[Zmagnette] 1936 Stainless Steel Ford

[dcamp17913 at aol.com]

Hi All,
   Thought you'd like this one.


Doug C







  
  Okay, you gear heads eat your hearts out! Here’s     one for the books. It is somewhere in Arizona.     Look at the license plate.  








    
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
 1936         Stainless Steel Ford 
Compiled         and forwarded by: Phil Masters.Canada. 

        
        
        
        
        
        
          
          
          
          
          
            
            
              
              

                In 1935, officials at Allegheny Ludlum Steel Division and the Ford               Motor Company collaborated on an experiment
              
that               would become a legacy and a tribute to one of the most dynamic               metals ever developed.
Allegheny Ludlum, a pioneer producer of               stainless steel, proposed the idea of creating a stainless steel               car to Ford. 
The               idea took shape in the form of a 1936 Deluxe               Sedan. 
That               car became the centerpiece of a campaign to expose the public to               the new metal and its many uses.
              
              
              

This is               the 1936 Ford Tudor Sedan built for and owned by 
Allegheny               Ludlum Steel. This is 1 of only 4 in existence and 
is the only               one currently in running & in road worthy 
condition.               

The               jaw-dropping beauty offered here is one of that tiny production               run, 
recently               restored by Lon Kruger, one of the world’s best               restorers. 
The               car utilizes the standard 221/85 HP flathead mated to a 3-speed               manual and working Columbia               overdrive, 
and               has been driven just 18 miles since its               restoration. 

The               only privately owned example, it won 2 trophies at the Early V8               Club Auburn 2009 event, 
First               Place at               the 2009 Hershey AACA event and was nominated for the 2009 AACA               Car of the Year.

              
              
              

The car               is in exceptional condition, with the interior and even 
the               frame looking great. All 4 cars each had over 200,000 miles               on
them before they removed them from               service. 

These               cars were built for Allegheny as promotional and 
marketing               projects. The top salesmen each year were given 
the honor of               being able to drive them for one year. The v-8 
engine (max 85               hp) ran like a sewing machine and was               
surprisingly               smooth and quiet. 
 
I thought this was a much better               looking automobile than 
the Ford Thunderbird that visited us               last year. FYI, the car 
was insured (we were told) for the               trip to Louisville via 
covered               trailer for 1.5 million dollars. 


We were               also told that the dies were ruined by stamping 
the               stainless car parts, making these the last of               these cars ever produced. 












    
 
    
 
    
 
    
    
 

    
 
    
 

  
 
  
  
 

  
 
  
  
 

  
 
  
  
 

  
 
  
  
 

  
 
  
 
  
 
  
  
 








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