Al Bear ([info]albear) wrote in [info]vintage_ads,
2008-03-13 09:59:00
Terrible invention from a June 1936 issue of Popular Science magazine.

"when you take your dog along for a ride, but prefer not having it inside"
Seriously, if you think that way, it's better you DON'T have a dog! just my thought.

I really hope that thing was never actually sold. cross posted from [info]randompics

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[info]amadoj0nes

March 13 2008, 17:03:30 UTC 4 years ago

Oh. My. God.

[info]rstevens

March 13 2008, 17:03:39 UTC 4 years ago

The Romney Box!

[info]amadoj0nes

March 13 2008, 17:06:59 UTC 4 years ago

Except you can guarantee your dog will be pelted with debris along the ride. :)

This looks more like a disciplinary thing than....God, it's just so bad..!


First the frog with shoes on, then this. My brain hurts.

[info]encapsulate

4 years ago

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[info]pagerbear

March 13 2008, 17:14:19 UTC 4 years ago

I shudder to think how many people--and dogs!--found out just how safe this was!

[info]janecpb

March 13 2008, 17:18:15 UTC 4 years ago

The wording makes it seem like it's part of instructions on how to make it, rather than an ad to sell it. With the "grommets" and "sewed" and "hole for head".

My dog would just chew through it in two minutes, fall out and be crushed by a Hummer.

[info]glass_houses

March 13 2008, 17:24:54 UTC 4 years ago

I can see PETA jumping all over this.

[info]7ofclubs

March 13 2008, 21:49:36 UTC 4 years ago

I can see any person wtih a grain of sense jumping all over this.

[info]a_renunciation

March 13 2008, 17:45:21 UTC 4 years ago

ugh.

[info]versailles_rose

March 13 2008, 17:46:09 UTC 4 years ago

This is SO WRONG!

[info]kill_inhibition

March 13 2008, 17:50:15 UTC 4 years ago

My jaw literally dropped. Ugh.

[info]miggy

March 13 2008, 17:52:59 UTC 4 years ago

D:

[info]freakylynx

March 13 2008, 17:53:16 UTC 4 years ago

What they don't tell you is that the matching earmuffs and hat for inclement weather are sold separately. That's where they make their money.

[info]pangea_tongue

March 13 2008, 18:04:09 UTC 4 years ago

JUH!?!?!

[info]stellypippin

March 13 2008, 18:32:47 UTC 4 years ago

File under: CRAPPY, BAD IDEA INVENTIONS.

[info]lsdiamond

March 13 2008, 18:41:05 UTC 4 years ago

Wasn't this from the days when driving a car wasn't THAT much faster than riding a bicycle? I fail to see how this is a PETA-worthy offense.

Not saying it isn't a horrible idea, mind you, but it isn't as though Fido would go flying off at 70MPH into an oncoming semi.

Just sayin'...

[info]yndy

March 13 2008, 20:05:57 UTC 4 years ago

Um... no.
1936?
This is for the 1937 Hudson which was a damn heavy car...

A standard 1937 Hudson Eight went to Utah and broke the 1,000 mile record in its class (and also the unlimited record for closed cars) averaging 88.9 mph including stops for petrol. By comparison the Hudson Terraplane Six did the same distance averaging 86.5 mph. That gives you an idea of their top speed under good conditions and well tuned.

The Eight also broke the 24 hour record at 87.67 mph covering 2,104 miles at top speed. So the Hudsons were the top speed winners at this time over a sustained distance, for standard sedans. These figures are taken from an article on pages 20-23 of Automobile magazine of November 2002.

The 1938 Hudson Eight did 0-60 in 15.0 secs. The 1936 Hudson Eight did it in 18.6 secs, top speed 86.7 mph and SS 1/4 mile in 21.2 secs but this was probably a low compression motor. By comparison, the 1934 Ford V8 sedan (85 hp) had a measured top speed of 81.8 mph and a 0-60 mph on 16.8 secs. [Webmaster note: to be fair, the Hudson was a luxury sedan, considerably larger and probably heavier than the Ford. Supporting this comparison is a 1935 test, in which the Ford V8 was soundly beaten by a Plymouth Six. The Ford did the full mile in 68 seconds, the Plymouth in 60; the top speed for the Ford was 82 mph, the Plymouth 90 mph! No Hudsons were tested that time. Hudson did make two versions of their engine through at least some of the 1930s, a higher performance and a lower compression version.]


You're thinking about 20 years earlier.

[info]lsdiamond

4 years ago

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[info]kip_w

March 13 2008, 19:17:07 UTC 4 years ago

It needs to ride a little higher, so the dog can stick his head inside the car while they zoom down the road.

[info]dominoep

March 13 2008, 19:26:33 UTC 4 years ago

I bet someone used it for their children as well...

[info]albear

March 13 2008, 23:03:54 UTC 4 years ago

Ohhh Nooo think of the children! ;)

http://community.livejournal.com/randompics/2052599.html

[info]johnnythunderz

March 13 2008, 19:39:30 UTC 4 years ago

i wonder if there are any fotos wih people who really used it?

[info]yndy

March 13 2008, 20:00:48 UTC 4 years ago

Actually, I had a dog that would've LOVED that!! Much better than just getting her head out the window!! :)
But I suspect it would be illegal anyways...

[info]sleveen

March 13 2008, 20:03:28 UTC 4 years ago

I would never use this on either of my dogs...however, I've met some children I'd be happy to use it on... o_O

[info]albear

March 13 2008, 23:03:29 UTC 4 years ago

Something similar perhaphs?

http://community.livejournal.com/randompics/2052599.html ;)

[info]silversolitaire

March 13 2008, 21:38:21 UTC 4 years ago

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[info]albear

March 13 2008, 22:34:33 UTC 4 years ago

OMG! that makes a hell of a difference then! if that's the case, I may consider a smaller size for my cat as well to put on the passenger side! ;)

That's hilarious! :)

[info]sassylidge

4 years ago

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[info]amadoj0nes

4 years ago

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[info]silera

March 14 2008, 01:36:49 UTC 4 years ago

I want my dog to ride in my sack.....or anyone's dog...

[info]ziggymeg

March 14 2008, 04:35:19 UTC 4 years ago

Mustn't mar the precious car with the dog we secretly hate.

[info]3cthelion

March 14 2008, 15:57:54 UTC 4 years ago

but, but, but... this is not an ad!

...and once again, i couldn't care less. thanks for the post! my dog would love that, right up until we got up behind that semi or that guy next to me decided to hug the line a little too close.

[info]deathbykleenex

March 14 2008, 16:13:44 UTC 4 years ago

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