this was the way
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: MS
Awesome pic. Gonna say they are 1971 models. The colors I see are War Bonnet Yellow, Ontario Orange, Bridgehampton Blue, Brands Hatch Green, and Steel Cities Gray and the only year those colors were all available was 1971. Does the Green convertible on the top have one light up?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Airdrie Alberta
Awesome pic. Gonna say they are 1971 models
Can I please get the Museum delivery option on my new Vette ?
Those look like 71 Dodge Tradesman vans on the left rail car,
As a teenager I use to love late August early September when the new cars would start appearing on transporters it was a big event back then!...I miss those days
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Melting Slicks
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From: Salisbury Maryland
FYI
i noticed that same thing right away lol.
Drifting
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From: MS
Actually, the main reason they quit shipping by rail is that the cars going out to the west coast were experiencing wheel bearing failure shortly after delivery. It was finally determined that "false brinelling" was the cause. Basically, the jarring motion from the train was pitting the raceway of the wheel bearings. By the time they arrived, failure had already begun. Upon a few hundred thousand revolutions...done.
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Team Owner
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From: Columbia Missouri
I had heard that failed bearing story too once but heard it was because the cars were shipped without full grease and they were not serviced until they were shown on the lot. They were transported with dry bearings and such and after the problems they greased them from the factory.