Earl Marischal Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 A friend sent me this image he’d discovered. I was thinking P51-D body and maybe deuce rails? steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) Yup. P-51 bubbletop...but the top of the bubble is broken. Look at the shapes of the windshield elements, the line of rivets under them, and the lower frame of the bubbletop. But the rails are later than '32. They lack the stamped "reveal" detail of the one-year-only deuce rails, and they appear to be longer. With the non-32 X-member clearly visible, the length, the front crossmember location, and the appearance of the forward ends of the rails, I'd say they're '41-'48 Ford. Edited September 27, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Neat - he ruined a plane AND a car! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Foose did it better... Him, and Jairus: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 The original rat rod…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 17 hours ago, CabDriver said: Foose did it better... Him, and Jairus: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 They just got mixed up, its supposed to aircraft engine with a car body. Like we did before ww2 in britain 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 (edited) The Brooklands Outer circuit speed record holder is an aircraft engined car, the polished aluminium bodied Napier Railton. The car was powered by a Napier Lion W12 engine. The car can currently be seen at the Brooklands Transport Museum. A photo of my scratch built model is in the 'Let's see some scratch built things' thread for anyone to see what the car looks like. Also plenty of pictures of the real car available to see on line. Edited September 29, 2023 by Bugatti Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownlow Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Here’s my take for an aircraft inspired car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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