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Contact Egge Pistons, they will know for sure. EGGE Machine Company - Parts and Services for Nostalgic Motors David

8 volts is really tough on 6V light bulbs David

Starting late 1947 Ford and Mercury used these type of horns. 6 volt of course. David

"I am thinking of having an open mesh section in the floor under the drip areas but don't know whether this will suck in lots of dust from the road. I can pressurise the trailer a little by using a vent up front to force air in" I would think that having a hole in the floor would add a significant amount of drag ( and fuel costs) to the trailer when the rear door was up. The only alternative to that would be to make the rear door out of steel mesh. Apart from that, one of the reasons for having a closed trailer is to keep the car clean while it is being transported. Having a hole in the floor will definitely let all the dust in that the tow car stirs up and if you ever get on any wet roads the inside of the trailer will be just as wet as the outside. JMO David

This company in PA has thousands of different moulding clips for all different manufacturers and years including Chrysler so I am sure they will have something to suit your car Restoration Specialties & Supply, Inc. David

That sounds like the roof mounted antenna's on the 46-48 Fords and Mercury's. They have the antenna rod coming down behind the windscreen divider and thru the dash with a bulb type fitting on the bottom for the connection to the radio antenna wire. They are available thru cgford parts. David

Have a talk to these people. They may be able to set you up with an overdrive system which would help. If not, they may know who could help. David Mitchell Manufacturing Glenn and Sue Mitchell 530-458-4500 PO Box 925 1157 Parker St Colusa, CA 95932 VINTAGE CAR OVERDRIVES/UNDERDRIVES

I agree with Rusty David

You could try Loctite Freeze and Release. I have found it to be very good. Another method you could use is a butane gas bottle to heat the nuts and drip candle wax on to them. The wax permeates into the thread and releases the nut. Whatever method you use you should have an impact wrench on the nuts as it will crack the nuts off easier and has less chance of twisting the studs off. Studs are recommended for the earlier engines as the deck surface is not that thick and it is very easy to strip the threads when installing the heads. Welcome to: Loctite® Freeze & Release David

They are the same David

All the 1940 frames are the same and are interchangeable however the pickups, convertibles and station wagons have slightly heavier gauge steel in the X member and the way to pick this is that the rear legs of the X member in the sedan's and coupes have no holes in them except for the oval hole at the rear each side for the exhaust pipe to pass through. The convertible's etc. have a series of round holes punched in them for lightening. The pickups do not have the body mounts extensions which are bolted on the side of the frame. Repo rust repair frame sections and body mounts are available if you need them to repair yours. David

If it was a Flathead Ford I would put a couple of pints of MMO in the gas tank and drive the hell out of it for a while. The side valve Fords can have a sticky valve problem if they are not used regularly and the MMO frees them right up. A lot of guys run some MMO in the gas all the time and have no problems. If the MMO does not help ( give it time) it may be worthwhile putting a vacuum gauge on it when it is idling and see what readings you are getting. It will probably pinpoint where the miss is coming from. David

Amazon.com lists that book for sale and Books4cars.com also lists many Lincoln parts and hand books for sale David

Steves Auto Restorations does this work. This web site gives you the details and prices Steve's Auto Restorations - Services - Headlight Resilvering David

Ifn we'd put it on the other way, we'd have to move the back wheels up. We though about it for a while though but didn't have a shorter drive shaft.

It should also be noted that these cars use USA made 6 litre aluminium GM V8 engines and 6 speed GM auto transmissions as does all the V8 Holdens sold in Australia and other parts of the world. David

As your rear axle is fitted with a Spiral Bevel type crown wheel and pinion you should NOT be using any type of oil made for Hyphoid type rear axles. I looked at the Penrite oil site and see they recommend Transoil 140 I also looked up the Ford service book and in accordance with service bulletin 4000, April 15, 1938, the rear axle oil should be drained and refilled every 6 months or every 5000 miles. I dont think you will find many people doing that these days. David

You may find that Dayton supplies the wheels with the stainless steel spokes chromed to match the rest of the wheel. Some of the other suppliers do it this way because you would see the difference in color between the chrome rims and the polished spokes. It would be worth contacting them to find out. David

Casper, That is not correct. I have a few photos of later model Silver Ghosts clearly showing vertical louvers on the radiator. I have had another good look at the side on photo and I will change my earlier view on it being a New Phantom. The car in the photo does not appear to have any front brakes and therefore that would make it a silver ghost. David

I think the Rolls is a Brewster bodied, New Phantom based on the side view showing that the rear springs are not exposed like they were on the Silver Ghosts. It does appear to be fitted with Silver Ghost cowl lamps but a few of the New Phantom limousines were. Some one with more knowlege will know. David

Yes you are right, there are comprehensive records of every Rolls Royce made, who built the body, all the part numbers, original owner where possible, date of purchase, even original number plate numbers. All these records have been passed on to the Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Club in England and The Rolls Royce Club of America and as they have been collecting information for many years there is a possibility that a lot of the old coach builders records may have also been passed on to them. It may be worth a call to these clubs to see if they hold any of Mayfair's records and what is available. David

This company in Cleveland manufactures leather gaiters for Rolls and Bentleys so probably makes them for other cars as well. David Rudy Rosales, 4086 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 44105 800-248-RUDY, 216-641-7711 days

The book, " Coachwork on ROLLS-ROYCE 1906~1939" by Lawrence Dalton has a small section on The Mayfair Carriage Co showing photos of five different Rolls Royce cars that were bodied by Mayfair. One of the cars shown in these photos, a Foursome Drophead Coupe built on a 20/25 Rolls Royce chassis is, apart from the obvious Rolls Royce fitments, nearly identical The book has a small description of the Company as follows, The Mayfair Carriage Company, originally The Progressive Carriage Company of Kilburn, London when established in 1920, changed its name in 1929. In the 1930,s Mayfair was one of the major coachbuilding companies mounting bodies on most of the more expensive British chassis. After the Second World War they continued as body builders for commercial vehicles until 1959 and finally ceased trading in the early 1970's. David

1/4 inch copper coated steel bundy tubing. If you need it you could contact Roy Nacewicz on 734/654-9450 or email nertman@aol.com. He also supplies all the correct Ford bolts for restorations and the correct window date transfers for new windows David

Have the fuel pump checked. The little one way valves in the pump may be faulty and are allowing the gas to run back to the tank when the engine is off. It then has to suck the gas back up to the carb before it will start. David