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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #96891 is a reply to message #96857] |
Mon, 23 August 2010 00:33   |
Chr$
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now that is cool.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97010 is a reply to message #96857] |
Tue, 24 August 2010 11:47 |
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Did you notice the year of the car? The style of the clothes/hair?
This has been around for quite some time.
Still a neat idea... just hasn't caught on.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97022 is a reply to message #97016] |
Tue, 24 August 2010 13:20 |
Bob de Kruyff
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The BMW roadster before the Z3 had such a door in production for several years. We had one in our fleet and it was a riot--and worked quite well by the way!! I still recall driving it with the door down through Sault ST Marie during the june car show 
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97024 is a reply to message #97023] |
Tue, 24 August 2010 13:59 |
Bob de Kruyff
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""Don't forget the Kaiser Darrin with the forward sliding doors. It was a pioneer in FRP body panels, improving the technology for our GMC's (content). ""
And, don't forget the hundreds of thousands GM full size wagons that had the disappearing tailgates that slid "underneath" the car much like these.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97143 is a reply to message #97024] |
Wed, 25 August 2010 10:05 |
Larry C
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And, don't forget the hundreds of thousands GM full size wagons that had the disappearing tailgates that slid "underneath" the car much like these.
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Didn't that window slide up into the ceiling also?
Did that diminish any space for the occupants?
What happened to that door? Did the Station wagons just go away???
I thought that was an interesting design as well as the side opening tailgate, which I also don't see anymore.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97152 is a reply to message #97147] |
Wed, 25 August 2010 10:31 |
gmcrv1
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Ah yes, the Ford retractable hardtop. If you enjoy playing with the
solenoids in the GMC, you'd love the retractable hardtop. Something like
10-12 solenoids managed the unlatching, raising the trunk lid, getting the
hardtop in position and securing it with big solenoid driven screws and then
closing everything back up. I especially liked the way the leading edge of
the hardtop folded down as it retracted - opps - another pair of solenoids!
Back in the day...
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Emery Stora <emerystora@mac.com> wrote:
> How many of you remember the 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Hardtop convertible
> where the entire hard top moved into the trunk to make it a convertible?
>
> I remember that I was a Freshman in high school when my neighbor bought one
> and was demonstrating it to the entire neighborhood in his driveway.
>
> Hard to believe that I am going to my 50th high school reunion in three
> weeks in Michigan.
>
> Emery Stora
>
> On Aug 25, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Larry wrote:
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> >
> >
> > And, don't forget the hundreds of thousands GM full size wagons that had
> the disappearing tailgates that slid "underneath" the car much like these.
> > ______________________________________________________
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> >
> > Didn't that window slide up into the ceiling also?
> > Did that diminish any space for the occupants?
> >
> > What happened to that door? Did the Station wagons just go away???
> >
> > I thought that was an interesting design as well as the side opening
> tailgate, which I also don't see anymore.
> >
> >
> > --
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> > 74 GLACIER X, 260
> > 455/APC/4 bagg'r(ver3)
> > Remflex Manifold gaskets
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97153 is a reply to message #97143] |
Wed, 25 August 2010 10:40 |
Bob de Kruyff
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| Larry C wrote on Wed, 25 August 2010 09:05 |
And, don't forget the hundreds of thousands GM full size wagons that had the disappearing tailgates that slid "underneath" the car much like these.
______________________________________________________
Didn't that window slide up into the ceiling also?
Did that diminish any space for the occupants?
What happened to that door? Did the Station wagons just go away???
I thought that was an interesting design as well as the side opening tailgate, which I also don't see anymore.
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Yes it did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll-OsKw0mDQ
Those were later replaced with the dual action tailgate that swung down or to the side.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97168 is a reply to message #97152] |
Wed, 25 August 2010 12:12 |
Ray Erspamer
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The plant that Ford built in Milpitas Calif to build the Fairlane 500's is now a
SHOPPING MALL ! "The Great Mall"....... when Ford built the plant, it was
in the middle of nowhere, check out that area now after the silicone valley
explosion hit.
Applied GMC is not far from there at all !
Ray
Ray & Lisa Erspamer
78 Royale Center Kitchen
TZE368V101144
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
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From: Tom Eckert <gmcrv1@gmail.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Wed, August 25, 2010 10:31:25 AM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat.
