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Also go to forums similar to this but specific to that model, I'm sure they exist, and maybe you already have. Start putting the word out online and include the known history, photos, and VIN because eventually somebody else may happen across your post, even if it's years from now.

That it is! Reminds me of Memphis Belle in an odd way, another movie I love.

Hi, it "looks" authentic but that's based on the small image on a computer screen of course. The best thing would be to contact the artist and request a formal authentication letter from him so there will not be a question in the future. Apparently Peter Brock has a direct affiliation with him so starting there may be logical if you can't find direct contact info for Bartell. BRE: George Bartell Artwork I tried to research auction results with no luck, that will be better than going by eBay or what the artist says, as those values can be understandably skewed. You may wish to contact one of the auto auction houses that also deal in memorabilia and see if their catalogs show past sales of his originals. Be sure to differentiate between this and his lithos/prints as they are much cheaper. If you can't see the artists hand (brush strokes or bits of colored pencil sticking up, etc.) then you could also have a Giclée print which is almost impossible to tell from an original without removing from the frame and examining. It is worth noting that some unscrupulous sellers have in the past simply made Giclée prints of an original and sold it along with the legitimate documentation that the original came with, so that doesn't always prove provenance. If you have a copy of the magazine you can compare the minute details against the magazine, allowing for the inevitable color change in the printing process and cropping. Free flowing lines done quickly are best to compare as they are the hardest to replicate. You need to look at the whole picture... so to speak. Good luck! What museum are you affiliated with? If you prefer to reply via PM that's ok, I am curious.

Posting this back up, would be a great gift for Anglophiles or the owner of a classic Rolls-Royce or other British marque. PM me with your interest. PayPal is ideal, other options possible it legit.

I'd suggest buying a manual for the car so the teens and other possible drivers can understand the correct factory procedure for operating the top. You may even be able to get a digital printout from one of those forums. No matter how well I think I know a car I always read the manual front to back and am always surprised by a thing or two I had no clue about. Increases the joy of ownership and can spare a heartache or two at times.

Is the ornament one of those laser cut brass type that kinda pull apart to make the shape, like a metal origami in a way? I haven't seen a painted one but looks like it could be. They tend to be very well detailed and look pretty cool, I have a few but not this year's, may have to change that!

You guys are correct, it was Amazing Stories! If you subscribe to Netflix you can get the DVD's or watch them immediately using their Instant View feature. The Speedster episode was called "Gather Ye Acorns" and the Bomber episode was "The Mission" and both are from the first season. I have been obsessed with that bomber episode since I was a kid and kicked myself over and over a few years ago because I forgot to bid on the prop bomber used in the show, the scale model they used. It sold for something like $300 but I would have enjoyed owning it.

As was alluded to already I feel the act of simply buying an old car is the investment when compared to buying something new off the lot, paying for the costs of financing, insurance on a new car, depreciation, etc. I've just tabulated my costs and see we have spent $7-9k in maintenance and repairs on the MB coupe in the one year we have owned it, but that still comes in at just below what a new base level car would have cost. I bought the car well, and I will never suffer any depreciation. Some people will argue that if you buy new cars you will always be under a warranty and not have the high costs of repairs, but let's think about this, you will still be on the hook for those financing, depreciation and other costs every time you trade in for the next one. My car was bought and paid for, there will still be repair issues but on a well made car (arguably most older cars were better made) like what I have now the repairs will not be necessary again for some time. I just replaced the original 50-year old starter with another Bosch and it should last at least 20-years. Being largely mechanical with very little in the way of anything resembling electronics the repairs are more likely to last and not cause another issue in 5-10 years. There is a predictable, finite mechanical life to these moving gears and parts. When it's all said and done every repair I do increases the value of a collectible car to a degree, or rather prevents it being devalued because of the needed repair, when I go to sell it I may still only break even over my accumulated costs, or perhaps lose $10k or whatever the number may be, but to own a car such as this for free or even $10k for many years of enjoyment if an option I will choose any day.

