Re: [MBZ] A bit off topic

[dan penoff.com via Mercedes]

I believe I’ve mentioned that I enjoy watching old balck and white TV series, 
mainly Perry Mason. One of the things I always get a kick out of is how much 
the (larger) cars of that vintage would literally “bounce” up and down after 
coming to an abrupt stop, like the suspension needed time to settle. When Perry 
pulls up in his Lincold the thing literally moves up and down for several 
cycles before it stops. Of course, Paul is usually driving a sports car, like a 
Corvette or Thunderbird, depending on who was the car sponsor that year. Those 
“sports” cars didn’t seem to have anywhere near the amount of roll or bounce 
the big stuff did.

My Mom had a 1972 (I think) Chevy Impala two-door. I got to drive it a few 
times, as she got rid of it not long after I started driving. The thing was 
like driving a giant marshmallow.

-D

On May 16, 2024, at 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
 wrote:

On 16/05/2024 12:55 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
Randy, I think it’s much like the suspension of the times, where driving a car 
was like riding on a pillow.

I had a 1954 Buick many years ago for about 3-4 weeks (someone else wanted it a 
lot more than me, so I sold it not long after I bought it.) Bias ply tires were 
the “shoe” of the day, and were pretty “thin” on that car compared to what we 
use today. It handled accordingly (poorly) if you were the slightest bit 
aggressive.

Cool car, though. Hundreds of pounds of chrome, the front grille always made me 
think of my Dad’s electric razor. Had a rear seat heater, which was something I 
got a kick out of, too.

-D

On May 16, 2024, at 9:53 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes  
wrote:

A day or two ago, on my way home from my office, I saw a nice late 40s or early 
50s Buick in traffic. It was in nice condition and looked to be pretty stock. 
No evidence of hot rodding. It was 2 tone - white and a light blue. Looked very 
nice.

The thing that struck me was how narrow set the wheels were. There appeared to 
be a fair amount of body extending beyond the tires.

We have become accustomed to wide set wheels with tires on the verge of being 
beyond the fenders.

Randy


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My father had 2 Buick Roadmasters with straight 8s back in the 50s. I am not 
certain of the year but think maybe they were 1952 models. As you noted, the 
tires were not great back then. He was on curvy highway when it started to rain 
and the car spun and went into a rock face backwards. I remember him coming 
home and handing my mother a chrome ring from around one of the park lights and 
telling her that was all that was left of the Buick. The insurance company gave 
him a replacement that was almost identical but with much lower miles on it and 
he was quite pleased. I believe he swapped that one for a newer Buick, maybe a 
57.

Randy


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Re: [MBZ] A bit off topic

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

On 16/05/2024 12:55 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:

Randy, I think it’s much like the suspension of the times, where driving a car 
was like riding on a pillow.

I had a 1954 Buick many years ago for about 3-4 weeks (someone else wanted it a 
lot more than me, so I sold it not long after I bought it.) Bias ply tires were 
the “shoe” of the day, and were pretty “thin” on that car compared to what we 
use today. It handled accordingly (poorly) if you were the slightest bit 
aggressive.

Cool car, though. Hundreds of pounds of chrome, the front grille always made me 
think of my Dad’s electric razor. Had a rear seat heater, which was something I 
got a kick out of, too.

-D


On May 16, 2024, at 9:53 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes  
wrote:

A day or two ago, on my way home from my office, I saw a nice late 40s or early 
50s Buick in traffic. It was in nice condition and looked to be pretty stock. 
No evidence of hot rodding. It was 2 tone - white and a light blue. Looked very 
nice.

The thing that struck me was how narrow set the wheels were. There appeared to 
be a fair amount of body extending beyond the tires.

We have become accustomed to wide set wheels with tires on the verge of being 
beyond the fenders.

Randy


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My father had 2 Buick Roadmasters with straight 8s back in the 50s. I am 
not certain of the year but think maybe they were 1952 models. As you 
noted, the tires were not great back then. He was on curvy highway when 
it started to rain and the car spun and went into a rock face backwards. 
I remember him coming home and handing my mother a chrome ring from 
around one of the park lights and telling her that was all that was left 
of the Buick. The insurance company gave him a replacement that was 
almost identical but with much lower miles on it and he was quite 
pleased. I believe he swapped that one for a newer Buick, maybe a 57.


Randy


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Re: [MBZ] A bit off topic

[dan penoff.com via Mercedes]

Randy, I think it’s much like the suspension of the times, where driving a car 
was like riding on a pillow.

I had a 1954 Buick many years ago for about 3-4 weeks (someone else wanted it a 
lot more than me, so I sold it not long after I bought it.) Bias ply tires were 
the “shoe” of the day, and were pretty “thin” on that car compared to what we 
use today. It handled accordingly (poorly) if you were the slightest bit 
aggressive.

Cool car, though. Hundreds of pounds of chrome, the front grille always made me 
think of my Dad’s electric razor. Had a rear seat heater, which was something I 
got a kick out of, too.

-D 

> On May 16, 2024, at 9:53 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> A day or two ago, on my way home from my office, I saw a nice late 40s or 
> early 50s Buick in traffic. It was in nice condition and looked to be pretty 
> stock. No evidence of hot rodding. It was 2 tone - white and a light blue. 
> Looked very nice.
> 
> The thing that struck me was how narrow set the wheels were. There appeared 
> to be a fair amount of body extending beyond the tires.
> 
> We have become accustomed to wide set wheels with tires on the verge of being 
> beyond the fenders.
> 
> Randy
> 
> 
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[MBZ] A bit off topic

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

A day or two ago, on my way home from my office, I saw a nice late 40s 
or early 50s Buick in traffic. It was in nice condition and looked to be 
pretty stock. No evidence of hot rodding. It was 2 tone - white and a 
light blue. Looked very nice.


The thing that struck me was how narrow set the wheels were. There 
appeared to be a fair amount of body extending beyond the tires.


We have become accustomed to wide set wheels with tires on the verge of 
being beyond the fenders.


Randy


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