Showing posts with label 1950's American Classic Cars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1950's American Classic Cars. Show all posts

Friday, 27 August 2010

Silver Ghost Rolls Royce 1907-1926

Silver Ghost 1907-1926


What is your favourite car of all time?


Classic Silver Ghost Rolls Royce 1907-1926


Strictly speaking, there was only one Silver Ghost, the car built up on the 13th chassis, with a silver-painted touring body and sliver-plated fittings and given that name by the company in 1907. Its standard title is the 40/50HP, which denotes the engine type and power rating, however the Silver Ghost nickname refused to die. It was with this car that Rolls Royce's reputation of building "The Best Car In The World" was founded. Built between 1907 and 1925 in England and between 1921 and 1926 in the USA, the 40/50HP was continually improved during its lifetime before its replacement by the new Phantom I model in 1925.


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Thursday, 1 July 2010

1956 Ford Thunderbird

1956 Ford Thunderbird


What is your favourite car of all time?


1956 Ford Thunderbird


Mechanical changes were perhaps more significant than styling revisions for Thunderbird's second season. The most obvious difference was a standard "Continental" exterior-mount spare tyre, which opened up more cargo room in the trunk. Inside, a padded dash and dished steering wheel reflected Ford's efforts on the safety front, together with newly optional seatbelts. Detroit was still engages in a "horsepower war" so the 292 V-8 returned for '56 with 202 bhp, though it now coupled only to the standard three-speed manual transmission, with stick overdrive or Ford-O-Matic you got a new 312-cid Thunderbird special engine offering 215 or 225 horsepower.


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Thank you for reading my guide and I hope you found it interesting!