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Ran across a referenc to a DVD called "Yank Tanks" in a car
magazine the other day. It's kinda a documentary, filmed in Cuba, in Spanish, with English sub-titles. It seems that when Castro took over there were about 150,000 American vehicles in Cuba. Supposedly most of them are still on the road. This documents how they are kept on the road. Small shops hand make replacement parts from sheet metal. One guy mixes brake pads. Another uses chain link fence as welding rod. If you're any sort of a car guy, and like old cars, I think you'll really like this. Some of those old cars look like they just rolled out of the show room. Of course with a tractor engine replacement doesn't sound quite the same. LOL I'm not associated with the DVD, just got one, and think it' great. Do a search on Amazon using Yank Tanks. JOAT Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam. (I have a catapult. Give me all your money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head.) |
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On Apr 6, 7:27 pm, "Swingman" wrote:
"J T" wrote in message Ran across a referenc to a DVD called "Yank Tanks" in a car magazine the other day. It's kinda a documentary, filmed in Cuba, in Spanish, with English sub-titles. It seems that when Castro took over there were about 150,000 American vehicles in Cuba. Supposedly most of them are still on the road. On that same note ... when I first visited New Zealand in the early 60's I was surprised to see what looked like old cars from the 30's, 40's and early 50's were in use. Apparently all the tool and dies from these old models were still being used, to make "new" cars. Pretty neat to see. --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 2/20/07 Also more recently in Brazil, and other So American countries. Someone told me the countries buy the dies, etc. from Ford or GM, and then produce the cars locally, using a lot of local parts. I still see a lot of VW Bugs and vans in Brazil. New car - old design. Anyone know of other countries that do this? |
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rich wrote:
New car - old design. Anyone know of other countries that do this? India makes 50's and 60's British motorbikes. JJ |
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"J T" wrote in message Ran across a referenc to a DVD called "Yank Tanks" in a car magazine the other day. It's kinda a documentary, filmed in Cuba, in Spanish, with English sub-titles. It seems that when Castro took over there were about 150,000 American vehicles in Cuba. Supposedly most of them are still on the road. On that same note ... when I first visited New Zealand in the early 60's I was surprised to see what looked like old cars from the 30's, 40's and early 50's were in use. Apparently all the tool and dies from these old models were still being used, to make "new" cars. Pretty neat to see. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 2/20/07 |
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jeremy opin'd thus:
rich wrote: New car - old design. Anyone know of other countries that do this? India makes 50's and 60's British motorbikes. And Russia makes 40s BMW copies; with sidecars. http://www.imz-ural.com/ I'd like one with two-wheel drive for winter commuting. -- He who laughs last thinks slowest |
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JT - I saw that special on the HD channel. It was great, and I was
surprised to see how those guys had "specialized" over the years. What in the world did that guy make those brake shoes from? Robert |
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On Apr 6, 7:55�pm, "rich" wrote:
On Apr 6, 7:27 pm, "Swingman" wrote: "J T" wrote in message * * *Ran across a referenc to a DVD called "Yank Tanks" in a car magazine the other day. *It's kinda a documentary, filmed in Cuba, in Spanish, with English sub-titles. *It seems that when Castro took over there were about 150,000 American vehicles in Cuba. *Supposedly most of them are still on the road. On that same note ... when I first visited New Zealand in the early 60's I was surprised to see what looked like old cars from the 30's, 40's and early 50's were in use. Apparently all the tool and dies from these old models were still being used, to make "new" cars. Pretty neat to see. --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 2/20/07 Also more recently in Brazil, and other So American countries. Someone told me the countries buy the dies, etc. from Ford or GM, and then produce the cars locally, using a lot of local parts. *I still see a lot of VW Bugs and vans in Brazil. *New car - old design. Anyone know of other countries that do this?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - They should ship those dies back he there is already at least one company building '57 Chev components. The company will build you a new '57 convertible (or, I guess, a Bel Air hard top), too. Stick the key in and drive away. God knows the cost, but restored '57 convertibles are going for 125K and up. Survivors are higher. It makes me wonder what happened to the '57 convertible I had...my first new car. |
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"Charlie Self" wrote in message oups.com... On Apr 6, 7:55?pm, "rich" wrote: On Apr 6, 7:27 pm, "Swingman" wrote: snip God knows the cost, but restored '57 convertibles are going for 125K and up. Survivors are higher. It makes me wonder what happened to the '57 convertible I had...my first new car. I wonder about my 59 Corvette. I didn't realize you are an old codger. |
