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longest thread ever ?
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 7:07 am
by Peter Apps
Uwe's pigs can surely run, does anyone know which thread has attracted the most replies ?
Peter
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 8:21 am
by bisnettrj2
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 12:35 pm
by Peter Apps
Check the pig thread for something that will give it a boost ...
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 6:23 pm
by Ron
Uwe's pig problems are always good for a laugh, and a great way to take a break from more serious issues. Anyone else think that the thread may have started after a long night at the pub?
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 7:17 pm
by Uwe Neue
I am glad that you guys like it...
The pig – peak transition is actually going back to a Russian colleague, an engineer, with whom I worked for many years. He always pronounced the -ee- sound a bit too short, as in “itâ€
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 10:13 pm
by Russ
Years ago Alfa Romeo used some Russian metal that seemed to rust before the cars were even put together. Maybe your collegue was talking about that type of sheet metal.
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:06 pm
by Ron
It is very possible that the sheet metal referred to by your colleague is exactly the same. As a side note, it is a little known fact that Germany perfected automotive rust, then licensed the process to the Italians. Ask any classic car lover about early BMWs and rust.
Re: longest thread ever ?
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:09 pm
by Consumer Products Guy
Uwe's pigs can surely run, does anyone know which thread has attracted the most replies ?
Peter
Other forums' most-viewed and longest threads have been pictures of girls...so girls win over pigs....
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:49 pm
by juddc
It is very possible that the sheet metal referred to by your colleague is exactly the same. As a side note, it is a little known fact that Germany perfected automotive rust, then licensed the process to the Italians. Ask any classic car lover about early BMWs and rust.
It really depends upon what you consider an "early" BMW. I have one that was built in 1938 and the metal in that car is of spectacular quality - and it's quite thick. Most of the body is made from 1mm sheet steel.
I also know about rust in Italian cars. I've had a few Fiats and while they were wonderfully engineered little cars, they were uttterly biodegradeable. With that said, if you ever get a chance, take a ride in an X1/9. If it doesn't make you smile, you don't have a pulse!
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:13 pm
by krickos
hmm
could it be an BMW 328 Roadster ? In any case highly likely it is Swedish steel in that one as Germany took about 50% of their steel from Sweden around 1935.
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:56 pm
by juddc
That is something I did not know! Fascinating...
Not quite a 328, but a close relative. Mine's a 327, currently awaiting restoration, which will look like this once completed:
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:11 am
by krickos
Wow nice car
Unsure though if the iron ore was refined in Germany or in Sweden or a combination of both whit regard to civilian cars.