We started a trivia thread over at another forum and it has been a lot of fun.
Here are the ground rules. It starts with one question. The first reply with the right answer gets the floor for a new question. It continues like that unless, A) the person who has the floor doesn't ask a new question, or B) no one gets the correct answer. In that case, the person with the floor asks a new question. No more than one question on the floor at a time, and discussion/clarification is welcome until the floor is taken over by a new question.
First question: In the 1952 Indy 500, what type of fuel was burned in the record-setting pole-position #28 car? Hint: it won pole position by a full 4 mph over the second-place Ferrari
What I'm having difficulty understanding is how you wear these caps. Do you tie them on with a piece of string or do you have to shave your head and glue them on?
Um-- that isn't a original OEM key. Curtis Industries manufactured aftermarket key blanks and key cutting machines. They never supplied OEM keys and never made locking assemblies. One tip off to that key is the blank number B-11. An OEM key never had the blank number. They did have the key code stamped on them . Usually a four digit number. However almost every dealership had a Curtis IND. hand held key cutting machine to make duplicate keys. I made some keys when I worked at a Ford Dealership with a Curtis Key Cutter.
Ok, here are a couple original keys from my Rambler. Now, the cool gold one I bought as a blank, NOS, it could have been NORS sold in the aftermarket, I don't know. I can't imagine anyone was making that key back then but I don't know for sure, I have assumed it was a dealer only item. But the other key, a Briggs and stratton is the original trunk key.
Your ignition key was a aftermarket blank. That style is called a "Crest Key" and was popular in the 50's and 60's. Here is a ford Crest Key. A number of companies made them.
Briggs and Stratton supplied all the Majors at one time or another.
Dave hasn't answered yet but what I found was that in the 40's Briggs and Stratton had a strike and ended up licensing the rights to their key and locks to GM's Rochester Products Division. The same people who made carburetors and fuel injection systems. After the strike both companies continued making keys and locks.
The key I showed says Rocher Products one it. The more interesting one was the key that Joe G posted showing both Briggs and RP on it. If I am right I'll pass on asking a question and secede to Joe.
the key on the right had a knock out with a number stamped in it ,when you bought the car you would knock it out and keep it in case you lost your keys you could have one made at any GM dealer.
I picked up my key this morning and it definitely fits both the door and trunk but did not fit the ignition switch. Either that or the ignition switch is frozen.
I have a few tools made like this ,they were made for lockeed by snap on ,but they are odd size not metric but in between SAE sizes such as 11/32 or 21/32 don't know what they were made for I bought these and a snap on box at a yard sale,
Tommy you are right. Although it's not made by Herbrand. This one is made by ChicagoCo.
It was used for adjusting mechanical brakes.
Your up. Give us a good one.
More of a block then a pad, appears to be dark in color, almost black, made out of a medium density foam, all sides covered in a mild abrasive. They work well for conforming to differant shapes.
I have not seen one that large though.
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