MORE random pics......

[notfarnow]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cashflyer
[B]Widebody is mostest correctest. My info with the pic says:
"195x VW/Dannenhauser-Straus Cabriolet"


I protest!

http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,grossbild-325435-284998,00.html

http://gutefahrt.com/special.html

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/dic/d.php


Dannenhauser-Straus' were generally more rounded, especially in the rear. Drews are more slab-sided, like the car in your image.

[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by cashflyer
Joe,

I was there in the late 80's, and our group called it "Fort Wegotcha".

Interesting stuff, you say?? One of the challenges of daily mission planning was getting around all the "no-fly" areas on the map where seeeecret things were happening. Some of the areas would move from day to day!

I have to admit that when you first mentioned RAVEN, it threw me. It is a name we did not use, and I think from this new post that I have figured out the problem. By chance, were they Marines?? I remember there were several OV-10s on the flight line, but they belonged to a Marine training detachment stationed on the base.

There may have been some crossover, but I understood that the O-1 and OV-1 were ARMY, the O-2 was Air Force, and the OV-10 was Marine. I believe all of these served similar roles.

Cash, The old pics bring back memories. Do not have much time in the O-2 but love the Bird-dog even though I went down in a couple. The Ravens were a program for FAC's in Laos and Cambodia. They were regular Army and Air Force pukes who were "sheep dipped" then they flew behind the lines where "we were not involved" so to speak.

That part of SE Arizona is a "totally pure" area from an electrical emissions standpoint, so a lot of radar and siglint work is done there. All of the F-117 RCH work was done there as was the drone work. After they got finished with it they said that a bumblebee had a larger RCH than the plane or drone! Finally a good result of our tax dollars at work. We enjoyed working with the SR- birds that came and went. Always landed at night and took off before morning to keep the Soviet satellites from picking them up on the ground. Awsome full AB takeoffs that lit up the area for a long time.

Anyway, fly safe and good talking with you...

JoeA

[cashflyer]

Okay... notfarnow, I relent. I have to admit that the Drews you linked to most closely fit the pic I posted; even having the same door shape. My picture must be mis-labelled, but I will corerct it. (damned air-cooled junkies...)

Joe, You probably know this, but my MOS had me in the 3rd MI at Huachuca. Security clearances and plenty of "indoctrination". Speaking of radar: We spent literally a full week in classes just going over radar array identification. I never would have thought there was that much to it. Luckily, I've forgotten it all. My favorite memory was that one day some guys in suits (NOT mp's!) came and "secured" a soldiers barrack room. He was never seen or heard from again. I may have missed it... what did you say your specialty was?

Doug&Julie, Ford is close, but we all know that it wasn't until sometime after 1945 that the British sought to give control of the company to Ford (who turned the offer down because it thought it would be a waste of money).

And of course it's a 1932 type 12. (unless somebody wants to tell me that this pic is also mislabelled)

Another easy one:

[golfnow]

This is my kind of truck

[widebody911]

1935 Stout Scarab

Originally posted by cashflyer

Another easy one:

[bryanthompson]

That thing is crazy! hard to tell if it is coming or going

[URY914]

Didn't Mr. Drysdale drive one of these? You know when he would go see Uncle Jed and Granny.

[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by cashflyer
Joe, You probably know this, but my MOS had me in the 3rd MI at Huachuca. Security clearances and plenty of "indoctrination". Speaking of radar: We spent literally a full week in classes just going over radar array identification. I never would have thought there was that much to it. Luckily, I've forgotten it all. My favorite memory was that one day some guys in suits (NOT mp's!) came and "secured" a soldiers barrack room. He was never seen or heard from again. I may have missed it... what did you say your specialty was?

Am just a glorified bus driver (pilot) with a extensive electronics background so to say. McDonnell and Boeing special projects for the most part with some other things on the side.

JoeA

[masraum]

this thread kicks azz

[cashflyer]

Ury... what is your pic? An Imperial?
I love the old MoPars, but am not really knowledgeable in the Land Yacht series.

This is not an aftermarket custom; it is a factory concept car for the __________ ?
(no - not the Batmobile)




Yep...The micro-bus looking thing I posted yesterday was a Stout Scarab.
Powered by a flathead Ford V-8; approximately 9 were all that were ever manufactured from 1934 to 1939.

[URY914]

Yep, 1964 Imperial.

[pwd72s]

Dodge Coronet...looks '64ish, so I'll say '63?

[Z-man]

I think it was a concept car for the Dodge Charger. Er, I believe that thing's got a Hemi in it!

Believe it or not, the owner of the Subuaru dealer in my town had the sister concept car to that one - it was the body, but it was white with Orange or Red stripes.

Never thought I'd see another one of those...

-Z-man.

[cashflyer]

Z-man got it. The 1964 Dodge Charger "Roadster Concept". And yes, that things got a Hemi in it. I have seen a few of these on the web, which I found odd since it was never put into production. //www.jalopnik.com/cars/concept-cars/1964-dodge-charger-concept-119299.php

Here's a car that I would absolutely love to own. But with only 114 ever built, owning one is improbable. I would gladly settle for an afternoon of spirited driving, tho! A tight independent suspension accounted for it's ability to beat down the exotic sports cars of the day when racing on twisting road courses.

[notfarnow]

Pegaso?

[cashflyer]

Correct decade, but no.
The 1956 Pegaso Z-103 certainly shares some design cues!

[cashflyer]

Wow... only one attempt to identify!?
The green car posted above is a 1952 Fiat Otto Vu (8V), bodied by Zagato. Of the 114 8Vs produced, some Zagatos were as pictured, and some were "second design" to meet GT racing rules of the day - with higher cabs and a different, 4-headlight front end. And some of the 114 8Vs were bodied by Vignale. So my chances of finding one of the 1st design Zagato 8Vs is pretty slim. So much for that dream, I guess

In that era, Fiat was a pioneer at coupling interesting chassis with unusual powertrains. In the early 1950s Fiat stunned the Italian automotive community with its 2.0-liter V8, an engine built to race.

Maserati, Ferrari and Lancia were highly regarded in auto racing during this period, and it was into this contentious field of Italian carmakers Fiat ventured with the odd and controversial Otto Vu. But The Otto Vu’s aerodynamic shape was the result of extensive wind tunnel testing, which would translate into rewarding returns at the track when it won the Italian Championship in 1954.

The 8V incorporated a 70-degree V design that produced 105 hp. This seems meager by today’s standards, but the 8V performed quite well in a vehicle that weighed just 2000 pounds.

The chassis and suspension provided handling that can only be described as poetry. On tight and twisting roads, the car had no equal. Which is why the Otto Vu proved such a challenge to the Maseratis and Ferraris of the day.

The Otto Vu was Fiat’s sole V8-powered car, and it symbolizes the company’s racing triumph, brief though it was.

Maybe I'll settle for one of these. Plenty of them still available at reasonable prices!

[notfarnow]

Moretti. I remember reading about the low mileage one found in a Fiat dealer's barn. Based on the Fiat 850, no?

[Z-man]

cashflyer: Fiat Dino Spider?

[notfarnow]

damn it... zman got it before I had a chance to change my answer. Should have noticed the wheels.