| Re: [GMCnet] GM Heritage Museum [message #153258] |
Sat, 17 December 2011 07:27  |
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Now that is a name I hadn't heard in a long, long time. How did she escape my mind.
Now,, in Cincinnati the twin towers of a certain corporation are referred to singularly -- the Dolly Parton building. They stick up quite prominently.
I had also forgotten Chevy had little ones compared to Cadillac's. The one Olds had were more oval. Buicks were round but not so prominent. How did Pontiac escape the styling trend? Of course, the competition, Ford, had some and even did the circus trick of putting three on the front. Some enterprising guys put a light in the center one (or could you order them that way?).
I'm going back to look for that bus. I have all 15 minutes saved to disk.
Byron
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Rob Mueller" <robmueller@iinet.net.au>
> To: <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
> Date: 12/17/11 01:56
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GM Heritage Museum
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> Byron,
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> Sure I had noticed them but never made the connection to their anatomical shape! I am a bit dull at times!
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> If you look at the picture of Dagmar in the Wikipedia entry you can DEFINETLY see a similarity of shapes!
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Byron Songer
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> Rob,
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> If you're serious about never noticing the things on the Cadillacs of the early 50's I'm surprised. Oldsmobiles had them, too. In 57
> the Cadillac got rubber on those bullets which were a design holdover from the days of the bumper guards.
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> Of course, the inspiration may have come from Marilyn Monroe.
>
> Byron
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| Re: [GMCnet] GM Heritage Museum [message #153260 is a reply to message #153258] |
Sat, 17 December 2011 07:44  |
Steven Ferguson
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Registered: May 2006
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Many GM makes had the "bullets". The rearest application was probably the
'57 Chevy El Morocco. There's about 16 left in the world. The
coachbuilders used the 'bullets" from a '56 Cadillac to build this "poor
man's" Cadillac.
On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 6:27 AM, Byron Songer
<bsonger@songerconsulting.net>wrote:
> Now that is a name I hadn't heard in a long, long time. How did she
> escape my mind.
>
>
> Now,, in Cincinnati the twin towers of a certain corporation are referred
> to singularly -- the Dolly Parton building. They stick up quite prominently.
>
>
> I had also forgotten Chevy had little ones compared to Cadillac's. The one
> Olds had were more oval. Buicks were round but not so prominent. How did
> Pontiac escape the styling trend? Of course, the competition, Ford, had
> some and even did the circus trick of putting three on the front. Some
> enterprising guys put a light in the center one (or could you order them
> that way?).
>
>
> I'm going back to look for that bus. I have all 15 minutes saved to disk.
>
>
> Byron
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Rob Mueller" <robmueller@iinet.net.au>
> > To: <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
> > Date: 12/17/11 01:56
> > Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GM Heritage Museum
> >
> > Byron,
> >
> > Sure I had noticed them but never made the connection to their
> anatomical shape! I am a bit dull at times!
> >
> > If you look at the picture of Dagmar in the Wikipedia entry you can
> DEFINETLY see a similarity of shapes!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Rob M.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Byron Songer
> >
> > Rob,
> >
> > If you're serious about never noticing the things on the Cadillacs of
> the early 50's I'm surprised. Oldsmobiles had them, too. In 57
> > the Cadillac got rubber on those bullets which were a design holdover
> from the days of the bumper guards.
> >
> > Of course, the inspiration may have come from Marilyn Monroe.
> >
> > Byron
> >
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| Re: [GMCnet] GM Heritage Museum [message #153271 is a reply to message #153260] |
Sat, 17 December 2011 10:00 |
Bob de Kruyff
Messages: 4260
Registered: January 2004
Location: Chandler, AZ
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""Many GM makes had the "bullets". The rearest application was probably the
'57 Chevy El Morocco. There's about 16 left in the world. The
coachbuilders used the 'bullets" from a '56 Cadillac to build this "poor
man's" Cadillac.
"" I remember seeing one of those in Detroit when I was a kid and was I confused! At that time there was very little information about those but it really was a nice looking car!
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] GM Heritage Museum [message #153408 is a reply to message #153392] |
Sun, 18 December 2011 09:37 |
Bob de Kruyff
Messages: 4260
Registered: January 2004
Location: Chandler, AZ
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""This fellow bought an entire trailer he thought was full
of '56 and '57 Chevy NOS SS exterior trim. In the trailer, he also found
some trim he couldn't identify so he removed everything that was for
Chevys, and sold the rest....the rest being what was intended for future El
Moroccos. Turns out that the trailer was where they stored all the OEM
trim they removed in order to transform the car into an El Morocco. Would
you believe that the fellow that removed all the NOS SS trim and sold the
rest was Joe Hrudka? (Mr. Gasket.)
Cool story! BTW, a lot of that trim was WWII surplus (waffle panels on
the lower rear quarters) and the turn signals were from 1940 Chevys.
""
That's amazing stuff !
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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