Hol - I can't figure out how to attach images, either. Share with me, too -
Louis
In a message dated 2/6/2013 12:41:26 P.M. Central Standard Time,
clipperw@gmail.com writes:
Hol,
Thanks, those photos really help clarify the layout of the roof mounted
equipment on the Q G-Es.
BYW, off line, could you tell me how you attach photos to your list
posts? I have tried and it doesn't seem to work. Are you using a mail client
or are you posting through your on line mail provider?
Bill Barber
Gravois Mills, MO
Wed
Feb 6, 2013 4:52 am (PST) . Posted by:
I'm
attaching five PMC views from the Thirties and Forties that show pretty well
the front end arrangment of the 275-hp cars.
The earliest view, of
9847 at unknown location in the early or mid-1930s shows nearly the original
configuration of the car, with no outside radiator shutters and only a
screen over the radiator -- not a good arrangement in winter. Note, though,
that the short, factory-installed vent pipe to the left of the headlight has
already been extended; the fitting around the pipe was the original top.
Also note that the presumed compressed air cooler has a mesh not unlike that
of a radiator over the curved pipes. And note the absence of visible
horn.
Next is the view of 9728 at Galesburg in 1942 with the
Q-designed and built radiator shutters in place and closed. Note the
presence of two air horns and the extended vent pipe. The ladder to the roof
and the footboards on the roof suggest a water filler up there, as the
engine and generator were removed through a large door on the other side of
the car; see next photo.
Next is 9839 at Centralia, Ill., in 1940
showing the Q-installed radiator shutters -- again closed and the rear
support for the pipes of the air cooler. Also visible, though barely, is the
side door for removing the engine and generator, with an open man door at
its forward edge. The door's three hinges are visible along the rear edge of
the red paint.
Next, Q 9836 after sale to the Alabama, Tennessee
& Northern as AT&N 52 at York, Ala., also in 1940. It shows the
makeshift radiator shutter s and canvas cover (rolled up) that AT&N
applied, along with two additional front end modifications: shuttered
opening on left (right in photo) side and hinged door (open here) below
engineer's front window. The vent pipe is absent, and the air cooler
shows pretty plainly.
Finally, Q 9773 at Peoria in the late 1940s
with a second set of air cooler pipes added directly above the first and the
vent pipe extended upward to clear the new cooling pipes. Also, in this view
the radiator shutters are in the full open position.
I also have 5x7
negatives of several builder's photos that show the orifinal front of
these cars and the engine and generator installed, including a view through
the open left side door. But my scanner won't handle negs this large, so
I'll have to get them scanned elsewhere and will post them when I
do.
Hol
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