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57 minutes ago, edinmass said:
Not sure, but the bumper looks like it’s a Weed aftermarket unit? And the big snubbers? Add in the lights…….makes an interesting photo to ponder. And also, the car is so new it was almost certainly fixed…..Maybe a photo demonstrating aftermarket safety items?
Bumpers seem to be correct for the car. Studebaker of that era used Biflex bumpers, I believe Lincoln used them too.
Regarding to the snubber, it seems to be the original Gabriel Snubbers (interesting manual in the link) used in the EP series.
The safe-d-lite is new to me.
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GM Brazil started in 1925, as an assembly plant for CKD cars shipped from US. The second line in the sign says “Offices and Factory”.
The front car seems to be a 1928 Chevrolet touring, is the other one a 1928 Pontiac sedan ?
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8 hours ago, edinmass said:
Very interesting picture of this Studebaker Big Six, exact same body as mine. It seems there is some pinstripping on the botton edge of the black beltline, maybe there is it also in the upper edge.
What kind of lense the safe-d-lites are using?
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My humble suggestion, use a modern jack in your car. I have hydraulic bottle jacks in all my cars, except the Willys Jeep (it does not fit in the tool box).
I think it is safer and make life easier. Long time ago, during restoration of my 1928 Chevrolet, I found an original jack for my car. Once the car was complete, I put the jack in the tools box under the back seat. In one of the first rides in my freshly restored car, I had a flat tire on a road. Time to use the original jack, but it did not work right, it was much heavier than expected. I gave up, asked for help on the road, so another driver stopped and I could use his car’s modern jack to change the tire. When I arrived at home, two actions were taken: (1) repairing the flat tire and (2) buying a new hydraulic bottle jack. So far, I am very happy with my decision.
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Just adding some information, checking the tires in my 1920s cars, I can see inscripts in the tire side walls saying “maximum load at 36 psi” for the large cars in my case (6ply), or for my lighter cars (4ply), similar inscript shows 32 psi. All bias ply US made tires.
I have been using 32 psi in my heavier cars, and 28 psi in the lighter ones for a while, based on these tire inscripts, considering I do not use my cars at maximum load, but I am pretty open to change my reference based on knowledge shared here. Thoughts?
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I am always learning here. I went to the car manuals to check, and you all are right, tire pressures ranging from 35 to 40 psi, depending of car, or front/rear, except of Studebaker, with 36 at front and 30 psi at the rear.
All manuals define these pressure for balloon tires.
The current tires available we use in our cars, respecting original sizes/bias, are they classified as balloon tires? Are the air pressure specs of the tires from the past comparable to the ones we should apply in today’s bias ply tires??
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11 hours ago, twin6 said:
I have seen pictures of other cars in this same location. Where is it? Does it still exist?
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On 7/20/2022 at 10:31 AM, twin6 said:
Is it a Kissel?
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Once I bought old cars, I had to buy old tools…they simplify life !
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Interesting to think the corporate strategy, once DeSoto and Dodge-Brothers were offered as an inline 8-cyl option in 1930, but Chrysler, the top-of-line brand, used only flathead 6-cyl for the same year.
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I enjoy listening music during my rides in old cars, so I have installed hidden audio systems in all of them. In almost all cases, I took the same approach: motorcycle audio systems. They work well under noisy conditions, the speakers are installed under the dash panel, as the unit. They are only avaible in 12v, so I had to install a step up power transformer (6 to 12v) to make them work.
My first experience with these systems happened more than 10 years ago, and I am very satisfied with the solution. I have always used Shark Motorcycle Audio Systems bought at Amazon.com. All my cars are equipped with these systems, and the last two I bought had also bluetooth connection.
Great solution in my view, it is completely hidden, the controls are wired and small, the source can be an usb flash drive or from the mobile.
The only exception is my 1928 Ford Model A, that I could not hide anything under the dash panel, because it is the botton of the gas tank. For this car, I used an small boat audio system with built in speakers and bluetooth connection, installed under the front seat, also completely hidden.-
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On 7/12/2022 at 9:16 AM, 8E45E said:
Love it!!
I guess I'm not the only one who has done the same!
Craig
And then invested more money to restore and making it special, trying to confirm original buying assumption.
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On 7/12/2022 at 5:12 AM, wayne sheldon said:
I once met a fellow that claimed to have two of only five left in the world (absolutely bible thumper swore he knew every one of them existing in the world!) of a specific body style 1925 Studebaker! One of his two was a nice original car, the other was barely a parts car. Problem was, that even fifty years ago when I met him and saw his two? I had already seen five others. Since then I have seen nearly a dozen more.
Some people think they know everything.
Some specific make and model cars there are reasonable estimates of existing cars. However, unless we are talking about certain specific custom ordered and built cars where research over the years has tracked the few and all are somewhat known?
