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Post by #0001 Earl on May 8, 2005 6:12:24 GMT -5
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Post by BrettM0045 on May 8, 2005 16:54:27 GMT -5
I personally can't remember these pipes ever being called "Montana Pipes" when I was growing up. We just called them "chrome pipes", or "side pipes". But I was rather young then, about 11 years old in 1969. I believe that's the year they came out. Any chance this name just grew out of the collectors hobby?
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Post by #0002 Paul W. on May 12, 2005 13:19:26 GMT -5
Hi,
I think it did come out of the vintage hobby.
The first time I heard that term was about five years ago. When I heard it, I didn't know what they were talking about until I saw a pic along with the word.
Here, in east-central Wisconsin, they were called "pipes" or "pontoons" (a reference to that type of boat which is popular on Wisconsin lakes).
From what I know, the term "montana pipes" referred to the regular style expansion chambers. It was used by folks in the midwest and east coast areas when talking about the tuned pipes the western racers were starting to use in the late sixties. A few western motorcycle racers started using them on snowmobiles when everyone else was still using megaphones or straight pipes. Of course, the tuned pipes worked better and the technology quickly spread eastward (and upward).
Later ....... Paul W.
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Post by jd0110 on May 12, 2005 19:32:50 GMT -5
In the early 70's we coined them "lake pipes"(borrowed from the 50's custom car world.) I think we called them that because the only place we saw them was running flat out on the lakes.
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Post by wowposter on Sept 3, 2008 23:16:22 GMT -5
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