1912Staver

No, the goal is to sell a bunch of quite expensive cars to people who would normally never spend that much. And get a big, fat taxpayer subsidized handout in the process. Con the buyers into thinking that there is something besides providing basic transport at a basic cost to the whole concept. E.G. all or most of the extra cost is the price of saving the planet. That has to be worth the extra 30 grand doesn't it ? Capital M marketing. Also known as a fool and his gold. Like I have said, if you are rich why not ? How can the rest of us join the club ?

As long as the customer has a virtually unlimited cheque book why not. Many of us are not so fortunate however. Life is indeed grand these days. { As long as you have a hundred grand or two to play with. }

Likewise I will never say " never " on a EV. As soon as they make some financial sense, I will begin to seriously think about them. As it is a entry level EV is still way more expensive than an entry level IC vehicle. IC Chevy Spark lists for just over $10 G's { Canadian } , cheapest EV on the Canadian market is the Hyundai Ion- 5 at $45 G's. So cheapest apples to apples IC vs EV, the EV is 4 times as expensive. I am retired and don't drive nearly as as I did when I was working. I would not live long enough for the cheaper per mile traveled EV cost to outweigh the extra $30 G's up front.

I doubt there is anything actually "Brass Era Stutz " on that Stutz. Possibly a shortened Bulldog frame but even at that probably post Brass Era. Probably a lot more than the body is re- pro. I believe it is one of the replicas created for the Bearcats TV show. Have a look at the market value of a Brass Era Stutz. If there is anything of an original Stutz in there you would be way ahead of the game to salvage the parts for a " real " Stutz.

I was thinking only that the largest segment of a quite large vintage car club was at the time in their mid 30's. I am not sure if similar information is available for a non make and year specific , vintage car club like the AACA. If so it would be interesting to see if member age percentages substantially changed over the decades. I concider myself something of a Brass Car guy. In 1964 I was just starting grade school. But you are correct, none of this has anything to do with current membership. Those who have the interest and means will join, membership numbers are just numbers.

A number of posts have mentioned that car club membership does not feature all that many younger people bcause of various reasons . Time and money seem to be the most mentioned. Here is a data point that I found in a 1964 issue of the Model A Ford club magazine. The photo is the best I can manage , my scanner is kaput. It shows the age of the Model A club members in 1964. the center 3 catagories where the lion's share of the members were found covered the ages 20 - 49, the average age in 1964 was 35.5 years. from 50 years old to 60 years old numbers dropped off rapidly. From 60 - 70 only 2.6 % of the members were that old. I realize Model A Ford's were not all that old in 1964, but did the younger generation in 1964 really have that more time and disposible income compared to the same age groups today ? A similar age chart of current AACA members ages would be interesting as a comparison. I have a feeling that those currently over 60 would be a lot more than 2.6 % of the 2022 membership.

Probably for an Eisemann magneto switch. Most likely if it was for an IHC it was a highweeler , but possibly a IHC truck. The trucks were introduced in 1915 but someone may have noted down a slightly wrong year. { like the misspelling of Eisemann } Eisemann magneto's and switches were used on lots of tractors , trucks and a few cars. Not just IHC.

It's not the phone itself I have a problem with it's the cost. For those of you in the good old U.S.A. not so much of a problem. Just across the line here in Canada we have what are the highest cell phone costs in the world. Lots of older Canadians simply have to do without. And we are not talking just a couple of dollars a month. An average Canadian cell plan is over $125 a month with no such thing as a cheap dollar store pay as you go in the Canadian market. 38 million of us little beavers up here being taken to the cleaners over something as common world wide as a mobile phone.

What very odd front wheels. I am not sure what the roof and back panel of the cab are from . But they don't look like the normal Ford TT parts. I think it would come in at the low end of what TT's are usually worth. Looks like lots of wrong or home made parts. It could be a fun machine, but I would not pay much more than what a running TT chassis is worth.

Take a look at the thumb nut that keeps the front lens in place. Most Solar lamps have a engraved number that is the model of the lamp. Also you have them mounted to the brackets upside down.

I suspect it is real. Unfortunately I seriously doubt I can get it through the U.S. Customs export process without a Title. I only live about 10 miles from where the seller is, but on the Canadian side of the border. If I was to buy it and can't bring it home I am going to be stuck in an expensive storage situation.

This is about as cheap a Brass Era project as you are ever going to find. Just across the border from me in North West Washington State. If it had a Title I would already be loading it up. https://bellingham.craigslist.org/cto/7568462191.html