Thank you for this, I have started thinking of where these various items would go, I also have small crash remnants from a German Dornier found in the UK that I feel would be interesting to the public as well. The European Theatre images would possibly go to the Holocaust Museum in DC but I was unsure of the Pacific stuff, specifically since my understanding is that there are very few known images from this particular event. I presumed the Smithsonian but it would get lost among the collection there and likely never displayed, considered WPAFB as well but not really an "Air Force" item, so this is a definite option. Thanks! We should draw the distinction between an in-theatre war and one on our homeland or against an aggressor nation. The Gulf War wasn't necessarily on as strict a timeline as if we were attacked directly. The style of battle would be different in an all out assault as well, not door to door like the terrorist battles we have been engaged in but destroying industry, factories and the like of the enemy to cripple their ability to wage war. We would likely use an air war provided via aircraft carriers but also our increasing fleet of autonomous weapons like drones and satellites. We are developing (or likely already have) pulse-jet technology to put an aircraft over any spot on the planet within an hour, people report seeing these things all the time just like the rumors when Stealth was still secret in the 80's. Finally, remember that we have more military bases in other countries than any other nation on Earth, we can project power with greater ease (tho the Chinese are catching up with their first Carrier being readied as we speak) because we have an estimated 1,000 military bases around the globe that we did not mobilize for the Gulf region wars, but in the time of a crisis like another World War, you can be sure we would not sit idly by waiting for a country like Turkey to decide if we have fly-over rights. The UN Treaties would kick in and we would all be in it together, thus, all of our combined forces. Hope this puts your mind at ease a bit.

The US Military has been working recently to regain certain manufacturing in the US for improved National Security reasons now that we rely so much on technology, but just as it was then, we would rely heavily on the automobile industry to provide us with the means necessary to defend ourselves if it came to an all out war that was legitimately "all hands on deck". One point we are perhaps overlooking is the US Government has increased defense spending exponentially since pre-WWII precisely because of Pearl Harbor, we made an oath to never be caught with our pants down again so we have stockpiled weapons, tanks, aircraft, vehicles, and an all volunteer military to help insulate against such an event... not to even mention what goes into research and development of new technologies, many of which we will never hear about and thankfully neither will the enemy until the weapons are used against them. This notion, as well as the other quote above regarding patriotism, is a bit unfair albeit understandable. We truly owe the Greatest Generation literally everything we have today, but remember too that when 9/11 happened every car had a flag, thousands upon thousands of young men and now women joined voluntarily to go off to fight in unknown lands against an enemy we didn't even have a clear picture of who we were fighting. We didn't have a draft because we do have so many patriotic "kids", some of them perhaps your very own, who believe in what America stands for. I was born in the 1970's and I know many people younger than myself who not only served, but returned with fewer limbs and severe burns or brain injuries from IED explosives, and others who lost their lives on foreign soil (still happening almost every day in fact) and I also lost one dear friend to suicide caused by PTSD ironically after he survived his many tours of duty physically unscathed. I am not knocking anyone for their opinion but rather, and please make the distinction, felt it was important to make it known and clear that today's younger generation of Americans have stood up when the call was made to defend our freedoms. If anything, that simply means that the generations before us taught us well and continue to do so. I'm an optimist by nature, and I don't see this changing, division happens on the news channels but not so much in real life, in the end, we are all Americans. In keeping with the theme of the thread, my grandfather served in both WWII and Korea and was proud his entire life to have been one of the guards who secured the Bockscar on the evening before it departed for it's fateful mission to drop the Fat Man bomb on Nagasaki, thus ending the war. He, of course, had no idea of his role at the time as it was a secret kept even from him, but we visited that beautiful bird at the Air Force Museum in Ohio at WPAFB. A humbling experience for our family. He spoke of time as an airman, with nothing to warm the crews at high altitude aside from heavy leather coats lined with wool within the surprisingly tight confines of a bomber as they watched the vapor from their breaths freeze in mid-air. Coincidentally, several months ago I happened across an album of photos that contained some startling images of the war, some were of a liberated concentration camp but there were others that intrigued me, it was a couple of Japanese officers among a sea of Americans. As it turned out from research, I have original photos of Lt. Gen. Kawabe who signed the preliminary surrender documents on August 25th, 1945 while the official surrender took place on Sept. 2nd. I will likely one day turn them over to a museum for display to the public. Here's an article about the event: Little known World War II surrender signed « War Tales

I was able to sneak my car out yesterday as we had a break in the rain. Oregon doesn't use salt on their roads (well, they just started on two southern mountain passes but that's it) so I don't have the concerns others do about corrosion, but just to protect the car from a higher likelihood of an accident in inclement weather I will try to avoid winter driving this year. Last year I drove it all winter long, as an experiment to myself to learn what it's like to drive a 50-year old car as my sole vehicle for one year straight. I will be writing about that in the coming weeks. Forgive my ignorance but do you have any chance of a nice day in Finland during winter that you could get your car out even once a month, just something to ease those pains a bit? I did spend a year back in the Midwest a few years back and keeping my other Benz in the garage for 3 full months about drove me crazy. Thankfully I was offered my mother's '09 Challenger for winter duty, which was gladly accepted. Finally, and I don't think this is what you were asking but I also find making the effort to spend time with friends in person over simple things like coffee, wine and games really helps maintain my sanity when it's gloomy out.

