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Here is a photo of my brother's car. He is excited about the meet in Indiana this year.
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My brother, who is a BCA member, owns a 1941 Buick Series 90 6P Sedan. He gets all hot and bothered because he goes to these stupid cruise nights and is unhappy with the uninformed judging (his pre-war car is often lumped into incompatible categories). I told him he should skip those events and only enter his car for comptetion in sanctioned BCA events. His car is very nice and he drives it a lot, but he is concerned about the road dirt underneath and what it would cost him point wise in a BCA event. I also think he has gotten erroneous advice from someone concerning BCA judging. I say he should have the car judged and then address the point deductions and heed the advice of the BCA members and get his car up to snuff so he can win a BCA award in the future. It's up to him. I don't know the categories for BCA (I am a member of the Early Ford V-8 Club of America) but my national club has a touring class. Ultimately it is up to my brother to determine what class his car should/would be eligible for and then learn the rules and judging standards. It is up to him. Thanks everybody for the help.
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Thanks Alan.
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Does the BCA deduct points in a judged club meet for road dirt (under carriage) if a car is driven to a meet?
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I wouldn't let those guys 'pick' my garbage can!
Why not? That is where reality TV producers get their material. Reality TV is garbage. I guess it don't take much to entertain your average American.
I am a university trained historian and published history author. I was an undergrad when the History Channel first broadcast in the mid 90s and it was my dream to appear on the history channel or to be part of a team that put together a few history documentaries. But since the former "History Channel" changed it's name and stopped showing history programming, you could not pay me enough to allow my degree and reputation to be soiled by a channel that purveys such excrement.
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You were smart not to sell your car to someone who will obviously abuse it.
I have my pre war Ford because some hot rodder/customizer blabbed too much. He agreed to buy the car for the asking price. On the way back to the office he told the seller he was going to customize the car and sell the original parts on e-bay. The seller immediately pulled the plug on the sale. The hot rodder was ticked. Too bad. The seller sold the car to me for less than he wanted, fully confident the car would remain original and unmolested while in my care.
There are a couple of ads in Hemmings right now that make my blood boil. They go something like this: "...car was a Dearborn winner until [the current owner raped and vandalized it]; now has 350/350 w/auto, IFS, air, tilt," blah, blah, blah. It's upsetting. Don't sell your car to someone who you suspect will abuse it. That's about the only defense.
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This is the Ford Hangar at Lansing Municipal Airport (IGQ) , Lansing, Illinois.
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Great photos.
One of my college roommates had a GT.
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Follows the same tired format all these shows follow.
1. Find car.
2. Create unreasonable deadline to fix it up. Usually less than 10 days.
3. Take it to auction.
4. Note the amount of money spent, and what the profit or loss is.
Right on. Garbage in -- Garbage out.
Realitiy TV is garbage. Get out to the garage and do something constructive.
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All the GM cars that I have owned, the "Opera" lamps were exterior lamps on the outside pillar. Not sure that Opera Light is the correct term you are looking for. Perhaps the Owner's Manual for your vehicle could provide the correct term for these interior lamps, simplifying your search.
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I bought my Ford V-8 hoses at Joe's. Here is a link:
Joe'sAntique Auto Parts : Ford V-8 1932-1948
The good thing about Joe's is that when you call Joe's you deal directly with Joe.
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Go on the inter net as if you were a buyer and look up as many For Sale Model A Coupes as you can. Then compare your car with the other cars of similar condition and note the asking price. That will give you a ball park figure.
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I stay away from all the "car" reality shows. They are lame garbage, like most reality television. You would be better off in the shop doing something constructive.
I have checked them out (mostly against my free will) and my suspicions were confirmed--fake, a bunch of BS and absolute nonsense. The fake drama, the unrealistic time dead lines, the ripping off of poor saps who sell their cars cheap to the show producers so they can appear on TV for a few minutes.
It is all a bunch of crap and an indication of how far we have fallen as a country.
Some examples:
My blood was boiling when Boyd Coddington chopped the hell out of a very nice original 1936 Ford Coupe so he could make a "Coupester" (ie fake roadster) for his show.
Jesse James destroyed a decent Cadillac Hearse in a failed project for his show.
The topper was some custom car show where the actors (?) workers practically stole a 1968-69 Chevy El Camino from some poor sap. They dropped in a huge engine and replaced body panels all around and put in a new interior. They had a stupid time deadline to get the car ready for an auction. After a bunch of fighting and other nonsense they were able to rush and finish their "resto" and put it up at an auction. Some deluded idiot paid $50,000 for this El Camino.
