Gunsmoke
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You guys are turning into enginemouths.. or is it motormouths!
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Rad, hood, fenders, front apron and and cowl from one vehicle, cab from something else my guess.
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I've always referred to internal combustion engines as engines, and electric motors as motors. No doubt google search will offer a multiple of viewpoints, but this is my practice. Back in the day, so many dealerships, garages and service stations were named "Bay Motors", "Highland Motors", "Island Motors", even though they only sold cars with engines!
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WOW CChinn, such great cars, your Chevrolet looks very nice here, so many nice cars, including a Testa Rossa, superb Bugatti and very nice Austin Healy, and the BMW racer is interesting. Is it an original or a creation?
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In 1955 as I entered grade 5, our 1 room rural school (P-9) closed and instead of walking 2 miles to that school (up hill both ways!) we were to be bussed to a 6 room school 3 miles away. There were about 10-12 kids and my Dad wangled a contract to do the bussing (2 trips, 6-7 kids per trip). He bought a 1950 era Chevrolet Suburban (he called it), but actually a Sedan Delivery like this one, built a pair of wooden bench seats to go fore/aft either side in the back, and my Mom was the driver. (Dad was working managing his own Esso Station). Not much regulation of bussing back then. The good old days!
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Don't think it is automotive nor a headlight, plain glass lens suggest some sort of task light, many lamp stands used forks.
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Endless possibilities, here is a 1910 Imperial Model 35, near identical radiator, 12 spoke front wheels with 6 bolt hubs, fenders don't have eyebrows but later years did, maybe a 1911?
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If you want to see the body saved and eventually turned into something, my advice, sell it to someone for what you have sunk into it. If a potential restorer got this "for nothing", it would mean the beginning of a restoration exercise which will result in the person spending more to get a vehicle on the road than he/she could ever recover on resale. So the reality is the body is really worth zero, and if you can pass it on to a willing taker, accept a nominal fee to cover your expenses and be happy you gave it a possible future. JMHO.
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I'm downsizing my automobile book collection, so here is a list of what I am offering. Will include a 3rd book (of equal or lower price) free if buying any 2. Shipping extra.
Automobile Books For Sale
1. The Treasury of the Automobile- Ralph Stein 1961, 250 pages $15
2. The Great Cars - Ralph Stein 1967, 250 pages $15
3. The American Automobile – Ralph Stein circa 1970, 250 pages $15
4. Classic Cars – Richard Hough/Michael Frostick 1963, 190 pages $10
5. Veterans of the Road – Roediger and Herrmann 1978, 250 pages $10 SOLD
6. Veteran and Vintage Cars – Peter Roberts 1974, 130 pages $10 SOLD
7. Classic Cars - Rob Wagner 1996, 160 pages $15
8. The Art of the Automobile – Dennis Adler 2000, 240 pages $20
9. Built for Adventure- the Classic Automobiles of CC – Clive Cussler 2011, 230 pages $15
10. Motor Racing – Brian Laban 2001, 350 pages $10
11. Old Motor Cars – Ariel Press 1964, 24 illustrated prints 12”x16” on card stock $20.
12. Portrait Gallery of Early Automobiles – Hornung, 100 illustrations on card stock 11x14 $15 SOLD
13. Inside 100 Great Cars – David Hodges 1994, 300pages $10
14. Great Marques Bugatti – H.G.Conway 1984, 80 pages $10
15. Great Marques of Germany – J Wood 1985, 225 pages $10
16. History of the Motor Car – Peter Roberts 1984, 260 pages $15 SOLD
17. The World’s Great Cars – J Coulter 1985, 240 pages $10
18. A Pride of Bentleys – Adams and Roberts 1978, 225 pages $15
19. Automobiles and Automobiling – Dumont Parker Tubbs 1965, 210 pages $15 SOLD
20. The Great Classic Cars – Ingo Seiff 1986, 280 pages $15
21. A Celebration of Automotive Art – AQ Jerry Durnell 2005, Leather bound signed 320 pages $50
22. Into the Red – Mason/Hales – 1998, 195 pages and sound CD $15
23. Dashboards – David Holland 1994, 225 pages $15
24. Power Behind the Wheel - W J Boyne 1988, 240 pages $10
25. 1895-1936 The Wonderful World of Automobiles - J J Schroeder 1971, soft cover 290 pages $10
26. Driving Force, The McLaughlin family – H Robertson 1995, 400 pages $10
27. Rolls Royce – Peter Garnier 1978, 260 pages $10
28. Classic Cars - The Gatefold Collection 2005, 36 fold out pages $10
29. Automobile Construction and Operation – Easton/Mahn – Ryerson Press 1932, 165 pages $20
30. 1931 Chrysler 8 Instruction Manual – 80 pages $20
31. 1958 Chrysler Owner’s Manual – 50 pages $10
32. 1958 Ford Consul Instruction Book – 90 pages $10
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Look for a Ralph Stein book, I have at least 3 of his, The Treasury of the Automobile" pub 1961, 250 pages, The American Automobile, 250 pages pub about 1970, and The Great Cars, pub 1967, 250 pages, I have all 3 in well read condition with original cover jackets, and if you're interested (or anyone else) would sell them for $15 apiece plus shipping. (I have about 300 hardcover auto books so downsizing!)
