Dave Mellor NJ
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the majority of the old car people I know have cars in the category of"wait till restoration becomes feasible" does that ever happen? Didn't that in most likelyhood happen to this car already?It's only hope of returning to the road without the "Chop and Drop"treatment is to sell the body for whatever and host a repopster body.
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I've seen this photo before. I believe it was confermed as being the Taft Car. Dandy Dave!
If you don't throw away your old "Antique Automobile" magazines, check last year's Christmas issue,inside back cover it had another White steamer.
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California,Here I come.(Grapes of Wrath)
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the 65 and 66 truck were mostly the same as the 64,the main difference being the birth of the twin beam axle in 65.This radiator probably works for those two years as well.The Bronco was introduced in 66 as a smaller rugged vehicle intended to compete with Jeep.It didn't merge with the f-100 till about 74,feeling heat from Blazer and Ramcharger.
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64 truck. there wasn't a bronco in 64
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I have a 35 engine and trans if you care to go backward.
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It looks like a 29 headlight bar,everything else is late 30 or early 31. The column is hung from the tank so it isnt late 31.1937hd45 noted the 30 fender on the left but the right one seems to lack the splash apron nose so I think parts were just added as they were found and it could be a 31.Sadly, we all know where this car is headed.
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There was a picture yesterday of a similar Bianchini in a junkyard.I think it was in a link to the Tallahassee Region AACA site,one of about 6 junkyards to tour.
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That top piece,turned upside-down, looks like the bottom edge of a trunk opening with the hole maybe for a gas filler neck.
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It's easier to see the spark at night
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I just read that Vespa scooters had 6volt systems into the 70s,even though it's not a car or truck.
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I remember a commercial for Carling Black Label beer,"Mabel; Black Label" I also remember whenever I saw a model train village in a store, the SHELL gas station would have the "S" broken off.
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Mr Peck also served a term as AACA President.I also would love to see a list of his cars.I remember a series of auctions liquidating Barney Pollard's collection in the late 70's.I think he had over a thousand cars he saved from the WWII scrap drives.When you see pictures like that Duesenberg on the scrapper scale, you wonder why nobody saved that one.Barney had cars nobody knew existed. He had multiple buildings.As he filled them up and ran out of room,he would take the first car in the row and raise the front up to the rafters and tie it with rope,then back a car up to it, raise the front of that one and so on.Years went by and most of the ropes broke then he had some fires.by the time the cars came out in the sun,there was little left of value but they mostly all sold.I remember a car called an "Oliver"made out of plywood and a bunch of "Curved-dash Oldsmobiles"at least one a 1901 model. Barney was a contractor in Detroit.The buildings were in various locations in Detroit.
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I WAS GOING TO SAY IT'S ON A CORNER BUT NOW THAT MASTERTECH SOLVED THE MYSTERY,IT DOESN'T MATTER.THEY HAD TO BRING IT IN THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOW SO THE WINDOWS MUST HAVE GONE DOWN ALMOST TO THE SIDEWALK. IT'S DOUBTFUL THEY WOULD HAVE RE-ASSEMBLED IT INSIDE.
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Neat story about Zebco,who would have known? Neat videos,also.It's a shame it's impractical to show them at a club meeting.
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1949 Salsbury Scooter. No engine, Trans, or Wheels. Body is in good condition. Rare piece. $2000.00.
Dave
856-547-8835
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Henry gave a seminar every year on antique trucks along with George Norton at the annual meeting in Philadelphia.It was so immensely popular that they needed a grand ballroom and all other activity came to a halt.I remember their line,"Old truckers never die, they just get a new Peterbilt"He also was a regular contributor to "Old Cars Weekly"He had an interesting column titled,"Old nuts and young bolts" then he had a less frequent column.I don't know the name of that column.Anyway he loved to tell stories of how he acquired his extensive collection.He also had a series of postcards made up of the cars in his collection.A sad story is the fate of his literature collection which wasted away in a damp warehouse till it was all but unusable.I seem to recall that our library was able to salvage a good portion of this collection.If Chris Ritter is reading this he can verify this.
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I knew about the 66 beetle being the last 6volt. I think it was also the last year for glass over the headlights.I was pretty sure that wasn't the last.
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I thought the 31 and 32 Chrysler were basically the same,at least in the body. are 30 and 31 more similar mechanically?
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In a thread from yesterday,a guy asked if a 53 Chevy was still 6volt.There was general agreement that Chevy went to 12 volt in 55.Most cars changed in 56 if they hadn't already except Willys/Jeep in 59.That brings up a trivia question; what was the last year for 6volts in a car or truck?(American or Foreign)
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There is probably more reliable informatiom out there about Model A Fords than any other old car.The best place to start is with the engine # which is stamped into the center of the block qn the driver's side,right above the water inlet.Chances are,the engine has been changed at some point so you can't be sure just by that number and the frame # is under the cowl on the driver's side,too hard to get at. A few pictures will go a long way to identify the year and body style, but to be a Model A it has to be 1928-31,not 32.I don't think tudors had body numbers.it could be a victoria.You're getting a lot of people excited,I hope you're not fooling.
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It is a sedan rather than a coupe.The coupe would have a shorter (less long) roof and a smaller 1/4 window
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I'm not a mopar guy,but I think their vehicles still used the lug bolts in the holes in the hub.If that's true,there should be 5 extra,smaller holes for the guides when you're mounting them.would a mopar guy tell us if this was changed prior to 51?They also used the left-hand thread lugs that gave so many people fits.
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If this is a carriage,to get a good idea of the value,you should contact:Martin Auctions in Lebanon,Pa.They do several horse-drawn and related auctions a year in Lebanon and sometimes offsite.
Please help ID this car
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the correct spelling should be "reins". Sorry to pick nits.