[Lycoming list--Hemmings--Jan Norbye??]

Special Interest Autos #42, November-December 1977

[Happy 100th Birthday-Snap-on Tools]

Let's celebrate the 100th by posting pictures of Snap-On's interesting offerings:

[How about a picture of YOU with a car?]

Car is the Mercedes-Benz Standwagen from the 1956 New York International Automobile Show. I acquired it in 1970 from the man who purchased it at the Show.

[If you could order any car, any year, what would it be?]

It is strange and admirable that all the choices to date have been those of what people would really like to have and might have missed out on rather than being cars that were affordable when new and have now risen to astronomical prices.  Perhaps there is still hope for the hobby that has not been completely overtaken by those who see nothing but $$$.

[DieHard Batteries sold to Advance Auto Parts]

What's in a name?

[If you could only have one “dream” car.......]

Living the dream for 55 years:

 

[What car club is this]

19 hours ago, JACK M said:

But it slants the wrong way.   

Then try the 300 SLR where the engine was canted over at a 33 degree angle toward the right side of the vehicle. Unfortunately for this discussion it was a straight 8, but it did lean in the correct direction.

[What car club is this]

1 minute ago, mike6024 said:

how many degrees does it slant?

Fifty degrees from the vertical.

[What car club is this]

[What car club is this]

Is the 300 SL eligible for membership in the Slant Six Club?

[Spohn Carosserie customs on US chassis]

Here's a Spohn customization of a 300 SL from the mid-1950s:

[Wait....What Did She Just Say?]

Silver lining: Perspiration can make for wet t-shirts.

[Desoto rear ended accident Help needed]

Quite repairable.  Considering the strength built into cars of that era, I'd like to see a picture of the vehicle that ran into it. Was it a total loss?

[Installing A Battery Cut-Off Switch In My 1930 Pickup (Photo Heavy)]

It might have been a good idea to have checked the markings on the bottom of the ash tray and to have determined its value before it was torn apart.

[Garage Squad TV show—need feedback]

I'm always suspicious of any post that inquires for "a friend." Trolls and pot stirrers abound.

[What do car collectors collect besides cars ?.]

Money.

[Can this work?]

9 hours ago, nick8086 said:

 

 

 i did not pay 400.00 for the design plans.. I trust the builder.

Big mistake.  Do not trust anyone.  When the project is completed and things do not work out it will be your problem and the builder will be nowhere to be found.  If necessary, delay the start of the project until the details are set to your satisfaction.

 

This entire thread would be much easier to work with if pictures or a sketch would be provided.

[Parade Flag Mount Recommendations]

Do not accept a parade position behind the horses or the elephants.

[Mercedes "SA" 5-digit Option Codes- Help Needed]

During the 1950s Mercedes-Benz used a series of 5-digit numeric codes to describe specific factory options that were to be added to a basic vehicle. Usually, but not always, these five numbers were preceded by the letters "SA" on the vehicle's Lieferschein (delivery note / build sheet). 

I am attempting to compile a full list of these codes as used during the 1950s and so far have accounted for approximately 200 examples. Other codes used during the 1960s and up to and including the present day are relatively easy to find, but, unfortunately, are not what I'm seeking.

If anyone has a complete list of the 1950s codes from M-B or has access to a Lieferschein with legible SA codes, I would appreciate receipt of same as an addition to the ever growing data base. Feel free to post a response here or directly to ejb@elilaw.net

Thank you, E.J. Boyd

[Double sided whitewall tires]

Let's not forget the short period in the life of Bibendum when he went from white to black so as to better represent the change in tire color.  Thankfully more mature heads prevailed and he was returned to the white image of which we are all so fond.

[Crashed Cars]

Sunday afternoon drive in the Rockaways shortly after V-J day, , Grandmother took umbrage at a utility pole, I was front seat passenger responsible for windshield damage.

[Craigs List Ads No Longer Free]

Sounds like a bunch of sailboaters who believe that because the wind is free everything else should be free as well.

[My Original Olds Jetfire Found!!!!!!!!]

Great work on bringing your old friend back to life.  Pardon my very personal observation, but I liked the white wheels better than the black.

[Why do my window cranks clock 90 degrees different?]

During reassembly could the handles have been switched from side to side. 

[Paint remover]

On 4/13/2019 at 10:29 AM, auburnseeker said:

I've always used zip Strip.  Black and yellow can.  I found if it didn't take it off,  nothing would.  We used it in the boat shop I worked in and nothing else compared.  I haven't bought it in 4 or 5 years though so maybe like the others it's being made safe and useless like all the other good products. 

 

Zip Strip has worked for me for 40+ years.  It's tops for me.