The character was a high school student in the film and that was his shop class where the car was being worked on, great movie, I need to see it again. Johnny Lightning even made a die-cast of the car! Back to the topic at hand, our local Mercedes indie, MBI Motors, has tech sessions once or twice a year for the MBCA (Mercedes-Benz Club America) members, as do several specialist garages that allow you to do repairs supervised by their techs. If you get into trouble, and someone always does I'm told, they will help you out. I think this is a good way to attract the right clients, meaning those who will be respectful of your property, tools, and such since there is more of a community vibe, or maybe even something like an AACA member garage where everyone has an investment in some way in it's success and maintenance, but I'd never want to deal with the general public on something like this. Aside from signing releases of liability and disclaimers you will still have people suing you, and you will still need to go to court and hire lawyers just to have the judge tell the plaintiff he's wrong. What about guys who do something stupid to their car and blames the equipment? Too many variables with an open door policy but a more grass roots style setup would probably work well and be appreciated by many.

If the kids are young enough, elementary school age I'd say, they really have no concept of what decade a specific style of car is from. If it has chrome bumpers it might as well be a 1930 or a 1978. Along these lines, I have noticed this summer that very young children actually take notice of my car, more so than any other age group aside from seniors. Usually when I am driving through the slow downtown streets I see kids in strollers, holding their parents hands, etc., light up, point to my car, ask their parents a question and so on. I truly think that any car with a large chrome grille or chrome bumpers is the key to their enthusiasm, probably because during their lifetimes they may have never seen a car with those features and it simply looks alien, heck, they may not even know if it's the latest thing or a vintage car. I love people watching and studying reactions and expressions.

Exactly, who would have guessed there were so many lonely Oceanographers/Car lovers stuck out in the vast oceans of the world? Hahaha!

Here is the reply I got on the "other" '56 T-bird. Maybe a Russian scam since he spelled the word he used as "Absolut" like the Vodka! hahaha! ""Hello, The car is perfect and is still for sale!!!! Nothing wrong ! Absolut nothing ! I am the second owner, never been involved in accidents, no smoking, no exhaust leaks, nothing ! It's the perfect car and I am very sorry that i have to sell it. The only problem is that I am working in the middle of Atlantic on a oil platform (can't call you from here) and the car can be only shipped using this company - www.global-itrans.com. They can ship the car to you and you can check it and test it before I receive the payment. If you are OK with this please let me know your shipping address and they will contact you right away. The car is already at them, sealed and ready to go. Thanks !""

I sent you a PM 37Packard but decided to try a new search for a '56 T-bird on that same site. I found this, and while the pics show a different plate, and maybe a different car, it seems to be the same modus operandi and given the price, another scam? AutoTrader Classics - 1956 Ford Thunderbird Coupe Red 8 Cylinder Automatic 2 wheel drive | American Classics | fourtlaudal, FL Here's the value guide for this car: 1956 Ford Thunderbird 2 Door w/Removable Hardtop Value, Prices & Specs | NADAguides | NADA 1956 Ford Thunderbird Book Value & 1956 Ford Thunderbird Retail Prices I sent a request for info on this new listing, will share what I find out. I have guests visiting for the duration of the weekend so if anybody else wants to write to the seller in the meantime to see if it's fishy go for it, as I may not be able to update until after our guests depart. Sorry guys, I've edited this a couple of times with new info (felt like playing Detective a bit tonight) and I did a search on part of the email you received. I figured out that I could just search for some of the same wording the "seller" used in order to see if other people have had similar experiences, I used the sentence ""prearranged the deal with Google Checkout and they will supervise our transaction" as I figured that language would have made it into any version of the email the individual sends out. This link will bring up a google page with the search results. Decide for yourselves. https://www.google.com/search?q=oceanographer+and+I%27m+currently+involved+in+a+research+program+in+the+North+Pacific+Ocean.&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=wKN&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22prearranged+the+deal+with+Google+Checkout+and+they+will+supervise+our+transaction%22&oq=%22prearranged+the+deal+with+Google+Checkout+and+they+will+supervise+our+transaction%22&gs_l=serp.3...22868.22868.2.23885.1.1.0.0.0.0.153.153.0j1.1.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.lbOay_v9rcQ&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=b525fcc33864d348&bpcl=39314241&biw=1280&bih=621 As an aside, this is another terrific reminder of the real and true value of a site such as this forum. We know there are people of every age and level of computer skill and I know that my father or mother could more easily fall for something like this since they aren't common computer users. We all have something to learn, nobody is an expert in every field, but as a group we can stack the odds in our favor.

