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So sorry for your loss. I spend many years going to Hershey with my parents starting in 1970 camping near by for few years and then as venders.
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1 hour ago, Professor said:
Hi Eric,
I managed to get sidetracked last weekend with farm work and have not checked compression. The compression tester came in from Amazon and it is sitting in the garage waiting for me. Spring break is next week so I will have all week to play around with the Chrysler.
I have been thinking about how I will be able to remove the front fenders / front section of the Chrysler without any help and I suspect I am going to need to find some friends to assist. The problem is, academic faculty are not particularly inclined to want to lift heavy objects and get dirty, so I need to find a plan B.
Has anyone removed the front section of one of these cars alone? I have a ceiling mounted winch and a carriage I could use to remove the front section, but having never done it, I have no idea what the weight is, or how awkward it is to life.
Joe
Joe,
Enjoying your progress. This is where AACA local region or chapter members might help. In our Southern Ohio Chapter of Cincinnati/ Dayton Ohio members, I would have several members willing to help me in short order.
Tom
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With any brass era car or earlier Model T with the gas tank below the front seat you might have to back up a hill if the tank is low. Several years ago I was videoing a Reliability tour in Ohio. Got some good shots of Ron and Sally Barnett in their 1912 Hudson coming out of covered bridge and then up a hill. The car didn’t make it and rolled back down. I cranked it up and Ron backed the hill. When I started touring in my 1912 McLaughlin Buick and 1911 Model T, I remember to keep the tank above half on tours thus so far made the hills in a forward speed. An electric fuel pump on the McLaughlin did come in handy one time when I had to back down a steep drive to turn around and wait for traffic and the car died. Cranked up with after turning on the fuel pump and made it back.
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While I am not a big fan of Shays, they are very popular with a local club that was HCCA and now VMCCA. There are 4 members with Model A Shay and one with a Tbird Shay. They like the auto trannys . Even AACA eligibility now
Tom
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MathGirl,
I have number of era collector cars that I tour with
1911 Ford Model T touring cruising speed 30-35 Mph 15-18 mpg (ruckstall rear end would add 10 mph)
1912 McLaughlin Buick Model 35 cruising speed 30-40 Mph 15-16 mpg
1936 Ford Phaeton cruising speed with 4:11 rear end 45-50mph 15-16 Mpg(Columbia rear end would add 15 mph
1948 Cadillac flathead 4 speed Hyrdramatic cruising speed 65Mph, 10 mpg(this what I hear from others as mine does not run yet
1957 Ford Thunderbird with 312cu, 3 speed manual with overdrive cruising speed 65-70, 16-20 mpg
1966 Chevy Impala convertible 327 four barrel cruising Power Guild speed 70 mph or more, 15-17 mpg
1967 Chevy Camero rs Convt 327 Two barrel cruising Power Guide cruising speed 70 mph, 14-16 mpg
1970 Chevy Corvette 350 4 speed manual cruising speed 70 plus, 16-19 mpg
1996 Buick Roadmaster 350 Lt1 4speed automatic overdrive cruising speed 70 plus mph 20-23 mpg not towing 7-8 mpg towing a 4500 pound covered trailer.
all mpgs are either highway speed with the newer cars or tour at slower speeds. Not a lot of city stop and go when I check mileage. Small block Chevys V8 or Ford YBlocks and later small blocks from the mid 1950’s to 1970 will keep up modern traffic and get at least 15 mpg and have the best part availability. But if you only run a 1000 miles a year gas mileage is not a big deal. None of mine except the Roadmaster have ac
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Great story! Good to see kids showing some interest. Hope to see you and your boys on the Ohio Region Spring Tour in Wooster after two years of cancellations
Tom Muth
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Mine is 1911 Model T Ford and I am 1958 so 47 years. It is the first car I drove at age 13 and I inherited it 6 years ago and driven it on several tours including the Hershey Hanover.
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Love the truck and the project. Any updates?
Tom in Ohio
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Harm,
A bit late to this post. Looks like you already decided to go the ring gear route for a starter. I have one on a 1912 McLaughlin Buick model 35 but need to add one to my 1912 Buick Model 35. Yes I have two. I have seen large round accessory starters connected to the front of brass era cars in place of the hand crank. Does anyone know how they work ie wind up spring? and could they be reproduced maybe adding a small electric starter?
Tom in Ohio
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Last year we did the Hershey Hangover. Had a great time in my 1911 Ford I inherited from my father who took it out of Ohio the last time in 1955 for the Old Car Fest. Hope to take the T to OCF next year and my 1912 McLaughlin on Hershey Hanover if I can defeat Cancer issues by then.
Tom
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I like the Porcelain plates too. I have collection of Ohio plates in Pairs back to 1910 and single 08 and 09. In pairs those years were pricey but haven’t looked for while. Looking to upgrade my Ohio pairs of 1910 and 1911 as mine are a bit rough.
Tom in Ohio
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Mickey Rupp, the guy who built the snowmobiles, mini bikes and go carts I believe is still alive and well in Mansfield. The mini bikes are shown fairly often at AACA meets. A couple friends of mine from Mansfield, Ohio but now from South Carolina have a bunch of them.
