WAY past time for more action in this thread! Really wish I had additional images of Don Thelen's engine!
I posted on page 2 of this thread , but here is a pic of my Fordor Vicky with the added Decklid , and one with the top down
Given the Vicky a different look now, Louvred hood top,holes to the Visor, powder coated wheels and a set of blockley racing tyres.
The term "Victoria" was used in North America for two distinct body styles. Apart from the cars in this thread the term was used up to c. 1926 for an open tourer with an often heavy folding top over the rear seat. Here's a 1921 Heine-Velox Victoria, for instance: What I'd like to know is, did the two usages overlap for a few years, or were there a few years in the mid-late-'20s when no Victorias were made in North America? More: 1920 Cunningham 1925 Dagmar 1925 Martin Wasp
Perhaps even more than two. Packard used "Victoria" to identify 4-place convertibles with no quarter windows throughout the '30s. These cars actually fit your description above, although they look quite different in style:
This beautiful '34 Victoria belongs to our customer Gary Cambio from Glendora, CA. It has our full hydraulic brake system with MT repop Lincoln brakes, dropped axle with stock wishbone, '37-'40 steering gear, Columbia 2-speed rear axle (grafted into the original '34 housing by Joe Longobardi), H&H big inch flathead, '39 trans, 16" Kelsey bent spoke wires and Firestone 550 front / 650 rear tires. Interior is a Lebaron kit with killer wood grain by Bob Kennedy. The car was originally build with Ford brakes but he brought it to us and I swapped on the Lincoln's front and rear after Gary realized that the old Ford brakes aren't the greatest. I also plumbed the full fuel system in stainless for him including the multi-carb plumbing. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki
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