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Pepsi or Coke ??
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JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
What is the meaning of “carbon burning” in the garage sign? -
Hello Ron, congratulations for your dedication on the preservation of antique Kissel cars. They are fine and beautiful automobiles, and you have an amazing fleet, indeed!! I really believe painting rubber will not sustain a perfect job after time and road usage, what may negatively affect the overall appearance of your rare car. I got very curious about the usage of gray tires. I didn’t know about that, and I really appreciate this AACA forum, where we can learn new information every day. Were the gray tires offered as options or standard in 1923 Kissel and other years? Was this option also offered in other car manufacturers in that period? In addition to that reference picture, were you able to find other references about the gray tires? Were these tires produced by the large manufacturers as Goodyear, Firestone and others at that time, or smaller companies? You certainly is very knowledgeable about Kissel cars, so sorry to bother you with these questions, but you probably have researched a lot on this theme and could share with us.
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Congratulations, Cole Motor Car Lover, for keeping the Cole website and the enthusiasm for the brand. This is a very important and dedicated work for the historical preservation these unique cars. Tell us more about your impressions about the car in the movie, and also the history behind your dedication and your father’s to Cole, for sure an inspirational story that can motivate many others around the world on the preservation of automotive history. Thanks again for the great work!
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My car doesn’t have any cover, and it seems the original setup. It is quite fresh information for me, because I have had the tank removed for cleaning and repainting last week. Indeed, the 1927 LaSalle has a quite strange spartan type rear back.
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It seems a good 490, indeed! By the way, the original price tag of this model, $490, in today’s money worths about $15,000, the ad sale price! My 1928 Chevrolet has the last version of this very successful engine, also good and reliable. I was not aware of the model 490 sedan and touring bodies were sold at the same price. I have always credited the turning point to closed cars to the 1925 Essex coach, that was first car model/year that a closed body was cheaper than an open body. But maybe the 490 was already contributing to this shift in taste for closed cars.
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Period images to relieve some of the stress
JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
Would this picture be a movie scene? -
Period images to relieve some of the stress
JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
Are there any surviving Leach automobiles? What year is the Gloria Swanson’s car in the picture? -
Period images to relieve some of the stress
JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
Still standing and continues operating as an elementary school, in Rio de Janeiro. The picture below was taken today. -
Period images to relieve some of the stress
JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
Ford assembly plant in São Paulo, Brazil, was established in 1919. The General Motors plant came in the same city in 1925. Cars arrived in Brazil CKD, and the plants only did final assembly. -
Period images to relieve some of the stress
JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
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Period images to relieve some of the stress
JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
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Period images to relieve some of the stress
JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
Washington Luis was the president of Brazil from 1926 to 1930, and before that, governor of São Paulo state. He was fundamental to development of the automobile industry in Brazil, and he enjoyed Lincoln motor cars. Once I did extensive research on period papers about another car connected to him, that initially I believed it was a Cadillac, but it was a Lincoln, as you can see in the thread below. -
Brake horse power, as far I understand.
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I was comparing the horse rating of my cars, and got very confused with the information, because seems there are different ratings for the same car. Anyway, most the information I was able to collect seemed to be coherent, for example: 1928 Ford (28HP); 1928 Chevrolet (35HP); 1929 Plymouth (45HP); 1929 Dodge-Brothers (63HP) apparently makes sense. For large engines, as 1929 Chrysler (75HP); 1929 Hudson (92HP); 1927 LaSalle (75HP); 1926 Studebaker (75HP); 1929 Marmon (86HP), the information seemed to be reasonable. However, for the 1927 Franklin (32HP) data surprised me. Am I comparing apples to oranges here ??
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Thanks a lot, @John E. Guitar!!
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How similar is the Ferro V8 from 1914 to the Ford V8 from 1932 ? Interesting connection of the engine designer Alanson Brush to Henry Leland, and Cadillac, which leads naturally to Lincoln, ending in Ford later on.
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@edinmass please share your experiences with cutting oil mixture to radiator water in hot weather as in Florida. I am running my cars is just plain water here in Brazil. I use spring water, so it’s pure, without chlorine. Good cooling is essential here in the summer, mainly for these pre-war cars. I am really interested to understand if the water and cutting oil mix reduces corrosion and elevate boiling point.
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Period images to relieve some of the stress
JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
Interesting picture. Roadsters were the cheapest models of most car brands in the 1920s, so seems to be reasonable local police forces use them, saving money and maybe growing the patrol car fleet, but it is the first time I see them. Are these 1920/21 Buick’s? -
Period images to relieve some of the stress
JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
Apparently the same Lincoln (I believe it was a 1927 model L) was used when the US president H. Hoover visited Rio de Janeiro, in December of 1928. The picture below shows Hoover and Washington Luis in the back seat, during the welcome parade in the city center. -
Period images to relieve some of the stress
JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
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I see a new symbol by my name - what is it?
JRA replied to George Smolinski's topic in General Discussion
Is it a Riley RM in the picture? Drophead coupe or roadster? -
Period images to relieve some of the stress
JRA replied to Walt G's topic in Period Photos - Pre WWII
Once I read about the Victory Six name adopted by Dodge-Brothers in 1928 was to celebrate the decade after WW1 end in 1918. Is this true?