I know of two cars that I knew thirty to forty years ago that were rare enough to be noticed, but have disappeared. And I have no idea where they went. One was a Kissel cabriolet that I fell in love with, and almost bought (the rumble seat was NOT a good idea for my then young family!). The other a Stearns Knight Brougham that a close friend had for a few years. Both cars, I have asked marque experts about, and apparently are not known today.
How many other hundreds, maybe thousands, of noteworthy cars are hiding in private collections or lost hoards?
I am very amazed to see how frequently unknown 1920s cars still show up, from many marques.
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On 3/5/2022 at 10:09 AM, alsancle said:
If you can afford it The Lodge.
otherwise there are many in Harrisburg.
It will be my first time in Hershey fall meet, so apologize for my questions.
- I will fly to US and rent a car in the airport, are there parking areas in the event?
- I understand Harrisburg is a city close to Hershey, so during the event days, is there too much traffic to arrive in the event area, so I should find an hotel in Hershey? Or there is no such big difference?
thanks, JRA
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5 minutes ago, 60FlatTop said:
"Was that failure due to metal fatigue?"
"Ummmmmm, metal fatigue. Yeah! That's it! Metal fatigue. Yep. Uhuh. That's it for sure."
This is my major concern in these century old cars. I had expenrience of metal fatigue in the transmission shaft of my 1928 Chevrolet, fortunately without any unsafe situation. In my view, frequent maintainance and detailed inspections of our cars are the only things we can do to keep them running safely.
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11 hours ago, Bloo said:
Do you mean this kind? They are a guarantee of constant trouble.
What would be a better option?
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The repro parts for Model A and T are many times poor quality, indeed, but they still exists. Many other cars from same era are much more difficult to maintain and keep running properly due to challenge of finding parts. Anyway, fortunately we have internet and forums like this one, where solutions for complex problems pop up every day. Maybe services were best and cheaper in the past, but the amount of information available today, the possibility of connections and sharing, global supply chain, simplicity of international payments, all together make the hobby today much more sustainable than in the past.
I live in Brazil and can keep my cars running and in good condition, based on information I get and share in the internet, parts and literature I buy abroad that are easily shipped to me.
Hot rods will always be around, as original antique car collectors as ourselves, among other things.
The number of cars produced back in 1920s is frozen in time, but every year we continue to see survivors from that era coming to life, being restored, maintained. I have a positive view of our hobby. Most people enjoy and smile when they see my cars running in day to day activities. Its a hobby that brings joy to me and others. I started in this hobby when I was 24 y.o., and now I am 47 y.o., and I am glad to see more people coming to share our joy and mission.-
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I have used two-6v-Optima’s in parallel for more than a decape in many cars, including my 1929 Chrysler 75. This is a very good setup to increase cranking power.
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I really enjoy late 1920s cars. I do not use them for long runs, but I adopt a routine with them that pleases myself, at the same time keeps the cars in order.
During weekends, I park my modern car in a garage about 200 yards far from my house. Then any normal activity I need a car, for simplicity, I have to use an antique car, that is parked in a garage just beside the house.By doing that, I rotate the cars I use, keep them in operation, and at the same time, identify any problems or needs to correct later.
Therefore, going to supermarket, movies, club, restaurant, or anything I need to go in my routine during weekends, I use an antique car. Day or night, sun or rain, light or high traffic, street or road. The modern car is too far to be an easy option.
By doing that, I can keep the cars in good condition, test all systems and also enjoy them.
For sure, the Ford Model A is one of the best options for this routine driving.
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I have never been to Hershey fall meet and intend to go this year. I understood the event happens during 3 days: wednesday, thursday and friday. Is it right? Or is there something tuesday and saturday?
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What is the difference between a charger and a tender? I use Optima batteries in my cars, and maybe I am not using the right device to recharge.
Any recommendation of charging devices?
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Floyd Clymer 1955 book on Ford Model T offers interesting perspectives on the early car sales processes. Car demonstrations were fundamental marketing tools as well.
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On 6/2/2022 at 2:09 PM, Peter R. said:
As I said, a quality repro out of Bakelite involves quite an effort and therefore is not cheap.
I paid 700 bucks for the last early NOS Cadillac cap that I found 20 years ago....we used it as a sample for our repro.
https://roland-merz-katalog.de/media/video/65/2e/38/Verteilerkappe-RM-15-1040-final.mp4?autoplay=1
Congratulations for your effort, Peter! Very nice job. Quite important part reproduction for us. It was very hard to find NOS distributor cap for my 1929 Marmon, I am glad it may be reproduced some day. Thanks.
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Quite unusual setup of 3 spare wheels. Would this be factory option?
Period images to relieve some of the stress
in Period Photos - Pre WWII
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This one is a Big Six with optional 4 wheel hydraulic brakes. Very complex system with two pistons built in the gear shift box.