Peterwoyen

Its really fun to see your pictures. Such a great looking car, landau bars on a collapsible top and an open front limo. Thumbs up to a regal car.

Such a neat body style on this car. One of my favorites. I like the F's and G's.

Nice picture. A model G or F maybe

Its on the road, that's a good thing!

It all makes my back ache just thinking about it. 🙃

The car does appear to have factory shutters. Originally they're thermostatically controlled. There was an extra boss cast into the front of the cylinder block that housed the mechanism. That's not to say that something wasn't changed later and you might be right.

Hmm, I see a rod with a swivel. What is it connected to at the top?

I like the 3/4 view from the back. Its regal looking.

That's great! Looking good.

I just heard a little more of the back story regarding the G cab-roadster. A friend of mine from North Dakota Rudy Rathert and his dad Jim used to scout cars for Bill Harrah back in the 60's. About 1965-66 they had been to Brookings SD to view some cars that were stored in an airplane hanger. This G was one of the cars. He had reported his findings to Harrah and Harrah apparently had bought it. (that fits the Harrah connection) Rudy had noticed the auction ad and commented to me about it. Rudy and Jim had been collecting cars-mostly early cars and other machinery since the late 40's. As an aside Rudy just finished replacing 10' oak beams under a wooden threshing machine that got damaged from a roof collapse this winter due to snow load. He is turning new wooden axle hubs in his lathe for it. Oh, and he just had a birthday on Saturday. He was born in 1933.

The cutaway at Marks was underwritten by Pat Barnes-Ed Soltis did all of the work on it.

They're pretty neat. Thanks for the forward.

No doubt its a bargain

I see the Hemmings listing for the Model G Cab-roadster has changed to an asking price.

Ok, I couldn't remember if he had done that. He showed me the album once.

Hello West, Thanks for your note and upcoming article, obit. Mark had an active interest in travel journals. His own grandparents traveled during the winter months of the 20's-30's in "house" cars, one being built on a Federal-Knight truck chassis. He remembered playing in one in the early 50's. He put two and two together decades later when he inherited the picture album of their travels. One house car is now owned by a family near Fergus Falls MN and the other is in Roy Bernicks collection near St Cloud MN. I believe his discovering those ancient adventures helped inspire Marks involvement with the Great American Race.

You're right. Good for the everybody I think.

That was smart on your dads part. My influence was much lower brow. I didn't come from an old car family but there were some old cars in the family. The big influence was when a neighbor gave us a ride in his Model T touring when I was about 5. I was hooked. Later I discovered two 1920's Dodge bodies standing in our tree grove. I played in them. At my grandparents when I was about 10 I "discovered" a Model T sitting in their trees. It had been my great-grandfathers. I played on it, in my mind I dreamed of starting it and driving it out of there. 21 years later I drove it restored in our towns centennial parade. Later on I received Jr, Sr and Grand National awards with it.

Like any of us its hard to say if the kids will want our cars. The Barnes kids have some S-K cars though their interest is more limited. Pat Barnes set up something with the AACA museum in Hershey. The Stearns cars in the museum belong or belonged to Pat.

That is a stunner. Its as beautiful on the bottom as it is on the top. Pat Barnes owned it and he considered it to be his wife Annes car. Anne was F.B. Stearns grandaughter. At a later point Pat decided he needed to sell it. Al Giddings bought it from him and kept it for a little while. He sold it and it ended up in CA at a University I think? Institute of Design was it? They must have elected to sell it?

Well, its not my place to say what you should do anyway. Different regions have their pros and cons. The cabriolet is a beautiful car. I'd buy it myself if I felt I could afford it. Hopefully it finds a good home regardless.

I guess I could offer to store it for you .... You might need a "shouse" instead of a house. People build those on acreages around here. We're residential on a 1/2 acre lot that backs up to fields and trees. Ideally I'd have 2-3 acres but that's very high priced around here. I'm finishing a 30 x 50 shop in our back yard. I'm working on the paint booth portion now. During the summer I can keep a couple of collectors in it so we have easy access for cruising. However in winter just projects in there is my intent. I have way too many of those and should cull a few.

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You should be high bidder then negotiate a purchase after the auction ends. wink Its a beautiful car.