At the Henry Ford Edison Museum they have opened the hood on 50 unique Automobiles. Most are the orginial cl***ic Automobiles. The really great thing is they opened up the hoods on 'Ohio' George Montgomery 33 Willys, the 32 Deuce Coupe Roadster with a 331 Hemi(built in the 50's),and the Belly tank flathead powered Bonneville car. As you walk in the Museum, they openned the front panels of the Summer Bros. Golden Rod, showing 2 of the Hemis and the front drive system. They will be showing all the vehicles thorough the 31st of January. Here are a few pictures I took. I will be going back to take more, because I used my Daughter's camera nad I screwed up some of the cars I wanted.
last time i was there..not to far back..i was kinda bummed i couldnt see these power plants.. thats a real cool idea for them to think of us Motor Heads like that
I think a uniquely built automobile should be displayed with the hood opened. Of course there should be multipositoned pictures of it with the hood closed. I think it's a matter of being a mechanic or an artist whether you prefer a hood open or closed. For me I want to see the mechanicals. Frank
Here is a list of the Automobiles that the hoods are openned for this special period. 1919 Ford Model T 1960 Chevrolet Corvair 1949 Volkswagen 1943 Willys Jeep 1923'Copper Cooled" Chevrolet 1931 Duesenberg Model J 1967 Ford Mark IV Le Mans Racer Car 1956 Chrysler 300B Stock Car 1964 Chrysler Turbine 1960 Bowes Seal Fast Special Race Car 1924 Doble Model E 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale And there are more that are not listed on their p***-out. George
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