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    Quantum Motorcar Corp. RACE CARS 1960s? SAAB based

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    There are two SAAB based cars running in VSCCA now. ONE is Sonnett coverted into a roadster that has set fastest time at Mount Euinox for several years. It has three speed on the collumn! He also has a Quantam S like the one pictured,.

    Back in the  day, ( early 60's) they were not formula juniors- SCCA had a class for Formula S,  which mever caught on. They were an attempt to build an alternative to the ever rising cost of Formula Junior. We corner workers called them popcorn machines from the sound they made when they backed off the throttle.. 

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    The Remains of the Long Island Automotive Museum

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    My girlfriend (now wife-very tolerant woman) and I attended the first auction. I have the catalog somewhere. Three things stood out. We sat next to a gentlemen from the Lars Anderson museum in Boston. I thing he bought the most cars that day. Second, Leonidid, the Collier Brothers race car (which I was after) sold for big money at the time -$9500.00. Old race cars weren't in vogue at that time. The last car auctioned was Austie's Simplex Speed Car. He had a $100 K reserve. It was bid to $95K. Austie asked for $100K bid and the bidder said "We'll talk" Austie's reply-"No we won't". The guy passed on a Simplex for $5K!

    We always had dinner at Barons Cove in Sag Harbor which is still there. I have to say  we spent a weekend in the Hamptons and it is what convinced us to get married - 37 years and counting.

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    Memories of car shows and flea markets

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    Back around 1983 or so, Bb Swanson and I went down to New Jersey for the Watchung Region AACA swap meet. This was the first meet we hit in spring, and we had gone  a few times. We came upon a vendor and were looking at parts when the guy told us that he needed to be at a rehersal dinner for his daughter's wedding that afternoon so was in a big hurry to sell out and go. I don't completely remember how the discussion went, but this guy offered to sell us all the parts plus the space for $100.00. We agreed and proceeded to sell parts all day and take the leftovers home. I've done some crazy things over the years but this is the first (and only) time I've bought the whole space.

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    The Ridgefield Meet 1967

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    1967 was before my time at Ridgefield . My first one was probably 1976 when I went with my buddy and an old time collector, Ed Malley. This does bring back memories of a lot of people from those years who proved to be mentors over the years. In 1976, I was just finished playing around with SCCA racing and small formula cars. We went to this meet and after that I HAD to have one of these old cars. Frank Blefari sold me my Model A Town Sedan in December 1976, and the rest is, as they say, history.

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    Hemmings Concours not returning to Lake George

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    We went in 2017. I agree about the judging - terrible. That year the best of show winner would not run and was pushed through the trophy presentation. Kind of embarrassing I thought. VSCCA had an event in Saratoga last year. I agree, a fabulous venue. The wife and I arrived a hour early and the lady in the museum invited us in for coffee and gave us a private tour. Very nice people.

    1955 Austin Healey

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    You don't understand how the British designed these cars. They were totally immersed in designing the overdrive when "tea time" arrived. After they had their tea, they went back to the design effort and forgot where they had left off. The first engineer asked: "Did we finalize the overdrive before our tea break?" The second engineer responded: "I do believe we did." So they moved on to the next design element. That's why so many items on British cars seem to have just happened to work and are not really engineered.

    FYI, you're going to have fun with those carbs - they defy logic.

    Storage advice for winter, 1930 Model A Ford

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    For what it's worth, here is what I do. Drain the water from the engine. Pour in a gallon of antifreeze. Run the engine to circulate the anti-freeze and then drain. In the summer, I run water with a bottle of water wetter added to prevent rust.

    Anti-frezze in a Model A tends to leak out through the gaskets and make a mess of the engine.

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