greg g Posted April 16, 2009 Report Posted April 16, 2009 pretty neat. When he pulled in after the run, I noticed that the tires were a lot wider than would have been normal, taller also. Wonder if they were runnign truck tires???? For you fans of statistics: Chrysler Airflow Imperial coupe broke more than 70 national and international American Automobile Association (AAA) records at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah during the summer of 1934. In a non-stop 24-hour run, the car averaged 84.43 mph and hit speeds in excess of 95 mph. Another Imperial managed a creditable 18 mpg on a cross-country economy sprint. The DeSoto Airflow was equally impressive: 86.2 mph in the flying mile, 76.2 mph average for 500 miles, and a 74.7-mph average for 2,000 miles, again under AAA auspices. Quote
Uncle-Pekka Posted April 16, 2009 Report Posted April 16, 2009 Great video! Thanks for sharing your find. There is also another one: The same guy does coast-to-coast AAA sponsored economy run in an Airflow Imperial 2D sedan/coupe. Great sceneries both country & cities. This is where I find the www-net most fascinating: There are great period material available easier than I ever could imagine. Where a common man could have found films like these or prints like for instance in "Old Car Manual Project" ten years ago? Or a great site like P15/D24 with all invaluable information and top notch fellow hobby people! Quote
RobertKB Posted April 16, 2009 Report Posted April 16, 2009 Fascinating and a good example of what the web can do. Thanks for sharing. I have always like Airflows but I know they never did sell well. Chrysler was just too far ahead of its time with it. They are now scarce and expensive. A fellow in the same car club I belong to has a last year 1937 Chrylser Imperial Airflow with the straight eight. Gorgeous car. Quote
Jim Saraceno Posted April 16, 2009 Report Posted April 16, 2009 Take a look at the scene of the final lap. As the announcer talks about how the crew is "going wild", there are two guys holding up a sign. Watch what they do when the put down the sign. Great video! Thanks for sharing. Quote
Powerhouse Posted April 17, 2009 Author Report Posted April 17, 2009 BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's Hilarious...good eye! Quote
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