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  1. caseydog

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    #3 caseydog, Nov 25, 2015
    BTW, this is why it is called a "Barrelback." It has two "hatch" doors that open like Clubman doors.

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    #5 DneprDave, Nov 25, 2015
    My folks had a '48 Dodge with fluid drive. It said so right on the back bumper.

    It was a fluid coupling between the engine and the clutch with a standard three speed transmission. You could stop without pushing in the clutch and start up again in any gear.
     
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    #7 caseydog, Nov 25, 2015
    Here is a shot of the doors open...

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    #8 caseydog, Nov 25, 2015
    Nathan, the Town and Country resumed production after the war. I also shot a 1946 Barrelback. Also, the Town and Country was offered in a sedan, and two-door convertible.

    Here is a shot of a convertible and barrelback I shot a few years ago...

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    And here is a sedan that I also shot yesterday...

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    The barrelbacks are the rarest.

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    #2 BruceK, Nov 25, 2015
    Beautiful car. But 8/10s of a million dollars? Wow.

    I've never heard of a transmission like that. Sounds like some sort of centrifugal clutch.
     
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    #4 caseydog, Nov 25, 2015
    Rarity equals value. And, it is a stunning car to look at.

    It is a little like an centrifugal clutch, but there actually is a clutch pedal. Once you are rolling, you use the clutch to upshift as you would with a regular manual.

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    #6 Nathan, Nov 25, 2015
    From the wiki

     
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    #9 caseydog, Nov 25, 2015
    Interesting story. The barrelbacks and sedan I shot yesterday were in two locations, about 50 miles apart. The owner decided to drive the sedan from one location to the other, and told me to follow him in my rental Maxima.

    He was hauling arse. The first mile was dirt road, and he was doing 50. He was doing 70-plus on the highway. He was passing slower moving vehicles on two lane roads.

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    #10 vetsvette, Nov 25, 2015
    That had the "straight eight" in it didn't it?
     
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    #11 caseydog, Nov 25, 2015
    Some did. Most apparently had sixes. The sedan I shot yesterday has an eight.

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    #12 Angib, Nov 26, 2015
    [​IMG]

    All credit to the guys in the days before CAD who got the 3D angles of those hinge pins correct so the doors could actually open!

    There are some serious angles gong on there.
     
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    #13 2010Chili, Nov 26, 2015
    That barrel back is super sexy, as a matter of fact they all are stunning. I've always loved wood on a car (excluding in the wheels, thank you) real or otherwise. It's warm and inviting like a 1970's rec room or basement bar.