JustDave

I think you should start a new post showing how you did the headlamp reflectors and the product you used,they look fantastic

Buttersin Michigan makes reproductions I’ll dig uphill address and phone number for you,also could you send email some pics of your car,is this Dennis Murphy’s sedan in Missouri, thanksdave,my email is servauto645@hotmail.com Thanks Dave

O.k let’s start from the beginning,is this a solvent base paint,if it is then lay to three coats of paint down,let it set for two to three days then sand it with 800 to1000 grit sand paper wet and dry,let it set till the next day then shoot two to three coats of color let it set for recommendedtime then put four coats of clear,let the clear set until three day s then colorsandit with 800 grit sandpaper,let it set one to two days then resend with 1000 grit,then cut and buff and your in the home stretch,being that it is a dark color hand polish after machine polishing till you get the desired finish,I personally would not wax right away but that’s your call

Just my two cents worth,go all over the fender carefully,don’t say this is good enough or nobody will see it.go around the wheel well carefully make sure it’s nice and straight and the bed is uniform all around,also where the bumper brats go threw the fenders make sure it’s as straight as possible,these things will aggravate the hell out of you once painted,do not get in a hurry slow and steady, Dave

Buy the damn thing,everybody wants to jump and say it’s a parts car,if you don’t save it it just may become a parts car and that would be a shame,everybody talks about cost probably because there financially smarter than me,but if you like it buy it either put it together and get it running or do a concourse restoration,it’s just a labor of love like all others,just make the decision load it up or walk away,just my two cents worth

I am in southern calif,I’ll gladly pay the shipping,if you can let me know I’ll send payment and info

Just a suggestion,the closer you get to the shape you want try putting 2 or 3 layers of tape on the face of the hammer,it will help shape the metal and stretch it less,also after you push o n the dent try and massage the creases around the outside of the dent it will make the metal shape a lot stronger

I could use the moon hubcap but I won’t be going to Hershey,any chance of getting it

After working and owning body shops for fourty years I guess I’ve learned a little,do not take this as any thing but a suggestion,first buy a good body hammer,preferably a flat smooth face,used if you can find one the older the better,these have good strong metal that won’t explode while hitting the fender,secondbuy a four ton porta power,you can get them cheap at certain tool stores,I’ve never used harbor freight,if you can find a used black hawk or porta Ferguson they will do the trick,also buy a dinging spoon,this is a 15 or20 dollar item but is invaluable,first thing put the lower gravel pan back on,then jack up the front of the car take off the frt wheels and put it on axle stands securely,,try finding or making a small block of wood with the same contour as the fender,thiswill go between the fender and the porta power try and find the pointof impact for the block and porta power,slowly will get the job done,also watch wher you push from the crossmember is usually the strongest,if you can’t hook it to the crossmember try and find the head of a bolt to push from,something you might not under stand until your actually doing the repairs is I tried to make all the apprentices understand,this car is a lady,do not beat kick or cuss at it,massage it and it will give you the results you want,good luck

Hello Barry if you send me your info I will send you a bunch of service bulletins from the continental co,a lot of bakes on Durant devaux and continental

PpThe first memorable ride was with a man I’ll call my mentor Harold hoe in his 1911 premier,big beautiful brass car ,I believe I was 12,the car had been restored in the 50 s and this was about 62,the car was later sold to a collector in scotsdale Arizona have since lost track of it,the following week I accompanied him to. His special hardware store about 10 miles away in his 28 Lincoln touring car that he bought from gays lion farm, that car was sold after he passed and I don’t know where it ended up, Dave

I don’t believe so,but if you need one I believe butters in Michigan reproduces many

YI know this is going to sound silly to some of you guys out there,but I don’t think enough respect has beenayed to these pioneers in the early days of collecting,how many people saved 500 cars,or the Long Island auto museum for trudging the barns ,carriage houses and sheds to find these early cars,I know not many of us has the disposable income like bill harrah had,but if we Did I believe view would build the antique auto and restoration facility to preserve the cars of yesterday as they did,I believe a statue of these guys are long overdue at the aaca,I know I’ll donate, Dave

Earlier this year I found a cole roadsterwith a custom body for sale not far from where I live,talked to George thru emails,he was a true gentleman went out of his way to get info for me,unfortunately the friend who was supposed to check it out for me drug hisfeet and it was sold before I could pull the trigger,the hobby needs more George coles, Dave

Do you think it could be early motorcycle possibly

Wasn’t that guy that had all thos cars tucked away in New York wasn’t his name Richelieu and didn’t he say he had one tucked away, Dave

Hello there just what parts do you have for the 33 olds. Dave

Well if anyone has a 31 or 32 devaux parts car I’m ready and been looking, Dave

Hello frank is there a chance that the guy that worked on the car prior to your purchase had the frt end apart and ultimately reversed the spring, Dave

Hello joe i may be mistaken but I believe your radius rods are furnace brazed,I believe that’s the same way older motorcycle frames are assembled, if you look at an unrestored motorcycle frame you will probably see about the same finish, Dave

Hello everyone are you sure itsfuel related,next time it quits chk your ampmetet for power,try hotwiring the car and take it for a road test,mydadhad a Pontiac that would quit under acceleration he searched for probably six weeks for the problem he finally discovered the ignition switch was bad,changed the ignition switch and the problem went away, Dave

Hello george im looking at a coal roadster,I’m waiting for a reply from seller,seller says it’s a 16 ,it has v8 engine but has disk wheels,is this correct, if. It does not workout I will send you the info, Thanks dave

Maybe it is just me but has anyone else notices that prewar project cars have mostly gone m.i.a.,there used to be several on here at all times and several on eBay at any given time,just seems like people are holding on to them or the market is so depressed that folks don’t bother listing them, Dave

When I was just a kid maybe late 50 s or early 60s I went with my dad to a place called classic cars in Gardena calif,the owner was a gentleman named mike mc manus, I remember he had a studebaker touring he told my dad he bought from the studios my dad was trying to buy it but the deal never happened,I remember my dad telling the story all of his life of how he missed it

Hello ed i completely understand your point and agree to most of it,but isn’t it a fact the cars being judged are supposed to be authentic to the year they where built,I understand making them safer to drive and use,but some cars are trailer queens and authentic to the last nut and bolt,other cars are driven and maybe safer more reliable and all around a better car they are just not authentic,I personally will take a safer and more reliable car to tour with over a trailer queen,just saying, Dave