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Since the Year of Manufacture registration program is only 4 years old in PA, I don't believe it is well know in PA. I put YOM plates on all my eligible antique cars and scooter within one month of the program going into effect, and every time I take one to a car show I am asks if it is legal or how you go about registering a car with a YOM plate by other antique car owners. I got a like new plate for may 1962 Triumph TR4 several years before the program took effect, and saved some money over when the plates increased due to the YOM program.

Personal opinion here. I was disappointed to see one or two of the presidential candidates were allowed to use the AACA Museum as the venue for spouting off about their greatness. I really don't care if I am for or against one of the particular individuals, or anyone else for that matter, but don't believe it should be allowed. One of the AACA tasks has been to get antique auto friendly legislation passed and presenting "the image" they favor a specific candidate or party will not help this effort if the other party or candidates believe AACA supports a specific person.

http://outintheshop.com/faq/casting/castings2.html The website above shows casting number 3970010 is for a 1969 - 79 302/350 car and truck with a comment 2 & 4 bolt most common.

Yes Phil is correct on the fees. One week ago I registered my 1964 Vespa Scooter as an antique with a YOM plate. For a YOM plate, remember to go to the PennDOT website and do a number search to verify the number is not already used on another vehicle since PennDOT will do a search and reject the plate if it duplicates a plate already in use. The pain depends on where you live in PA. I live 20 minutes from the PennDOT headquarters building located in Harrisburg and always handle my title and license plate issues there. No photo required if you go to the HQ with the YOM plate and they have an opportunity to look at it. Another thing to remember is no Notary required for any title transfers if both the seller and buyer go in and do the change at the PennDOT HQ building. Stude Light, is the $35 include the title, permanent plate with no annual registration fees, and no inspection requirement for the life of the car like we have in PA?

You are going to hear as many oil recommendation on oil as there are people on the forum but the choice is ultimately your decision. My personal opinion is most modern oil with the correct weight and a high zinc content is most likely better than any oil they sold back when your car was built. I personally like multigrade detergent oil with high zinc since it has a lower viscosity at startup temperature then single grade oil and allows for better oil flow until the engine warms up and better wear characteristics . For example: Once the engine is warmed up 10W40 or 15W40 should have nearly the same viscosity as straight 40 weight oil depending on the specific brand you use, and the same with 30 weight oils. Why didn't the oil companies make multigrade oil back in the 1940s, because they did not know how to manufacture it. It they knew, they would have used it. I have used detergent oil in my 1933 Chevrolet for over 40 years with no problems, but if you do decide to switch to a detergent oil I would recommend the following. Remove the oil pan, valve cover and pushrod cover and totally clean out any gunk that has collected in those areas. My 33 Chevrolet had 1/2 inch of sludge in the bottom of the oil pan when i took the oil pan off 40 + years ago. It is my understanding the detergent oil will loosen the sludge, and you don't want that running through your engine.

Edwin You probably knew this, but a google image search of "1954 Chevrolet" and then clicking on the "Convertible" tab shows all the two tone combinations only had the second color in a small area on the rear fenders surrounded with chrome/stainless trim for the Belair Convertible. For the other Belair body style it appears the top and the small area on the rear fenders appear to be one color and the remainder of the car the other for the two tone cars. A Google image search of "1954 Chevrolet Belair Brochure" shows some factory brochure images with many original color combinations. Helfen's images look like they may have come from www.autocolorlibrary.com I have bought paint from them for two antique restorations and both colors were a perfect match to the original colors I found in hidden locations on the vehicles. One was for my 1962 Triumph TR4 and the other was my 1964 Vespa scooter. They didn't even have the Vespa color chips listed on there website, but I called them and they had the original chips and paint codes to mix the paint. Visit my personal website at: www.jakegingervila.wix.com/bobs-vintage-cars-

I have a philosophy about both hackers and robbers. They should have a night court for them and when they are found guilty after a 5 minute trial, they are taken out the back door and shot dead immediately.

