1912Staver

This came along with a bunch of puller stuff { all good quality, mostly Proto, but some Snap On } in a tool box I bought at auction. It's the only part I can't identify. I think it may be part of some sort of puller , but really don't know. The hole is threaded with fine threads like you would expect a puller to be. No name anywhere , and it appears to be very good quality steel.

I think even a rough Ghost would be more than $25,000. But I am no RR expert. They are much more sought after than the smaller models. 25 HP for example.

$75,000 does not sound crazy. Particularly with the A.K. Miller history. The running board trunk is not to my liking , but easy to remove. Store it away as part of the cars history. The RW wire wheels are great !

That's great information ! Going by the prominent L on the lug bolts I expect the other side would be R. And RH. and LH. on the threads. I wonder if this is where Chrysler Corp. got the idea for their lug nuts using RH. and LH. threads?

For quite a few years , 1975 - early 1990's MGA's were my daily drivers. I guess the couple I still own are now in the collector car category. Mostly 1600 Mk 1's, but a MK 2 and a couple of 1500's over the years as well.

First was my 1953 Chevy 210 convertible project. Sold years ago when I bought my Brass era basket case project. Several " holy grails " but virtually none I could afford these days. One of my holy grails. A Vauxhall 30-98 " special " This one turned up at a local show a couple of weeks ago. I didn't even know it lived around here. Bodywork is non original and the wheelbase has been shortened somewhat. Most of these fine cars have a sporting history going back decades and many have been modified similar to this . Perhaps a bit less valuable than a totally standard example, but still a very valuable and desirable car.

Canadian cars from the 1950's and 60's are a real mine field. Most I have seen and owned are quite rusty , even here out West. Back East I can't even imagine.

Looks like you have a somewhat earlier edition of the same catalog I have. Is this a Dodge parts book or a general wheel and rim catalog ? Interesting rear hubs with an inner flange for the brake drum. It is also interesting they offered them in two different diameters. 32 x 3 1/2 is a 25 inch rim, 32 x 4 is a 24 inch rim.

Why I don't have a Mercer. I can remember a time when L head Mercers would now and then turn up at around 50K for the whole car. 20 years ago ?. 40 K for an unmachined block casting . Cars for the 1 % when new , and once again cars for the 1%.

I know Ghost's are expensive cars . But a crazy price in this condition.

Looks like it is sold. Listing deleted.

If it's rusty enough to need a new frame you can almost guarantee the body structure is quite rusty as well. It looks decent on top, but I bet a close inspection underneath will show trouble.

I have a wheel catalog that shows them available as what I believe would be factory optional on quite a few different makes 1923 onward. As a factory option they may have been available earlier but this catalog does not go back further. I also believe they were available as a aftermarket accessory probably as early as somewhere in the late teens. My catalog just lists the wheels and snap rings. It says that due to the large number of different hubs available when hubs are needed to contact a Bud distributor directly for pricing..

I don't think they were big sellers. ( circa 1920 } There were quite a few disk wheels on the market at this time, but these are seldom seen these days. It looks like a two piece wheel. Same locking side ring style as you see on Ford Model AA trucks. The one in your illustration is a fairly large wheel 35 x 5 is a 25 inch rim so most likely very late teens - early 1920's. Roughly the same era as the car in the illustration. And probably only found on quite high end cars at the time. Later on they were optional on a few cars , Cadillac, Pierce Arrow and Packard for example in about the 1925 - 1930 era but by then the diameters were smaller, often 19 inch - 21 inch.

I don't usually get too hung up on the sellers personality or abilities. To me it's all about the car vs the cost to get it sitting on my driveway. It can be a very worthwhile car : like I perceive this Buick to be, but a 6000 mile road trip alters the situation enough that the whole thing is a non starter. A couple of months ago there was another one in New York State I would have jumped on at once. Not a Brass car, but one I have had on my list for a long time. Probably less than 20 in North America, and at a very attractive price. But also in New York , and the retrieval cost put it over my limit. I have encountered quite a few sellers that make me shake my head , but if the car is right, and the overall logistics work I usually end up being a buyer. Larry , it sounds we are travelling on parrel tracks ! Just think of how much improved the old car hobby would be if only the rich were allowed to participate. All of us kibitzers swept from the ranks. Perhaps a means based licensing process. For the rest of us Stamps, Stamps , Stamps. The world would be a so much simpler place.

If it's an original, factory built speedster that sounds cheap indeed. But I suspect this is probably a well done speedster conversion , most likely done with the great race in mind. Still lots of eye appeal and driving fun.

I agree Walt. I was briefly a High School shop teacher, almost 35 years ago . And there was trouble in the instruction of mechanical skills even then. I can only assume things have become worse over time. But getting back to this Buick, I see a car that in my view has much to offer a less than wealthy Brass car fan. Mostly intact and obviously sitting for a very long time. Not messed with by many owners , or pieced together out of basket cases. A 1911 car just like many of us dream of finding some day. In my area cars like this all seemed to be found by the mid 1960's. I have been on the lookout in my area since the mid 1970's and to my knowledge nothing intact from the general age of 1911 , give or take has been found over that span of years. Peter Findlay { Brass cars of British Columbia thread } would know better than I do. So a reasonably rare find. And a reasonably desirable car , in the lower ranks of Brass cars at least. Buicks have a reputation of being quite good cars for their year of manufacture, and have better support these days than most makes apart from Ford T's. And at a price where pretty much any Brass car fan can afford the buy in . Even in this economy $8900.00 is not a lot of money. But the buyer would have to be someone who would be doing 99% of the work themselves. And most likely live reasonably close by. If you had to factor in long distance shipping the affordable factor evaporates quickly. In my case it would be a 6000 mile round trip, so hardly a practical situation.

All I can say is that most on this site are at least interested. But unfortunately most also probably should be collecting stamps. To be in a position where distance doesn't matter, and where there always can be extra space found generally means money isn't a problem at all. A situation that fewer and fewer find ourselves in as time passes. The wife thing ? Probably oodles of money would help with that as well. Overly cautious. no just the reality of living within your means. Yes stamps, or perhaps clocks.

Does any 1911 car in New York have a title ? And as far as my experience goes , a stuck motor is about par for the course for something sitting for decades like this one. Right up front in the ad they state the engine is stuck. I see lots of good in the photo's , why so negative ? Do intact and largely original 1911 cars come your way regularly ? And less than 10 K at that ? Wrong side of North America for me, but otherwise I would be running to get it. I thought on a recent thread you said a lack of a title on early cars does not scare you. What changed ?

Unfortunately the Knight engine seems to really work against these cars. Their reputation ; deserved or not, can't be overlooked. Otherwise based on the car itself these would in the first rank for their era.

It's probably a great project. But I expect at $10,000.00 asking it is going to be a very tough sell. Very poor description, from the photo's alone I can't even tell the body style.

$36,000 bid with only hours left ? No wonder reserve is not met. What is this Stearn's realistically worth AJ ? Triple that ?

I second bumper badge.

Seems quite reasonable for an intact 1911 Buick touring. It does seem to be closest to a Model 21. Let's hope more of these very long term storage gem's show up. I wonder what the truck is that's sitting beside it.

With that outside the dash board surface flange style they are quite desirable to Speedster builders. I see them from time to time , but usually pricy. I have one myself , but it is for my project. Most I have seen are made by U.S. Gauge co. but I am sure other makes exist as well. You can use either a 0 - 4 psi or a 0 - 10 psi. Interesting that the hand pump is mounted horizontally , any I have seen in the past are mounted vertically.