1 of 4 stainless steel 36 Fords Very cool.

[targa911S]

I believe it's the only one left.
I guess Ford beat Delorean to it a LONG time ago!

[pwd72s]

cool...thanks for the pics.

[Jim Sims]

More than one company was ahead of Delorean (Delorens have a thin skin of stainless steel over fiberglass.) Below is a picture of one of three (?) stainless steel 911's made; I saw this at the Deutsches Museum in Munich along with other interesting items such as the sectioned submarine "U-1" and one of Wholer's fatigue testing machines. Stainless steel is more difficult to deal with when forming and welding mass produced car bodies plus the alloy content (nickel, chrome, etc.) make it expensive - I doubt we'll see it again in a production car.

[pwd72s]

Jim, your pics didn't make it...IIRC Pano did a feature on the stainless 911...done back in the later 60's. Gave all my Panos to Evren along with the car, but 1968???

[targa911S]

You're right. Ford was only able to make 4 cars before the dies gave out. The reason there are only 4.


"This is the 1936 Ford built for and owned by Allegheny LudlumSteel. It was attending our open house and then was featured in a local parade with over 100 of our salaried, hourly and retired employees walking alongside. This is 1 of only 4 in existence and is the only one currently in running & in roadworthy condition. The car is in exceptional condition, with the interior and even the frame looking great. Notice the curvature of the front bumper so allow for access to crank the engine should your starter not work.

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 quite.

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.The only other known excisting Stainless Steel Ford like this was burned in the Ford Rotunda fire years ago. There were a total of (4) of these automobiles built by the Ford Motor Co. in 1936.

More information of the history on these automobiles can be found at
Allegheny Ludlum's website.

[Jim Sims]

[targa911S]

OOH I like that!

[svandamme]

that's lovely, the only 911 in existence that doesn't have rust somewhere

[Aurel]

And that doesn`t need a repaint! Cool.

Aurel

[targa911S]

just a good scouring and you're good to go. I wonder what the weight difference is.

[svandamme]

also easier to gold plate...Steve Wilkinson would love that...

[targa911S]

There is something really sexy about a naked 911. We don't need no stinking paint!

[billybek]

Originally Posted by Jim Sims

You could even say "it glows"...!

[targa911S]

It just proves that the the color is unimportant. It's the lines of this car that we all love.

[Eric 951]

We do alot of work at the AL plants. In addition to the 36, there is also a Lincoln, and a T-Bird made of stainless. As you mentioned, they were always done at the end of the production run, as they would ruin the dies. 3 years ago, ANY employee of AL's Brackenridge plant could sign the cars out and drive them to special events (shows, parades, etc.) I have seen the 36, Lincoln and T-Bird up-close in their mill garage--pretty neat autos.

[john walker's workshop]

there's also a stainless 1931 model A. here's the link. picture copying is disabled on it.

http://idisk.mac.com/forever4/Public/pages/1931stainlesstudor.htm

[JMPRO]

Looks like some one added turn signals to the 36, perhaps not stock on a 36.

[Christien]

Wow, that 911 is sexy as all hell...