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    in HCCA General Discussion

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    On 12/7/2023 at 5:27 PM, Caribbeanjoe said:

    I have my 1914 Ford runabout for sale, and I've been getting a lot of scammers contacting me. Before I give them any information, I ask them to send me a picture of their driver's license, so I know they are not trying to scam me. I don't hear from them anymore.

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    I would not send my driver’s license to a seller who I don’t know, I would think the seller could be trying to scam me.

    But I agree, it is becoming very difficult to deal with these people. 

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    Period images to relieve some of the stress

    in Period Photos - Pre WWII

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    1 hour ago, wayne sheldon said:

     

    Such a fantastic photo! So much to see in it. The tow trucks, the building, the signs. What surprised me a bit though, was the phone number on the hoods? They had a seven digit phone number! Most of the country (and the world?) didn't expand to that point until after WW2. When I was about eight, we moved to new suburb outside San Jose California, and the "exchange we were on was "ANdrews". For first two numbers, one dialed the appropriate numerical digit for each of the first two letters in the exchange name. Exchanges were usually named after some person, business, or historic area name, that identified the area of the exchange. Before direct dialing, one would ring the operator, and request the phone number by the exchange name and then the however many digits phone number that followed it. Even in the 1950s, many smaller exchanges had only three or four numerals following the exchange name.

     

    This garage was in New York City, where, according to the internet, in 1930, it was one of the first locations converting to a 2 letter / 5 number telephone numbering plan. 
    By the way, when I was a kid, I lived in a very small town in Brazil, in the 1980s, where the telephone numbering just had 4 digits, and any long distance calls (all phone numbers outside the town) had to be connected through an operator.

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    Gray tire paint ??

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by JRA (see edit history)

    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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    Identify car in 1926 silent movie The Boob.

    in What is it?

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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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    1927 LaSalle question

    in CCCA - General

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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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    For Sale: 1920 Chevrolet 490 Touring - $15,000 - Old Brooklyn, OH - Not Mine - Still Available, Same Price $15,000: 4-12-2024.

    in "Not Mine" Automobiles For Sale

    Posted · Edited by JRA (see edit history)

    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

    in Period Photos - Pre WWII

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    On 4/5/2024 at 7:38 AM, 30DodgePanel said:

     

     

    That Lincoln almost looks like what would be a 1931 Dodge Brothers DG-8 Phaeton, but I'm not sure they even made any.

     

     

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    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.

     

     

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