Did any of you guys see this yet? The Lincoln display at the LA Auto Show press night featured all vintage Lincolns, no new cars. They will mostly or all be switched out with new models when the show opens to the public, but what a cool concept and the cars looks absolutely terrific. Article: No Car at the Lincoln Stand is Newer Than 1961 Some more pics here: Lincoln

By now you realize this is a scam with 99.999999999999% certainty but you could check the isp address from her email online and see where the emails originated from. I doubt it will show as the middle of the ocean. Basically too many red flags, exact story as others have had, divorce, out of town, escrow, etc. Almost any escrow service aside from escrow.com is a scam, and Google Checkout to buy a car?? That's an odd one, and the Google Checkout Shipping location, wow, makes no sense. I personally wouldn't waste any more time on this person, but I'm thankful you had the foresight to make inquiries and not get scammed as surely countless others have been.

Instantly thought of this classic prank video:

I would like to clarify that I have not seen this at AACA shows, but rather local meet-ups and the like. I guess they just want to show off what the car would look like with two different style of wheels.

I do believe your Spohn bodied vehicle is one of the more successfully styled cars I have seen. Most, including both cars featured on Chasing Classic Cars, are just too over the top for my tastes but yours has a restraint (if I can use that word on a car such as this) that the others do not share. Great find!

Yes, please share some photos with as much detail as possible especially of the interior, underhood, chassis, etc. There is a great amount of collected knowledge on this forum and I'm sure you will get the help you seek with a bit more info.

This is excellent advice. Even with a running car it's easy sometimes to get discouraged after an especially bad run of luck or costly repair, you leave it and come back to it later. If it's a non-runner I fear it would suffer the fate of many similar cars and never get the full attention to make it a runner. Buy something with all the important boxes ticked, those being all trim parts in place (some cars can be almost impossible to source trim parts for, same for lenses), buy a car that has been continuously driven even of it has higher miles (all cars are better off on the road than off, otherwise seals, gaskets and such dry out, tanks rust), and once you narrow the field to the make and even model/year you want join a forum specific to that car to learn all the things to look for. Most cars have specific issue pertaining to them, sometimes even year to year differences, so you want to know what goes wrong with the car you like most often, how to fix it, where to get parts, what is and is not commonly available for maintenance and repairs, and also just to know what is correct for your car meaning is that the right bumper or front seats, finding and replacing incorrect parts car get costly too. Another often overlooked suggestion is to drive a similar car if at all possible to be sure you even enjoy it. Some cars are much slower than you imagine, less comfortable, some may not have adjustable steering wheels (or seats if it's old enough) or a low roof and you might not even fit inside because of this if you're a larger framed individual. Good luck with your search!

Do you mean whitewalls on one side of the tire rather than both sides, or do you mean whitewalls fitted only to one side of the car with blackwalls on the other? (I am serious, I have seen this several times at shows.)

I think when you consider the heavy guns, Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg, Studebaker, etc., that the average car guy may know are from Indiana, let alone the myriad smaller marques, you definitely have the potential for "interest." Having planned various events, several in Indiana actually, I can offer the advice that for first-year events, or even those just a few years in, for the need to allow a period to build audiences and attendance. Plan for a slow first few years in your budget, planning and advertising. If at all possible, do the event during another large local affair such as a county fair, art walk, etc. If you can draw on an audience that is already in town you will do much better than expecting attendees to travel specifically for an as-yet-unproven event. Also, get as many car clubs, car blogs, local news and the like to promote your event early on, make a facebook page dedicated to the event and so forth to allow interaction with the public and younger crowd too. Coincidentally, I posted this query about 7-months ago here, if you have any info I would be most appreciative. http://forums.aaca.org/f156/info-gordon-buehrigs-personal-car-327172.html I would be happy to do some write-ups and promotion for you on my own car blog as the event nears. Please get in touch any time either through the message function on this site or through the blog if that suits you. Good luck and have fun!