Jim's comment is spot on. Yes, information pertaining to newer / older but quite common makes, models is easy to find. But no, once you get beyond the most popular 70 % or so of vehicles information dries up rapidly. Either on line or for that matter in print. That is what makes ownership / restoraton of the orphans and oddballs extremely time consuming and difficult. Same with regards to parts, the further you get away from the mainstream the exponentially difficult the parts situation becomes. Pre 1925 and other than Ford almost no parts exist, at least not from commercial venders who will have things listed on a website. Had I decided to restore a 1962 Impala 22 years ago I would have been driving it probably 15 years ago. But I wanted a medium size,Brass Car and could not possibly afford a running example. So a 1912 , 40 HP , basket case entered my life. 22 years { I know exactly when I bought it because it was about a month after my son was born } in and still a very long way to go. The car has been hobby owned since at least the early postwar years. Each owner has found a bit more for it, and restored a few more parts of it. But I doubt it will be running within my life time. Thats about 75 years ,and counting of bit by bit restoration in the hands of at least 5 early car guys. If it was a matter of doing a few quick web searches , a few UPS deliverys and starting her up I would have done it years ago. I guess actually you could go that route . Send a few emails, drop the whole mess off at one of the handfull of shops that have the ability to undertake this sort of work. And drop off a cheque for a couple of hundred G's. If only ! Really just a reminder that there is not a one size fits all situation in the old car hobby. Clubs, parts, budgets, IT strategies, you name it.

Regulators are reasonably easy to work on. I have a back up pair of Smiths that I got for next to nothing at a swap meet. The pressure kept climbing up on the OX. I took them apart and cleaned everything with spray electrical contact cleaner, then a gentle air blast. Put them back together and they work fine. I don't think I paid more than $10.00 for them. Probably just some dirt . Also had to replace one gauge that was broken but I had a spare. They seem to be very common at swap meets these days , often at near give away prices.

I have been using the same model Victor for over 40 years now. I bought mine from one of the big local suppliers as a used pair with fresh kits installed. In those days they had a big repair shop but not anymore. Never a problem , but I am probably running on luck after all these years. I expect mine will need a kit eventually.

I thought it might be the small versionbut wasn't sure.

Looks like a mid 1960's Honda Super Hawk. Decent little bikes. I always went for Norton and BSA twins in my riding days. But these are quite nice as well.

The only reason I was at the dealer is that the Vancouver area jobber warehouse was out of stock on the cam belt idler bearing I needed. I am in Canada so the next day service those of you in the U.S. get becomes a couple of weeks and a big fat shipping charge on things that are not in local stock. The dealer was no doubt a bit more expensive than having one special ordered through my local jobber , but like I say 2 weeks at least rather than the next day from the dealer. Canada is a lot different than the U.S. even though I am 5 miles from Washington State. I could have bought the bearing in the U.S., but the border is still a bit of a post covid hurdle { coming back to Canada }. Pre covid I was back and forth 3 or 4 times a month. You would pay to have someone do a simple job like a cam belt change ? {2010 Hyundai } I am retired so $ is way more in short supply than my time.

Block heaters ? Lots of North America sees - 25 and colder. You are not going to start anything let alone a diesel without a block heater. The truckers just let their rigs idle all night at the truck stops rather than taking a chance on shutting off.

At first glance it looks like a very modified Model T Ford. But the rear spring { cantilever } may indicate it is actually a circa 1922 Chevrolet. Front axles are very similar on the Fords and Chevys during the early - mid 1920's. The rear springs however are very different.

Many of the changes you list are things that were replaced by improved methods, engineering. But the lowly dipstick is a near as possible perfect device. That is why it still is used in nearly every industrial engine and gearbox made. Simple, cheap, almost 100% failure proof. And very accurate. To use some other , more complicated method is just pure marketing B.S. In the real world { industrial machinery }. the best solution is the least complicated device that gets the job done with as close to 100% reliability as possible. Anything else is just smoke and mirrors. The consumer device that is the modern automobile has jumped the shark on this change.

I asked about that when I bought the Hyundai. I explained them I was a licenced mechanic and prefered to do my own servicing. They said no problem, just hang on to receits for service parts and do the service check off at the recommended intervals. Only had the one warranty problem, and a very simple one at that . But 0 trouble from the dealer about doing my own maintenance.

It's happened very fast however. My 2010 Hyundai { more or less the same car up to 2015 }. is very owner servicable. With the added bonus of a 5 speed and crank up windows, and a very easy to use radio / CD player . No entertainment tech at all , a big bonus in my eye . Oil changes are dead easy as is everything else I have had to do to it. Brakes ,Cam belt , plugs every couple of years . A few sets of tires { I have my own tire machine }. The only time it has been back to the dealer or a shop is 1 warranty repair { crank position sensor when it was a couple of years old.} and one safety recall. 300,000 KM [ about 185, 000 miles }. Runs like a top and I don't baby it . Even has the factory clutch . For the first several years I owned it a long highway commute. When it is time to change the clutch I am sure I will find it just as easy to do as everything else on the car. If I could buy another new one today I would. But 2015 or so on it has been all downhill in the auto industy as far as I can tell. Hopefully by time the Hyundai gives up the ghost I will either have my 1960 MGA or my 1974 TVR back on the road. Not paying $20,000 + for a car with an automatic trans. Not now, not ever.

Standard transmissions ? Almost never had a car { or truck } without one. At least 75 vehicles have passed through my ownership over the years , about 3 or 4 had automatics. Always sold on as soon as I could replace them. Power windows , even fewer. Only 2 come to mind and they were both Lotus Europa's. { other than the very early Europa's that had fixed plexi door glass , power windows were standard }