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Bruce Lancaster · 03-31-2011, 09:45 AM

The only documentation I have ever seen is in the production change section of the '38-9 resto book. Aside from the British/Euro Model 62 version (!), these were used in very limited experimental productio, sort of a Beta test to see if a new way of making axles held up in public use. They were fed into Rouge cars in small lots sized in hundreds, in 1938 and '39 85's, leftovers dumped into 1940 V8-60's. I've seen a picture of one coming down the line on an 85...it is reproduced in the Rouge Plant book, among other places.
There is no documentation in there of the common belief that they came on a few '37 V8 so's, but of course when dealing with ancient industrial records it is quite possible that some are missing.
They were rare when new, and I think they were almost mandatory for sprint cars, then later dragsters and T-buckets...probably the circle trackers managed to destroy most of them long ago.

03-31-2011, 09:45 AM	#3
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: v8-60 tube axle question The only documentation I have ever seen is in the production change section of the '38-9 resto book. Aside from the British/Euro Model 62 version (!), these were used in very limited experimental productio, sort of a Beta test to see if a new way of making axles held up in public use. They were fed into Rouge cars in small lots sized in hundreds, in 1938 and '39 85's, leftovers dumped into 1940 V8-60's. I've seen a picture of one coming down the line on an 85...it is reproduced in the Rouge Plant book, among other places. There is no documentation in there of the common belief that they came on a few '37 V8 so's, but of course when dealing with ancient industrial records it is quite possible that some are missing. They were rare when new, and I think they were almost mandatory for sprint cars, then later dragsters and T-buckets...probably the circle trackers managed to destroy most of them long ago.