Joe in Canada
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Maybe a hubcap off a pedal car or a wagon.
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6 hours ago, edinmass said:
The Ford K sure looked decent at the sale.......always was impressed with them. The same old non running auction story.........."stuck engine". If you're lucky, the oil has just turned to glue and a simple disassembly or oil pot will flood it and make it come loose. It's the scary part where you have a ruptured block or some other unpredictable nightmare scenario that send a chill down your spine. I hope for the best for the new owner. One good point is anyone wanting a Ford K is probably perfectly capable of getting it sorted out.
Ed you may know or know of the new owner of the K with you being a Pierce follower. His father is the late Ron Fawcett the owner of several early Pierces and the source of the recast aluminum body's for Pierce.
Bob is also correct on his info about the car.
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On 4/21/2023 at 7:59 AM, cxgvd said:
Hey Joe; Good catch with spotting Hugo and Peter. Perhaps Peter bought the Smith Model K because he was tired of being late for lunch?
Regards, Gary
Peter got the Ford K home on the weekend after getting the title with the long delay that was expected from the estate . Peter says the engine is stuck and he plans to get it running and road worthy and drive it. So I guess you are correct they will not be late fore lunch anymore. Unless he takes one of his Ts.
There is now three Model Ks out of the 23 known cars within 10 miles of each other.
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1 hour ago, 1937hd45 said:
Is that 6 cylinder N in Australia?
It was in Australia until about 5 years ago and now north of Oshawa Ont. Canada.
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On 4/7/2023 at 2:44 PM, cxgvd said:
379,000 model k
Gary did you notice in the picture of the model K the two fellows looking at it is Peter and Hugo. Hugo already has a Model K plus a 6 cyl Model N.
Joe
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8 hours ago, edinmass said:
Crappy hotel. No Crown Royal. So it’s Herradura tequila. More photos to follow.
Next time I am on tour and you are there I will bring you a bottle Ed.
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No use for the Pierce Arrow with the lights molded into the fenders as they just look out of place. Would not take a second glace at one unless it was the back of the car.
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A couple of the early brass one off cars went up in flames in one of Barney Pollards storage building fire years ago. Of the 110 cars burnt there was the only two Oliver's built that went up in flames.
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How good is the bubble balance??? I have never used one and I see them for sale for $50. to $100. I do have a Snap on rim clamp machine and was told the digital balance can by a pain using so I never bought one of those.
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Here is my 2nd total restoration I sold to a friend in 1988 where it sat until his death in 2020. His son inherited the car and now it is a parts car. I could never understand the fellows reasoning and I took my first trip to Texas with Harold to bring back a 59 Chevy pickup back in 2002. The 12 T is almost done but put it in the trailer for the winter and have been picking at it for the past 5 years. Only mechanical as it is going to be a fun car.
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AACA Ontario RegionMost do not realize it is a joint London to Brighton / Founders event so there is no limit how early of car you want to bring. I will be driving a 1930 on the tour and I believe the longest day will me to the R & M head quarters. Now I am taking a rough guess at 130 miles for the day as I am not involved with the tour.
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The car was taken apart in the mid 60s in Detroit by a fellow Arthur W Biggers then sold as a driving chassis in 72. I bought it in 83 from a fellow in Windsor On. where it was back in more pieces at that point. I worked on the car for a couple of years spending most of my time working on other projects and friends cars always sidelining my Cadillac. I painted it 3 times never happy with the color combination being one factor for lost time and frustration. It became a barn find around 1990 when it got stuck in the corner of my barn. Pulled it out in 2010 after I was retired and got the job done in 2 years. Sold off many cars through the years from my military jeep to a 68 GTO but always had this car in the back of my mind as a keeper. It will be on an AACA national tour again this year if all goes well. Most have seen pictures of this car before but not my old dog whiskey. We will not get into how he got his name.
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No sale at 42750 if I remember. He should have taken the money and ran with so many issues with it.
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Not here very often but this thread makes me come back. Thanks guys.
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6 hours ago, alsancle said:
One of the greatest unrestored cars of them all. The last Duesenberg built for Rudolf Bauer in 1940.
I have seen that car in a collection. A very interesting story behind that car and yes it even came with double white walls from the factory that are still on it.
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My 1912 Canadian T I bought from the original family on Vancouver Island and had shipped home. Has had some paint work done years ago and a terrible top replacement I will replace. Sill has the extremely rare original brass tag from the body manufacturer as Ford did not make the body's back then. They were placed over the top material of the front header. So when the top was replaced the tag went out with the old top.
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21 hours ago, arcticbuicks said:
40 years ago we would be asking is this thing really worth $20,000.
40 years from now we will be asking is this thing really worth $20,000.
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Most will shake there heads after reading this but it worked.
The car sat in my barn for over 20 years with a new engine in it. Before parking it we ran it with water just to see how it ran then after draining the water out. Big mistake as the water dampness created so much scale over the years it covered the top of the coolant fins when I fired it up after its long Rip Van Winkle slumber.
To flush out the engine and rad I took off the upper rad hoses and cap then put an air line in the lower rad hose. With a 100 gal air tank with 160 psi of air plus the rad full of water I opened the air line to the bottom rad hose. The rad looked like old faithful with water gushing out and yes I got a little wet. Did the same with engine about 12 times until the water no longer looked brown. At times the water was clean and then a blast of brown when a passage would clear.
Worked out great and have been running the car with no heating problems or rust scale ever since.
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Shop for a good used name brand and you should get your money back when done with it. I picked up a nice Snap-on from a school sale that is not worn out like most are from a tire shop or automotive garage. I use it very little but is there when needed.
Also make sure you can still buy the nylon pads for the head before you take the plunge on a used one. I stocked up on them for the future through E bay.
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Sorry they have multi disc plates. I was referring to a the regular clutch petal if you listen you can hear the difference in the video to a T engaging. But then again I never had my hearing aids in so exclude my comment.
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Bob also listen to the sound of changing gears. Nether one of my Ts have a clutch.
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I have 4 1958 Vauxhall series F shop manuals for sale covers Electrical,Engine, Chassis Transmission & Axle all in very nice condition. Time to make room on the shelf. Asking $80 for all four books plus shipping.
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I loaned a Snap on specialty sensor socket to a friend and waited 6 weeks to get it back. Dropped in a few times and not there. Phoned a few times him promising to return. Finally got it back after dropping in on a Sunday morning. Loaned a torque wrench out that came back on time but rusty. Loaned a trailer out and came back with a flat tire and the second time with the jack on the front bent.
When I am asked to change a tire and I say you know where the machine is. It is a good Snap On rim clamp but if the rim gets marked I did not do it.
So know I get very very few people asking for tools now. But then again very few people are now working on their own cars seeing how old we are.
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Must have been on his way to Oshkosh.
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Across the USA in a Model A 1961
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Posted · Edited by Joe in Canada (see edit history)
Interesting how people drove their A back in the 60s but today across town is stressful. With people of today that do not care about vintage cars so they will not have the patience to be behind one.
What happened to the fellow from the west coast that drove his late 20s Cadillac on long hauls???