TerryB

I did a lot of trips to China in the first five years of the 21st century for work. It was hard to tell a nice day from an overcast day, they all looked the same.

China will soon be the go to folks for renewable energy technology. They are hungry for that position and will work hard to get there. Cars are just part of the movement. Lots of Chinese money is going into EV technology today.

Chevrolet, not sure of the year.

Yes, Nomad makes a difference. There the lines of the 57 look great. Hard to believe the 57 Ford outsold the Chevy but you rarely see a 57 Ford today.

One of my favorites! I like the 56 over the 57, it seems to be a more balanced design over the 57. When I worked at a gas station after school, the first time I had to find its gas filler hiding spot had me running in circles for a while! Terry

Says Lewes DE in the ad.

In China it's easier to get a zero emissions vehicle registered for use than a gas engine auto. You kind of get put to the head of the line with the electric auto so people with the income to buy that kind of car do so for that reason. Business decisions that don't seem logical for the North American market make perfect sense in places like China or Europe. Terry

It's unlikely to need or use additives with modern cars. It's usually the older cars that have sat for weeks or months that sometimes get a shot of some type of additive to clear out the effects of the long storage. Sometimes they help but usually they don't. In "the good old days", my dad would dump Marvel Mystery Oil in the tank or crankcase as a fist attempt to cure his car of whatever ill behavior it was demonstrating. If that didn't work, then the wrenches came out to see what might be the problem. Most times the wrenching fixed the car but there were a few times when the mystery oil seemed to work, so it always was the first line of defense for a poorly running engine. Terry

Only a serious car guy, with a very understanding wife, would make visiting junkyards a priority on a vacation trip. I love it!! Terry

Neat Ford! Congrats on your choice to keep a 50's car on the road. Best story I can offer on cars and birthdays is in 1983 I took delivery of a brand new Chevy Camaro Z28 on my birthday. It was bright red, 5 speed, AM-FM cassette radio and AC equipped, my first ever AC car. I got the loan for it at the credit union where I worked. They put the check in a birthday card for me! Terry

Welcome! Glad you joined our group. Terry

You have to wonder how they ever amassed such a huge collection of stuff and still found time to farm! Some of the cars and trucks look like good project vehicles that are in solid shape. Sure glad I don't live close by. Terry

Top looks like Triumph. Terry

You have to be quick about it! Terry

The door lock was on the passenger side, at least on my '37. I believe you were expected to exit on the passenger side so the drivers side would make sense for the rack mounting.

Thanks for the info! I had a 1937 1/2 Dodge pickup model MC. My fuel fill was under the driver seat. I don't think that's how it came from the factory but I was never sure. Seeing your truck had no visible outside gas cap prompted my question. Thanks for posting the photo too! Terry

Nice truck! Is the gas cap under the seat? Terry

Out of necessity, my dad introduced me to auto repair, junkyards, and all it took to keep a car running in the 1950s to 1970s. He could only afford the "third row back" used cars, the ones that needed quite a bit of help to stay road worthy. One of his real joys was finding a junkyard that had several of the same cars he had at the time. That insured a steady supply of used parts and a long life with that car for him. He was a big fan of Chrysler product cars, especially the Chrysler and DeSoto brands. My mom would always ask "how big of a car did he get this time?" when another one came home. He and his brothers all liked big cars, even if they were well used by the time they got them. Thanks, dad for showing me the way!

Here's a real picture postcard from my collection advertising the Cartercar.

Nice cars! It's a shame to see them functioning as extra storage shelves in the garage. From what I read there were novel cars of the day. Terry

John, I'm going to move to your part of the country, you have been spotting some fine cars recently! Terry

One of the photos from my presentation today.

My investment in these is negligible as I acquired them years ago in a bunch of stuff I got at a public sale of all types of early literature and books. I will be contacting the library soon. I had been working on another project for the senior services day program I attend and presented to them today a pictorial view of South Korea and of Tesla autos thanks to info my son gathered during his recent trip there for work. I also did a brief show on antique auto pics from real b&w photos from the 1910s to 1940s. The folks really enjoyed those photos as you might imagine as they remember many of the cars as their daily drivers. Sometimes we have more to offer for the wellbeing of others than we realize at times. Terry

For the mate in Australia as you may not be as close to Hershey as the rest of us. Enjoy! Terry

Thank you all for your inputs! I like the idea of contributing the diagrams to the library for all to have easy access to them. Also, if that works out there is NO NEED to offer any monetary compensation to me. The ability to help out a hobby I have enjoyed for all of my adult life is more than enough compensation for me. I greatly appreciate your concern for my disability and recovery status. The time I spend here is some of the best therapy I could hope to find. I wish we could all get together for a big Cars and Coffee gathering someday! Terry