Futurama...'39 Worlds Fair...

 

 

 

A California streetcar graveyard, 1950s.

 

 

I'll take the Mark II in the background.

 

"1955. Sam Gray, David Rutford and Fred Hallberg begin their cruise down the Mississippi river from Saint Paul Minnesota on a homemade raft. The raft was built of barrels and planks. Power for the propeller was provided by a 1939 Chevrolet they had paid $15 for. The car had 172,000 miles on it. The rear wheels of the car ran against another set of wheels which turned the propeller. The car's steering wheel turned the raft's rudder.
On July 25 1955 the trio reached New Orleans. They planned to drive the Chevrolet back to Minnesota.
Epilogue. The three men made it back to Saint Paul driving the Chevrolet in 49 hours. The car used five gallons of oil for the return drive."

 

 

 

 

 

Intersection of North Broadway and Sunset Boulevard showing traffic congestion, Los Angeles, 1922.

 

 

 

 

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Amazing how much difference modern tires make. That 454/450 Chevelle equipped with the factory F70/14 pizza cutters sports a 0-60 time of 6 seconds, about what you'd expect from a stock Chevy Tahoe. Equipped with a set of modern MT drag radials, for example, you could probably take 1.5-2 seconds off that time. Combine weenie tires with a big-cam, big-port engine in a 4000 pound car and it's understandably weak down low.

Drop off any unwanted LS6 Chevelles at my house, please.

 

 

 

Reminds me of a Marine Corps cattle car, only more luxurious.