Ah yes, the Ford retractable hardtop. If you enjoy playing with the
solenoids in the GMC, you'd love the retractable hardtop. Something like
10-12 solenoids managed the unlatching, raising the trunk lid, getting the
hardtop in position and securing it with big solenoid driven screws and then
closing everything back up. I especially liked the way the leading edge of
the hardtop folded down as it retracted - opps - another pair of solenoids!
Back in the day...
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Emery Stora <emerystora@mac.com> wrote:
> How many of you remember the 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Hardtop convertible
> where the entire hard top moved into the trunk to make it a convertible?
>
> I remember that I was a Freshman in high school when my neighbor bought one
> and was demonstrating it to the entire neighborhood in his driveway.
>
> Hard to believe that I am going to my 50th high school reunion in three
> weeks in Michigan.
>
> Emery Stora
>
> On Aug 25, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Larry wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > And, don't forget the hundreds of thousands GM full size wagons that had
> the disappearing tailgates that slid "underneath" the car much like these.
> > ______________________________________________________
> >
> >
> > Didn't that window slide up into the ceiling also?
> > Did that diminish any space for the occupants?
> >
> > What happened to that door? Did the Station wagons just go away???
> >
> > I thought that was an interesting design as well as the side opening
> tailgate, which I also don't see anymore.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Gatsbys' CRUISER :d
> > 74 GLACIER X, 260
> > 455/APC/4 bagg'r(ver3)
> > Remflex Manifold gaskets
> > _______________________________________________
> > Purchased 08-18-04
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97169 is a reply to message #97153] |
Wed, 25 August 2010 12:13 |
Ray Erspamer
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Those station wagons were HUGE......real ROAD CRUSHERS !! Built like tanks !
Ray
Ray & Lisa Erspamer
78 Royale Center Kitchen
TZE368V101144
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Email: 78GMC-Royale@att.net
414-745-3188
Web Site: http://ray-lisa.page.tl/
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From: Bob de Kruyff <NEXT2POOL@AOL.COM>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Wed, August 25, 2010 10:40:16 AM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat.
Larry C wrote on Wed, 25 August 2010 09:05
> And, don't forget the hundreds of thousands GM full size wagons that had the
>disappearing tailgates that slid "underneath" the car much like these.
> ______________________________________________________
>
>
> Didn't that window slide up into the ceiling also?
> Did that diminish any space for the occupants?
>
> What happened to that door? Did the Station wagons just go away???
>
> I thought that was an interesting design as well as the side opening tailgate,
>which I also don't see anymore.
Yes it did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll-OsKw0mDQ
Those were later replaced with the dual action tailgate that swung down or to
the side.
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Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97718 is a reply to message #97152] |
Sun, 29 August 2010 11:21 |
k2gkk
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Named the "Sunliner" or something similar, if I
remember correctly. There was a pretty large
"gathering" of them in Oklahoma City, OK a month
or so ago.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ Mac Macdonald ~
~ Hamcall K2GKK ~
~ Oklahoma City ~
~~ "Money Pit" ~~
~ '76 ex - P.B. ~
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* "An unarmed man can but flee *
* from evil. Evil can NEVER be *
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> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:31:25 -0500
> From: gmcrv1@gmail.com
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat.
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> Ah yes, the Ford retractable hardtop. If you enjoy playing with the
> solenoids in the GMC, you'd love the retractable hardtop. Something like
> 10-12 solenoids managed the unlatching, raising the trunk lid, getting the
> hardtop in position and securing it with big solenoid driven screws and then
> closing everything back up. I especially liked the way the leading edge of
> the hardtop folded down as it retracted - opps - another pair of solenoids!
>
> Back in the day...
>
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Emery Stora <emerystora@mac.com> wrote:
>
> > How many of you remember the 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Hardtop convertible
> > where the entire hard top moved into the trunk to make it a convertible?
> >
> > I remember that I was a Freshman in high school when my neighbor bought one
> > and was demonstrating it to the entire neighborhood in his driveway.
> >
> > Hard to believe that I am going to my 50th high school reunion in three
> > weeks in Michigan.
> >
> > Emery Stora
> >
> > On Aug 25, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Larry wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > And, don't forget the hundreds of thousands GM full size wagons that had
> > the disappearing tailgates that slid "underneath" the car much like these.
> > > ______________________________________________________
> > >
> > >
> > > Didn't that window slide up into the ceiling also?
> > > Did that diminish any space for the occupants?
> > >
> > > What happened to that door? Did the Station wagons just go away???
