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The point I see is this situation or a similar one is not that uncommon, so my question is can a process be established to make a legal, easy to follow process to create a vintage vehicle title? As time passes there are numerous vehicles of which the trail is cold for many reasons and the vehicle is simply abandoned. We are not talking about current vehicles. Just like the various forms of historic or antique plates, there should be a process to apply for a recreated title. Of course the status needs to be searched to verify whether that the vehicle is not stolen. Then the vehicle or bits of a vehicle need to be inspected to be legit. The advantage of a recreated title is it would clearly identify to a future buyer of what the vehicle is or isn't and everything is documented. It would take away any motivation to do something shady. It should also be applicable for the assembly of parts into something similar to an original vehicle. Tell the story and have someone witness or verify it. We can either continue to discuss this matter in numerous chains on numerous forums, or get something established

The wheels look like photoshop Model A wheels (look at the centers) and then they stretch the fenders to suit.

Wouldn't take much to have a fender bender with those fenders, but would be a simple fix.

What is the theory of the point? Does it attract lightning better? Or is it to act as double duty in case a dragon fall onto your building, you can have it for super? An electrical engineer coworker stated he didn't understand the concept. His thoughts were, the strike just traveled a few thousand feet, what difference does another twenty make? My garage has a metal roof and one corner is grounded but maybe not the full eight foot rod. One day lightning came down an oak tree less than eight feet away from the roof but the strike jumped into the wiring of the building instead. No repairs were needed to the wiring but there was a fire in the structure. Neighbor saw the whole thing. I guess I need to put a point on the roof.

I never understand why gas tax hikes get so much more reaction that any other tax while it's the only tax that should go up regularly. All other taxes are based on value or income so that government can spend that same dollar, a progressive tax. These actually should go down if anything since everyone else has to improve productivity. On the other hand a gas tax is based on usage and is not automatically adjusted for inflation or area growth. If everyone had the same design of vehicle, a gas tax perfectly reflects the "damage" a driver does to the road. More miles = more damage = more gas used. A heavier vehicle (of the same design) = more damage = more gas (due to being heavier) The true definition of a fair tax. Then come the exceptions and continued improvements of fuel efficiency and also electrics are back. all of these equal less gas tax paid but rod damage continues. Of course that would be easier to swallow, but then there is government efficiency, but we must assume that stays consistently low.

" I love this thing, as a mechanical engineer it just makes me giddy! Not to be rude, but want to sell it?" I hear you. It's actually a rather eloquent solution to raise and lower something in limited space using readily available, simple to make components. Yes, another ME.

Another example to degradation in communication. The techies just start doing something. Whereas other prefer to know what will happen if they do something. The problem is the techies who create all of the human interfaces are fine with the approach " keep pushing buttons until something good happens" If something bad happens, you just reboot and try again. So they don't understand the importance of instructions and besides they provide multiple ways to accomplish any task, which actually makes it worse not better as they think. There are endless problems with the self learning process. The rant can continue. Oh, you just slide any square to another square and the ones you didn't touch find another spot until you select one for that spot. It took me a few moments to think about trying that, by it definitely isn't obvious nor natural.

" I'd only suggest that you rent the right-most bay, so the homeowner doesn't open her car door into the side of your car!" That reminded me. After a string of countless vehicles dad had a 15 Ford roadster in the late Thirties, early Forties. (it cost him $5) During WWII he signed up for active duty (he was in the reserves) and found a farmer who allowed him to store the Ford in his barn across the end of one bay. The story goes. The farmer would pull his vehicle in until he hit the fender or running on the Ford. There still is a bit of damage on the edges. Luckily he must have ease in each time rather than full force.

Heck, he's just the chauffeur. Based on the one on ebay, only the front seat had pedals, the person in the back just rode.

" We do have privately owned and operated "messsenger services" that can transfer titles, issue plates etc. but anything out of the ordinary and they are lost." The advantage here is there still are some somewhat small businesses that remotely do the DMV services. Some are even owned by vintage car owners. They can be very helpful and give good inside advice and they know what will go through and what will be rejected. There's a lot to be said for dealing with the same person each time as opposed to the clerk who is available.

