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Old 11-11-2013, 08:56 AM   #1
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Default 1936 Cabriolet Almost Drowned but CPR Worked

Ran across this amazing article from a UK web site and apologize if it has been posted previously:

http://www.ctmhv.com/The_Museum/1936_ford_cabriolet.htm

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Frank and the owner paddled out about 20 feet into the river using a small canoe. Noticing that the embankment was not very steep, Frank decided he would pull the car from the river using his van instead of his backhoe. On Easter Sunday, 1974 Frank dove down into the murky water and groping about, managed to tie a rope onto the hulk buried upside down on the muddy river bottom. Out of breath, our man resurfaced, shivering with teeth chattering from the cold. Long story short, Frank secured the tow rope to his van, and after much frenzy, the 36 Ford began to rise from its watery grave, lurch by lurch, ever so slowly. Frank drove home, got his trailer and loaded up his surprise find . Bad as it looked, this was a 36 Ford cabriolet and Frank thought that he could bring this baby back to life.

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Old 11-11-2013, 11:40 AM   #2
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Great story. Glad Frank was able to save her.
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Great story.
Thanks for sharing.
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Old 11-11-2013, 01:24 PM   #4
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I wonder why I can't access the link.

I'm forbidden, it would seem.

A copyright/territory thing?

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Old 11-11-2013, 07:00 PM   #5
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Air in the Tyres and a Worm in the Speedo...
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Old 11-11-2013, 09:00 PM   #7
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Dont know if this will work but attempting to attach a PDF file of the story from the website.

You might try to Google the story keywords and see if you can click on that link.
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Old 11-11-2013, 09:23 PM   #8
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Old 11-11-2013, 10:05 PM   #9
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Great story!
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Old 11-12-2013, 02:13 AM   #10
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Great story all right ,Henry's indestructible car .
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Old 11-12-2013, 04:57 AM   #11
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Thanks for the help, guys, I can get it ok today. Just "one of those things" I guess.

Neat story! I'd like to see some photo's of the rescue, if they exist, and any that were taken during the restoration.

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Old 11-12-2013, 11:03 AM   #12
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Fantastic story. It sounds like he actually got a complete car without all the metal being rusted away. I was not so fortunate with my 36, as the bottom 6 inches were rusted away. The frame was rusted in two and the engine and transmission were so rusty that they were just junk. I think my 36 must have been used as a bulkhead in a stream. After 10 years it came out just fine.
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