Whippet radiator shells
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Martin
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- First Name: Martin
- Last Name: Cobb
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Whippet radiator shells
What makes Whippet radiator shells so popular for Model T's? Do people use the Whippet radiator also, or just the shell? Is it just that the Whippet shell just happens to fit a T radiator very well?
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Dan McEachern
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Re: Whippet radiator shells
Most all use the shell and the radiator together
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RajoRacer
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Re: Whippet radiator shells
My long time, now retired radiator guy made new tanks with Model T inlet & outlets for my Racer using the Whippet radiator - turned out pretty nice if I say so myself !
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speedytinc
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Re: Whippet radiator shells
As you can see, The whippet shell gives a classic 20's look to a racer.
I am amazed how many turn up.
I am amazed how many turn up.
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babychadwick
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Re: Whippet radiator shells
Check the photos of the speedster reunion!
"Those who fail to plan, plan to fail"
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tdump
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Re: Whippet radiator shells
It seems there were more shells and radiators for Whippets than there were Whippets!
If you can't help em, don't hinder em'
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Derek Kiefer
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Re: Whippet radiator shells
It was a fairly common swap to a speedster or dry-lakes racer in the late-20s and early-30s.
It gave the car a more streamlined look of the fancy European racers of the day, on a American-car used-parts budget.
It gave the car a more streamlined look of the fancy European racers of the day, on a American-car used-parts budget.
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Linus Tremaine
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Re: Whippet radiator shells
Theres a stack of whippet parts cars for sale in eugene oregon. They are buried in brush and are in very rough shape but theres at least one good radiator (thats the only one i could see)
The cars have to be purchased whole, the situation is dire and they face scrapping. Youll have to extract them, wheels probably dont turn, wood rotten.
send me an email if anyone is interested and I can forward contact info for the seller.
travellak1@gmail.com
Linus
The cars have to be purchased whole, the situation is dire and they face scrapping. Youll have to extract them, wheels probably dont turn, wood rotten.
send me an email if anyone is interested and I can forward contact info for the seller.
travellak1@gmail.com
Linus