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Very cool archealogical dig. Loving this thread!

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

Cool! I have a few interesting paperweights of that nature. I'll have to snap a few pix.

Wow, very cool!

Interesting. I live and work in Greene County, Ohio. Have not seen that photo before.

Thanks, Old Car Fan. I looked for the headlights to be blended into the front fenders, although I'm aware that some Pierce cars in certain areas used more traditional type headlights.

Cool. I'm curious about what make a few photos are, like the OTHER long green touring car (not the Packard). It would be fun to watch this auction happen in person.

I'm in. I would prefer brass, myself. But I'll take what you can make!

Like this one, perhaps? Gorgeous car!!

Last time I took a broken ratchet to Sears, they reached under their counter and pulled out a replacement to give me. But it was a used one, with scars and obvious signs of wear....plus someone else's initials in it. I was not happy. Another time I broke a Craftsman 17mm universal socket, which was part of a set of about 6 universal-joint metric socket. But Craftsman no longer made that size as an individual socket, and they had even discontinued the complete set. The clerk offered me an Asian-made 17mm socket, but didn't have even that brand in a universal socket style.

Deeply saddened to learn of this loss. I really enjoyed his contributions on this forum.

Very cool! Now, how about making the Model R fuel tank gauge and fuel-pickup assembly? LOTS of us need those! Cheers!

Shipping is cost-prohibitive for items like this. Where are you located, Gotajack? I had one similar, and eventually met a fella who collects such things, and he wanted it.

A few years back I found a "Passing Eye" mirror at a garage sale. It wasn't broken or damaged, but it was heavily pitted. I put it on eBay with lots of photos, and was pleasantly surprised when it sold for about 40-50 bucks, even though it was so badly pitted.

Like Walt G said, it totally depends on the car, and personal taste. For example, for my PERSONAL taste, I don't like skirts or continental kits on 55, 56, and 57 Chevy's. I personally enjoy those cars best as sporty-looking cars which were the race cars and street machines of choice during my youth. On the other hand, some cars look magnificent with skirts, like certain Cadillacs of the 40's. Again, just my personal taste.

The Statesman Super is a Nash. Do not know if it shares floor pan size/shape with the 56 Ambassador. Call Auto Custom Carpet in Alabama. They will know.

Thanks, everyone!

Thanks, 55er. I knew you would know!

My friend has this Buick hood latch for sale at our local swap meet, which begins tomorrow morning. I'm curious as to the year and model it fits, and relative value. Can anyone offer some input? Thanks in advance.

Another find in my friends' booth. He has this Bijur self-oiling component. Can anyone shed any light on this? Years/models of usage? Rough idea of value? He is a good guy, and I would like to help him if I can.

More stuff from my friends' booth at our February swap meet. Shoppers arrive Saturday morning. He has six of these faux port pieces. I told him I thought they were Buick. Any ideas?

It's time for the February indoor swap meet which I produce here in Ohio. A friend of mine has acquired a stash of pretty cool parts, and has some of them for sale at my event. I was asked about the relative value of 4 of these used wheel hub spinners, since he is not sure what to ask for them. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

It's time for the February indoor swap meet which I produce here in Ohio. A friend of mine has acquired a stash of pretty cool parts, and has some of them for sale at my event. He has this pair of horn rings, and doesn't know what they fit. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

My reaction exactly! And it even still has the remnants of the water-transfer decal on the driver's door!

LOVE this thread! A couple years ago I answered an ad for a Hupmobile Model R 4 cylinder engine in an estate sale near Pittsburg, PA. About 4 hours from home. My wife and I got in the truck and headed out next day. When I got there, the estate close-out was being managed by a young guy, and he showed me the engine. But there was NO way to get it into my truck bed. But what I really needed was parts like the manifolds, distributors with caps, head, etc. While loading these parts, I walked right by the low-wall dumpster being used to discard trash. I asked if I could rummage through, and was allowed to take anything I wanted. He said sure. I found tools, car parts, huge bunch of old 45 rpm records, 1950's hot rodding magazines, all manner of cool stuff…even a marble gearshift knob. Best “Dumpster Dive” ever, for me. Check out the photos. All items shown were found in that dumpster: