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1912Staver

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  1. One year when my father insured his car in around 1967 the insurance co. sent him some similar, but not the same keys. I forget the name of the insurance co. but the keys were a give away that came with their premium " gold key " insurance package. They sat around for years, and are possibly still in with all my assorted keys in a shoe box. You were to take them to your dealer and have them cut to match your car, but my father never did.
  2. I am on a parallel track with my McLaughlin.
  3. I have a pair of front hubs and drums, but I expect you probably already have some.
  4. Emergency services are frequently closed in many " smaller " places in British Columbia these days. Many not so small ones also are seeing weekend closures. There is a very serious Doctor and Nurse shortage in British Columbia. B.C. interior, Vancouver Island outside of Victoria. As far as I can see where I live is as expensive as ever, and still going up. I would have left this area long ago, but my wife won't consider it. Unfortunately I am just a retired person living on a modest pension. Hard to build a nice shop or progress on projects on a very restricted income. And yes , where I live is 3/4 of the problem. Farm land , which comes along with a large number of restrictions regarding what you can build can be had as cheap as 1.5 million for 5 acres, 2.5 million or so with a 1/2 decent house. If it is not farm land zoning 5 million an acre is cheap. I have been trying to solve this problem for 20 years now. The prices just get higher, and I have less and less disposable income each year. Here is one for sale just around the corner from me. As you can see a little over 2 million does not buy much . Cheapest small acreage with a house for sale in Langley at the moment. Just 10 K a month with $400,000.00 down payment. 4216 240 STREET, Langley, British Columbia — Point2 Canada (point2homes.com)
  5. That's great you hung on to all your equipment. Most people when they retire from the auto business around here have no choice than to sell off all the big , expensive stuff. The problem ends up being where to put that sort of equipment. Cars are cheap to license and insure around here. But land and buildings are extremely expensive unless you move well into the remote areas. And I mean " Canadian " remote, probably hundreds of Kilometers from reliable medical care etc. Where I live is one of the least affordable places in the Western World, mostly due to low average incomes , very high land and structure prices.
  6. I agree , up to a point. I have a 1918 McLaughlin in much the same state, my fenders are worse than on this Cadillac. The same car as a 1918 Buick 6-45, just the Canadian version. But just rebuilding the engine and re wooding the wheels will cost as much as what I can buy a running, driving example for. it's not about the money ...up to a point. No one wants to have $50,000 or more into a $18,000 - $20,000 car. { realistic value of a decent condition 1918 Buick } Your friends Cadillac is more valuable as a finished car than my Buick. But I believe a similar cost to restore vs finished product market value ratio would apply. I like this era of car. But I also realize the hobby car market in general does not hold them in very high value. There are exceptions , but very few. Newer than Brass era , but older than the Classics. It seems to be a very under valued era. The so called " nickel era " .
  7. It looks like something a very skilled person has built as a one off. The rear axle from what I can see of it looks to be English Ford. Otherwise I suspect it is a custom build. possibly by someone in the aircraft industry ?
  8. I hate to say it, but this is another one where you can find a older restoration, ready to use or at least close to ready to use. For much less work and money compared to bringing this one back to life. I like these cars a lot, but they don't sell for a lot of money even in drivable condition.
  9. You need to buy a little cottage somewhere in rural NL or even in Spain or the U.K.. Register the cars there and just drive as a visitor in Belgium.
  10. Nice set up. I used to work in a restoration shop years ago. Similar but mostly first generation Mustangs and Shelby's. But I then moved to ships. 30 years as a Marine Engineer. I have been retired for 5 years now. The cars are now just a hobby. That's a very nice frame jig ! Any jigs I need I make myself. Once you retire you will miss having equipment like that available. Much too expensive for hobby work. My grandmother was from a town quite close to you but I forget the name. The family lived on a farm close to Ghent. But they moved to Canada in 1919. I am sure I have distant relatives in the area , but I am not in contact with any of them . My grandmother stayed in touch and visited often in the 1960's and 70's. But she has been dead since 1995.
  11. I live on the West Coast of Canada. Gas price is almost always the highest in North America. That's why I have MG's and TVR's. But somewhat cheaper than what you pay in Europe. It's about $1.65 Canadian a liter now { about 1.14 Euro / liter } Registration and tax are way cheaper however. What are you currently paying in Euro's / liter ? Some day I hope to visit Belgium, one of my grandmothers was born there in 1908. She was evacuated to Canada during WW1. After the war the rest of her family moved to Canada.
  12. How would anyone know ? What's wrong with better than what the factory turned out in 1964 ? Remember these have { and never had } a frame number. Are they going to EDS test the steel to see if it matches 1964 chemistry ?
  13. Yes , much different laws for different countries. Here in North America the shipping on a new British frame gets very expensive. So sooner or later someone starts to build the commonly needed ones over here. Morgan , TVR, Lotus etc. Glad I don't live in the EU. It's hard enough to afford old sports cars as it is without dealing with a massive tangle of bureaucracy. 99% of what I am involved with is 1972 or older. Things were so much simpler in those days.
