Railroad car ferry sinks in Lake Michigan on deep sea detectives tonight at 10:00 on the History Channel. I love the smell of pulpwood in the morning.
I did not get to watch all of it, I go to bed at 10:00 to get up at 5:00, but what I saw was interesting. It was wierd to see all those freight cars and then new automobiles, I think they were Nash. Frozen in time, amazing.
Interesting show! Although, as usual, they cannot come to any definitive conclusion as to cause. Still, well worth the time to watch. Those autos also intrigued me. Hmmm. Surprised someone hasn't salvaged them! They should be worth $$$!!! Boxcab E50
If the autos are Nash, they aren't worth the effort and money to salvage. My first car was '51 Nash Rambler with a straight-six flathead cast iron engine, which was the standard and only engine for all Nash autos. The ongoing joke for that engine was that it was a lousy engine, but a great boat anchor. I guess that's why no one has salvaged them. They're right where they belong...on the bottom! However, I did have a funny experience with that engine. When I first got the car, the best mileage I could get was 16-17 mpg. Then unexpectantly on one trip, I got 28 mpg at an average speed of 65 mph for nearly 200 miles. A few days later I found out why...the head had cracked between cylinders #4 and #5 and those two cylinders were running pure steam. Also the engine had more pep than ever...of course it did, it was now a steam engine! I should have patented that failure and sold it to Nash....
Even if they were brand new 1929 cars? I was thinking of the classic car restoration market. I used to drive a Bathtub now and then. Can't think of what year. A huge old clunker. Belonged to an elderly lady in town. I had to ferry her around, and take that car to the local garage, etc. It was an awful thing to drive. Lousy steering. And the tranny wouldn't shift without a lot of cursing and grinding. Boxcab E50
I saw the show. It wa interesting. I remember the larger Nash sedans. The company was history in the mid 1950's. Now if it was a Packard, they would be worth salvaging. Stay cool and run steam.....
Did anyone catch Deep Sea Detectives on History Channel yesterday? It was about two 1850's era 2-2-2 locos off the Jersey coast, a previously unknown design! Facsinating show, catch it if you can. I'm dying to know if they are going to be brought to the surface.
