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Well I got running late so I couldn't check the bag. Just took them out and left them in my trunk for next time. Going to drive up next time anyway. Will have the floorboards stained by Then. One more trip has to have the car ready for the Memorial Day parade.

I would definately check the bag not carry on. After all we are talking a starter cable, ammeter, battery box and carb.... would sure look like a device in an xray. There is no gas smell as the carb was totally stripped and cleaned, then reassembled. it was sprayed with wd40 to prevent rust though....that may smell flamable.... I better not try it. No way I am dumping a zenith carb because they won't let me take it on.

OK I got lazy and forgot to ship the rebuild carb and assorted other parts to my Dad's before I go up this weekend (assuming the snow doesn't screw it all up). Has anyone put stuff like this in a checked bag? None of it is dangerous (although they might balk at the carb). Other than the carb(model B Zenith) it is a starter cable, gaskets and battery tray. I suppose I should seperate the halves of the carb so they can see it never had Gas in it if they open the bag.

My grandfather had a roadside store and ESSO station in Otis Mass. I remember sitting on those bouncy metal chairs and watching the cars pull in. Visits to Grandpa's were cool for us because we always got to pick a matchbox car out of the display. Remember when they looked like ordinary cars, not hotrods, and came in a cardboard box?

Haven't posted in a while. Not much going on with the car other than hunting parts. I am going up this weekend to work on it. I did pick up a box of carb parts and am rebuilding a carb, and cleaning up a second carb top to replace the broken one on the car now. That way I will have two good (I hope) carbs. Not being close to a place to blast them I used alot of solvents and rust remover... and steel wool... and brushes (figured out the denti brushes make great tools to clean carb passages). I did the carbs for experience and something to do. I will be very happy if they actually work well... LOL I finished painting them this weekend and will assemble one tonight.

Mine is in Massachusetts but I still got a little done. Painted the carbs I am rebuilding (one top and bottom and another top to replace the broken one on the car. Also painted the battery box I got from Dick Spadaro.

MY little bit of progress. Since the carb on the car has a bad weld job on the ear where it bolts to the manifold, I picked up a box of carbs and disected them. Hope to fix mine and rebuild a spare as well. Going up to try to get the car running at end of the month.

I saw a coupe posted recently that was "Ready for Restoration" the ad then told you about the new fiberglass body and the 350 chevy engine. Restore to what?

Currently CEO here: Workday Inc. 6230 Stoneridge Mall Road Pleasanton, CA 94588 United States (925) 951-9000 I would call and ask to speak to his administrative assistant.

Thought the name sounded familiar... #698 David Duffield

Thanks, I wasn't sure when they started using scissor jacks. I knew it didn't match mine, but thought I could find it a home in the correct car.

DUH! Picture helps......

This was in my Model B when I got it. Anyone recognize it?

Dean, Any progress on the car? I have been accumulating parts for mine but not made any progress.

There is a guy near me who has a 70's corvette under a cover in his driveway. I have been in my house 14 years and never seen it move or the cover off. Keep hoping to run into him on one of my walks.

I think it is one of these...... but I kinda cheated so I won't give it away.

Looks like a Talbot Sports coupe

One of the neatest things in the car was a notebook my Uncle kept on restoring the car. Not much detail. As you can see the first page was a couple of years in time. He only filled it out to 1964, but it does let me know some of the things he did. He had his own auto repair shop around this time so I think it might have not been running when he got it.

Well....discovered today the armature on the starter is bent. Good News is a friend had 3 Model A "junker"motors stored away and offered a starter. We pulled the starter and cleaned it up...now I know it is not a permanent solution because the switches are different, but we are just trying to see if the motor will run. Cleaned it all up, tested it and then put it in the car and it won't spin the motor....back to square one. I think I will buy a starter we know is good and eventually rebuild the original one we have. Done working on it for now.... shoopping list so far....fuel pump rebuild kit, starter, starter cable, battery, maybe a wiring harness. Oh and the carb had been broken where it mounts to the manifold and has a bad looking, but functional weld done. I bought a rebuildable carb and will rebuild it while I wait for all the other parts.

Pulled the satarter today. I don't have pictures, maybe tomarrow. need to do a rebuild on it. Spring in the plunger/lever is broke. Cable is messed up too. time to go shopping. Notices that the dish holding all the nuts and a spare (broke?) distributor was actually a hubcap for a ford deluxe.

Today's "progress". Pulled the plugs, oiled the cylinders, and hooked up the battery. Yay! the headlights work on all three settings. The first operational item. starter turned over the motor well. Then we put the plugs in and rigged up a temporary gas tank by hooking it up to the fuel pump. Gas leaked on the floor. Took fuel pump apart and realized the gasket has shrunk. We hooked the tank up to the carb but then realized the battery did not have sufficient charge to really turn the motor over. Need to use a charged battery tomarrow. Also, I am noticing that the wiring seems to be cobbed together over the years. Need to seriously consider a new wiring harness.

Drivers seat has issue with the track. Looks like the screws pulled out on one side and that allowed the track to come out on the other. I am also posting photos of the tools and and a guard? that was in the car. Other than the wrench, I do not think the rest goes with this car? I did also find the grease pump that I believe was original equipment.

First mystery was why LeBaron Bonney did not sell a seat set that matched the interior. When I pulled the back seats out I noticed that there appears to be a cover sewn over the original mohair. Nich job though. Although the car was originally mohair I am going to replace it with the small check. I believe either is correct for the standard Tudor.

I hope this is ok, I wanted to start a new thread to Chronicle the restoration (without all the advice questions on the other thread). I bought this car in November 2010 from my Uncle's estate. He bought it in 1959 for $40. I do not know the condition when he bought it, but I did find a notebook with comments on restoring the car which indicated he pulled the motor, repaired a fender and repainted the car(all in 1961-63). To date I have pulled the carb and gleaned it and put new gaskets in it. Inspection so far shows a missing passenger taillight and bracket, a broken drivers tailight bracket, gunk in the gas tank, drivers side door is sprung and doesn't like to latch, Interior is shot but all there. Drivers seat is off track/broken track?. Motor turns over by hand with plugs out, but we have not tried to start it yet. Purchases so far: Motor gasket set (to have on hand and plan on pulling the oilpan to clean it), carb gasket set, both from Dick Spadaro in Altamont, NY.

Here are the back seats....finally realized why I couldn't match the "original fabric" with a bonney kit. Looks like it was covered over the original mohair. Question for the "keep it original" process. This car is unbelievably solid for it's age but has light surface rust in the floor area like under the rear seats. I am assuming I need to do something to keep it from rusting more. Am I being to cautious and should just prep and spray paint it over, as it is in an unseen area? Of course there is also the black engine.....as the front spark plug is black, I am assuming my uncle painted the block when he painted the car.