Steve9

I currently own a 36 Dodge sedan and my first Dodge was a 35. I love the curves of the mid 30’s cars but If I had the need for another I’d be looking for an 8 cylinder just like yours. So cool.

Tanks Inc. on the google search. Got a sending unit from Summit Racing. By now you see I’m not a purist. If it works and you can’t see it, then great.

Welcome to the forum. Is this your first antique car? You and your feelings about the hobby have a lot of growth to come. Take it slow. Fall Hershey is like the Super Bowl. Real nice 8 cylinder Dodge. Lots of upgrades but looks like a great car for sure. If it were me I would take it to shows that don’t involve serious critical judging because you are setting yourself up for unnecessary comments because of non stock extras. Just drive and enjoy this beautiful example of a rare car. Have fun with it first then consider the effort it will take to be judged for for perfection.

Congratulations on the easy fix Matt. It IS the nut holding the wheel!

That light weight pickup and mousey trailer have got crash written all over them! You were a great sport for helping the clown now it’s in gods hands.

Adjusting the rears made me crazy. I couldn’t tell where I was in respect of in or out? Finally took off both drums to get it right. Took my time, read 2 different publications regarding adjusting and nailed it.

“Cards with Moses”. I LOVE that. Can’t wait to use it myself.

I bought a poly replacement online. Exact size even used the original mount straps. No rust, no leaks.

I love these cars! Beautiful example.

How’s things going on the truck?

This truck is from bone dry Boise, Idaho. Like chistech said $5500 is not too much to ask. Any car builder knows the value of rust free sheet metal, and I’ll bet if the seller pulls the truck out and shoots good detailed photos of door edges, floors, cab corners and fenders this baby will be gone pronto!

I totally echo these remarks. My first antique was a 35 Dodge. Very simple cars with virtually all engine parts easily available. Hydraulic brakes and full pressure oiling. Just don’t go thinking you’ll be doing 70 on the Interstate. It was so reliable I called it “eternal combustion.”

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Maybe it’s because it’s not the original engine. Buyers are definitely turned off by something.

No sale at $60K.

I gave my 6 painted wheels to the restoration shop and they just sat there because they had no idea how to move on it. They said they needed a stencil. I took the wheels home. One night hanging out in the garage talking cars with my brother it hit me. I grabbed a power steering fluid bottle with broad shoulders and started cutting. Voilà.

It is easy if you have a kitchen funnel or an old plastic bottle you can cut up. Place the end of the funnel/ bottle in one of the fourteen openings. Raw materials are cheap here so experimentation is king. First put one piece of tape in the rounded shape in the scallop on the wheel. Cut one section of the funnel/bottle so it’s rests against rim and won’t spin. Put the tip of the bottle in the hole.Trace onto your bottle the scallop shape you need. Cut the plastic away. Use a sharpie to trace onto the wheel the rest of the way around. You’re welcome!

I can’t let this reference to Alice Faye slide by. My granddad the jokester back in the day would introduce himself and his wife. Their names were Art and Alice. He would say “She’s Alice Faye and I’m Art Faye!”

The coupes were built with a lower ratio rear end, I think 3.73 to the sedans 4.12. Someone switched my 36 sedan to the 3.73. I still limit my speed to 55-60. I have no faith in emergency handling in higher speeds.

My dad the history buff didn’t much care for music but loved “The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald “. RIP Gordon.

Don’t miss the Greenwood car show in North Seattle. Last Saturday in June. Biggest one day car show in the state, about 600 cars. Everything and everyone shows up there.

We are in Nice this week for our daughter’s wedding and had this weekend free to sightsee. Saw this old racer go by and the concours sign on it told us we just missed the event at the yacht harbor. We should have turned left instead of right! Oh well. Thanks for sharing your pics Sebastian. If anyone can identify this machine please do. Merci beaucoup.

Matt, Please take a break from your quest to finish the Lincoln. You deserve it. Thank you for taking us on this journey with you also. Your passion reminds me of the British explorer Ernest Shackleton who braved the Antarctic winter and the loss of their ship to the sea ice and lost not a single man. Please read this story if you haven’t. We are your devoted crew and are with you on every step of this journey. Victory is within reach.

The Port of Tacoma is only a few miles away from Gig Harbor. Very possible.

Nice car! Great colors.