Re: Stupid car question

2017-07-03 Thread P. J. Alling
STTOS City on the Edge of Forever, where Kirk explains to Edith Keeler, about Spock's ears... On 6/28/2017 5:39 PM, John wrote: On 6/27/2017 23:20, P. J. Alling wrote: On 6/27/2017 6:01 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: A punctured

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-28 Thread John
On 6/27/2017 23:20, P. J. Alling wrote: On 6/27/2017 6:01 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: A punctured tyre can usually be vulcanised in a workshop and will be as good as new. "Fascinating" ;-) You've lost me, there. But you're welcome

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread P. J. Alling
On 6/27/2017 6:01 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: A punctured tyre can usually be vulcanised in a workshop and will be as good as new. "Fascinating" ;-) You've lost me, there. But you're welcome to continue this discussion in Dutch,

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Steve Cottrell
>> On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> A punctured tyre can usually be >>> vulcanised in a workshop and will be as good as new. >> >> "Fascinating" ;-) > >You've lost me, there. But you're welcome to continue this discussion in >Dutch, French or German if you

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/6/17, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >One of many fascinating things you can pick up if you hang out at the >docks often enough... Vulcans do not 'hang out at the docks' -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News --

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
The Paris forage was shot in the mid 1930s. Continental kits were common on passenger cars. Of course they didn't refer to them as such. Edsel started that. Paul via phone > On Jun 27, 2017, at 4:42 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I used some footage of Paris traffic for a

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
I used some footage of Paris traffic for a 1991 commercial about Edsel Ford's first Continental. Numerous modest cars, Renaults in particular, were all sporting Continental kit spare tires. Paul via phone > On Jun 27, 2017, at 2:02 PM, John wrote: > > I think it

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread John
On 6/27/2017 05:45, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 26.06.17 um 21:52 schrieb Toralf Lund: I think most new cars no longer have a spare tyre as standard equipment around here, although it may be available as an option. Instead, some kind of repair kit is included. Typically a contraption that

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread John
I think it became a style in between the world wars European auto racing. Mounting the spare on the back would cut down on wind resistance. Maybe some of the early steps towards streamlining. Anyway, it's a "continental kit" because that's how it was done on the continent (of Europe). On

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 27.06.17 um 13:15 schrieb Steve Cottrell: On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: A punctured tyre can usually be vulcanised in a workshop and will be as good as new. "Fascinating" ;-) You've lost me, there. But you're welcome to continue this discussion in Dutch,

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes but you must remember that a case of the crabs isn't necessarily seafood. On 6/27/2017 11:32 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 27 Jun 2017, at 12:16, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: A punctured tyre can usually be vulcanised

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 27 Jun 2017, at 12:16, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> A punctured tyre can usually be >> vulcanised in a workshop and will be as good as new. > > "Fascinating" ;-) > One of many fascinating things you can

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: > A punctured tyre can usually be >vulcanised in a workshop and will be as good as new. "Fascinating" ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News --

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 26.06.17 um 21:52 schrieb Toralf Lund: I think most new cars no longer have a spare tyre as standard equipment around here, although it may be available as an option. Instead, some kind of repair kit is included. Typically a contraption that will fill the tyre with a mixture of air and a

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-26 Thread Ken Waller
- From: "Toralf Lund" <tor...@toralf.net> Subject: Re: Stupid car question On 26/06/17 21:13, P. J. Alling wrote: I hope they're sold with run flat tires too. I think most new cars no longer have a spare tyre as standard equipment around here, although it may be availa

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-26 Thread Ken Waller
ject: Re: Stupid car question Or just get rid of it... Last year I was at a Kia dealership, and was surprised that one car had _NO_ spare tire, not even a donut. I forgot what model that was, - must've been either Sportage, Optima, or possibly Sorrento or Rio. And it turns out many ca