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The OP Landeau bar has (nearly) identical curves at both ends, while the above Buick bar has a much sharper curve on upper section. I'm still convinced 1927 era Chev/Pontiac. OP bar looks about 22" CC, my buddy checked the bars on his Pontiac, about 22.25" center to center, 11" and 11.25" to center medallion.
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A few photos of my 1931 Chrysler CD8 Engine, CP8 would be nearly identical (piston diameter 3.25"). First photos are as found before painting etc. Carburetor is Carter, same as used on 1969 era Ford Pickup, but similar functionally to original Stromberg. These will give you an idea of what a full engine used for accessories etc.
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Sometime things gets lost in translation. 58L-Y8 said "The original was based on a 1941 Clipper, built for Errol Flynn". Not sure how to translate this sentence. Here is a pic of the Packard Darren Victoria of 1941, it is my understanding that this is not the Flynn car. my understanding is that Flynn may have seen the 1941 Victoria and asked for something similar based on the 1946 platform. If that is the sequence, the remaining discussion is only about the color Flynn ordered, may very well have been similar to this 1941 car"Cigarette Cream" (an Auburn color), or perhaps he did order Peach, or Green or Salmon, or......! The clearly 1946 Packard Clipper is mis-titled in many online posts as being a 1941 Packard Clipper Darren Convertible, which does not help the discussion. Here are pics of both, with the pre-war and post-war differences obvious. note title on Clipper should say 1946.
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1931 Chrysler Roadsters presented a real challenge to get a vacuum wiper to work. The fold flat windshield in particular needed some creativity. Here are an original factory photo and a restored one off internet as well as my project. The copper 3/16" OD vacuum line left intake manifold and ran through firewall and up the driver side stanchion in a groove (hidden when not folded by the windshield side weather stripping) until it reached the pivot, where it turned 90 degrees into a snug hole and stopped. A corresponding copper tube was in upper arm and its lower end went into a similar hole on upper arm which had an internal passageway that lined up with lower arm hole when arm was straight (windshield stanchion in full upright position). The Pivot thumb nut when tight provides for a reasonably tight joint. Upper end of copper tube came out of arm just below the upper windshield frame pivot and has rubber line over to conventional Trico wiper which mounts to upper frame of windshield (whole thing is pretty messy and unsophisticated IMHO). Note on the restored car the same type of wiper is used, but inlet is on opposite end of motor, requiring awkward tubing route. Because windshied on these cars can also be tilted outward at bottom (like Model A's), a rubber tube is needed for flexibility. For my car's restoration I plan to set one of these up to pass roadworthy requirements but remove it when out for a drive as it will likely never see any use, and when folded down, wiper assembly seems out of place!
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a quick check indicates a lot of story about this car, supposedly a '46 Packard Clipper "Darrin" built for E Flynn and originally peach color with green interior. It later sold circa 1948 to a gent, who then resold it in '51 after which it was painted a dark color and eventually disappeared. Story suggests the '48 owner always regretted selling the car, could no longer locate it, so in 1990 had a reproduction made, and this is it. Good enough for me, the Hollywood crowd would have loved it and the story, and that is all that likely mattered to Flynn. If any of the naysayers on here lived/live in Hollywood they would know the vibe!
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Same item was used on 1927 Pontiac Sport Coupe, I helped restore this one 5/6 yrs ago.
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"Floating Power" was a phrase Chrysler used as an advertising ploy beginning in 1931/32 for many of their models including Plymouth. As I understand it, their engines prior to then were typically bolted solidly to the frame, using only vulcanized rubber mounts and the engine acted as a stiffener for the whole chassis as well. But vibration and "engine induced tremor" caused customer complaints. So Chrysler modified the drivetrain, X braced the frame for stiffness, and used a 3 point engine suspension system that allowed it to hang free of direct bolting to chassis (some Chrysler experts may have a tidier explanation). In any event rather than admit the problem with their old system, they coined the phrase "floating power" as some new creation, and said it eliminated engine tremor, when in fact it was simply correcting a vibration issue! I don't know that they ever meant the term to apply to the transmission (like fluid drive), but perhaps they used it for that purpose in later years.
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Here are pics of the steering wheel assembly I had, found it in a farmer's shed along with a 1928 Plymouth bumper. That was 1st year for Plymouth, so would not be surprised if this wheel appeared on other Chrysler products, perhaps with different controls. Sold entire assembly to someone out West. Hole in one spoke may have been for a spinner gizmo!
