TerryB

Do YOU like it that much? That's the big question. That price is not extravagant in today's market. If I had the car I probably would pay it. Offer $350 and see what happens. There have been times I thought I spent too much for this kind of stuff but the enjoyment it gave me was well worth it. The nice thing about it is it will always have some residual value even when you are done with owning it.

There seems to be a price tag on it now as I suspect it's for sale in an antique store. Are you looking to make an offer to the seller? A 15% discount off the marked price might motivate the seller to take your offer, more discount than that gets tougher to negotiate. Terry

Never saw the swivel seats in a wagon either. A very cool and hard to find car.

Bottom one is definitely Fargo truck, not sure if top one is Fargo. Terry

Short answer- As an investment item for financial gain, unless it's free, no. If want to buy it as an investment in learning about automobiles and their design and operation, the joys and frustrations of ownership, making friends with a group of people passionate about old cars, then it's an excellent investment! Terry

Might have been used on a farm as a tractor for pulling implements. The modified cars were called doodlebug tractors.

Probably brake cylinders as that is a very popular use of speed bleeders. They have a built in check ball to make bleeding brakes a one man job. Terry

Yes, regardless of rated output, it's the spinning action of the generator that produces the output power. The generator is XX output at a certain rpm. The advantage of an alternator is it takes less rpms to make current output.

The new generator is capable of supplying more amps, 50 vs 35 than the old one. It will only supply the amount needed to keep the car up and running as determined by the voltage regulator. If you had lots of accessories that took a lot of power, your new generator is easily able to supply it. I'm not sure if the regulator has to be matched to the gen output. Police cars and ambulances would be common uses for higher output generators.

I thought you were talking about me. My wife claims I've been out in the garage at least that long, maybe longer! Anyway, nice car with lots of potential! Good luck. I resurrected a Yamaha motorcycle that sat about that long and did a lot of what is mentioned in this thread to get it back to life. It can be done!

Have you looked on the ATCA (Antique Truck Club of America) website? They are very big into Mack trucks. Terry

Excellent photos! Thanks for sharing. Terry

Boy, you keep bringing back memories for me! Not all of them were positive.

Sounds like air is trapped in the system. Are you bleeding them by starting with farthest from the master cylinder first then next farthest etc? That is supposed to help with getting out the most air. Terry

I've seen, on TV as opposed to real life experience, the reproduction was not as good as originals that are rechomed. I had my 37 Dodge done by Paul's Rechroming. It came out great. I had contacted them at the Hershey car show quite a few years ago. Terry

That is great to hear. I too took my son to Hershey and other car shows when he was about that age all the way up to the time he entered college. After that the class schedule made it tougher but we still went to shows when we could. Today he is a mechanical engineer for a major automobile manufacturer. You just never know how the seeds of interest we sow might turn out. I hope you and your son have a great time at the show. Terry

DOT 4 is what most modern motorcycle companies use too, mostly for the boiling point features. Terry

Sales brochure for Morris Minor

It's a 1957 DeSoto police car.

Great photos! Makes today's cars look very dull and boring.

Yes, after I go through the pile I plan to sell most of them. The pictured group is about half of what I have. Still researching typical prices paid for them on eBay. Funny how the typical price paid rarely matches current asking prices there. Being a dealer is tough work! Terry

None of the cars pictured are battery operated. They are in the 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 " size range. One car I have not yet cleaned up is a 1962 Cadillac Superior ambulance that as a light bulb in the roof and a place to install a AA battery to run the light. When you push the car a contact opens and closes the battery connection to make the light blink. Neat stuff for that time frame. Terry

A recent visit by my brother in law resulted in my becoming a used car dealer, in miniature anyway. He decided he no longer wanted the toy cars from his youth so I bought them from him. Here is what I cleaned up so far. They are Dinky and Corgi cars and trucks from the early 1960s. Matt Harwood, Brass is Best, and others who sell cars on this site have nothing to worry, I won't be competing for your business! Terry

First thing I had to do was figure out what an M35 was and now I see it's a military truck. Best place to look for an answer might be a military vehicle collector site. Naturally the first thing that comes to mind is olive drab green. I guess many options exist depending on the branch of service and the country that used the truck if it is not one from the USA armed forces. Terry

My thoughts too. Jc Whitney, Western Auto and others like them had a lot of these mascots for sale. Terry