car is being pushed by ghosts uphill in San Antonio Texas, at the railroad crossing, where according to the legend a train hit a buss full of children. Now the children's ghosts "push" the cars uphill from the tracks to prevent they from being hit also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badluck 13 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Here's a much nicer version I found while doing a search and this one has a "motor" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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