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emmerson
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 Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:51 am Post subject: My mates think I'm crackers,but................... |
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............can anyone help to prove that I'm not?
In 1961/2 I went to the Scottish motor show in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow. It was the year that Ford brought out the Consul Classic, and there was one of these cars running around the city with red illuminated tyres. Sadly, the two pals I was with are both dead, so I've no-one now to back me up.
Please someone tell me I didn't dream it!
I also wonder why it never caught on, or was it just a publicity stunt? |
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peter scott
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emmerson
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Peter, you are now my number hero! I'll print that and take it down the pub tonight. Thanks. |
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47Jag
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Location: Bothwell, Scotland
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Peter,
I was involved in the setting up of this car at the Kelvin Hall show. I worked as an auto-electrician at Croft Coachbuilders who were the main Ford dealer for Glasgow and it was on our stand that the car was displayed. The practicalities of powering the lamps/tyres was they were mains powered so a very long extension cable would be required  As I recall the tyres were made by Firestone and were red.
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peter scott
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Art,
What do you know about the girl? She appears to have some electrical connection to her suspenders? Do her legs light up too?
Peter 
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emmerson
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| 47jag, I saw the car being driven on the road. How was that possible if the lights were mains powered? |
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Scotty
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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How cool are all these co-incidences - love it!  |
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47Jag
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
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Location: Bothwell, Scotland
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Emmerson,
Did you actually see the car on the road, or a picture of it? We had it wired up to a plug on the turntable. Although in the picture there's a cable going to the hubcap. Maybe a 'phase two developement 'I have a vague recollection of a flat tyre or a discussion about what would happen if it had one.  It was 50 years ago 
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Penman
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
If you watch any of the police chase progs you will see cars being driven regularly with their tyres lit up after they have been over the stingers.
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Brian M
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:31 am Post subject: |
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| peter scott wrote: | Art,
What do you know about the girl? She appears to have some electrical connection to her suspenders? Do her legs light up too?
Peter |
I thought she was rubbing her nylon clad legs together to create enough static electricity 
It's a shame my Welsh mate was proved correct - some may now start believing more of his stories!! 
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47Jag
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Mog
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:55 am Post subject: |
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| Nice legs ! They can go around my neck any time ! |
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Journer
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:59 am Post subject: |
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| Mog wrote: | | Nice legs ! They can go around my neck any time ! |
Seeing as she's probably in her seventies by now you're more than welcome to her legs. 
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emmerson
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| 47Jag wrote: | Emmerson,
Did you actually see the car on the road, or a picture of it? We had it wired up to a plug on the turntable. Although in the picture there's a cable going to the hubcap. Maybe a 'phase two developement 'I have a vague recollection of a flat tyre or a discussion about what would happen if it had one. It was 50 years ago
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Art, no I definately saw it on the road, approaching Kelvin Hall. It did look very wierd, but you couldn't miss it.I wonder if they powered the tyres with a generator? Funnily enough, I don't remember seeing it in the show!
Agreed, it was fifty years ago, but I seem to remember things then better than I can remember yesterday! Now, just who is this BrianM? |
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JohnDale
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
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Location: Kelvin Valley,Scotland
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| 47Jag wrote: | Emmerson,
Did you actually see the car on the road, or a picture of it? We had it wired up to a plug on the turntable. Although in the picture there's a cable going to the hubcap. Maybe a 'phase two developement 'I have a vague recollection of a flat tyre or a discussion about what would happen if it had one. It was 50 years ago
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It also looks like there's a fluorescent ring on the hub cap so that could be 12volt with a slip ring connection to allow it to be driven with the fluorescent light shining on the tyres. The cable looks like an extend/retract type(like a truck suzy) so that would take care of the wheel revolving. Just a thought,cheers,JD.
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