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Hello, Terry. Just wondered if you decided to go ahead with this project? If so, I would like to buy the very first copy. 🙂

Yep, blue field, right across from the Kanter Auto Products booth, which was in the same place for years.

HA! I'm actually featured in this video. The blue tent which was collapsed at the beginning video was mine. And later when the rain restarted, you can see me in that same booth...the one with the white outboard motor at the front of the booth. That much of this video is all I have time to watch right now; i'll enjoy it all the way through tonight. But as I recall, it got worse and worse and worse, as the day progressed. Thanks SO MUCH to Jon for posting this!

I found one at a yard sale years ago. It was badly pitted, but cheap. I put it on eBay and I was shocked at the price it brought. They are really popular with old-school hot rodders.

Well done, PK! Love the Willys. As it happens, I too just returned from a multi-day trip on a long yard sale. This one is called the US 127 Yard Sale, which has its southern terminus in Gadsden, Alabama, and then travels north through Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and finally Michigan. I too found some automotive goodies. I'll have to take some photos when I finally get the van unloaded. Cheers.

Wow, sounds like a very uncommon car today, and memoribilia for it would be made of inobtainium. Please, show us some photos! If you are unsure how to post photos on this forum, just send them via private message or email to almost any of the members here, who would be delighted to assist you.

Rochester Quadrajet, number 7040205, for manual shift 1970 Chevrolet big block Chevelle, Nova, Camaro, or full-size Chevy passenger car.

Thanks, Craig!

Steve, When shall I send you the funds for that gas tank gauge assy? Are they ready yet? Cheers!!

Photo of my 1923 Hupp Model R-12, with front bumper in place:

I need to order one complete unit right away, please. PM details to me, if you don't mind. Thanks, Steve!

Hello, and thanks in advance. I found a small electric dash clock at a yard sale recently, with older-style Buick logo on its face. Can anyone tell me the year and perhaps model it is intended for, please? Thanks again. I love the AACA forums. -----Jim

Ok, so to correct myself, I went back and read the Alloy Artifacts website about these Plomb tools, and they state definitively that "WF" stands for the Wright Field contract, under which Plomb made tools for the government during 1942-46. There were ALSO some Plomb brand tools which had the words, "War Finish" spelled out and stamped into the tool body. You can look up Alloy Artifacts website and read all about it there. In the meantime, I dug out my bin of Plomb and Proto tools (I used to collect vintage tools pretty aggressively, and so I have bins of most USA automotive tools, all sorted by brand name. "Plomb" and "Proto Los Angeles" were two of the very popular tool brands which I pursued). Here are a few photos of those tools, inlcuding photos of "WF" stamped tools.

Yes. I have several Plomb tools at home. I'll photo some this weekend, and post pix for you.

Yes, 9/32" is the size. You'll sometimes find some of them which have been crudely ground down to fit 1/4" drive tools. Tool collectors on Garage Journal forum (where I served for a while as a moderator), used to think that WF stood for Wright Field...but if I remember correctly, they finally agreed that it must have actually indicated "War Finish," as they never found any plated tools with that "WF" code on them. But it's been a while, so I might be out of date with that.

I used to collect vintage tools pretty aggressively. The Snap-On size you refer to is 9/32". I had a bunch of that and the Snap-On 5/8" stuff too. Very cool, but not easy to sell these days. I heard many times about the military demanding the unique size to prevent theft. But heck, people would just steal an entire set, wouldn't they?

Look for a patent number anywhere on it.

Probably a production date code. Likely the fifth week of July

But now you have me wondering if I am missing anything else on this assembly? Was there supposed to be any kind of screen or filter at the bottom of the pick-up tube?

I see that my float-cork is exactly like the one shown in your photos. It's encouraging to think that after all these years, I may finally be able to solve this problem permanently.

But one day I looked at the gauge, and the remaining diecast material had failed again, losing my bezel and glass in the process. The use of plain steel Allen-head screws wasn't such a good choice either. 😒

Fordy, My parents bought my 23 Model R 12 back in 1962. It became mine when they were lost in a tragic car accident in 1978. So I've been with this car a long time. But until you began this project, I never even knew that my Hupp would have originally had a lever to switch to reserve. I have no idea whether the lever broke when my parents drove this car so often, or if the lever had been gone before they bought the car. Any, my dial face is actually pretty save-able, I think, and it might be nice to have the original face stay with the car. Having said that, I wish to place my order now for a complete assembly. IF it is possible for you to build a complete assembly using my dial face, that would be a bonus. I'll attach some photos. I've been through a long series of trials with my original fuel gauge/fuel-pick-up assembly over the years. Jim Wirth Cell: 937-477-4725 First pic, as it looked mounted on my new gas tank a few years ago, after a local machinist stitched it back together for me. 2nd pic, after repair, just before installation.

Adler Motor Werks of Germany also made the famous typewriters of the same Adler name. Attached is a photo of the 1933 Adler I used to own (Anyone happen to know where it is today?)

Very cool archealogical dig. Loving this thread!

Thanks for a great career, Jon. Keep it going!