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[Jon Haigwood]

May 1954. Interesting intake setup on a Flattie

[Calb56]

Okay, t-bucket from October 1955...way cool. 

Edited November 11, 2022 by Calb56

[Richard Bartrop]

1 hour ago, Calb56 said:

Okay, t-bucket from October 1955...way cool. 

 

I think it's safe to call that one the birth of the fad T.  I like it it more than the Sunset Strip incarnation.

The ads are as interesting as the articles, giving a snapshot of what aftermarket equipment was available, and when.

Here's something from Fiberfab in the July '67 issue that I wasn't aware of.  I guess most people figured their Mustangs looked fine the way they are.

 

[Can-Con]

10 minutes ago, Richard Bartrop said:

I think it's safe to call that one the birth of the fad T.  I like it it more than the Sunset Strip incarnation.

The ads are as interesting as the articles, giving a snapshot of what aftermarket equipment was available, and when.

Here's something from Fiberfab in the July '67 issue that I wasn't aware of.  I guess most people figured their Mustangs looked fine the way they are.

 

Looks like there were a few sold. That stuff's like resin kits though, for all that were sold, maybe 10% actually got built.

I did google it though,,,

https://www.google.com/search?q=fiberfab+mustang+front+end&rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA912CA912&sxsrf=ALiCzsaseZJxxhashUCOf9XA4tBLr8HPfw:1668214243241&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilnoKrtqf7AhUAFFkFHWqrBu4Q_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1455&bih=688&dpr=1.1

[Jon Haigwood]

1 hour ago, Calb56 said:

Okay, t-bucket from October 1955...way cool. 

 

The beginning of the Kookie T also arguably the beginning of the T Bucket. Tommy Ivo built his after getting measurements off this one . Snuck into Norms garage to get them 

[Bills72sj]

1 hour ago, Richard Bartrop said:

I think it's safe to call that one the birth of the fad T.  I like it it more than the Sunset Strip incarnation.

The ads are as interesting as the articles, giving a snapshot of what aftermarket equipment was available, and when.

Here's something from Fiberfab in the July '67 issue that I wasn't aware of.  I guess most people figured their Mustangs looked fine the way they are.

 

That is actually an improvement. Mustangs did not look appealing until 67 IMHO.

[boss 302 mustang]

How are you guys downloading this stuff?  While I can read the mags, I can't seem to download it on my windows 7 laptop.

Edited November 12, 2022 by boss 302 mustang
clarification

[ea0863]

13 minutes ago, Bills72sj said:

That is actually an improvement. Mustangs did not look appealing until 67 IMHO.

I would guess they were going for a bit of the Ford GT prototype look, since these were so famous at the time...

[ea0863]

2 minutes ago, boss 302 mustang said:

How are you guys downloading this stuff?  I can't seem to do it on my windows 7 laptop.

I suspect they are using a Snipping Tool

[Richard Bartrop]

3 minutes ago, boss 302 mustang said:

How are you guys downloading this stuff?  While I can read the mags, I can't seem to do it on my windows 7 laptop.

On your keyboard next to the Scroll lock, should be a key labelled Prnt Scrn, or words to that effect.  Press that, and it'll save your current screen.  In a graphics program (windows Paint will do) hit paste, or ctrl+V.   Crop out the bits you don't want, and save as a JPG or PNG file.

[boss 302 mustang]

5 minutes ago, Richard Bartrop said:

On your keyboard next to the Scroll lock, should be a key labelled Prnt Scrn, or words to that effect.  Press that, and it'll save your current screen.  In a graphics program (windows Paint will do) hit paste, or ctrl+V.   Crop out the bits you don't want, and save as a JPG or PNG file.

Thanks!  I will try that.

[Jon Haigwood]

21 minutes ago, Richard Bartrop said:

On your keyboard next to the Scroll lock, should be a key labelled Prnt Scrn, or words to that effect.  Press that, and it'll save your current screen.  In a graphics program (windows Paint will do) hit paste, or ctrl+V.   Crop out the bits you don't want, and save as a JPG or PNG file.

Yeah that, On my newer laptop I also have to push the "prt sc" and the "window key" (lower left between "fn" and "alt') button at the same time. 

Edited November 12, 2022 by Jon Haigwood

[Calb56]

I'd been at work and ended up just taking screen shots on my phone...

[ea0863]

The January 1949 HRM cover had this one. Inside an article with cutaway drawing and everything needed to scratch build this beauty...

Edited November 12, 2022 by ea0863

[ea0863]

I suspect this HRM article from December 1961 inspired more than one hot rod truck scale model...

[Can-Con]

6 minutes ago, ea0863 said:

I suspect this HRM article from December 1961 inspired more than one hot rod truck scale model...

looks a lot like the Lindberg '32 pickup.

[ea0863]

13 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

looks a lot like the Lindberg '32 pickup.

I totally saw the same thing, although the cab looked a bit different.

[Spex84]

On 11/11/2022 at 7:15 PM, boss 302 mustang said:

How are you guys downloading this stuff?

I use the Firefox browser on a PC. Right click on the black header bar above the magazine page (clicking directly on the image is blocked) and select "Take Screenshot" from the dropdown list.

Or, for Windows users, use the Snip app. Shortcut is Windows key+Shift+S, then draw a box encompassing what you want to screenshot, and then save the resulting image.

I use this all the time to get around websites that would prefer I didn't get my grubby hands on their pixels.

Edited November 13, 2022 by Spex84

[ea0863]

Apparently, there were no rules back then... From HRM October 1949, I present the "burn yourself on the way in and out" roadster...  

[keyser]

Weld a cup holder on them, keeps coffee hot. 

[Oldcarfan27]

15 hours ago, ea0863 said:

Apparently, there were no rules back then... From HRM October 1949, I present the "burn yourself on the way in and out" roadster...  

Besides that, hearing is so overrated. ??

[ea0863]

From HRM September 1965 comes a Simoniz ad with "Casper's Ghost". Just WOW!

Edited November 15, 2022 by ea0863

[ea0863]

HRM October 1948 had an interesting article regarding a channeled 1941 Mercury done by Barris Custom Shop. What a beautiful car. I don't know my "Lead Sled" history very well, but may I assume this was one of the earlier attempts? In any event, I would love to build one of these.

 

[ea0863]

And off in a different direction, HRM October 1949 had an earlier iteration of the Pierson Brothers Salt Flats racer. I have seen diecasts of this vehicle, but don't know if any scale models exist. In any case, it would be fun to build this earlier version in "as raced" condition.

 

Edited November 24, 2022 by ea0863

[ea0863]

HRM June 1950 had just my kind of build - - - crazy engine in a totally incorrect car!  

 

Edited November 24, 2022 by ea0863