JRA
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I have always reflected about my art skills, that are actually inexistent for music, painting, sculpture…however, I realized, as a man, my art is in the restoration of antique cars. My efforts on ensuring their glory, beauty, harmony and operability of the past are returned to life, to be shared with others, are always a pleasure and a contribution to society, mostly paid by genuine smiles of unknown people on the streets.
I am glad we have this community of fine and dedicated artists here, what I am very proud to be part of.
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Thanks for posting these pictures jeef_a and John E. Guitar. Very interesting, to the point I will read the book for sure. According to reviews on the internet, the car was really a 1918 Marmon, but I am surprised with so many problems during the trip, with a just 2 years old automobile, specially from a brand known for superior quality. There are some perceptions they were very bad drivers what could justify most of their road issues.
Anyway, The Cruise of Rolling Junk is already on my reading list!
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Is it true the transition from Nickel to Chrome took place in phases? Initially only exterior parts used chrome, keeping nickel in the interior, then later going to full chrome plating. Is this true?
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An important museum of antique cars in Brazil was called Mechanical Antiques Museum, back in 1963. I have always enjoyed this name! It describes very well my personal passion of history and machines, I believe this is the joy I have in the hobby, as many here. It is a great pleasure to connect history, preservation and mechanical artifacts. Old automobiles, clocks, watches, trains, agricultural equipments, engines, airplanes, tractors, sewing machines, tools,… the list is endless, as probably the clubs for such enthusiasts.
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Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Summer time in 1933.
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Few months after buying my first antique car, browsing on the internet, I discovered this AACA Forum. This great knowledge exchange community has been a fundamental source of information in the hobby for me, e naturally for many others. Since the year 2000, I have been learning a lot here, contributing where I can, sharing ideas and thoughts. I had a period away, so I lost my original user (marriage, new kids…), but came back happy to see the forum was very active and the community growing.
It is very important to recognize the help of the fellow members, as Bhigdog, for sure a reference for us.
Over the years, this virtual exchange of experiences has transformed in real connections, when I was able to meet some forum members in flesh and blood in Hershey Fall Meet, or voices over the telephone, like Walt, Matt, Ed, Bill and many others, or even visiting Brazil! After that, the experience became even better!
Thanks a lot to AACA to keep this space open and running, very well administrated by Steve Moskowitz and team.
I believe this forum has been the most important worldwide contribution in knowledge sharing in the antique car space.Thanks to all of you!
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Thanks, Old buicks 2 !
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23 minutes ago, Walt G said:
Neat photo of the substantial touring car in Brazil ! OK everyone what is it. Look beyond the car and at the great architecture behind the fellow sitting on the fender. I love old cars but also period architecture when everything was not clad in aluminum and plastic.
I believe it is a 1921 Jordan.
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City of Santos, Brazil (jan-1924)- one century ago!
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Was GM using both systems at same period, Alemite pin type fitting and Zerk fitting ? My 1927 LaSalle uses the Pin Type.
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Is there any split windshield frame that I can use as a copy?
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I am also interested to know this.
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Why did they adopt this?
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Thanks for sharing, Dave Mellor NJ.
Impressive image, indeed.
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What a headache!!!
Anyway, I like those drum headlights.
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Hi DFeeney! Very beautiful Chrysler-Plymouth you have! I like the sidemounts. There was a similar car here in Brazil that I have tried to buy for while, same year and model as yours, but with wrong wheels. Even the paint was similar.
My 1929 Chrysler, model 75, roadster, has a single windshield frame. When I bought the car, it was not correct. I had one manufactured by N/C Industries Antique Auto Parts, from Sayre-PA (www.windshieldframes.com) and then shipped to Brazil, where it was chrome plated. You can see it on the car in the picture below.
Thanks, JRA
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The engine of my Plymouth has no water pump, it is a themo-syphon system. Fuel feed is through a Stewart-warner vacuum tank, where the vacuum connection is different from my other cars, it is on the oil pump system. I was so surprised about this that I thought it would be a modification, but the car came with the owner’s manual, and I could verify it is correct.
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I have heard countless “special orders” from Ford Model A sellers…
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And about the stories of previous owners? Always interesting people and impressive cases to demonstrate the pedigree of the car!
This car was owned by:- school teacher, who drove it very carefully and just in town
- important congressman, who bought for his wife
- an industrialist, who was visiting his mistress in a country village in the 1920s, then her brother came with a gun and he had to run away. So the car was kept untouched in a barn ever since (I did some research on this one, totally different story. It used to be a hearse, then converted to a sedan in late 1960s)
- the president, it was gift from Hitler and it came as cargo inside the Zeppelin (it was 1930s DKW)
- two brothers, they fought by the family inheritance and could not decide who would get the car, so it was stored in a garage and forgotten
- same family, since new (1927 Buick)
- the church cardinal
Naturally without any document to prove the car origins! But all good stories!
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Thanks to eBay I could get many rare parts for my cars delivered in Brazil. The challenges of restoring cars back 30-40 years ago, outside US, were incredible. Internet and eBay are an amazing help for our hobby. Taxes may show up, at end governments are always seeking for more. As we need the parts, we may complain, but we will pay for them, anyway.
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In Brazil, there is no option, we have been using gasoline with 27% ethanol for a while.
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“It was running when it parked”
“Papers are in order, but I lost them, unfortunately I cannot find the Title!”
“It is running, but it doesn’t start because the battery is dead”
”There is a minor ignition issue, easy fix”
”All original parts are there, nothing missing”
We can write a book on this…but we keep bringing them home!
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I really think interesting this square look of the 1925 Essex Coach, from radiator shell to the rear. Sharp edges all over it!
City of Santos, Brazil (jan-1924)- one century ago!
Period images to relieve some of the stress
in Period Photos - Pre WWII
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I believe he is the tall bowtie man on the picture.