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A question for classic car buffs, of the American kind
« on: 05 June 2012, 00:32:56 »
At a do today there was a small collection of classic cars, one of them was a 1950's Cadillac estate, no owner present..
This car had what I could only describe as short aerials, (Sensors?) about 8 inches long, on the passenger side, either end of the sill and about a 45 degree angle sticking out from the car, near each wheel arches, but nothing on the drivers side, LHD. Any idea what they might have been????
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Re: A question for classic car buffs, of the American kind
« Reply #1 on: 05 June 2012, 00:54:05 »
Sounds like curb feelers to me, a lot of americans like to fit them to classic cars, they make a scraping noise when you are close to a curb so that they do not get too close and scuff the wheels. Do they look similar to these by any chance?

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Re: A question for classic car buffs, of the American kind
« Reply #2 on: 05 June 2012, 01:04:14 »
Quote from: Manual Elite V6 on 05 June 2012, 00:54:05
Sounds like curb feelers to me, a lot of americans like to fit them to classic cars, they make a scraping noise when you are close to a curb so that they do not get too close and scuff the wheels. Do they look similar to these by any chance?



They do indeed.... :y :y Only one on each and your answer is something on the lines of what I was thinking...... :D :D..I should have taken a photo ::) ::)

Thank you...... :y :y :y
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Re: A question for classic car buffs, of the American kind
« Reply #3 on: 05 June 2012, 11:05:29 »
I agree sound like curb feelers. Maybe passenger side only because you can see well enough when the drivers side is near the curb? Not sure. I think they are often used just to accessorise rather than for a practical purpose.
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Re: A question for classic car buffs, of the American kind
« Reply #4 on: 05 June 2012, 12:04:59 »
Quote from: jonnyboyws6 on 05 June 2012, 11:05:29
I agree sound like curb feelers. Maybe passenger side only because you can see well enough when the drivers side is near the curb? Not sure. I think they are often used just to accessorise rather than for a practical purpose.

It is common for them to only be fitted to the passenger side in America as this is the side that is often closest to the curb, though sometimes they are fitted to both sides and sometimes they are fitted just near one of the front whees, majority of people fitting them now just fit them to try and keep the 50s look as they were fitted to many car in the 50s.
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