earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
by the factory in 1936, all stainless steel body
one of four made
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dmw56
Busted and Rusted on Route 66
Here is some info:
1936 Stainless Steel Ford Coupe
This is the 1936 Ford Coupe built for and owned by Allegheny Ludlum Steel. It was attending our open house and then was featured in a local parade with over 100 of our salaried, hourly and retired employees walking alongside. This is 1 of only 4 in existence and is the only one currently in running & in roadworthy condition. The car is in exceptional condition, with the interior and even the frame looking great. All 4 cars each had over 200,000 miles on them before they removed them from service. These cars were built for Allegheny as promotional and marketing projects. The top salesmen each year were given the honor of being able to drive them for one year. The V-8 engine (max 85 hp) ran like a sewing machine and was surprisingly smooth and quite. I thought this was a much better looking automobile than the Ford Thunderbird that visited us last year. FYI, the car was insured (we were told) for the trip to Louisville via covered trailer for 1.5 million dollars. We were also told that the dies were ruined by stamping the stainless car parts, making these the last of these cars ever produced... More information of the history on these automobiles can be found at Allegheny Ludlum's website
http://www.alleghenyludlum.com/pages/companyinfo/stainlesscars.asp
Beautiful Car!! Years before the Delorean.
1936 Stainless Steel Ford Coupe
This is the 1936 Ford Coupe built for and owned by Allegheny Ludlum Steel. It was attending our open house and then was featured in a local parade with over 100 of our salaried, hourly and retired employees walking alongside. This is 1 of only 4 in existence and is the only one currently in running & in roadworthy condition. The car is in exceptional condition, with the interior and even the frame looking great. All 4 cars each had over 200,000 miles on them before they removed them from service. These cars were built for Allegheny as promotional and marketing projects. The top salesmen each year were given the honor of being able to drive them for one year. The V-8 engine (max 85 hp) ran like a sewing machine and was surprisingly smooth and quite. I thought this was a much better looking automobile than the Ford Thunderbird that visited us last year. FYI, the car was insured (we were told) for the trip to Louisville via covered trailer for 1.5 million dollars. We were also told that the dies were ruined by stamping the stainless car parts, making these the last of these cars ever produced... More information of the history on these automobiles can be found at Allegheny Ludlum's website
http://www.alleghenyludlum.com/pages/companyinfo/stainlesscars.asp
Beautiful Car!! Years before the Delorean.
earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
Thanks for adding that info DMW
Tripper
Older and more rusted every day!
Sweeeet!
Wow... that is a sweet car & a kool story. I'd love to see it in person... imagine drivin' that around for a year!!!
BoB
Wow... that is a sweet car & a kool story. I'd love to see it in person... imagine drivin' that around for a year!!!
BoB
Willowbilly3
A *real* tin magnet
I'd chop it.
Just kidding, that is just awesome. I never knew about those. I think there were a handfull of completely chromed 57 Chevys though.
Just kidding, that is just awesome. I never knew about those. I think there were a handfull of completely chromed 57 Chevys though.
dmw56
Busted and Rusted on Route 66
I don't know what they used back then. But for Deloreans they used Windex.
Black Magic
Well-known member
I would cut the fenders of it, just messing lol.
That car would be the bomb to drive for a year.
440shorty
Well-known member
thank you
What an amazing piece of history! I learn something every day I visit here. Thanks for this eye-opener.
440shorty
What an amazing piece of history! I learn something every day I visit here. Thanks for this eye-opener.
440shorty
barberochris
Well-known member
I can't think of any word to describe the beauty of that car.
Speaking of Deloreans... I know which Stainless Steel car I would want to go "Back To The Future" in
Thanks for the picture Earthman and thanks for the info dmw56
as an aside Jaguar currently have a stainless Motor Show special the valeting guys hate it they spend most of their time taking off finger prints and yep they use glass cleaner
