Kwakuyi-1937 xa i-Ford yagqiba ukuzisa kumgca wemveliso umlandeli we-Model 48, imodeli eyathembisa ukuba yiprojekthi enkulu elandelayo kubathandi be-"rod hot".
Iimodeli zeFord zazingoovulindlela ababalaseleyo kolu hambo lwe "tuning à la American" kwaye umgca weFord ukusuka ngo-1937 ukuya ku-1940 awuzange usinde kulo bhubhani. Ukusuka kwiCouppe eneminyango emibini ukuya kwinqwelo yesitishi eneminyango emine, kwakungekho Ford engazange idlule ezandleni zaba mageza.
Umzekelo woku yile Ford Convertible ka-1940, enento encinci okanye engenanto yakwenza nemoto eyashiya umgca wokudityaniswa kwiminyaka engama-73 eyadlulayo. Injini yoqobo ibiyi 2.2 litre okanye 3.6 litre V8, ezi ibizimbini kuphela iinketho ebezikhona, kodwa iminyaka ihambile kwaye le Convertible ngoku inomzi omncinci, wangoku we 5.3 litre block esuka ku GM's series LS - akhonto yothusayo. abathanda intonga.
Umsebenzi wokwenza ngokwezifiso awuzange uphelele kwi-injini, ukongeza kwi-chassis ebuyiselweyo, le Ford nayo iza nokumiswa kwangaphambili kwe-Mustang II, leyo, ngendlela, ilungele ukukushiya iimilimitha ukusuka kwi-"khotha" emhlabeni. Kodwa ayisiyiyo yonke loo nto, le "ntonga eshushu" iza nebhonasi ekhangayo: ayinayo ihood! Kuyenzeka zihlobo zam… Ndingasathethi ke ngomfanekiso wakho ongakhathalelwanga. Sekunjalo, isafanele ukuhoywa, emva koko, akuyiyo yonke imihla ukubona imoto enje.
Siyazi ukuba esi sithuthi sinqabileyo (nangaphezulu kwimeko sikuyo) sasithengiswa kwi-Ebay kude kube ngoMeyi 20 wonyaka ophelileyo kwaye ibhidi yokugqibela yayiyi-33,000 yeedola, nangona kunjalo, asazi ukuba imoto yayithengiswa ngokwenene. . Akunakwenzeka…
Umbhalo: Tiago Luís