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It's an aerodynamic oddity becasue it's an air compressor?
Thomas Smith began the Smith Model A Motor Compressor Co when he realized how much air compressors were needed in industry, and construction, by rethinking junkyard Model As
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Smith designed a clever system to retrofit a used Model A.
He patented a cylinder head for the car’s 40-horse four-cylinder:
Cylinders one and four burned gasoline, powering the engine as usual;
two and three pumped air into a reservoir tank mounted on the car
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It reminds me of the Dunn-Right compressor, also based on a 4-cylinder 40HP base engine.
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Home [dunnrightinc.com]
Dunn-Right Incorporated Home of the "Volks-Air" Air Compressor Sold Worldwide Since 1987 3672 Abbeville Hwy. Anderson, SC 29624 Voice (864) 296-9316 Fax (864)296-1636 "When it has to be Dunn-Right" Build it Yourself from an Air-Cooled VW Engine. 120 PSI Max Pressure.
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09-17-2022, 03:21 PM
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Brazilian mid-'90s medium-duty Ford F-Series, with the Brazilian-specific aerodynamic cowl. They're a dying breed...
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Maybe the front was lowered/rounded for better visibility?
Still, looks nice
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09-17-2022, 05:54 PM
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One wonders how well it would fit an F-150.
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09-20-2022, 10:05 PM
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The cab is basically the same of a bricknose or OBS F-150 anyway...
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Maybe the front was lowered/rounded for better visibility?
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Not sure if that was taken as a priority at the designing stage, but most likely it was easier to mould. The tilt-cowl is a single-piece fiberglass unit.
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09-23-2022, 01:01 PM
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It never flew. Taxi tests only, and problems with the clutches meant it never made the 1929 race.
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09-24-2022, 10:43 AM
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It never flew. Taxi tests only, and problems with the clutches meant it never made the 1929 race.
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Brilliant concept, ahead of it's time?
Piaggio P.7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_P.7
http://lisa-airplanes.com/en/private...tion/seafoils/
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09-24-2022, 12:20 PM
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My thought was an electric conversion would obviate the clutch problem.
Know anybody that makes R/C models?
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10-03-2022, 02:54 PM
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Re Permalink #1091, JACG posted his banners for the month, which makes this accessible:
justacarguy.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-banners-of-september
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10-04-2022, 01:37 AM
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That looks so strange with the longitudinal leaf-springs, instead of the transverse leaf-springs which were originally fitted to full-size Fords at least until the '40s.
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It makes sense. A traverse spring requires a wishbone or radius rods.
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