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Old 08-12-2005, 09:08 PM
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Talking Earl (Ensteel)...amateur car collector.

Ha, ha....just sorta' kidding old buddy. However.......

From the front page of our bastion of printed liberalism, the Baltimore Sun, comes the following amazing story that I'll paraphrase.

Leonard McGrady of Aberdeen, MD has 80.....EIGHTY!
Nash Healys in a barn on his estate. (What'n hay-ill's a Nash Healy you of lesser years may ask). It was a collaboration in the early 50s between Nash Motors (USA) & Healy Motor Co. (UK) to build a competitive racer for the European circuit. One actually placed forth at LeMans amongst Ferraris, Benzes & other exotica.
Nash later hired Pinin Farina to design a two-seater body as a promotional toy to lure droolers to Nash showrooms. (Sound familiar?). This toy had a price tag of around $6,000 (about half a mil in today's flimsy bucks), & could be considered the first true "modern" American sports car, unless "Mad Man" Muntz's "Jet" somehow qualifys.
Anyway, Mr. McGrady has traveled the earth for around 35 years to satisfy his obsession. Only 604 of these cars were built, & by my loose calculations, he has around 16% of them. To equal this percentage, Earl will have to purchase around 4,790 more SVXen to claim the record.
Get busy, Earl.

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PS - One of Mr. McGrady's babys, a mint silver one now worth $100,000, will be featured on a new postage stamp to be issued August 20.
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Old 08-12-2005, 09:25 PM
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Here are a couple of images I pirated from the archives of Rippemoff Industries
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File Type: jpg 1952nash-healey.jpg (29.4 KB, 196 views)
File Type: jpg 1953-Nash-Healey-g-fa-le.jpg (313.3 KB, 162 views)
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Old 08-14-2005, 08:06 AM
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Is that the one with the sliding doors?
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Old 08-14-2005, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron Mummert
Ha, ha....just sorta' kidding old buddy. However.......

Anyway, Mr. McGrady has traveled the earth for around 35 years to satisfy his obsession. Only 604 of these cars were built, & by my loose calculations, he has around 16% of them. To equal this percentage, Earl will have to purchase around 4,790 more SVXen to claim the record.
Get busy, Earl.

Ron (No, Earl - mine's NOT for sale).

PS - One of Mr. McGrady's babys, a mint silver one now worth $100,000, will be featured on a new postage stamp to be issued August 20.

I guess I had better "GET BUSY". Thanks for putting that into perspective.

I do however have 3% of the 93 Silver AE produced.
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Old 08-14-2005, 02:02 PM
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Old 08-14-2005, 02:55 PM
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Anyone who owns 10 SVX'S is a collector in my book!
I would have to agree with you on that one.
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Old 08-14-2005, 07:30 PM
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Is that the one with the sliding doors?


No. The siding door car was the fiberglass bodied '54 Kaiser Darrin DKF-161, from Henry J. Kaiser of Jeep fame. The door looks to be about two feet wide, & slid into the front fender. The grill was copied by Subaru, & can now be seen on the new Tribeca.

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No. The siding door car was the fiberglass bodied '54 Kaiser Darrin DKF-161, from Henry J. Kaiser of Jeep fame. The door looks to be about two feet wide, & slid into the front fender. The grill was copied by Subaru, & can now be seen on the new Tribeca.

Ron (Ya' gotta be old to remember this s**t).
Funny, Ron. I DON'T remember this....... - of course, I AM younger than you are
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Old 08-14-2005, 09:07 PM
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Here is a link to the kaiser Darin, with the doors sliding forward into the front fender.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...l%3Den%26lr%3D

But for a car with odd doors, a favorite has got to be the BMW Z1, whose doors dropped downward. Built in the late 80s-early 90s

http://www.bmworg.ru/models/roadster/z1.php
http://www.autodrome-cannes.com/bmw_z1_90_black.htm
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Old 08-15-2005, 04:58 AM
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Let's not forget that Boston Blackie (famous radio and 50's TV private eye) drove a Kaiser Darrin.
It seems that all the heros have to drive cool cars. Magnum drove a Ferarri, The boys on 77 Sunset Strip drove a T-bird, Steve McQueen drove the hopped up Mustang (Bullit), and of course James Bond drove a tricked out Aston Martins. Even Adam Wade (Batman) had a George Barris customized '59 Buick (Batmobile).

The only hero who did not have a cool car was Superman. He just flew on his own.
Linda Carter (Wonder Woman) had an invisible airplane, but she still drove young guys wild with her 'star-spangled' outfit.
In fact, at the last SVX meet, Ron was saying how he always wanted to be tied up by her golden lasso. What do you expect from a guy who has a box-o-vino for a rear spoiler.
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In fact, at the last SVX meet, Ron was saying how he always wanted to be tied up by her golden lasso. What do you expect from a guy who has a box-o-vino for a rear spoiler. [/QUOTE]


Actually it was Lynda Carter's tribute to the '54 Cadillac....Dagmars < < that was of particular interest to me. Just making a point or two.

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WHO is that ?????
It's sad when senility sets in at such a young age. tsk tsk!

I'll help your failing synapses.... '50's TV (Remember black 'n white?)
Blond "personality" who made rounds on various variety shows displaying her uh...points of view. That's why them chrome Caddy protuberances were called...oh, never mind. Time for your nap.

Ron (Always of sharp wit and....uh,.... what was the question?).
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