1912Staver

Around here Cat. converter theft is out of control. A friend had his truck behind a 8 foot fence and video security / motion detectors. Caught it all at 2 AM , over the fence , under the truck, Cat. removed, back over the fence and driving away in less than 2 1/2 minutes. He didn't even have his shoes on yet let alone outside to confront them. $1,100.00 insurance claim. One of thousands each year around here.

Thats a very crafty repair ! A first class example of outside of the box thinking.

Certainly they can fatigue and crack. But depending where you live, rust is the # 1 killer of old wheels. People leave them sitting around for decades with old tires mounted and the bead flanges rust away. 21 inch Model A wheels { late Model T , factory wire wheels as well } have a rolled outer flange that around here at least { Pacific North West } is often rusted internally to the point where holes appear. 1969 Mercury styled wheels are very often cracked across the lug nut holes. You almost never see them anymore ,by the time they were 10 - 15 years old most had at least one crack . But most wheels just rust away to the point they are unsafe to use.

Interesting to see that one of the very rare Brass Era, Oakland , big 6's passed through his hands. { upper advert } They were discussed a few months ago on the forum. I think the consensus was that there are only 3 or 4 survivors. Mind you, $19,000.00 was a very large amount of money in 1974.

I expect you have mentioned why you are using this housing with the damaged bearing location. But I believe you said you also have a housing without the damage. Is it damaged in another area? A good repair in this spot looks to be a difficult thing to accomplish. I am sure you have a plan in mind.

I would guess this was used in a everyday sedan model. Most of the British Sports Cars used more basic , black gauge faces, with white numbers and needle. . This one tries to look " fancy " rather than the usual no nonsense Smiths gauge that the sports cars used . I have seen somewhat similar gauges on early 1960's Volvo's.

These look to be steel lamps that have been painted gold. Is this correct ? Most automobile lamps from this era are brass. The steel lamps are usually off either a very inexpensive car or a teens truck. I suspect these are probably off a smaller truck, roughly 1910 - early 1920's.

Thats quite a press. Imagine what your back would feel like after loading and unloading disks of steel into that monster all day.

I have never seen the Gier part of the name mentioned before. They do look quite big. 25 " or perhaps even 26 ". Rare to see disk wheels that large. What was the wood wheel diameter on Cole's of this era ? The net says the merger of Gier Tuarc and Prudden wheels was the formation of Motor Wheel Co

From what I can see of the cab it looks reasonably intact. The Model T chassis should be reasonably easy as these things go. Parts supply for T's is better than any other vintage car except possibly Model A's. Is it a T or a TT ? It's hard to tell from your photo's. Your shop space would be the envy of many of us on here. Best of luck with the project.

Many / most that large are going to be pre 1920 and most of the time aftermarket, accessory wheels, rather than a factory fitment. They were reasonably popular , much like the wire wheels that were also available in the same time frame. Makes like Budd Michelin, Disteel, Tuarc, Kelsey Hayes, and Jaxon. I am sure there were others as well.

Quite the opposite in my area . Lots of old cars for sale, but 98% of them are street rods that don't do a thing for me. There was one I have admired over the years a month or so ago. A very traditional 34 Ford 5 window. But the ask was something like $ 75,000.00. And it didn't seem to stay for sale for long. And one Morgan I probably could have afforded, but the seller { flipper } didn't advertise it locally, just went straight to Bring a Trailer and the auction ended before I saw it. Another one most likely gone from my area after being a local car for 60 + years. Seller was probably hoping to make a killing on a sale to a U.S. buyer , but the Morgan actually sold for a very modest price. Otherwise virtually nothing over the last 3 or 4 years. High prices, cars that I wouldn't cross the road to look at. Buying anything from the U.S. is more or less a non starter. Weak Canadian $ , high travel and transport costs , plus a bunch of extra red tape and fees at the border. Good thing I already have a few cars { projects } I really like.

What a truly odd car ! Too bad the bodywork was so altered and left unfinished. The original version actually looks reasonably good. But the Packard 12 is hardly a Sports Car powerplant. One can only wonder how much time and money this will take to see the road again.

Brand was Pontiac, the model was Laurention. It was the top trim model. Basic car was a Pathfinder, then the Strato Chief was in the middle, then Laurention. In later years the Parisianne became the Canadian top trim model.

Most early motorcycles seem to have a motorcycle size version of a typical automotive headlight. { If they have lights at all, many don't } I have a friend who is quite involved with pre 1920 MC's. He always tells me to keep an eye out for MC lighting when I am at swap meets. Rare and expensive.

I think this one is built on the car chassis . It just does not look quite big enough to be a TT. Also TT's normally have the small running boards without the car style splash aprons. The running board irons are quite close together on a TT chassis.

Model T Ford, later teens to mid 1920's.

Unfortunately very low value. Almost no one would actually use wheels like this today. The solid rubber tires are very expensive to have replaced. And you are stuck with a 15 MPH max Model T. No one is using a Model T as a heavy load truck anymore. Really just a display item, and very heavy to ship. If you have a local early truck guy near by they might want them as a curiosity , but I doubt anyone would actually pay for them.

You some times see similar on Model TT 1 ton trucks. As Mark says, probably aftermarket. TT's were pretty slow to begin with , and there were lots of conversions on the market to make them even lower geared / slower. Underdrives, chain drive rear set ups etc. If you stay under 15 MPH the solid tires are very long lasting.

Thanks Layden !

There was a parts book at least. When you add up all the different Meteor body style production numbers there was a significant number of these Canadian version cars built. I would expect Ford would have documented these cars no differently than any other product lines .

Absolutely a rare car. Canadian production numbers can be difficult to find , but one site I found lists 849 built with a further 975 of the fancier trim, Meteor Niagra 2 door wagon { 59 B }. Not a big production, but not tiny either. As far as survivor numbers go I doubt anyone really knows. Chances are there are at least a few scattered around . Canada is a big place with lots of sheds , barns etc.

On Solar brand brass lamps there is an I.D. number engraved into the nut that keeps the front lens ring fastened. I believe the first part of the I.D. number is the year that style of lamp was introduced. Can anyone confirm ?

Several times when spectating at vintage racing events I had my young son with me. And he was invited to sit in cars in the pits on a number of occasions. Really he was too young to appreciate the opportunity, around the age of the two in the Red Bug { the younger pair }. I often thought to myself "what about the father ?" I would have been tickled pink for the chance to sit in some of the cars, Lotus 23 , Mallock , Lotus Formula Ford etc. As he got closer to being a teenager the invitations seemed to trail off. Pitty , because that's the age where it might have made a difference. These days as a young man in his twenties he isn't even all that interested in my Lola. Way more into music.

Sorry Walt. I just mentioned it as plymouthcranbrook may have known my car when it was new. As several others have said , it often boils down to the money. Not just the car itself, but the entire situation that is needed to support a vintage car. I have said it before, the cars themselves are reasonably easy / affordable. It's the property cost situation that is an unwinnable situation for so many. Without a decent sized , secure , warm shop , vintage cars are a non starter. And the cost of such a situation is a huge barrier to younger people in a lot of the urban parts of North America. Also a specific barrier to those of us North of the border is Club dues cost. The Canadian price is always higher than the Domestic members price due to the very high postage costs for the magazines. Those of us in Canada often face lower apples to apples incomes compared to our U.S. counterparts, somewhat higher taxes, a much higher cost of living and a very weak currency. Things like Club membership is often one of the first things to be sacrificed to keep the old car dream alive. Why can't clubs offer digital membership for those outside the cheap postage rate U.S. , and then pass on the cost saving through lower club membership costs. ?