Ed Davidson

I've been compiling, so far almost 3 gb of jpgs. Once the pictures are organized, I plan to do some "introduction" text for each folder. It's going to be to the best of my memory, hope I don't run into any liability issues. As far as making them available, someone suggested using my Google web address and putting them on the cloud in some form.

So far, searched for thehandleman and didn't come up with anything, sad to say.

I've begun to organize them. Since thumb drives are so cheap, maybe I could send individuals who order them, a thumb drive. But I don't know yet how large the collection is. I'd guess right now between 5-10 gigabytes. Not sure. A gigabyte of pictures is a LOT of pictures.

Need latch handle and related hardware for this car.

Some of the pictures are before-during-after and some are from the shop of Fran Roxas, I did woodwork for him for 30 years on some really fine Pebble Beach cars. Also for Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage and Chicago Restorations. I can vaguely identify what most of the cars were. There are also shots of work in progress where I haven't got a clue, those are probably useless.

I've been working on '20s and '30s cars pretty much full-time since 1988. There are thousands of pictures in a semi-organized state, that I took in the course of doing my work. Don't know if I should save them or not, if they'd be of value to anyone. Typical pictures, of a Franklin

Sorry, this is the picture that goes with my post!

This is my Grandmother, Mother and older Brother and Sister, we would like to identify this car.

Would like to know where I could find them.

Just the body leaf on the bottom hinge for this '31 Cadillac Sedan.

Just need pattern for front door posts on a Model A, not a whole car. Thanks for a response.

Thanks.

This is a picture showing the metal and rubber window track that's on a Packard convertible coupe. It's for glass in a 1/2" frame. I thought Steele Rubber would have it, but they don't. It goes on the convertible top mechanism as well, to frame the entire window. Hoping to find it somewhere.

The seat has a nice sliding mechanism for the driver's seat only and fits the car perfectly. The sill was beautifully made, I think for a Graber Packard, but is 2 1/4" thick. I'll have to make a custom opening for the seat. Thanks for all the other observations about fastening the pan, very useful.

Seems like the only thing that makes sense. Thanks for adding weight to my argument. Don't want this car to end up looking like something from Ace Ventura.

I'm woodworking a car together from various 1934 era Packard parts for somebody. Their idea not mine, but it's going together tolerably well. This picture is the bottom of the seat I was given to work with. I'm insisting the curved band sits directly on the sill and the pan goes down inside but the owner says maybe not. Is there an authority out there who can give an opinion?

Good advice. According to the serial number on the engine it's a 1933 regular 8 that's in the car now. I'll wait to see what the owner has got.

Right now I'm working on a Packard chassis that has a standard 8 mounted on the front mountings. The owner of the car is planning to install a Super 8 as part of the restoration. The standard 8 has the transmission mounted to it, but the mounting brackets on the transmission are about 5" forward of where they should go, so I need to know exactly how much longer the Super 8 is, so I know where to put the firewall. Having the length of the Super 8 cylinder head would help, the cylinder head on the engine in the car is 31".. Maybe that measurement is the same for the Super 8, I just don't know. But the firewall has to be about 1 1/2" behind the engine, and from what I've been told the Super 8 is about 5" longer overall than the standard 8, but where on the engine does that difference in length come in? Any help with this confusing problem would be appreciated. The wheelbase on the car is 134-1/2" if that helps.

Apologies for being long-winded but I need to explain what I'm doing in order to give a better idea of what I need. Yes it's a hood lace and I think the firewall is from a Packard 900. It's good to be a purist, I assume that's what most of the people who are reading this are, to one degree or another, so I hope you don't find this post offensive in that regard. The car is a conglomeration of Packard parts, with an emphasis on "glom", the hood came from one place, the engine and chassis from another, the rear body and fenders from somewhere else. The sill was made somewhere else. Which is how it was given to me as a package. The owner is a serious collector who just wants a fun car to drive around town in. There is no attempt here to craft a faithful reproduction and I've got to admit never worked this way before. But it s what the owner wants and is willing to pay for, so I've taken it on. We'll be adding metal to extend the hood and I'm making a new cowl.

Does anyone know where to get the kind of welting that goes on the front of a cowl, that the hood lays on. I think its made of a heavy fabric and lays over the cowl at the firewall, for the hood to lay on.

I need to find some door hinge screws for a 1935 Buick sedan. Had to drill out the originals. A local supply house has the right 5/16 24 X 3/4" screws, but the heads are too wide for the countersink, and not oval.

When you dig into a car from this era you find a brittle, coal-black and shiny substance that was used as a sealant back then. Obviously when it was applied it was pliable but is now hard and brittle. I'd like to find out what it was called, what is the best solvent for removing it, and the best replacement for it. It looks like some sort of tar. Is that what it is? I know if you try to remove it with abrasive disks they clog up immediately and hopelessly. Thanks for any replies.

Thanks, Peter - now it doesn't sound so - Drooly.

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