So this is entertainment? Give me an effin' break.
PP
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Looking at the patent plate and the shape of the firewall, I am guessing 1934 Ford. This photo is of the firewall/dash of a 1934 Ford I shot at the Auburn, Indiana, EFV-8 Meet. PP
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Post the photos on the thread. That will help tremendously.
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Get the correct type FoMoCo coil from Skip Haney of Florida. Better than new.
http://www.earlyfordv8.org/forum/viewmessages.cfm?forum=18&topic=3638
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All the plastic that goes into the bottled water uses up a lot of petroleum as does the fuel needed to transport all of this bottled water. The demand for this petroleum leaves less for gasoline. The increased demand for petroleum drives up the price. People complain about $ 4 gal gasoline but have no problem paying $1.25 for a 16 oz bottle of water ($10 a gallon). And for what? I am in the fresh water business. Most of the water Nestle, Pepsi, Coke or who ever uses comes from Municipal sources (just like the water from the kitchen tap). Yet people buy bottled water to avoid municipal sources of water even though that is exactly where most bottled water comes from. Dumb.
There is only so much petroleum. The more petroleum we use to make plastic water bottles and the more we needlessly transport these bottles leaves less petroleum for gasoline production, increasing demand and increasing the price.
And 25 cent gas in 1959 adjusted for inflation is roughly $3 a gallon.
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Looks like forced civilian labor in occupied Eastern Europe during the Second World War. I doubt highly that he owns or is responsible for this vehicle.
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Illinois issued a new plate every year up until about 1980 when they went to multi year plates.
I was able to pick up a pair of usable unrestored 1937 Illinois plates for my 1937 Ford.
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In my experience over the last three years in Illinois, if the car is a pre-1940 model and it currently has an out of state title, you will receive a letter that will require you to have the vehicle inspected by a law enforcement officer to verify the serial number. He has to fill out and sign the form that came in the letter. You then send that information to the Secretary Of State Police and they will release the title papers and you will get your title. I just called the County Sheriff (I live in a rural area) and once I convinced the lady on the phone that they can do this, an officer arrived , looked at the car, signed the paper and was gone in ten minutes. A good time to call them is on a Sunday afternoon as it is usually a quiet shift. If your car is out of state at a restorer's, the shop can get a local officer to inspect the car and fill out your papers. I have had to do that also, as I did not want to wait for the title until after I received the car. I also have had to actually call the Secretary of State police and ask what happened as they forgot to send the paperwork and my title was held up in never-never land.
As for Department of Revenue, ALWAYS buy your car from a private individual and you will automatically pay a tax rate of $25.00 for cars over a certain age, even if you buy a Deusenberg. By from a dealer and you pay 6.25%, and this is where the Dept of Rev can come looking at the reported value of the car. With a private sale their hands are tied.
Hope this helps, as I have been down this road recently.
Never recieved any letter for my 1937 car and out of state title. I have the new Illinois title and there was no inspection. Been about a year already.
So, my experience here in Cook County was very different from what has been described.
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I recently registered a 1937 Ford in original condition with out of state title. I had no problems getting an Illinois title for the car or registering it.
I applied for Antique Automobile license plates and I recieved them in quick order--no inspection what so ever.
And that is in Cook County, where if they can squeeze another nickle out of you they would. No inspection, no hoops.
Your source of information must be mistaken. I was unaware that anything had changed. Seemed like the same old routine.
I paid Illlinois Tax, Cook County Tax, city vehicle sticker, title fee and Antique Auto License plates.
Can you post a link to these "changes" in Illinois Antique Auto Registration?
PP
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Looks like the Topper Car from the 1937 Movie "Topper."
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Not much snow here in the Chicago/NW Indiana region lately and I am glad of it. I hate the stuff. It makes my outdoor job ten times more difficult.
I often notice that people who lament the lack of snow are generally people who do not have to work in it.
If we continue to have these mild winters here in the midwest I just might stay when I retire.
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Look in a City Directory for Rawlins , Wyoming for 1937. A handy and often overlooked reference source. Should be one at the Rawlins Public Library. Should list the Businesses in town. Difficult but doable.
As for the first owner, well, your mission, if you chose to accept it, will be extremely difficult if not impossible.
Are you planning on returning this car to original condition?