Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by dh » Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:15 am

Is a car emblem on the right track?

by **GRUMPYBAGDER** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:04 am

Close, so close in fact i'd be robbing you not to give it.
It's an emblem on a car, but not related to it.
It's a mountney bonnet catch on the aftermarket flip front on my MG.
Seen here just behind the front wheel

On a classic car forum in this country everyone would know, maybe a bit obscure for over the pond though.

by dh » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:59 pm

I'm not gonna try to "extream closeup" this one, lets see if anybody knows what this little piece of my world is. Googling "Van Dorn 120" is cheating, we'll go on the honor system.

by **Maureenm** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:11 am

Some sort of milling machine? Edm perhaps?

by dh » Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:26 am

No, nothing to do with metal working...

by **GRUMPYBAGDER** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:18 am

Injection moulder?

by **Cliffmeister2000** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:23 am

Oven for drying small painted parts?

by dh » Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:24 pm

GRUMPYBAGDER wrote:Injection moulder?

Dead on.

The ''cabinet'' is where the mold goes, and has a hydraulic clamp that opens and closes the mold, the long cylender going towards the back of the clamp is the barrol that injects plastic into the mold, and at the verry top is a robot that takes the parts out of the mold.

by **GRUMPYBAGDER** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:29 pm

I should probably confess that I used to operate a much older version that made catch all baby bibs.
The mould was so old and worn that we had to trim acres of flash off every one by hand, Nearly at the top of the worst jobs I've ever had list.
But then you do what you have to.
Probably an easy one

by **48Rob** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:56 pm

I won't answer since other folks might like to try...but I will say I'd be very pleased to tour the country in that! :applause:

Rob

by **Old Bob** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:52 pm

Saw one of these auctioned on Barrett Jackson Auctions a few years ago. Some body had bid 5 million but could not pay. They said a museum got it for 4 million. GM Futurliner from the forties.

by **GRUMPYBAGDER** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:30 am

Old Bob wrote:Saw one of these auctioned on Barrett Jackson Auctions a few years ago. Some body had bid 5 million but could not pay. They said a museum got it for 4 million. GM Futurliner from the forties.

Bang on, And a steal at $4 million.
I've read they were undriveable, unreliable and almost unbuildable.
Doesn't that just make you want one.

by dh » Wed Aug 03, 2011 4:02 am

Gotta love a Harley Earl masterpiece. I wonder what kind of gas milage that thing gets. :lol:

by **GRUMPYBAGDER** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 4:05 am

I think it's fair to assume it wasn't built with todays prices in mind. :thumbdown:

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