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    Two steps forward, one step back ........

     



    .... progress was made on the Thames .......... but a problem surfaced when the nose was being mounted ......... the body mounts (welded in by the other shop) were not squared to the chassis before they were welded in ......... thus the nose alignment wound up being off by nearly two inches .......... Josh has removed the old brackets and has squarely mounted the nose to the cowl ........ he will now extend the 2x3 box tube chassis to allow for mounting the nose hooks .......... he will also fabricate attachments so the nose will be partially supported by safety cords with springs ...... this will keep the nose hooks (and their attachment points to the fiberglass nose) from having to support all the weight of the nose when it is tilted down ............ the bolts holding the nose will be replaced by Dzus quarter turn fasteners







    ........ the mounting bracket for the 10' Simpson Skyjacker dragchute has been completed and the pack is in place .......... the wheelie bars have also been widened and are now attached to the chassis





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    Nice looking car, my buddy has one,he tells me his has steel rear doors,didn't I read here somewhere that yours are aluminum?

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    Hey Old Coyote, Good progress been made on your little van. Now correct me if I am wrong, will you really need that chute for stopping power and yes I know you will need those wheelie bars??? keep the good work rolling!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oldmanb View Post
    Nice looking car, my buddy has one,he tells me his has steel rear doors,didn't I read here somewhere that yours are aluminum?
    The factory rear doors on the '48-'53 Thames were made of aluminum ........ my '48 has the original aluminum doors ......... if you buddy's car is from that time frame and his doors are steel, they are replacements ......... We talked about replacing ours with steel reproductions but settled on fabricating stronger steel braces for the aluminum ones ..........
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    Quote Originally Posted by Whiplash23T View Post
    Hey Old Coyote, Good progress been made on your little van. Now correct me if I am wrong, will you really need that chute for stopping power and yes I know you will need those wheelie bars??? keep the good work rolling!!!
    We're just trying to put him back as close as possible to his race form and still be street legal ........... his racing days are over ......... however we're not saying the chute and wheelie bars will never be used

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    Nice Thames Old Coyote. Looks like a lot of fun to drive..They were real wild rides on the dragstrip....Keep us posted.
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    Just a stupid question from somebody who don't know squat. What is the differance in a Thames and an Anglia. One of my favorite models when I was a kid was King Kong the
    drag race Anglia. I just love the old A/A Gassers Anglias, Fiats, Willys. Thanks for posting the photos they are great. Good luck on the rest of the build.
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    Hey Creep, not a stupid question at all, and if one doesn't know something,one only needs to ask.
    From my understanding is Thames is the name given to the vans from Ford England, Popular is the basic model car eg., like the Standard '37 Ford compared to the Deluxe and the Anglia was the Deluxe model from Ford England.
    On a lighter note,some rodders here in NZ don't regard English made cars as true hotrods even though it was you Americans that were the first to use them as drag cars etc..
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    Whip the vans were made in 2 plants as far as i know and from 1 plant they were called Thames and from the other Fordson's.



    Quote Originally Posted by Whiplash23T View Post
    Hey Creep, not a stupid question at all, and if one doesn't know something,one only needs to ask.
    From my understanding is Thames is the name given to the vans from Ford England, Popular is the basic model car eg., like the Standard '37 Ford compared to the Deluxe and the Anglia was the Deluxe model from Ford England.
    On a lighter note,some rodders here in NZ don't regard English made cars as true hotrods even though it was you Americans that were the first to use them as drag cars etc..
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    The front end on those cars/delivery vehicles really makes one take notice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Whiplash23T View Post
    Hey Creep, not a stupid question at all, and if one doesn't know something,one only needs to ask.
    From my understanding is Thames is the name given to the vans from Ford England, Popular is the basic model car eg., like the Standard '37 Ford compared to the Deluxe and the Anglia was the Deluxe model from Ford England.
    On a lighter note,some rodders here in NZ don't regard English made cars as true hotrods even though it was you Americans that were the first to use them as drag cars etc..
    the Thames was the panel van and the Anglia was the two door sedan ..... and don't forget the 4-door English Ford .......... the Prefect ........ this one's a '48 also

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