  14. I am sure a person could have a lot of fun with one of these. I actually know someone who has one and he loves it. Guess I am just stuck in the mud. MGA's were the cars I was first attracted to at about age 11 . Everything about them has always seemed just about right in my experience. A bit more power, a 5 speed and the loss of 300 - 400 pounds would make one about as close to perfect as I can imagine. The power and the 5 speed are easy. I have one of my MGA's totally dismantled currently looking for places to shave off weight. Pound by pound it is happening. I like the steadfast old B series engines , but they are very heavy. I may have to look at something with a lower weight block. They weigh almost as much as a Rover 3500 engine.
  15. Finished product, brand new. Like the factory item these frames have no frame number. Just a replacement part for your vintage TVR. Typical of about 1963 - 1966 Grantura's and all the Griffith's.
  16. Here is what one vender uses to build new TVR frames. Better than how TVR made them in the first place.
  17. Exactly Terry. Several British sports cars have frames that are prone to needing replacement or repairs. Really just par for the course on these cars. In the real world { outside Belgium I guess } you don't just scrap a otherwise good vintage car because the frame is past its best before date. Here is Moss Motors TR6 rear diff mount beef up kit. It requires welding to the frame. All TR6's need this modification because it is a mater of when, not if the diff mounting studs break away from the frame. I have repaired TR 6's in this way with as little as 50,000 K's on the clock. I bet Moss have sold thousands of these kits.A Weak Differential Mount: Fixing a Common TR6 Problem – Moss Motoring
  18. I love the look of these. But it is no longer a 40 MPH world. If you thought a TC was slow in todays world these take things to the next level. Little gem of a car, and probably quite a good buy at that. But I would need to live a remote, totally off the beaten track part of the world to get any use out of it. Even my early MGB powered MGA is a bit slow for todays road conditions, and it is light years ahead of the performance envelope of a J2.
  19. I guess the moral of the story is don't buy a Morgan in Belgium. Many, many have had a new frame fitted. There is a fellow here in North America who is considered the " best " maker of Morgan frames in the world. Over 350 new frames have been built in his shop. Lots of older British cars don't even have a frame number. 99% of the pre 1972 TVR's { I know some of these live in Belgium } don't have any sort of frame number. The only ones stamped as far as I know were the ones intended for international racing events in order to pass pre race scrutineering. On all the regular production road cars there is no frame number. In 1972 , with the introduction of the improved frame design there started to be a small tab with a frame number stamped on. Almost all pre 1966 TVR's { including Griffith's } have had a new frame fitted. They are attached to the body with fiberglass wraps which traps moisture and corrodes the frame tubes to nothing. Most replacement frames are made in the later style where the body is bolted to the frame. Standard stuff in the vintage TVR world. TVR is no longer in business, But new frames are available from multiple makers. Similar with all the tube frame Lotus cars. They have a number on the frame , but it has nothing to do with the Lotus number. It is just a production control number from the frame sub- contractor. Once again many many replacement frames have been made and fitted. And many others repaired. How would a shop even know on a tubular frame ? The people doing these repairs are not amateurs .
  20. Lots of older British sports have had a new frame over the years. Lotus for one stocks them as a spare part. TVR's often need new frames, several companies make them depending on the year. Some are made in England, some in North America and I believe some in New Zealand. Triumph TR 6 frames are available new here in North America. Never heard of the vin problem. You are only fitting a new frame. Strictly a replacement part on these cars. Vehicle I.D. remains unchanged.
  21. Still going to need a photo if at all possible. I am thinking these are probably Firestone type BO rims that are a 4 piece rim. Several different widths for Studebaker in the 1928 - 1930 time frame depending on the size of truck. But they all are 4 piece wheels according to my catalog. Inner and outer side rings, central band, lock ring. Outer side ring needs to be pushed toward the inside of the wheel before the lock ring can come out of its groove. The side ring keeps the lock ring in place once it moves out to its normal position.
  22. I view it as 1941 and older - Pre War " 1946 and newer " Post War " and the 1942 - 1945 vehicles ; mostly trucks , but limited passenger car production as well as " War Time Production ". Just my own frames of reference, I am sure other people and car groups see it differently at times.
  23. It is a very nice car. Too bad it isn't going to stay in the original owners family any longer. Expensive absolutely. But the estimate isn't even close to a world's record.
  24. Michelin X were the tires of choice in those days. I don't think they made them in white wall. Dunlop Gold Seal might have been made in a WW version, but they were not as good as the Michelin's .
  25. Over the years in the ATHS club magazine I have seen a few of this era Mack's fitted with cranes similar to this one. They seem to have been a popular chassis for such set ups. If I ever came across one in this part of the world I would drag it home instantly. The wife would have a fit, but sooner or later I think she would get over it. Life really isn't complete without a big old crane. Actually as cranes go these one's aren't really all that big, just a very handy size around the yard. 10 ton capacity ?
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