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-26 Thread Toralf Lund
On 26/06/17 21:13, P. J. Alling wrote: I hope they're sold with run flat tires too. I think most new cars no longer have a spare tyre as standard equipment around here, although it may be available as an option. Instead, some kind of repair kit is included. Typically a contraption that will

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-26 Thread P. J. Alling
I hope they're sold with run flat tires too. On 6/26/2017 1:55 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Or just get rid of it... Last year I was at a Kia dealership, and was surprised that one car had _NO_ spare tire, not even a donut. I forgot what model that was, - must've been either Sportage, Optima,

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-26 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Or just get rid of it... Last year I was at a Kia dealership, and was surprised that one car had _NO_ spare tire, not even a donut. I forgot what model that was, - must've been either Sportage, Optima, or possibly Sorrento or Rio. And it turns out many cars are sold like that:

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
notherdrunken...@gmail.com> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 5:38:24 PM > Subject: Stupid car question > > So I saw one of these: > http://vefir.pressan.is/utlond/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/04/58-Edsel_Pacer-Conv-K

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-26 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
1. The tire is obviously the Continental kit. 2. wrt the bumper, it's the ski boat version :-) Apparently to protect the spare. https://www.pinterest.dk/pin/160863017910132309/ I've never seen one. Interesting catch. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-26 Thread Jack Davis
Edsel Turnpike Cruiser? J - Original Message - From: "Bill" <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 5:38:24 PM Subject: Stupid car question So I saw one of these: http://vefir.pressan.is

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-26 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 26.06.17 um 05:33 schrieb Ken Waller: Mainly a styling issue but functionally it did get the spare tire out of the trunk and give more room in the trunk. Wish there'd be something like this for today's vehicles. I'd like to have our car converted to LPG, if I only knew where to put the

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-26 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 25/6/17, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >on a ferry ride last year. It's an Edsel. The question is, can anyone >tell me what the purpose of the very elongated back bumper is? Clearly

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-25 Thread Ken Waller
Mainly a styling issue but functionally it did get the spare tire out of the trunk and give more room in the trunk. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bill" <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> Subject: Stupid car ques

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-25 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On Sun, 25 Jun 2017 22:43:52 -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: It was a bit of '60s styling weirdness. It served no purpose other than to mount the spare. The design evoked the diving platforms on period boats. Paul via phone On Jun 25, 2017, at 8:54 PM, J.C. O'Connell

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-25 Thread Jack Davis
Edsel ? J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2017, at 7:43 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > It was a bit of '60s styling weirdness. It served no purpose other than to > mount the spare. The design evoked the diving platforms on period boats. > > Paul via phone > >>> On Jun

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
It was a bit of '60s styling weirdness. It served no purpose other than to mount the spare. The design evoked the diving platforms on period boats. Paul via phone > On Jun 25, 2017, at 8:54 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > >> On Sun, 25 Jun 2017 20:38:24 -0400, Bill

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-25 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On Sun, 25 Jun 2017 20:38:24 -0400, Bill wrote: So I saw one of these: http://vefir.pressan.is/utlond/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/04/58-Edsel_Pacer-Conv-KM-08_RH-05.jpg on a ferry ride last year. It's an Edsel. The question is, can anyone tell me what the

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-25 Thread Zos Xavius
edition=addition. long day. On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 8:51 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: > http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/and-now-for-something-completely-different/the-continental-kit-that-tire-on-the-back-by-rick-feibusch/ > > I think this might shed some light on it. At first I

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-25 Thread Zos Xavius
http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/and-now-for-something-completely-different/the-continental-kit-that-tire-on-the-back-by-rick-feibusch/ I think this might shed some light on it. At first I thought that was an aftermarket edition, but ford did offer that bumper as a package. It looks like that

Stupid car question

2017-06-25 Thread Bill
So I saw one of these: http://vefir.pressan.is/utlond/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/04/58-Edsel_Pacer-Conv-KM-08_RH-05.jpg on a ferry ride last year. It's an Edsel. The question is, can anyone tell me what the purpose of the very elongated back bumper is? thanks bill -- PDML