I pretty much forgot about this car. It's sitting in the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
"I Like Rostfrei" = I like stainless,
I pretty much forgot about this car. It's sitting in the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
"I Like Rostfrei" = I like stainless,
Last edited by CurtEgerer; 04-08-2011 at 04:32 PM.
'36 Ford Sedan . . .
. . . Long before the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham and the DeLorean became famous for their use of stainless steel, Ford collaborated with Allegheny Ludlum Steel, early pioneer producers of the material, in building six 1936 Ford deluxe 2-door sedans for use as marketing and promotion vehicles . . . nominated for the 2009 AACA Car of the Year . . .
Destroyed the tooling used to press the panels. Heavy, too.
Rick Kreiskott
. . . . check out the Connie!
http://www.fastcoolcars.com/1936-stainless-ford.htm
Rick Kreiskott
They build two, one got destroyed.
Actually, on german roads it was illegal to drive the car.
The mirror-like reflection of sunlight was considered too dangerous for other driver and cars. Only a matt-silver tone was street-legal.
It however was only a show-piece of the steel manufacturing industry and too expensive to build or sell.
Period foto of the 67S. Note interior was red, unlike the Munich museum car.
Last edited by 911T1971; 04-09-2011 at 03:15 AM.
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Then the T.U.V. really wouldn't have liked that perfectly shiny 36 Ford much would they!!!!Originally Posted by 911T1971
They build two, one got destroyed.
Actually, on german roads it was illegal to drive the car.
The mirror-like reflection of sunlight was considered too dangerous for other driver and cars. Only a matt-silver tone was street-legal.
It however was only a show-piece of the steel manufacturing industry and too expensive to build or sell.
Period foto of the 67S. Note interior was red, unlike the Munich museum car.
Wasn't the Porsche left ouside for years to showcase the lack of corrosion of the body?
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Nice to see some more discussion on this car. One of the coolest Porsches ever IMHO.
Some other photos here: http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...read.php?49546
Edmayo, reading the other thread from Carl Bauer, there might be three build... (source: Paul Frère)
Regarding the german MOT i.e TUV, interesting to note they also recommended highly visible colors like Tangerine, Lemon yellow, etc. as passive safety features of a car. (source: Brian Long)
Last edited by 911T1971; 04-09-2011 at 06:11 AM.
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Ed,
I think they did that after they started galvanizing them in '76. I'm pretty sure I have photos of an impact bumper Targa shell sitting around outside.
Wow! I would love to have a stainless tub with fiberglass everything else (doors too) to make up the extra mass.
Good bye mr rust monster!
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I like that "rostfrei" = rust free = stainless. Seems to me we aught to call it rust free steel instead of stainless. Who cares about stains...
Scott H.
1969 Coupe LtWt
1973.5 911T
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