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Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

Nope, those are auto racks. Three decks for most cars and two decks for pick-ups, vans and tall SUVs.

Cool, thanks.

Other stuff..............from days of old.

Unlikely Ways They Used to Transport Cars by Train - Core77

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Originally Posted by kach22i

Cool, thanks.

Other stuff..............from days of old.

Unlikely Ways They Used to Transport Cars by Train - Core77

Ok, does anyone know why Vegas had louvers on the trunk? I did a search but found nothing. I remember when rail cars were open as we used to see them on the tracks where I grew up on their way from Flint to Canada. I was always told that it was because of kids throwing rocks at them. Hmmm.

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Originally Posted by Oh Haha

Ok, does anyone know why Vegas had louvers on the trunk? I did a search but found nothing. I remember when rail cars were open as we used to see them on the tracks where I grew up on their way from Flint to Canada. I was always told that it was because of kids throwing rocks at them. Hmmm.

I suspect it was a styling clue used to pull in former Corvair owners. Also in that market segment was the VW Beetle which had to be an influence.

This is what I found, looks like they had a function, but perhaps not a critical one.

Chevrolet Vega | Chevy Vega Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia

A revised rear panel on Notchback and Hatchback models had larger single unit taillights and ventilation grills were eliminated from the trunk and hatch lids.

XP-887 Hatchback Coupe clay model
GM studio, September 1968

Chevrolet Corvette XP-819 Rear Engine Concept Car '1964
https://en.wheelsage.org/chevrolet/corvette/xp-819/pictures/i08zl9/


Chevrolet Corvette XP-819 Rear Engine Concept Car '1964
https://zh.wheelsage.org/chevrolet/corvette/xp-819/pictures/ezks05/


https://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2013/05/15/zoras-dream-almost-realized-the-mid-engine-aerovette/



http://www.taringa.net/post/autos-motos/10739569/Chevrolet-corvette-historia-de-una-pasion-1953-1982-parte1.html

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Originally Posted by Oh Haha

I remember when rail cars were open as we used to see them on the tracks where I grew up on their way from Flint to Canada. I was always told that it was because of kids throwing rocks at them. Hmmm.

Kids and other threats. Transients (hobos) would break in and ride inside the autos.
"A major problem left to solve was that the new autorack cars did not provide any protection from theft, vandalism, or from severe weather. Individual railroads began installing mesh side screens and solid panels to their racks to protect the vehicles from impact and debris in the late 1960s, and by the early 1970s new racks were being delivered with these side panels. However, thieves and vagrants could still gain access to the automobiles. In 1973 the first fully enclosed racks with continuous side panels, end doors, and roofs were developed to address this problem."

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Originally Posted by Oh Haha

Ok, does anyone know why Vegas had louvers on the trunk?

So the hookers can breath. Duh.


Otherwise, they suffocate and....

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Ok, does anyone know why Vegas had louvers on the trunk? I did a search but found nothing. I remember when rail cars were open as we used to see them on the tracks where I grew up on their way from Flint to Canada. I was always told that it was because of kids throwing rocks at them. Hmmm.

Studebakers also had them for flow through Ventilation. The grills above the tail lights were vents

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A truck, trucking a truck, trucking a truck, trucking a truck, trucking a truck.

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