One of the best things about restoring these old cars is learning how differently things worked back then. Those of you who've worked with them probably already knew that the clocks weren't *really* true electric clocks, but mechanical clocks with an electric winder.

I have mine set up on a table so I can test it and adjust the speed, but basically, there's a "click" which winds the clock (it's hooked up to the battery) and then the clock audibly ticks and winds down over about 4 minutes, then another "click", and the process repeats. So that's about 360 windings a day, 10,800 windings a month, or about 131,400 windings a year!

Now you've got to admit, this is *way* cooler than some Chebby 350 with headers!

I have a battery disconnect on my '39 Zephyr. I can alway tell when the battery is re-connected by the "click" of the 69 year old clock winder. It's amazing. That's one of the few things I DIDN'T have to fix on that car!

That car was a pretty face when I got it, but a mechanical disaster!