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Radiator shell with lovers?

Found this - the badge looks about right. http://www.coachbuild.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=97&t=110 Looks like time for more research?

Does that say BINDER on the little plaque above the division winder handle in the rear seat shot? Henri Binder was a French coachbuilder.

A useful source of Renault info - for basic identification. Yes NervaGrandSport looks right. - http://voitures.renault.free.fr/

Blurry pics - but are those seats out of a Thunderbird?

The registration plate is a county plate which was replaced with a national plate in mid 1925. The car closest is a 1924 Buick six. A Dodge is coming along the street. The building on the right, partly hidden by the big telegraph pole, is now the local museum. photo is looking north. A streetview search of 24 High St Waikawa will find the location.

Being rushed by a couple of adoring fans. The car is a Fiat 1500, known as a Crusader in NZ.

In the hot summer of 1973 the NZ Police were given permission to wear shorts. The question asked on the page I saw this was - "cool uniform or Fashion crime?"

Except of course that you don't use anywhere near the pressure the trucks use. 30-35 psi for the Stude.

Yes, the lock ring type is the easiest to change a tyre on. Take the wheel off and lay it on the ground, jump on the tyre to break the bead, remove the lock ring and then take the tyre and tube off and either repair or replace, pop it all back together and pump it up. No special tools. The Kelsey-Hayes wires on the 1929 Studebaker are this type.

Series 40 Special Model 41 sedan.

The code GUIDE says it is GM. Maybe go from here - https://sites.google.com/site/taillightcodesguide/

My copy of The Standard Catalog says that for the base Deluxe model in 1959 "dual headlamps were optional".

So it lines up with the serrations on the dynamo? And adjusts the chain tension. Not sure of I have asked this question before - Are the bolts on the 501 metric or imperial? My early 2B engine had lots of Whitworth stuff in it.

My two sons, 19 and 21, are involved with an internet based club known as Old School. It does have a website. Attached are a few pics. In general the club caters for whatever the members can afford. The Toyota Crown wagon I have owned since 1991 so the boys have grown up with it. It is currently having a new engine built, changing from sohc 2 valves/cylinder to dohc 4 valves/cylinder. The Crown coupe I bought in 2000 but the boys have resurrected, and repowered it (from 2.8 litre 5M-E to 3.0 litre 7M-GE). The 1929 Plymouth is also ours and was out on an occasion when my son would normally have been driving the Crown coupe. In recent times two local people with large collections of cars and parts have passed away and the opportunity has arisen for the boys to acquire cars and spares at a very reasonable price. The crashed circa 1973 Toyota Crown MS75 coupe has yielded a lot of shiny parts for someone else's restoration along with a manual gearbox and associated parts for my son.

The '37 Chev in the main pic looks to have the straight fron axle so I guess is a basic Master. I see from my copy of The Standard Catalog that more than half of Chev's total 1937 Production was two door sedans. Here in NZ the two door sedan was a rarity. Local assembly limited the number of body options so they tended to go with four doors.

I happened to see an episode of Barrett-Jackson during the weekend, which I think dated from 2016. I always expect Barrett-Jackson prices to be high, but there were three good looking Ford Model A coupes that went for between $14K and $22K. Makes some of the prices being asked here in NZ for Model As look expensive.

The lackeys have been busy with their polishing rags.

It was identified here as a Lincoln Club Coupe. http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_390773-Lincoln-Club-Coupe-76H-77-1947.html

Being a convertible it is either a Series 62 convertible or a DeVille convertible or an Eldorado Biarritz. Can't tell from this angle.

The engine shorter? I have never compared the two but I do know the 'new for 1937' engine has an extra main bearing.

It must have been off song. The book says 63 hp @ 2,800 rpm. I would have expected it to go nearer 40 hp at the rear wheels. Torque peaking at a little over 1,000 rpm sounds right.

That is the V8 Darracq - which has been recreated, using the original engine and front half of the chassis. It is campaigned enthusiastically by its owner.

There looks to be a sheet draped over the engine, which I think is an upright inline type. Btw did you notice the rear brakes?

That would be the block casting date, rather than the car build date. Car was probably built a couple of months later at least.