In a message dated 4/26/01 9:07:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ARDUNDOUG@aol.com writes:
<<
> Thank you Cris! Now we have to submit our other 9 cars on the list.
Actually
> it is 8 "Old 16" the 1906 Locomobile that won the Vanderbilt Cup Race in
> 1908
> is on the list. Bob in Connecticut.......where they built the Locomobiles
>
> Bob,
> Now I'm really envious. What's the bore and stroke of the Locomobile?
> Is it a chain drive? Probably has a "T" head engine. If you have a pic
> scanned please "E" mail it to me on my "off-line" address.
> I've been on HCC tours with the Harrah Stearns, Popes, and Thomas
> Flyers as well as the Harry Johnson Portola Mercer. They sound like
> railroad diesel locomotive switching engines when they idle.........Ardun
>>
Doug, I got to stand next to "Old 16" several times while she was running,
and have heard her go by. NOTHING from that era sounds better! It is a long
story, and I don't know all the details, but thanks to the Ford family "Old
16" is a permanent part of the Greenfield Village collection. This American
treasure was very close to a sale outside the country. I'll get you the
details you requested, plus a cutaway drawing. Yes, it is chain drive, and
the exhaust stacks are only a foot long!.I was also lucky enough to see the
above mentioned cars when Bill Harrah had them in Reno. The 45-90 Stearns is
on the top of my list of brass era touring cars, but I'm still happy with my
1912 Ford. Bob
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