DavidAU

Phosphoric acid is an extremely good soft soldering flux on stainless steel, copper, brass and other similar materials. also very good for tinning soldering irons.

Ask on the Ford barn site. Plenty of people on there would have done that and can advise you. www.fordbarn.com Go to the V8 forum

One could only hope it's a Toyota of similar by now.

I have just read the story of Ginger-Dot metioned above. What a fabulous story the boat and particularly the restoration is. It makes car restoration look like childs play.

A 1933 and 1934 passenger vehicle is a Model 40 http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_serialnumbers.htm

The bus was supplied by Newton King in New Plymouth Newton King were also the Studebaker agent and I vividly remember as a kid standing in the front of the showroom window in about 1950 looking at the new car with the big bullet in the middle of the grill. As the footpath was a bit lower than the showroom it was right at my eye level and I'd never seen anything like it.

If the insurance company gives you a hard time over having a pit you could tell them it is a wine cellar. Lots of people have them.

My 1931 P2 Continental was originally fitted with Stainless steel (called Staybright at that time) wheels however the metal proved to be too brittle and the spokes fractured. My car was returned to the factory approx. 12 months after it was built to have the wheels replaced with steel wire wheels. The car below is also a 1931 P2 with stainless wires and is pictured with its owner Sir Malcom Cambell of the Land and Water Speed record fame.

Obviously a Rental Car

The car behind the green one has the horns in the same position as the original post.

The Restoration of Vintage and Thoroughbred Cars first published in 1957 and revised 8 times up to 1975 is a very good book. Amazon has a new one listed for $850 but they are available for a few bucks if you search. It covers all facets of Vintage car restoration. ie Mechanical, instruments, Body, Trimming, chassis etc. https://www.stellabooks.com/books/richard-c-wheatley/the-restoration-of-vintage-and-thoroughbred-cars/1817425

A lot of Bosch Magnetos use a Simms coupling with 19 teeth one side and 20 on the other which enables the timing to be infinitely adjustable. The magneto shown has a 19 / 20 coupling on it. They would be part No's 446/19, 446/20 provided they have the correct shaft taper and coupling 450 on the following link. https://www.completeautomobilist.com/categories/complete-automobilist-workshop-parts-vernier-coupling

Pertronix data says that 40511 coils will not work with a points ignition system and are are for electronic systems only. They also state that .06 to 1.5 is the correct ohm for 8 cylinder engines. 3 ohm is for 6 cylinders. It looks like 45011 is the one you should have. https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Pertronix-45011-Flame-Thrower-II-Ignition-Coil-6-Volt-0-6-Ohm,20866.html Edit: Reading Speedways blab I'm not sure this one would work either. I would contact Pertronix and ask them.

https://www.classicfasteners.com.au/slotted-5/ Bunnings sell the cup washers in a few different sizes.

You should also check out Fordbarn.com Many early Ford V8 owners frequent that site.

A friend of my Mothers had one of these in the 60's. She referred to it as her Transistorized Belair

Vapour blasted sump and head. Sump was degreased after the original photo but was still in-grained black. the vapour blast cleaned it but it took about 1 1/2 hours

A favourite photo

Maybe you could contact these people as they advertise they make them in leather and also in metal. http://accentsunlimitedgaiters.com/

This is what every senior should have in his garage

Probably just checking to see if he wet the bed.

I'm sure thats where the Air Force got the idea for ejection seats.

2 months ago saw a guy in Texas driving a Silverado the wrong way around a roundabout with his arm out the window waving and pointing which way he wanted to go. I couldn't believe it.

I wish you'd keep that big dog of yours away from the cars