[Mgs] Fwd: 1936 Stainless Steel Ford

Barrie Robinson barrie at look.ca
Wed Nov 5 07:34:09 MST 2008


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>> >> This is the 1936 Ford Tudor Sedan built for and owned by Allegheny Ludlum
>> >> Steel. This is 1 of only 4 in existence and is the only one currently in
>> >> running & in road worthy condition. The car is in exceptional condition,
>> >> with the interior and even the frame looking great. All 4 cars each had
>> >> over 200,000 miles on them before they removed them from service.
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>> > These cars were built for Allegheny as promotional and marketing projects.
>> > The top salesmen each year were given the honor of being able to drive
>> > them
>> > for one year. The v-8 engine (max 85 hp) ran like a sewing machine and was
>> > surprisingly smooth and quite. I thought this was a much better looking
>> > automobile than the Ford Thunderbird that visited us last year. FYI, the
>> > car was insured (we were told) for the trip to Louisville via covered
>> > trailer
>> > for 1.5 million dollars.
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>> > We were also told that the dies were ruined by stamping the stainless car
>> > parts,making these the last of these cars ever produced. More information
>> > of the history on these automobiles can be found at Allegheny Ludlum's
>> > website
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>> <http://www.alleghenyludlum.com/pages/companyinfo/stainlesscars.asp>http://www.alleghenyludlum.com/pages/companyinfo/stainlesscars.asp
>> > http://www.alleghenyludlum.com/pages/companyinfo/stainlesscars.asp
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>Regards
>Barrie
>
>Barrie Robinson
>(705) 721-9060
>http://www.britishv8.org/MG/BarrieRobinson.htm
>http://www.britcot.com 

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