Mark Wetherbee
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Yup, PA… my 31 only has one notch on the bottom so I’m guessing it moved to the top at a later point but it would be covered by the rim.
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While not purely “Automobillia” these fit in with the Buick badge above…
Fisher Bodies made Jenny Aeroplanes and the Standard Steel Car company, which was primarily a railroad manufacturer who also made automobiles, made the trailers and frames for Howitzer cannons. The Emblem and employee badge are from those two companies.
I’ve often wondered how many automobile manufacturers and related manufacturing companies were involved in the war efforts of WW1.
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Anything is possible, and Lincoln would be in the category of quality this cap would have been for. I’ll do a little looking at pictures and see if I can spot it on one…
Thank you for your reply!
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Thanks, guess I’ll have to start looking for something else. I appreciate your help guys!
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Thank you for checking! I’m going on the shape nearly matching the late 20’s radiator cap and think it might be 27-29ish. Not a common car to see at any shows locally 🤣
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I thought I might have better luck here than in the what’s it section. If anyone knows what years this fits I would appreciate it!
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It looks bigger in pictures and I thought it might be an 8 at first. My 31 Pierce 8 takes a 414-C which is a little bigger and has a longer arm.
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Does anyone know what this came from and the years this gas cap was for? It’s 3-1/4” in diameter x 5/8” high and fits a fuel tube opening that is 2” inside diameter. It’s a better quality than most of the ones from the era and I originally thought it was Cadillac and LaSalle but the guys in that specific thread have said it was not, so now I’m wondering what it was from.
Thank you in advance.
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The reference I have says it is the pump for a 1933 Studebaker 6-56
I don’t have the technical data sheet for it in my book but I trust the reference sheet I have.
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There’s a small pad on the upper bellows casting where the assembled number is, and there should also be a number on the cam arm itself. The assembled number would help the most but the arm number can help narrow it down. If you can read either I will try to look up the use. It looks an awful lot like one that fits the larger Studebaker cars in the very early 30’s and can be shimmed into my PA.
The number you gave is the part number for that specific base casting.
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Model T Ford, around late 1916-20 —- they had one or two rivets on the opening handle and the one rivet is earlier I believe. It is missing the kerosene font and burner which were the same pretty much all the way through the early 26 style lights (they were used for non-starter cars to then)
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The one I’ve had people ask for is the original Champion C4 two piece plugs. But that might not be the big $$$ plug just the most common usage.
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So, my 31 Pierce was purchased off of eBay for the initial investment of $15,000 and an additional $1,000 to get it transported to me. It was a RUNNING car and I drove it the day after it arrived maybe 40 miles for a picnic. The first thing I noticed were that the brakes were tight — by which I mean the cables were bound up and they didn’t work well at all... The next two weeks were spent going through the entire system by disassembly and cleaning everything I could and replacing the brake linings. Then we took the car to a local show about 50-60 miles away. The engine ran a little rough and was woefully short on compression, so valves are next. Well that turned into a two year overhaul of the engine including custom pistons with rings ($1250), new rod bearings ($1000) as well as valves and guides ($600), the engine gasket set for my engine was a little over $500 and a carburetor kit was $125 so it all adds up quickly. While waiting for different engine parts I replaced all the wiring with a new harness ($1100), new fuel line (maybe $150 but many hours), tires (3 with tube and flaps $1500), the list keeps going plus did I mention lots of hours? Those hours are not being paid for which is why they call it a hobby.
Then there’s the missing parts, I got very lucky and found the original headlight lens ($150 and there’s one on eBay for $800 now), radiator cap ($150), gas cap ($250), taillight lenses($175 for the set of 3), correct fuel pump ($300 and I’m not even using it), a spare carburetor ($500), and a new float bowl cover ($300) that I just bought a couple weeks ago because mine looks shaky and I don’t want to be out looking for another one when I could be driving the car instead.
The point is, yes it might be “easy” to get running, but it doesn’t mean it will be inexpensive to do so and that is an issue someone buying this car needs to know upfront before go in and getting discouraged.
All that said, I would buy that car in a heartbeat if I had the room for it and you can bet I’d be just as upside down as I am with my current PA and I would have the best time doing it - and lets face it that is what it is about, having the fun…
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41 minutes ago, TOM H. S. said:
Would this frame fall under the so-called UNDER-SLUNG cars?
No, the underslung is different. This is a 3/4 elliptical where the axle is mounted below the frame.
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The Ford logo is pretty similar to the Model K hubcap face, could be that someone was trying to fit later wheel hubs to a K??
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Glenn, my dad and I setup at Hershey for several years and every year something went missing that we noticed when we were repacking. Since we setup together but both had different stuff we were pretty good at keeping track of what sold so we knew who had more $$$ to spend on something else we’d see. We also kept an eye on the better quality stuff for that reason.
Whenever you have large crowds and lots of cash changing hands you’ll always find some of those people who are dishonest scum…
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Great tactic, let’s help scare off the investors and get the hobby back to the hands of the guys who love them…
I’ve driven a 77 Trans Am and a Bronco - The Trans Am was fun at the time but it wasn’t as much fun as the Bronco… of course they were both $300 beaters back in the day.
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I’m with Matt’s assessment too, keeping it on the car all the time is a bit tricky. About the same time I was getting my car on the road again, an archer mascot was stolen right off a car at Hershey in a crowd and when the owner was there from what I heard… since then I keep mine on more sparingly than I might have. I don’t know if my car originally had the flat cap or a mascot fitted but I had the mascot to put on a reproduction cap for use and hunted down the original flat cap. Then there’s my go-to accessory which I use most which has recently been given the name “Pudgy” (because let’s face it, following man’s best friend around is a little nicer than staring at a naked guy’s butt)
It’s definitely a decision made by the circumstances of that day…
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On 7/7/2023 at 12:10 PM, hook said:
I don't think these have Packard on them.
auburnsmidwest.com/catalog/oil-filter-purolator-decal-11/
Would you happen to know their phone number? The website link keeps giving me an odd rejection…
Thanks
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With the current heat index, that place might just be a little cooler than you imagine…
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Something about it reminds me of a milking machine… four lines to the teets and one to the pickup canister.
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Ya just got to drive them enough so that mascot is too dang hot to touch!
I think that car looks great, but I don’t have the space for a second one
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At one time there was an eBay guy with these but all I could find now was a Packard set for a totally obscene price and a round style one.
I am assuming this is what you are looking for??
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Twenty years ago and a guest posting to boot… I very seriously doubt you have any chance of a reply!
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Very Early Kingston Coil Box and Coils
in What is it?
Posted · Edited by Mark Wetherbee (see edit history)
It’s a lot like the one on my father’s 1908 Model S Ford going on memory. I would see if they can verify it in the early Ford section.
At one time there was an aftermarket “Master Vibrator” mounted on the front I believe, those holes and wire shouldn’t be there.