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And the next slowest 1912 Buick and 1936 Ford Phaeton
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Here are three of my slowest cars 1909 Maxwell, 1911 Ford(Getting supplies on the Hershey Hangover in 2020 and a 1912 McLaughlin Buick.
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I like when the cars are driven on tours especially brass. We love to stop at private collections on tours along with historical buildings and museums helping provide some admission revenue. We recently purchased a place where we can have all my eleven AACA eligible cars ranging from 1909 to 1996 in one location. Hope to open up the collection to members of local clubs. We have a great local guy that does it monthly with a cruise in on his property called Horse Power Farm with a building full of muscle cars. He is a great ambassador for the hobby. In October we visited a substantial race car collection again on a local Southern Ohio Chapter tour. The owner is very happy to let clubs in. On the other hand we have another guy in Cincinnati that has a very substantial classic and special interest car collection that in nearly 40 years in Cincinnati I have never seen them except a few in pictures from Pebble Beach or other shows. He got a bad taste on allowing tours of his collection years ago and refuses to let even local clubs in.
Sad in my opinion. At least he brings some out of them out to shows or occasionally putting a car on display at a museum. ie Mormon Meteor and Goldfinger Bond Aston Martin DB5. Crazy thing I have never met him despite being his company’s banker for many years and being a customer of his company.
Tom Muth
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In 1989 I was looking for 68-72 Corvette coupe. My wife and I were at the Springfield Cars and Parts swap meet and saw a red 1959 Caddy convertible in about number 3 condition for sale at $7500. My wife loved the car and still wants one. We soon after found a 1970 Corvette in about the same condition paid about the same price. I still have Vette but should have bought the Caddy. They are worth probably 3-4 times what the Vette would bring today. As a consolation, about 7-8 years ago we were given by a very good friend a 1948 Cadillac series 62 Convertible that was the first year for fins. The car needs everything mechanically and mice did a number on the interior and the chrome is bad. Looking into how much it would take to get it mechanically sound and get rid of the mouse smell that is still around after sitting in my barn for several years. It would make a nice HPOF car as full restoration would be crazy money vs buying another one already done. Almost would prefer buying another one that is done but the wife was very involved getting this one unearthed from it slumber since 1968. It will be one my retirement priorities later next year as I will have the time and money.
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On 12/1/2021 at 12:44 PM, Richard Lentinello said:
As the former editor-in-chief of Hemmings Motor News, when I started Hemmings Classic Car magazine in 2004 our goal was to feature a balanced selection of all types of American collector cars. Pre-war cars played a huge role in the success of HCC, which is why I always made it a point to feature a pre-war automobile in every issue. The current Hemmings management has different views than mine as to what the format of HCC should be. As a result of our different views, in 2019 I left Hemmings and started my own collector-car magazine; it's called Crankshaft. Unlike HCC, each issue of Crankshaft totals 144 pages and features a wide variety of interesting and historic automobiles, both American and foreign, pre-war and post-war. Crankshaft is a high-quality quarterly magazine unlike any other car magazine published before and features in-depth articles, engaging photography and creative layouts. The variety in each issue will amaze you. Best of all, it's written by some of the best writers in the business, including former Hemmings editors David LaChance, Walt Gosden, Milton Stern, Jim Richardson, Jim Donnelly and Pat Foster. Crankshaft Issue #3 is scheduled to be published in mid-January 2022; this issue has been delayed due to a paper shortage, and the time-consuming task of relocating our office to Knoxville, Tennessee. For more info, please visit our website: www.crankshaftmagazine.com. Thank you! Richard Lentinello, Publisher.
I too miss your articles in Hemmings along the other writers. I do agree with others that print is on the way out. Do you offer online copy of Crankshaft at a reduced cost over paper.
Tom Muth,
Cincinnati, Ohio
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I am getting both HMN and Classic Car. I was ok with the addition of foreign cars in the Classic Car but not as interested in the modified stuff and miss the prewar and brass drive reports. I still like HMN for the auction coverage and articles. I also look at Hemmings.com all the time even finding my 1912 McLaughlin Buick on it 20 years ago. I like the parts section and I also like the their Auction site which has lot of neat mostly original stuff for sale with great descriptions that seems to be a great alternative to the auction companies. I kick myself for not bidding on a very nice 93 Jeep Cherokee with a manual that as I am looking for something to tow behind a Motorhome( yes an automatic in a Jeep works but like manual)that is AACA eligible, can use on camping trips including Off-road, has ac and be my daily driver when I retire next year and give up the company car. Still looking and see lots of nice cars that go for fair prices and I think a fair fee to sell. Also able to interact with the owner and maybe even see the car. Have plenty of time to bid and don’t have to go an auction place physically.
I don’t mind the move to Digital magazines as long as they have the same content and feel. Probably welcome it vs the paper that takes up room till I pass on to someone. I think AACA has put the Antique Automobile out digitally too. While I still like the paper I could easily be talked into the digital as long as it still looks like paper magazine. I know I can get buy old issues on a disk and make my wife happy by getting rid of 40 years of paper copies I have plus my Dad’s 60 year collection.