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I've probably played it eight times, and have never seen the ending. LOL ... know the feeling. Back on a rainy December day last year, while waiting for the shop to warm up, I finally (and accidentally) saw the end of "Breakfast Club", some 20 years after attempting to watch it the first time ... and I'm still unimpressed. AAMOF, I've only watched three movies to the end on the first sitting in the last 15 years: "Secondhand Lions", "The Notebook", and "As Good As It Gets". SWMBO can watch three a night and, after 25 years, has finally given up trying to get me to either watch them with her, or worse, take her to see one ... ain't no way in hell I'm gonna sit in a movie theater and suffer "art imitating reality" at those prices. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 2/20/07 |
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On 7 Apr 2007 06:34:07 -0700, "Charlie Self"
wrote: They should ship those dies back he there is already at least one company building '57 Chev components. The company will build you a new '57 convertible (or, I guess, a Bel Air hard top), too. Stick the key in and drive away. There are two companies currently building identical replicas of 1946 Piper Cubs. One of them has 100+ pre-orders @ $100,000+ per copy. I'm not surprised at all that somebody can make money reproducing classic cars. There are far more drivers than pilots! |
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On Apr 6, 7:55 pm, "rich" wrote:
Anyone know of other countries that do this? One of the most notorious examples were the Lada cars from Russia. Those were all made from Fiat 128 stampers. Except, the Russians used a thicker sheet metal of a thicker gauge, but it was cold-rolled and therefore more porous. As a result, ..boy could those car rust in a hurry. I recall an accessory shop in Toronto bringing in Lada floormats and exhaust pipes. The 'bends' in the pipes were wrinkled like a sharpei pup. Just absolute trash. The floormats were of the cocos variety..'cept they'd shed on the way out the store. |
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J T wrote:
Sat, Apr 7, 2007, 9:22am (EDT-2) (Swingman) doth sayth: snip AAMOF, I've only watched three movies to the end on the first sitting in the last 15 years: "Secondhand Lions", "The Notebook", and "As Good As It Gets". snip I've got a copy of Secondhand Lions, great movie, reminds me of me. But are you Duvall, Caine, or the kid? Never even heard of The Notebook, and As Good As It Gets is a one time only movie. When there's no good realiy shows on (and I do not mean Survivor or that Race seies), like Cops, Forensic Files, etc., and I want to watch something, I usually stick in one of my full-length cartoon movies - Leroy and Stitch, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wizards, you know, a movie that makes sense. Ever see any Miyazakis? "Porco Rosso" might be a good intro, but it's a bit different from his others. -- -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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On 7 Apr 2007 15:49:29 -0700, "Robatoy" wrote:
On Apr 6, 7:55 pm, "rich" wrote: Anyone know of other countries that do this? One of the most notorious examples were the Lada cars from Russia. It's funny that you mention Lada! Just last week, I was in an auto parts store with a Polish immigrant co-worker, and we were making Lada jokes, as Lada was mentioned in the filter / wiper catalog. I always pictured them as looking like fat BMW 2002's. G |
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On Apr 7, 7:26 pm, B A R R Y wrote:
On 7 Apr 2007 15:49:29 -0700, "Robatoy" wrote: On Apr 6, 7:55 pm, "rich" wrote: Anyone know of other countries that do this? One of the most notorious examples were the Lada cars from Russia. It's funny that you mention Lada! Just last week, I was in an auto parts store with a Polish immigrant co-worker, and we were making Lada jokes, as Lada was mentioned in the filter / wiper catalog. I always pictured them as looking like fat BMW 2002's. G That's flattering them..LOL They were Fiat 128's. Almost impossible to tell apart for about a year or two. The going joke at the time was: Lada car, lada trubble. They were worse than the Trabant... better than the Yugo. (welded house-style hinges on the doors..I ****teth thou not.) The Russians also had a knock-off of the DKW (Auto Union, now Audi). It had a 2 stroke engine and went like stink. Mind you, Saab ran a two- stroke for years. It wasn't all bad. |
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On Apr 6, 10:12 pm, Don Fearn wrote:
And Russia makes 40s BMW copies; with sidecars. http://www.imz-ural.com/ Those are not that bad. There is a bit of a following nearby, as an importer has built up a bit of a clientele. One fellow, in town, draws quite a crowd when he parks under the Blue Water Bridge. That's where the freedom fries trucks sell their chips to walkers, cyclers and generally relaxing people on Sundays. Fit and finish isn't the greatest...I mean they paint right over the dross left on after the castings...but he claims it hasn't let him down yet. It WAS once built after a BMW, but over the years, the only thing left, is the lay-out of an RS 69. Brand new... under 10K Can$ with side car. (Side cars should be outlawed like Radial Arm saws.) |
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On 7 Apr 2007 17:06:52 -0700, "Robatoy" wrote:
They were worse than the Trabant... That's another car my Polish friend brings up on occasion! G |
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The Russians also had a knock-off of the DKW (Auto Union, now Audi). Back in the 90's somebody tried to import Ruski farm equipment. I have a picture of a load of it on a flat bed setting in a rest stop in Nebraska. Looked like pure trash. Hell the Ruskis even screw up plywood which is Finland's private joke on the cheap skate buyers. Lew |
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On Apr 7, 8:23 pm, B A R R Y wrote:
