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23 Jun 2005 22:05 #3269 by Bill Hummel
Replied by Bill Hummel on topic Re: Outside pipes

dougklink wrote: Were the outside pipes on a SAMCO functional or just decorative? I'm trying to figure out how one could "go missing" and not be noticed right away.


They were decorative ....

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23 Jun 2005 04:28 #3265 by dougklink
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Were the outside pipes on a SAMCO functional or just decorative? I'm trying to figure out how one could "go missing" and not be noticed right away.

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22 Jun 2005 15:47 #3263 by Bill Hummel
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The pipes you are referring to are the exhaust pipes on a Super-Charged car.

The SAMCO's barely resemble a Cord, so their pipes will not be the same as those on a Glenn Pray Cord 8/10 or those on an original Cord.

I believe the SAMCO cars were a project that Bill Lear was involved in. I am not sure who can fabricate a SAMCO chrome exhaust pipe.

I think FELIX DEGUYTER up on Broken Arrow, OK is a good place to start. He was involved with the Glenn Pray group but he knows a number of the SAMCO owners. He can probably get you started.

You are going to find that it is not always easy to find Cord parts. There were not enough of them made to create a large market for replacement parts. There are a few people who deal in parts left over from wrecked cars and there are a few repro parts made.

The Ford and Chevy guys don't know how lucky they are to have a large supply of replacement parts floating around.

You would be amazed how many people make their own parts! For example, I have seen suggestions for making the Cat's Eye in a cigarette lighter from the tip of a Stanley screwdriver!

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22 Jun 2005 15:15 #3262 by balinwire
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Please dont fret the exausts being missing, they were once referred to as "entrails".

The pipe's get red hot, and that is what the flexable metal shielding is supposed to do, protect your flesh from burns.

Tring to change a plug after a fast run could be hazardous.

Look at the lines of the grille, wrapping around the hood, unobstructed by nothing and enjoy the beauty.

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22 Jun 2005 14:25 #3261 by LuckyATB
Replied by LuckyATB on topic Need help locating a '36 Cord part
Thanks for the lead, Ray. I have emailed Felix.

With this thread getting 80 views in the past couple of days, not a single one of you guys out there can tell me what the actual name of those pipes are? Come on now, y'all are obviously experts on Cord restoration and repair, you can't all just refer to it as "those metal tubes".

Do you guys all fabricate your own replacement parts? There's no company out there that has a catalog of Cord parts? If that's the case, looks to me like any of you guys could make a nice living by being the first to do it. Realizing a hole in the market like that is how workin' class schmoes become millionaires.

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21 Jun 2005 14:00 #3253 by RayCord
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Contact Felix de Geyter from Glenn Pray Group. his e-mail address is: <a href="mailto:[email protected]][email protected][/url] you can also go to their website at: www.glenn-pray-cord-group.com/ They can also give you a lot of info about your car, and will be interested in the Mnf Numbers. Tell Felix I pointed you in their direction - they have been very helpful to me.
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Cords in South Africa - visit my website: www.cordinsa.visible.co.za

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20 Jun 2005 19:17 #3251 by LuckyATB
Need help locating a '36 Cord part was created by LuckyATB
Hello all,

Please excuse the obvious ignorance of basic Cord knowledge in this post, I'm a guy who knows next-to-nothing about cars (imagine my difficulty in this life) trying to help out a guy who knows nothing about computers.

So my dad owns a '36 Cord...well, actually, it's one of those 1969 SAMCO Cords that looks like the 810/812/whatever. This past weekend (on Father's Day) he was admiring it in his garage when he went into panic mode, noticing that a part has gone missing.

Pardon me for not knowing what it's called, but it's one of those metal tubes that come out of the engine bay and leads into the front fender. Looks to me like it probably had something to do with exhaust/air intake back in the day, but is purely decorative on his version.


Can someone on this forum please (a) let me know what that's called so I don't sound so silly and (b) perhaps give me a hint where I could track down a replacement part? Obviously it doesn't need to be original or vintage, as long as it looks right.

Thank in advance for any help
-LuckyATB

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