TerryB

Before the manufacture of the Tesla Model S, the Citicar was the top manufacturer of electric automobiles in North America. Boy, have we come a long way! Terry

VDO is a European version of Stewart-Warner in that they make gauges for many manufacturers. My Swedish made Husqvarna motorcycle had a VDO speedometer.

Nice job! I have a few kits waiting for attention too. One has been around for nearly 50 years and the glue has not held up well.

Type in Matheson silent six on eBay and you will see auto vintage advertisements for this car for sale. It seems the silent six tag line was in that time frame above and until 1912. Their last place of manufacture was Wilks Barre PA. The factory was then purchased for use by the Owen Magnetic automobile. Terry

A great friend of mine had a Morris Minor that he fixed up while in high school. Sadly he passed away in his mid 20s from cancer. I used to help him with the car and cruise around with him in it. In his memory I recently purchased this item from the AACA library. RIP Sam.

I had a Husqvarna when everyone else had Yamaha, and yes I was one of those gas jockey doubters about putting oil in the gas.

I said I was old, I didn't say I was ancient!

We young and impressionable car guys had our ideas on what you "should" be driving and that in the USA was performance cars or old cars like 55-57 Chevys with hopped up V-8s. The poor soul who had to drive anything with a meager 4 cylinders was to be banished from the cool car guys group. Truth be told most of us were driving our parents cars and had no reason to be critical of anyone who had his own car. Funny how a Renault could be a great car in Australia and in my little part of the world it was strange to see or own.

If you count bathtub Nash cars that would indeed qualify as an oddball, especially in the 1960s.

Here in the US the average person would not have any idea what a Snipe was. We would send unknowing lads on Snipe hunts to get them out out of the way of whatever we were doing that we didn't want them to know about. Another car I would put in the oddball list would be Renault Dauphine. The Lloyd owner had a small repair shop and he also had one of these. We "real" car guys at all of age 16 would look at him like he was from Mars for owning such a poor excuse for an automobile. I'm enjoying your responses! Now where's that guy that owned a two stroke Saab and got dumb looks from the gas station guy when he handed him the can of oil to put in the gas tank? I was that gas station guy at one time and still remember it to this day. A two stroke car, really? Terry

This topic came up while my son was searching eBay for automotive items to add to his collection and he came across an inexpensive sales brochure for a Humber Super Snipe. He had never heard of such an auto but the brochure listed an address for a US distribution office in New York. Being old like I am, he figured I might have seen one as the brochure appeared to be from the late 1950s or early 1960s. As I told him I never ever saw or heard of this car, and with a name like Super Sinpe, I'm not sure who would ever aspire to own one. So this begs the question, were you ever the guy (or lady) that was daring enough to own an automobile that was not very main stream at the time of ownership? Not as a collector car but as your everyday ride. What was it, how did you like it, was it quirky , do you have any photos of you with it? Let's use pre -1975 as the cutoff year and exclude common cars like VW. Did you have a Simca, Opel Kadette, two stroke Saab, Henry J early Subaru or Honda or something along those lines. Me, never. I looked at a few but Detroit iron especially Chevy always won. My more daring friends had a Lloyd, Sunbeam, Morris Minor Vauxhall Victor and others whose name escapes me. Note, it does not have to be a foreign make but for my area as a young lad foreign cars were virtually unheard of. So let's hear about and see what you had! Disclaimer- it's cold and snowing here today and my usual Tuesday activity where I get sent out by my wife to hang out with equally old codgers like myself was cancelled so here I am pestering you fine folks on this forum.

One of the greatest for sure!

1955-56 Nomads are in my top 5 wish to own cars. Nice to see one on the road.

When PA took away the mandatory helmet laws, the first to adapt were most of the HD owners. The sprtbike guys knew their best defense is top flight gear, the same gear that saved me. My full face helmet and expensive Kevlar lined jacket with hard pads is the reason I can still write to tell about it. I would love to show the helmet to all the non believers I see. My accident was at me doing 45-50 mph and having a jeep turn into my line of travel. High speed is not always the factor for a motorcycle accident.

Today's sport motorcycles are capable of speeds in excess of 150mph, the hp to weight ratio is insane. An experienced rider can do those speeds with ease and somewhat relatively safely assuming on a road like the autobahn. For a short time I owned one of those rockets, in the junior form as in 600cc displacement. One early morning on the PA turnpike the speedo went on the plus side of 130. That was the only time. I kept the bike for just two years as it's uncomfortable riding position and ease of exceeding the speed limit were not for me. I was 50 yrs old at the time of ownership so I guess it was my brief fling at a mid life crisis. It was replaced with a 1000cc bike that had a speed limiter installed to keep its max at 120 as it was equipped with off road capable tires that were not rated for higher speeds. That one was a great mule for traveling. It was replaced with a 650 cc of similar design as I had wanted a smaller mule to handle more difficult terrain. The 650 was erased by an inattentive driver two months after purchase, who also almost erased me too.

Not yet, he's has a lot of college debt to pay plus he lives where the cost of living is crazy. He does collect antique automotive items and gets antique auto publications. Some day I'm sure he will have a car too. Terry

This little guy liked cars and car shows, hotwheels, dad's old cars and all the junk I had in my garage. Now he's a mechanical design engineer for Tesla. Yes, our hobbies can and do at times rob off on the next generation.

I've learned the only cars worth talking about were built before 1949. After that they were all mass produced boxes not worthy of discussion here. It's surprising how little 1950s to 1970 autos are ever mentioned.

It's a shame such a great looking car is valued so low in today's market. Sadly many things in the antique marketplace meet the same fate as time and taste march on. Terry

Impossible! Better get out there and find some good shots for us. Terry

The Knight sleeve valve engine and its unique mechanical design seem to keep the value down on cars like this. Looks like a lot of car for the money provided the engine is in decent shape. There have been some discussions recently on this forum on the value of cars like this so I'm sure others with better knowledge will soon chime in. Terry

It amazes me how well the people on this forum can identify old cars like this and when the response comes from Sweden, welll that just adds to support the fact that interest in old cars is universal. Keep up the good work, Lief!

Radiator emblem is not Buick.

Locally, cruising is a type of car show at a place like a restaurant that parks the cruisers in a spot where others can observe the cars and speak with the owners. The cars are not there to be judged and you, the car owner, can come and go as you please. No need to stay around and wait for the awards ceremony.

Bingo! Most people, in my opinion, don't have access to much news about local clubs and their activities. At times they seem like big secrets as to where they are and what they doing. Cruise-ins and the newer cars and coffee gatherings are what most people see going on in their areas and gather around them to view the collector car hobby. My mid 20s son goes to a lot of cars and coffee events. Might be time for antique car clubs to host these events too.