As far as this stuff about no interest in brass and prewar cars by younger people, that is not true in Ohio. I have turned two 50 somethings in the last few years into multiple pre 1915 car owners that both did Snappers tours and HCCA events this year and last. We have an another local AACA member( he is over 60) that has road along on a couple Model T tours and really caught the bug as a navigator on the Hershey Hangover Tour this year. He is actively looking for a brass T. We have several Model T Clubs in Ohio that have lots of families that come on the Ohio Model T Jamborees with 20 somethings driving them.
Tom Muth
Cincinnati, Ohio
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I had a 1984 Ford E350 Tioga Motorhome I got and HPOF award at Hershey and a HPOF original at Auburn the next year. The original owners used the Motorhome to vend at Hershey for several years as did I. It was also nice the day I showed it we just left our spot in the red field and moved to the show field and had breakfast while it rained. Great way to do a show in bad weather. By the way I dressed up as cousin Eddie for the Shows.
I sold the Tioga and bought a new one a few years ago. I have a 57 Tbird, 66 Impala convertible and 96 Buick Roadmaster I plan try for HPOF in the next few years. All are low mileage original paint etc cars.
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On 11/16/2021 at 8:52 PM, Larry Schramm said:
This picture is probably heresy to some of you, but I encourage our grandsons to be comfortable around our vehicles. He was at my shop helping me and wanted to do this, so I let him. Just told him to be careful and respectful. He was. He loves being with grandpa and his old cars at the shop.
I do not wonder if the offspring will be interested in the vehicles after I am gone.
Love this picture mainly because I had hoped for grandson someday. I have a 18 month old granddaughter I have never see in person as she is in Perth Australia and we can’t get there. Also like your top Larry! In fact I am the guy that picked up the Haartz material for your Buick and my 1911 Model T and delivered it to Steve Stutzmann. I got my T back this summer.
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Here my take. I grew up in the 70’s and my parents joined the Canton Chapter Ohio Region AACA thanks to a couple that would go to be President and First Lady of AACA, The Library and Museum. We did great driving tours in mostly 1930’s cars with lots of people my parents age who also brought their teenage kids so we had lots of fun. The really cool part is the parents and much older members treated us as Adults asking us to call them by first name. They also were extremely helpful later on when we were starting careers. Those same kids like me are just past 60 now and half are still involved with AACA including a few in the Canton Chapter. About six of us are at Hershey every year.
I tried to do the same with the Southern Chapter as we has a few kids my daughters age on tour. While neither of my daughters who are now about 30 have any interest in cars, our current President son who was around back then has come on some tours with his wife. At a party this summer the son learned to drive his Dad’s 1915 Model T.
We continue to try and get younger folks involved going to Brewery’s in the winter where talk up old cars and sometimes bring them on nice winter days. While I am not a big show or cruise in guy, I try to talk cars I have no problem letting kids sit in like my 1911 Ford, 1912 McLaughlin Buick or 67 Camero or 70 Vette. Always make a point at stops on Brass tours like Hershey Hangover to let kids sit in the car and try the bulb horn.
We also do the Ohio Model T Jamboree most years. Lots of kids and 20 somethings attend these great three day tours over Labor Day.
Just a few ideas and I plan to do a lot more when I retire a few months. AACA, HCCA and the old car hobby has been extremely important to me and plan to give back at more in the future.
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I have 11 collector cars ranging from 1909 to 1996. In the process of finishing a car barn we just had built on the same property of a house we bought six months ago and spent a fortune making livable to the bosses liking. This was after twenty years of having the cars 30 min away. Five cars are tour ready, two need just a couple items to be back on the road. Three need a few weeks of work and one is a project needing a engine rebuild. I am 63 and plan to retire next year and will have more time and a place 50 ft from the house to work on them and do more tours. I have no plans to down size much at this point just want to finally enjoy the cars more and get them all running. The house project put the car work back a bit still made time for local tours. I do plan to sell parts from cars I don’t have.
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Jeff’s Lincoln is very nice! He brought it on a Southern Ohio Chapter AACA tour a couple months ago.
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I will throw in my two cents. Very nice looking Buick. I have 25000 mile 57 Tbird my Dad ordered new and brought me home in 1958. It is almost all original including a couple tires that were recapped in 1970’s. While I put radials on my 66 Impala and 67 Camero( hankooks) I wanted to keep the bias ply on the TBird which I did a couple years ago ( original Goodyear from Universal) Surprisingly they do fine on the highway and not bad on a curvy road tour a few months ago. The whitewalls have stayed white. While I know radials would handle better on a car like yours. Bias ply would be lot Less I think and give a period correct ride. Haha. You might just have to take the curves slower. Bias ply also have a stronger sidewall that may allow you to run longer than radials. Just a thought. Have fun when it cools down in Texas.
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Looking for people with 'brass era' Oakland experience
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There are two in Ohio. One 1914 I think by an friend in Columbus who takes it to the Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village in September every year. Another good friend has a 13 or 14 that took while to sort the clutch but now tour proven on Snapper Tours. Their is a 10 or 11 brass radiator car in Michigan that has been many tour.
Tom Muth
Cincinnati, Ohio