More like a Willys Aero, http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=willys+aero&view=detailv2&qpvt=willys+aero&id=1B75FA038821DF65EECF214793D3F7A5119C539D&selectedIndex=13&ccid=t%2bGYUgTf&simid=608019340029790320&thid=OIP.Mb7e1985204dfe9a2dd8951634ae5a481H0&ajaxhist=0

They are not in until the doors are closed. What happens to used hearses these days? I don't see them being re-purposed like they were in the Sixties.

" That building is an interesting conglomeration. Not a very sympathetic union between the two parts! Oh, and I love both the cars." I had to take a second look at the house across the street form me. It has the exact same intersection of the two wings of the building, but the windows are different.

Post War Suburbia. The new car in the driveway, the old pre-War out on the street, probably dad's go to work beater. Looks like the beginning of a tough winter.

Same vintage Fords had much smother sides. Maybe someone grafted a Mercury front clip including doors onto a Ford wagon.

Perhaps GM was well disciplined but AMC was not. I had a new 74 Hornet with a 75 color and grille purchased off the lot in September 1974, titled as a 74. BTW, it replaced a 74 Hornet purchase at the end of August in 73. Both cars were on the lot and there are very distinct differences between 73, 74, and 75.

The door looks shorter that the door on the 2 door wagon based on the relationship of the back edge and the shapes on the side.

I was wondering what those holes could be for, that makes sense.

It's may not be worth it. I bought a car new in 1986 with Michelin tires and a full size spare, I rotated the four tires for close to 60,000 miles and six years. I thought I was ahead of the game when I found 3 matching tires, which were then out of production. However, the old spare soon had some failure in the belts and developed a lump and worn quickly there. The good news is the failure was not a side wall blowout.

The solid axle has no means for drive shaft or chain sprockets, but has brake levers to indicate it was tandem axle truck. Perhaps a torque tube went through the center to the axle behind it.

Why does everyone call that an Adolf Hitler mustache? Charlie Chapin had it before, at least in USA movies. And Oliver Hardy.

With that style of plumbing, I would say it's a space heater. If the fan motor is 112 volts AC, that would confirm it.

As long as the seller is willing, it can be transferred, but as stated all normal fees are charged.

I look at the disappearance being due to the general design evolution. As cars got lower the rear seat had to be moved forward in front of the axle and the rear seat area continued to get smaller and that made i difficult to mount the top bows. As for the 60's Lincoln, the suicide doors allowed easier access to the back seat so either the seat was forward a bit more or the door could be shorter, which gave enough room to mount the bows. There are some long wheel base models (limo style) that have the seat back a bit farther that could have been convertibles but they were not the standard model and would have made a long top. Also note how egress to the back seat changed over time. Originally, you walk through the much narrower door and then turn and sit. Now you have gymnastics, insert foot, slide butt in, and then pull other leg in. This requires a longer door. The 60s Lincoln was much easier to get in. A lady could sit and then rotate both legs in together. They could get away with a smaller door with some of the seat slightly behind the door opening Drifting a bit off subject, the Checker had a better seat with it behind the C post so it was a walk in and sit down. That was the way limos were made for years but now that most cars don't have two door model, they just simply stretch the B post and you get awkward ingress and egress.

The problem is it makes it difficult for many activities in order to prevent fraudulent activities. Juggling titles and VIN to turn a generic car into something more valuable should not be allowed. However, there should be a way for someone who spends many years collecting parts to be able to put them together and be able to enjoy it on the road. From what I know about a reconstructed title is you need titles and receipts for significant donors in order to apply for a special title. For many reasons, that is not always possible as the time passes unless you knew from the beginning that was your goal and keep good records. There should be a special class of reconstructed titles that provides a process of building a vehicle from parts and not necessarily one that matches anything original. Of course a reconstructed title has a negative effect on value and that is the key. These titles would clearly indicate that the subject vehicle has no value except what the seller and buyer agree upon. The title also declares that the subject vehicle meets the vehicle requirements of a certain age. I'm not familiar with PA Hot Rod registration, does it allow building your own car or do you need to start with a valid original title and VIN?