> > >
> > > I thought that was an interesting design as well as the side opening
> > tailgate, which I also don't see anymore.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Gatsbys' CRUISER :d
> > > 74 GLACIER X, 260
> > > 455/APC/4 bagg'r(ver3)
> > > Remflex Manifold gaskets
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Purchased 08-18-04
> > >
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> > >
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97729 is a reply to message #97718] |
Sun, 29 August 2010 13:34 |
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That was the name.
My high school history teacher had a 58 model. The last full year of that
experiment. It seems like production stopped in the midst of the 59 run. Of
course, the 59 looked ugly anyway. Now that design is rather common but back
then it was 'ahead of the times'. And the box in the trunk area was
interesting. You didn't unload after raining and driving for 400 miles
unless you have a fender blanket. I think it was really a parade or cruising
vehicle.
Byron
D C *Mac* Macdonald wrote:
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> Named the "Sunliner" or something similar, if I
> remember correctly. There was a pretty large
> "gathering" of them in Oklahoma City, OK a month
> or so ago.
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> ~ Mac Macdonald ~
> ~ Hamcall K2GKK ~
> ~ Oklahoma City ~
> ~~ "Money Pit" ~~
> ~ '76 ex - P.B. ~
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>
>
> * "An unarmed man can but flee *
> * from evil. Evil can NEVER be *
> * overcome by flight FROM it." *
>
>
>
>
>
>> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:31:25 -0500
>> From: gmcrv1@gmail.com
>> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat.
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>> Ah yes, the Ford retractable hardtop. If you enjoy playing with the
>> solenoids in the GMC, you'd love the retractable hardtop. Something like
>> 10-12 solenoids managed the unlatching, raising the trunk lid, getting the
>> hardtop in position and securing it with big solenoid driven screws and then
>> closing everything back up. I especially liked the way the leading edge of
>> the hardtop folded down as it retracted - opps - another pair of solenoids!
>>
>> Back in the day...
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Emery Stora <emerystora@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>> How many of you remember the 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Hardtop convertible
>>> where the entire hard top moved into the trunk to make it a convertible?
>>>
>>> I remember that I was a Freshman in high school when my neighbor bought one
>>> and was demonstrating it to the entire neighborhood in his driveway.
>>>
>>> Hard to believe that I am going to my 50th high school reunion in three
>>> weeks in Michigan.
>>>
>>> Emery Stora
>>>
>>> On Aug 25, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Larry wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And, don't forget the hundreds of thousands GM full size wagons that had
>>> the disappearing tailgates that slid "underneath" the car much like these.
>>>> ______________________________________________________
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Didn't that window slide up into the ceiling also?
>>>> Did that diminish any space for the occupants?
>>>>
>>>> What happened to that door? Did the Station wagons just go away???
>>>>
>>>> I thought that was an interesting design as well as the side opening
>>> tailgate, which I also don't see anymore.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gatsbys' CRUISER :d
>>>> 74 GLACIER X, 260
>>>> 455/APC/4 bagg'r(ver3)
>>>> Remflex Manifold gaskets
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Purchased 08-18-04
>>>>
>>>> _
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97748 is a reply to message #96857] |
Sun, 29 August 2010 18:16 |
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I had a '57 retractable. Guaranteed to draw a crowd every time the top went up or down. Lots of trunk space unless, of course, you wanted to put the top down.
Bill Brown - '77 Buckeye Cruiser
Coshocton OH
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97749 is a reply to message #97748] |
Sun, 29 August 2010 18:36 |
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Ford said was enough space for luggage for a weekend. Short weekend or only
one traveler.
Still, some amazing engineering for then.
I understand the ride was pretty good when you got all that weight in the
rear.
The 57 and 58 models were sharp cars. The 59 looked like it was designed by
the Edsel team.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HL5TttgmzA&feature=related
Byron
Bill Brown wrote:
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> I had a '57 retractable. Guaranteed to draw a crowd every time the top went
> up or down. Lots of trunk space unless, of course, you wanted to put the top
> down.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Of topic but neat. [message #97754 is a reply to message #96857] |
Sun, 29 August 2010 19:19 |
Frank Condos
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"Ford retractable"
All right guys, don't pick on me. I had a '59 a few years ago that had been cosmetically restored, ran, but still needed much more work.
the big problem was not the solenoids that operated the top but the zillion micro-switches that controlled the solenoids. On mine, the previous owner had liberally sprayed trunk zolotone on every thing and it would have required a complete change-out of all swithces. I did build a manual switch panel to demo the top before I sold it.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Peersonally I liked the '59 style.
Frank Condos
Ahwahnee, CA
Franks'73 folly
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