Drop Dead Stunning IMO! Claims to be unrestored but I see some questionable over spray. None the less I love it. Lots of great pics http://www.timmismotor.com/collector-cars.php?viewcar=547 Never seem anything like this before.....
I found this oo Wikippedia Prior to the application of chrome in the 1920s, nickel electroplating was used. In the US for the short production run prior to the entry into the Second World War, plating was banned to save chromium and the decorative pieces were painted in a complementary color. In the last years of the Korean War, the banning of chrome was contemplated and several cheaper processes (such as plating with zinc and then coating with shiny plastic) were considered
I was aware of nickel and the war efort, we in Canada even had a nickel made...with out nickel. I just never thought it would be mentioned on a car the way this one was. 1942, Canada at war against Nazi Germany, and nickel was in short supply in that it was desperately needed for our armament industries. The Royal Canadian Mint was asked by the federal government to produce a five-cent replacement "nickel" using a different mineral. The 12-sided coin was introduced on January 1, 1943. It was yellowish-brown and made from an alloy called tombac. On one side was the face of King George the Sixth. But the Canadian beaver that had been on the other side was no more. What Canadians saw instead was an engraving of the letter V with a flaming torch in the middle. And below it, the words Five Cents. The letter "V" had two meanings, Victory, and V is the Roman Numeral for 5
