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I'm usually opening and closing the hood all day as people ask to see the engine or pose an engine specific question. Default position is with hood closed.

Nothing confused; it was a local show, not AACA, but the judge giving me the "heads-up" was an AACA judge and was referring specifically to requirements for an AACA meet. I was surprised by his statement and turned to this forum for verification.

Last weekend I attended a local show and was informed by one of the judges that a first aid kit is now required along with a fire extinguisher. I've searched for "first aid kit" on this forum and have perused the AACA judging guidelines, but can find no mention of such a requirement. Was this judge being proactive in his message or have I not searched completely enough to discover the truth?

Grandfather's Cadillac. Crack in windshield caused by me following grandmother's 1946 allision with a utility pole.

Unfortunately the entire Hemmings empire is circling the drain. The stopper was pulled a little further out and the drainage increased with the demise of SPORT & EXOTIC CAR last month. How much longer the remainder can survive is anyone's guess. Hemmings had a good thing going, but felt it wise to expand their product line with subsidiary print publications at a time when other publishers were exploring transition into electronic media. Our 20/20 vision as provided by retrospection shows this to have been a fatal step.

Re 1956 Corvette Headlight Rings: http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c1-and-c2-corvettes/3912519-56-headlight-trim-rings.html

Fascinating - thank you for the posting.

No matter how much effort many on this thread have expended trying to assist- sometimes you just can't fix stupid.

It doesn't look as if they've yet managed to get rid of the gold chains from around the owner's necks.

Ah yes, a serial or chassis number would be a fair start, Unfortunately, it is not available. All I have are two pictures of the car which show New Jersey license plates bearing the characters, "GHO 929." As you know, privacy codes have made searching state motor vehicle records almost impossible and, in any event, such records from the 1960s were mostly purged ago when they were converted to computerized form. Even Mercedes-Benz has been caught up in this privacy frenzy and will provide information about the birth and delivery of a car only upon documented proof of ownership, Sigrist Motor Co. is long gone as are most of its employees from the '60 including their well known shop manager, Otto Vogler, so that avenue of inquiry is closed as well. For persons not familiar with the many difficulties involved in a modern day search for a car's history it is common sense to make a suggestion such as "serial number," but in reality that is only one small clue that in limited instances may be of some aid. Bottom line - in this case we have only photographs of a car that at one time in its life carried a most unusual paint scheme. It is my hope that the uniqueness of this scheme will trigger the memory of someone from the northern New Jersey area who might supply me with some further information about this car.

For years I've been intrigued by an unusually trimmed 300 SL Coupe that appears on the cover of an advertising brochure published in the early ‘60s by Sigrist Motor Co., 125 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, NJ. Recently, I serendipitously found another photograph of this car on the net under the heading of “Mercedes 300 SL – Spectator Vehicle, Sebring 1963.” Any information about this vehicle or what might have happened to it would be most welcome. If you have any pictures of unusually appointed 300 SLs, please post them here for all to enjoy before they re forever lost.

There is hardly anything more frustrating than using your skill to diagnose a problem down to a particular part, replace that part and then have the problem reappear because the replacement item is itself faulty. I have experienced this enough in recent years (particularly with electrical components) to know that it is not an isolated or rare event. It certainly takes the satisfaction out of otherwise quality work when you have to question the serviceability of every part you receive in its factory boxing.

Probably more important for knock-off wheels with a single center mounting than it is for lug nuts.

1956 Ford Sunliner, Sea Foam Green in color, my Mother's car.

Going through a pile of old photographs and found this one of my Grandfather's Cadillac. I was in the care of my Grandparents on a sunny Spring Sunday afternoon in 1946 when they decided to take a drive from their apartment on Prospect Park West (Brooklyn) to the Rockaways. Somewhere along the way Cadillac met utility pole and I (who was sitting on my Grandfather's lap) met windshield. Probably not a big deal except that I had just received my smallpox vaccination. The vaccination site was opened in the accident spreading serum over portions of my body which resulted in my contracting cowpox. On a positive note, I have been told that as a result of this episode my resistance to any of the smallpox type illnesses is very high. As a negative, I remember that my parents were not pleased. The photograph was taken by my FBI agent Father at a breaker's yard in the Rockaways using official G-Man equipment. Perhaps someone might enjoy the photograph, if not the story behind it.

How much room do you need? If I remember correctly you cold live in the trunk of my mother's '56 Sunliner.

Paint it whatever color you and your wife like - life is too short to worry about ephemeral resale values.

I had used Arthur Gould several times in the past - it's good to know his business continues.

Back in the early '90s, I was a partner in a machine shop that did babbitting. Fords were relatively easy since we had all the molds, jigs, etc., almost like a production line. With other engines the complexity (and time involved) increased exponentially. If it is a shop your mechanic has trust in from past work you may best stick with them. If the distances involved are not prohibitive, a personal visit to the shop might be productive. Motivation levels can sometimes be adjusted by the application of money.

Even though the 409 was a thirsty unit it did not inspire any gasoline reference in the song. I believe the lyrics to be: "Giddy up, Giddy up, 409."

Unhealthy combination!

At the 1956 New York International Automobile Show:

Or, as it got known locally - Gardens, Lawns and Flowers.l

[h=1]“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less." ― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass[/h]

I didn't know that Mr. Pollio (Anthony V. Polio, 746 North Greenbriar Dr., Orange, CT 06477) was still active. If he is, I heartily endorse his work as he did several plates for me in the '80s and the work was excellent. By the way, a close friend of mine had a YOM plate made for his Jaguar E-Type in the configuration "XKE-year of car" which was accepted by his state without question since it did not appear in their data base as being currently in use. My own plates are originals that were on the cars when they were new, e.g.: