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EFV-8 Club Forum / General Ford Discussion / 1936 Greyhound Research

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09-23-2020 @ 12:31 PM

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Jon,
Your greyhound seems to be to heavy in the legs and lacking in smooth finish to be original.
In 1972 when I bought my first 1934 Ford, J.C. Whitney offered the 34 Greyhound for $9.95. I was pround of it,
but it had the same problems as yours. Later stainless steel greyhounds replaced my J.C. Whitney one, they are
much better detailed than my first ones at 1/7th the cost of the new brass ones.
I suspect yours is a early cheap reproduction, like my J. C. Whitney greyhound. (Which I still have) At my first
AACA Show I had a 3 flag holder that slipped below the dog on the radiator/grill. A judge, forever named
A--H---, opened my hood to judge and the flag holder couged my hood 's paint and flipped the greyhound to
the pavement, breaking his leg. I picked upthe foot and leg and showed the car for years with a white bandage
holding on. Finally after replacing the greyhound with stainless one, I cut the greyhound off at the hips, drilled
and tapped his butt and mounted him on the back of my 35 Ford Pickup's outside mirror. I've told that story so
times now I don't remember AH's real name, but I think it was Frank something.
Of course "it was my fault for not having my hood open for the judges".

1934 Ford's since 1972

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10-25-2020 @ 4:43 PM

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1934 Ford,

Thank you very much for your response and analysis of my Greyhound. Sad to hear about your Greyhound, interesting story. Thanks for sharing!

Jon Ketron
1936 Ford V8 Standard Tudor Touring Sedan

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10-25-2020 @ 4:49 PM

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I wanted to thank all members whom were able to contribute to this topic. Conclusive evidence and the fact that Greyhounds were not factory issue on deluxe domestic cars circa 1936, I have decided to permanently remove the Greyhound from my car. You know, the factory issued 1936 year car "V8" design on the hood is quite attractive all by itself, my opinion of course!

Thanks for the responses and input!

Jon Ketron
1936 Ford V8 Standard Tudor Touring Sedan

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10-29-2020 @ 9:33 AM

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If you are married to a dog lover like I am, a greyhound was required equipment on both my '35 and '36 Fords. A small price to pay. Happy wife, happy life!

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