On 7 Apr 2007 17:06:52 -0700, "Robatoy" wrote: They were worse than the Trabant... That's another car my Polish friend brings up on occasion! G When many east Germans came across the old border to west Germany, there were swarms of Trabbies buzzing about. Quite a puff of blue smoke when 50 or more Trabbies all take off from a traffic light. I can just imagine what downtown Warsau must have been like on a hot summer day. Then there OLD Trabbies... |
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"Robatoy" wrote in message oups.com... On Apr 6, 7:55 pm, "rich" wrote: Anyone know of other countries that do this? One of the most notorious examples were the Lada cars from Russia. Those were all made from Fiat 128 stampers. Except, the Russians used a thicker sheet metal of a thicker gauge, but it was cold-rolled and therefore more porous. As a result, ..boy could those car rust in a hurry. Might I suggest you brush up on your metalergy? Every car out there with a steel body is made from colled rolled steel. Porous? Only if someone cut holes in it. I recall an accessory shop in Toronto bringing in Lada floormats and exhaust pipes. The 'bends' in the pipes were wrinkled like a sharpei pup. Just absolute trash. The floormats were of the cocos variety..'cept they'd shed on the way out the store. |
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"Robatoy" wrote in message oups.com... On Apr 6, 7:55 pm, "rich" wrote: Anyone know of other countries that do this? One of the most notorious examples were the Lada cars from Russia. Those were all made from Fiat 128 stampers. Except, the Russians used a thicker sheet metal of a thicker gauge, but it was cold-rolled and therefore more porous. As a result, ..boy could those car rust in a hurry. Might I suggest you brush up on your metalergy? Every car out there with a steel body is made from colled rolled steel. Porous? Only if someone cut holes in it. Yep ... and 'full mild' on the body panels and most of the structural stampings, to boot. But it sounded good. Bill -- http://nmwoodworks.com/cube --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000731-0, 04/06/2007 Tested on: 4/8/2007 4:32:41 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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They run this every couple of months or so on the Sundance Channel, if you
happen to get it. It is a fascinating documentary. Watching the guy make brake shoes out of pure asbestos with a cigarette in his mouth was quite a shocker. |
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On Apr 8, 1:18 am, "CW" wrote:
Might I suggest you brush up on your metalergy? Every car out there with a steel body is made from colled rolled steel. Porous? Only if someone cut holes in it. As we have established that there are no differences of the densities between cold rolled and other cold rolled steels, I stand (sit) corrected. I'm glad I made your day. |
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As we have established that there are no differences of the densities between cold rolled and other cold rolled steels, I stand (sit) corrected. 0.283 lbs/inch^3, a number I shall take to my grave. The density of steel, BTW. Even close enough for cast iron. Three place accuracy which was good enough for slide rule calculations of the time.G Lew |
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You'll have to work much harder to make my day. The bowl I just turned is
the high point at the moment. The water heater I replaced this morning was the low. "Robatoy" wrote in message oups.com... On Apr 8, 1:18 am, "CW" wrote: Might I suggest you brush up on your metalergy? Every car out there with a steel body is made from colled rolled steel. Porous? Only if someone cut holes in it. As we have established that there are no differences of the densities between cold rolled and other cold rolled steels, I stand (sit) corrected. I'm glad I made your day. |
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Well they do get free medical care.
Buck Turgidson wrote: They run this every couple of months or so on the Sundance Channel, if you happen to get it. It is a fascinating documentary. Watching the guy make brake shoes out of pure asbestos with a cigarette in his mouth was quite a shocker. |
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It's available at Netflicks
"J T" wrote in message ... Ran across a referenc to a DVD called "Yank Tanks" in a car magazine the other day. It's kinda a documentary, filmed in Cuba, in Spanish, with English sub-titles. It seems that when Castro took over there were about 150,000 American vehicles in Cuba. Supposedly most of them are still on the road. This documents how they are kept on the road. Small shops hand make replacement parts from sheet metal. One guy mixes brake pads. Another uses chain link fence as welding rod. If you're any sort of a car guy, and like old cars, I think you'll really like this. Some of those old cars look like they just rolled out of the show room. Of course with a tractor engine replacement doesn't sound quite the same. LOL I'm not associated with the DVD, just got one, and think it' great. Do a search on Amazon using Yank Tanks. JOAT Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam. (I have a catapult. Give me all your money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head.) |
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Sun, Sep 2, 2007, 6:16pm (EDT+4) (bynot) doth
sayeth: It's available at Netflicks Whatever Netflicks is. I've had a copy since slightly before the original post. If you're into old cars at all very interesting. JOAT What is life without challenge and a constant stream of new humiliations? - Peter Egan |
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