Talk:Glasspack

from Geirskogul
Deleted the last paragraph, as it was a blatant advert. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.116.111.245 (talk) 03:25, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

from Vfd
On 28 Feb 2005, this article was nominated for deletion. The result was keep. See Votes for deletion/Glasspacks for a record of the discussion. &mdash;Korath (Talk) 23:34, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)

Completely incorrect information
I don't have the energy to rewrite anything myself, but it is completely untrue that Cherry Bomb invented glasspacks. Yes, they started manufacturing their mufflers in 1968, but fiberglass packed mufflers of essentially the same design have been around since at least WWII.

Steel packed mufflers, also of the same design, have been around since the 1920s. When fiberglass became commercially viable it simply replaced steel wool as a cheaper alternative, albeit less durable. I have seen adverts for Fenton Hush Tone glasspacks from as far back as 1950 (a 48" long one of these actually came factory-installed on my 1953 Packard). Smithy's was one of the first to manufacture steel-packs, and made glasspacks concurrently through the late '40s and into the '60s. There were also numerous copycats made my various manufacturers at that time: Haviland Sportsmans, Hollywood True Tones, Allied Mfg. Blue Streaks, Walker Continentals and Blue Singers, the list goes on with many more no-name versions available from J.C. Whitney, Honest Charley, and pretty much every other mail order catalog, not to mention all the ads in the endless number of hot rod magazines the were around then.

Bottom line, the article reads like an ad for Cherry Bomb, and not a true history of one of the most notable and iconic types of mufflers in the history of American car culture. LoudMouse327 (talk) 22:02, 2 February 2021 (UTC)