You may want to email the folks at http://www.autocolorlibrary.com Their email link can be found at the bottom of the website. They have a lot of color chips for colors not listed on their website. I recently bought a quart of Grigio Ametista colored paint for my recently acquired 1964 Vespa VNB from them to paint the gas tank and for touch up. It was not listed on their website, but they had the chip and it turned out to be a perfect match.

If you can't find the AC46, AC47, or AC48 spark plugs you are looking for locally, Green Spark plugs for England will have them. I have bought several items from them for my Triumph TR4 and found they have the largest selection of spark plugs I have found. Click on the spark plug pictures and it will take you to the detailed specification for each plug by then clicking on "Additional Info", or select "See Alternative" for other brands of plugs with the same specifications. The shipping is reasonable, when you consider they are shipping from England. At the current exchange rate, multiply the plug cost listed in pounds by 1.41

Where do you live. I would want you to need to send it 1,000 miles for plating. I get all my plating done by Librandi's in middletown, PA, just 15 minutes from Hershey. They do outstanding work. I had a 1933 Chevrolet emblem with blue enamel done by them and it turned out great.

The people that don't own cars in 25 years will be the same people that are asking for a ride to go somewhere in your car.

Captndan, what is your definition of an old car? When the gas companies started putting ethanol in the gas I ran a tank or two in my 1933 Chevrolet and it ran terrible. The car would get vapor lock since it is my understanding from other posts on the forum that the alcohol vaporizes at a lower temperatures than normal gas. I switched to 91 octane ethanol free gas and have not had any problems since. I guess it depends on the car, so it may be worth a try.

Are you going to build it yourself or contract someone to build it for you? When my wife and I were considering building a new house, we could not find exactly what we wanted from any of the local builders since most only wanted to build one of their style homes. I found a house on one of the home plan websites that we liked the looks of the outside, but not the interior plan. I ended up buying some home planning software and designed the interior the way we wanted it, with the look and dimensions of the home plan website house except I added a third garage bay. This program also let us place windows, doors, archways, stairs, kitchen cabinets, sinks, bathtubs, showers, furniture, etc, etc, in the floor plan and look at 3D pictures of the interior. I found a builder at the local builders show who would also let me be a subcontractor to install the bathrooms, entire kitchen, flooring and exterior siding. They took my picture of the house exterior and interior design and created the actual engineering drawings used to build the house. Here is the results shown the first Christmas we started living here:

Update on my Vespa mentioned above after cleaning and polishing it. It only need to replace a few rubber parts, new front fender crest, new speedometer face, new speedometer chrome bezel. I plan on touching up a few scratches and it will look like new. I also plan on buying an original spare tire carrier for the back, to add a spare behind the seat and above the rear light. I got a quart of original Grigio Ametista colored lacquer for Christmas to touch up the scratches and paint the spare tire carrier and rim. Pictures after clean up. For some reason the AACA website turned these pictures when I posted them.

See some of the comments on the posting titled "Tip on repairing a warped carb air horn". Some have straightened pot metal by heating it first, me included.

I straightened the bowed pot metal carburetor float cover for my 1933 Chevrolet years ago by heating it with a blow torch and gently tapping it into shape with a small hammer on the flat area at the back of my vice. Don't get it to hot or it may melt. I like the oven idea also. Took several steps​ to get it totally straight, do not try to get it straight with one heating.

Green Spark Plugs in England lists several alternatives for the Lodge BBL. I have bought several items from them for my 1962 Triumph TR4 and the shipping was very reasonable. First go to there website at http://www.gsparkplug.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Lodge+BBL then click on "Alternatives" shown below the spark plug picture. You can also click on the spark plug pictures and then click on the Additional Info tab to view the specifications on the spark plug. The Denso plugs just show a generic plug picture, which does not look like the actual plugs. You can also do a Google search of the Alternative numbers to find other suppliers.