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If you're really asking among auto enthusiasts what is the "most desirable" car that exclusive group might want if they could only have 1 and wanted something they could drive and show, the MB would be hard to move off the top. A Ferrari GTO circa 1962-1965 would be my second choice, and for a 3rd/4th brand, a racing Bugatti (Type 51 perhaps) and an Alfa Romeo 2900 next. My preference is clearly for well engineered reliable and rare sports cars, after all what other reason for owning a car is there but to be able to run fast! Of my 4, my guess is the MB would be the most fun, and most reliable. While the Royales are awesome, owning one would be like owning a Faberge Egg, rare, expensive, but not very useful. If money is a factor, the Ford GT40 would be hard to beat. Duesenbergs are wonderful and rare, but cannot imagine enjoying driving one fast.
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The article indicates Ulenhaut, the MB honcho for whom the cars were named, used this one as his personal transportation and raced it in some local events at the time, but not as a factory racecar. It's bones are pure race version It seems.
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Motives for deciding to sell aside, and the deep pockets of the buyer aside, (both have nothing to do with whether this is possibly the finest car ever built), I personally understand why any sincere and wealthy car aficionado would want to own this gem. MB throughout it's fabled history has rarely built an ordinary car. To the contrary, their products have excelled generally in style, engineering, purposefulness and purity. This 1 of 2 example stands at the very top by some distance from any of the rest of their output (above SSKL's, other Gullwings, 30's GP cars etc). Knowing MB's attention to every detail, I can imagine this car could be used for pleasure for another 100 years and kept mechanically fresh with MB's known client support system. While a lot of $$ changed hands (by someone for whom $$$ is not likely a factor)(I'd rather own this than Twitter!), I'm hoping whomever acquired it exercises it regularly, and gets to enjoy the exhilarating pleasure the original racers must have enjoyed. My tip of cap goes to MB for allowing this gem to go back into private ownership. Kudos.
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Definitely Chrysler/Plymouth circa 27/28. # on steering box may narrow it down. Had one, sold 2 yrs ago.
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These cars are not in big demand these days, sedans (4dr and 2dr) are on the bottom of demand behind tourers, roadsters and pickups. As you may know, biggest market regrettably, if price is right, is hot rodders who want a low starting price for a build. I spent a number of years restoring this 1931 Chevrolet Coach as my first effort in the hobby. Went full frame off, spent perhaps $15,000 (hate to figure actual!) plus 1200 hours labour to get it to the stage of paint ready, and no interior work. Picked up a more interesting project in 2014, so although the Chevy was running nicely "as shown", decided to sell it in 2021. Asked $13,000, settled for Can$10,000 (about $7500USD). Guy who bought it was a painter body man, who could finish it on his own. So price point for what you have is solely dependent on finding a buyer. Not much sense in spending a lot fixing everything up unless you plan to keep it long term. From what you describe, I figure the value range "as is" is between $5000-$8000. But you need to find a buyer.
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The term "Hub Cap" was the common term for these items in Parts Lists for wood spoked wheels early on and they were used on front and rear, and since they were exposed, usually with badging of some sort.
When wire wheels became more common, at least Chrysler in their parts books began to differentiate between the inner "grease" cap " by calling it a "wire wheel hub grease cap" (usually had no marking/badge), and the outer decorative chrome item by calling it a "wire wheel hub shell cap"! Obviously these long terms were to differentiate parts for ordering etc, and not likely ever used by mechanics in the trade. Ironically, the small "hub cap" (for grease and dust control) eventually became a common term for what might be described as wheel disks, decorative wheel covers, etc, etc when in truth they are not hub caps at all. So personally I prefer the term "hub grease cap" for these small items as it more closely explains what they do, and for the uninformed, differentiates them from what everybody else in the world thinks a hub cap is!
A Sun Roof Story 2004 Infinity G35
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Sometimes luck or good fortune is on your side. Today was one of those times. At suppertime last night I had the 2004 Infinity G35 (great working car only 150KM’s)out for an errand, about 10 miles each way from home. On the return trip I thought I could hear more road noise than normal, checked the windows and doors but everything was closed tight. When I pulled into the yard and got out I realized the sun roof was missing! With rain due any moment, I quickly sealed the opening and decided I would deal with it this morning. Called around to see what could be done, glass companies, dealer, salvage yards, eBay, nothing. The glass sun roof is exclusive to G35’s and coupes only, nothing available. The parts rep at the dealer said “guess you’ll have to scrap the car!
So what are the chances the sun roof survived the “pop-off”! So I got in my other car and retraced my trip. 10 miles out, nothing. About 5 miles back and I see something sitting on shoulder of highway in a 100KM zone, about 6” off edge of pavement. Sure enough, there is the sun roof glass, sitting there with not so much as a scratch! Don’t ask me how, I’m assuming it flew up in the air and like a feather wafted back to earth. The glass people say it can be refitted for $75. Must be living right.