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And some more. With a chassis/frame number of 869070 your car would have been built in late 1922. Maybe Sept or Oct. As you can see 1923 was the last of the cage valve engines.

Here,s a bit more information on 1923

What a great original 23 Model 41 you have there. Even with the trunk. This was the first year for the two door sedan/coach. They came out in both the six and the four cylinder.

Bob, The valve plate is not meant to be loose on the pivot pin. It is meant to move freely but not be loose. You can see on this one, at some time the pin has been replaced and the pin has been soldered onto the plate. Are you missing the cone shaped spring locator on the air valve. It looks like there is a hole in yours. Rod

Your right and Loyds is a 1920 not a 21

This one,s on ebay at the moment. No reserve

Ben, Have you put a new cork float in. The old floats become saturated causing flooding. Also the float pin often becomes stuck if slightly worn. When dismantled they move freely but when reassembled they stick causing flooding. Remove the float cover and push down on the needle valve while the engine is running. to check it is re - seating properly.

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Like the way the back was done on this pickup/ute. On ebay at the moment. If only I didn,t already have too many projects.

And here,s another bare frame for you. It isn,t a 23 but the construction is the same for all the four door tourers. I like to work on a flat bench rather than building on the chassis. Start with the main chassis rails and work up from there. I,m in Bundaberg, but I have some land at Kempsey and head down the New England every so often.

Norm, Your not wrong, time and money are always a problem. But its good to see that restoration is starting. Where are you located. Rod

This is from the 1919 -20 Reference Book. I think its pretty much the same as Hugh said.

Here,s a bit of information on the timing

This might work

Brendan, good to hear things worked out safely for mum and bubs. Continue to keep us informed on the progress of your 25 -55. Its always good to see progress being made. I,ve done very little on my 25 recently as I,ve been working on the 20 roadster, renewing all the suspension and changing from LHD to RHD.

Swin10, Start a new thread, saying what is wrong with your carburetor. If yours is not broken it can most likely be repaired. There are a number of topics on this Pre War Forum on the Marvel carby of this period. As Leif said, say where you are. There may be some body near by that can help.

Did anybody on the Forum end up getting this car.

Here,s an interesting one on Ebay for 1925 owners. Wouldn,t mind it myself.

Mark , Congratulations on your new purchase. By that frame number, it looks like a 1922 model. This would have been manufactured in late 1921. 1921 and 1922 are almost identical and if it has 118 inch wheel base, it is most likely to be the Model 45 five seat tourer .

This acid etched one, on Ebay is nice. But too much for me at $235.

Yes, I agree with Leif on the 1913 Model 25

Terry, I,ll get one also if you get some copied

Check this out in the Buy/Sell section.

Iowa cyclone, What a great 1918 Buick and in amazing condition. The sedans are certainly rare. I wouldn,t like to try and put a price on your car. Rarity does not always equate to a high dollar value. Tourers are more popular than the sedans in this period of car, but due to the fact that so few of this model were manufactured and less than a handful survive, I am sure there is somebody out there who would love to have this car in their collection. As Frazer said, put this in the pre war section of this Forum, to get more replys.

Wow, What a find. Hubert is right being a 1926/27, But I would say a 27 as it has the one piece windscreen. It doesn,t look like it needs much restoration to me. A good clean, get the engine going and your away. Probably drop the pan, remove the sludge in the bottom, clean the oil pick up. Clean out the fuel tank and fuel lines, and then your away. Post some more photo,s and don,t forget to keep us informed on your new purchase.