I used PCs for years and every time they came out with a new version of window some or most of everything looked different, and then you needed anti-virus software, etc, etc. I switched to a 27 inch MAC several years ago and have never looked back. Started out with the Snow Leopard operating system, a year later Apple provided a free upgraded to Yosemite, and this year a free upgrade to the El Capitan operating system. Everything looks and operates exactly the same throughout all upgrades and my computer operates at the same speed today as the day I bought it. No need for an anti-virus program, etc, etc. My wife has a 15 inch Macbook and has had the same experience as me. Also, when you call then for assistance on anything you talk to someone that actually speaks english, someone in the good old US of A. We have Windows computers at work and every time the software is upgraded the computer runs slower and slower and they end up buying us new computers. I guess you get what you pay for. Like Wayne I keep all my passwords, but I keep them in a notebook next to my computer. I figure if anyone ever hacks into my computer they won't get my passwords, since they are not kept in a computer file.

Remember Bardahl "Valve Top Oil" and how small the can was for a 20+ gallon tank of gas? About the same size as a small tomato paste can. Not exactly sure what it was, but I guess 2T two stroke oil could possible lubricate valve stems the same way that Bardahl was supposed to work. Who knows! I had a VW engine overhauled back in the late 60s and one of the valves was sticking intermittently, so the shop recommended Bardahl and it worked until the engine got broken in. Terry, I also have a 1964 Vespa. Mine is a VNB 5T (125cc) that I bought this past August, with 1761 original miles on the odometer. Last PA inspection was 1967. It looks like new. The owners manual states 2% oil mixture for this model, which works out to 50:1. The modern synthetic 2T two stroke oil does not smoke as much as the old 30 wt motor oil in a 2 stroker. The synthetic 2T oil does not foul the plugs of my two stroke Vespa, chain saw, or snow blower engines and they use a lot higher concentration then the Bardahl mentioned above. My snow blower uses 32:1 and as mentioned above the Vespa is 50:1. I am using Liqui Moly synthetic 2T two stroke oil in my two stroke engines. I would not use a high concentration like used in two stroke engines, but like I said above "who knows". What about Marvel Mystery oil? I don't use it, but isn't that supposed to do the same thing as your original question is attempting to accomplish.

They are not 1920 - 22 Chevrolet 490 hubcaps, those are smaller in diameter than your hubcaps. They could be 1919 -1922 Chevrolet FB hubcaps, as they are larger in diameter than the 490 hubcaps. To me they look like 1918 Chevrolet Series D V8 hubcaps. The FB and V8 may use similar looking hubcaps.

My 1933 Chevrolet has freewheeling that is operated via a knob on the dashboard that engages / disengages the system using shielded wire that runs down to the freewheeling unit. I would never use it either. Freewheeling can be very dangerous going down hills or mountains since there is no engine resistance and you can overheat your brakes. This is especially true on cars with mechanical brakes. Think of it like bicycle pedals powering the rear wheel. The pedals are the transmission output and the rear wheel is the differential / rear wheels, and when you pedal fast enough you go faster and when you are not pedaling fast enough relative to your speed or not at all you are coasting.

I have seen to many people trip over them when they are in front a cars, so I don't use signs in front of my cars. Up front, I only use the placard provided by the show on my windshield. Instead of a sign, I have a note book for each of my cars that give specific for the car, along with original sales literature, and before and after restoration photos. For my 1933 Chevrolet, I leave the notebook on the running board, but in constant view in case someone would decide they need it more than I do. For my other cars I leave it opened to the first page in the trunk for people to look at, and take it out when a judging team is looking over my car.

This spark plug vender is from the UK, but they have the largest selection of plugs I have found to include many american manufactures. I believe the C-16C is a 22 mm plug so my link takes you directly to their 22 mm Champion plugs, which had the largest number of 22 mm plugs. http://www.gsparkplug.com/ignition/spark-plugs/22mm-diameter?manufacturer=92 If you go to their home page you can find many other sizes and brands.

A quart of Grigio Ametista colored acrylic lacquer to paint the gas tank and use as touch up paint for the 1964 Vespa VNB 125cc scooter I bought in August.

Yes, I discovered the same type of wire mesh antenna under my 1933 Chevrolet Master 5 Window Coupe top when I replaced the material back around 1977. On my car it just lays on top of the roofs wood stringers and is held in place with two or four nails and only the padding and top material are on top of it. It has a single wire is attached to the left front corner of the wire mesh that runs down through the left front roof pillar.