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I’ll say 1957 Ford.
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A little info here
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All early automobiles were toys of the above average income crowd, doctors, lawyers, business owners and the like. People in the auto industry during the time of Henry Ford thought his idea of building a car for the masses was a poor choice of a business model. Making more money on fewer vehicles was the mode of operation of the day. History proved Henry’s idea was indeed a good one and the availability of cars in all price ranges became the norm.
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Many early electric vehicles were marketed to women drivers. No gasoline to deal with and certainly no hand crank starter to deal with. Many ads depict the owner and passengers riding in enclosed cabins in comfort with a tiller type steering system. In heyday of these vehicles most people who could afford them lived in towns and cities and only commuted locally so range was not a prime concern. With advances in gas engine technology and electric starters the need for the more simple to operate electric vehicle decreased. Drivers also found they could travel where and when they wanted which led to the demise of public transportation. Until Tesla cars became available, the largest selling electric car was the wedge shaped City Car.
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Measurements of them would be helpful.
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1941 Chevy Special Deluxe - $23,900 OBO
TerryB replied to Leif in Calif's topic in "Not Mine" Automobiles For Sale
At least it’s not $60k! Not too bad overall, the red with red inside is a bit overpowering. -
1937 Chevy coupe - $65,000
TerryB replied to Leif in Calif's topic in "Not Mine" Automobiles For Sale
Definitely a drug induced price. Says 4 speed and hardwired 12v. Ok that needs a little more clarification too. -
My first car was a green over green 1951 Pontiac Chieftan. This is an internet supplied photo of what it looked like (almost) since I only paid $125 for mine.
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1934 chevy panel truck very clean not mine pa.
TerryB replied to ford40's topic in "Not Mine" Automobiles For Sale
Has a reserve which is not listed of course. The green interior is odd as noted. I haven’t seen one of those in a long time. -
I used to tell the Boy Scouts in my troop, expect nothing in return for your good deeds and you’ll never be disappointed. You did you your good deed. Now the world has a replacement part that did not exist and you made it happen.
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Maybe the 1”x2” hole is for a Bijur lube setup and that’s where the pedal to operate it was located. Just a guess of course.
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1938 Chrysler Royal 2 door sedan $8,000
TerryB replied to Fossil's topic in "Not Mine" Automobiles For Sale
That’s because they always seem to need brake work. Chrysler products just don’t like periods of limited use. -
1956 Dodge Royal - $2,500
TerryB replied to Leif in Calif's topic in "Not Mine" Automobiles For Sale
Cheap enough to warrant a look. 1956 gets you 12V electrics as a bonus. -
And in 1962 or so someone drew all that detail by hand.
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Just to add for hopefully clarification, the battery connection on the starter is on the open side of the mechanical starter switch at least on the truck I had. The starter button is the foot activated push button right above the gas pedal. Press that button and a mechanical linkage will connect the (-) battery to the starter. In my 1937 case, this connection terminal for the battery cable provided the common point for the generator to battery and the connection to to the ammeter.
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Is your voltage regulator just a cut-out relay mounted on or near the generator? My 1937 Dodge pickup had the cutout on the top of the generator, just a single wire output that was then connected to the (-) battery lug on the starter. From there a wire went to the ammeter fuse and then the other terminals on the ammeter fed the ignition switch, the light switch and so on. I think the reason for multiple terminals on the ammeter were to allow branching out the power (current) coming from the voltage regulator to the circuits that needed it rather than trying to tie all those together on a single terminal. Note- the 1937 Dodge ownership was a long time ago and I’m going off my hazy memory.
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Yep, I had to go look and as usual you got it right on the money! On the first one with the screw holes, it seems the single screw hole was added? Great work there Mr 55r!
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1950 Ford Country Squire Woody Woodie $32,000
TerryB replied to Leif in Calif's topic in "Not Mine" Automobiles For Sale
Price looks optimistic for a car with so many obvious “personalization” modifications by the owner. Could be a solid platform to start from if you want to get it back closer to original. -
It’s Chrysler Maserati. Not trying to be critical, just helpful for internet searching.
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The ones with screw holes are probably from interior trim.
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Electric Headlight Cover Conversion for 1967 Mercury Cougar
TerryB replied to clipperfan's topic in Technical
Might help?