46 woodie

No, not Model A. Rear window is too large, rear bumpers are not "A", shape of front fender is different and hood louvers look like Chevrolet. I think keiser is correct, 1932 Chevy.

I just looked under E-Bay Motors, woodie station wagon books and there is one for sale.

There is a book called, Vintage Station Wagon Shop Service by Thomas B. Garrett, that I think has what you are looking for. It might be out of print but might be available on line. If you can't find it, let me know and I will lend it to you. You are correct that your car was a Fisher Body, some Pontiacs were made by both Fisher and Ionia.

Along the same lines as Cadillac Fan. My income tax guy knows I restore antique cars and told me that from now on he wants me to save every invoice for everything I buy, even a 1/4"-20 nut. I asked him why and he said with the hiring of thousands of new I.R.S. agents nobody knows what's going to happen. He said if you purchase a car for say $10,000 and restore it, what you sell it for MIGHT now be considered "capitol gains", he just does not know. He went on to say, even if you purchased your antique car 40 years ago and make a profit when you sell it, same rule MIGHT apply. He told me that none of this may happen, it's all talk among his fellow accountants, but he want's me to be prepared if it does. How the heck does the government know how many antique cars I have and if I sell one how do they know how much I originally purchased it for?

I made several phone calls to my Woodie bud's but they are all Ford guy's and no one knows where the tag goes. I see that you are a member of the NWC. If you have a copy of the NWC Membership Directory, there are about eight or ten 1941 Chevy owners listed along with their contact information.

Do you see how narrow the street is in that picture? It's one way, but believe it or not they allow parking on the parking garage side of the street. Can you imagine trying to get emergency vehicles into position?

WOW, Floyd Clymer, what a "blast from the past". I had or might have, several of his books. Back in the '60s when I started my car hobby, he was the go to guy for car books. Let me dig thru my junk and see what I have. I'm sure the historical society has his books, but if I have them they would be welcome to them.

All my car's are black so I'm very fussy about what I use on the finish. I was just about to try the latest and greatest ceramic wax, but after I read several reviews I decided not to use it. Many people like it but others don't recommend using it, especially on black or dark cars. One guy used it and said it looked like he sprayed WD-40 on the car and had to compound the car to get it off. I had been using a product put out by Meguiar's called Black Wax that is especially recommended for black or dark surfaces. What was unusual about Black Wax is that it had a warning label that stated that it was "Combustable, Liquid and Vapors", I actually tried a drop and it does burn. Black Wax is now discontinued, I wish I knew why. Now I have been using my old standby, Meguire's Gold Class and it gives my car's the finish I want.

IMK, I made several phone calls to my fellow members in the NWC and all basically said the same thing, not available anywhere. It's just one of those things that cost a lot to reproduce and not many sell. When I attend a flea market, I now purchase anything Woodie related that I see for sale. I ran into the same situation with the anti-rattle, rubber balls that are on the tailgate hangers for 1940-1948 Fords. At one time I was reproducing the hangers and each set takes four balls. I have sold over 36 sets, but ever since Ed Clarke passed away, I cannot find the balls anywhere. I researched having the balls made but the cost of making a mold and finding a place to make the balls is just way to much money and I would probably need to deal with China and I refuse to do that. Keep searching!

That area of NYC is one of the oldest settled sections of the city, with most streets literally one lane built for horse and buggies. I wouldn't be too quick to put blame on anything quite yet. Several factors have come to light recently such as ignored building inspections and citations. Until I retired, I dealt with the NYC Building Department and I can tell it really needs a complete overhaul. Lot's of patronage and nepotism involved in the hiring of employees and a "do as little as possible at your job" attitude. I hope the accident will change that, but I'm not encouraged. I did hear on the news this morning that the NYFD is looking for a secluded and safe place to store any electric vehicles involved because of the unique firefighting required with electric vehicles.

No one is reproducing them at this time. Bob Drake was the supplier that had them, but they have been on "backorder" for a long time. You need to just keep on looking and hope to find them sitting on some shelf somewhere. Good luck in your search.

A "killswitch" is not only a theft deterrent but also a safety item. Rocket's suggestion is about the easiest, as a simple toggle switch will solve your problem with the least amount of "surgery".

It would help if you let us know what the year and make of the car you are restoring.

The grill shell and cowl look like Model T. I wonder if it was a true Hydro Motor Car, or something these guy's cobbled together using junkyard parts and called it a Hydro Car?

My cars are black, so I had been using a wax by Meguiar's that was for black or dark cars. It was a great product and my cars looked great after I used it but now I find that it has been discontinued. I had never seen a wax like this as it contained petroleum distillates and was flammable. It also states that the vapors may be harmful, probably why it is no longer available.

Porsche, this isn't an ad for J-B Weld, but I once owned an Isuzu Rodeo with a three inch crack in the plastic top radiator tank. I had nothing to loose so I tried J-B Weld. I had the vehicle for 5 years and the J-B was still intact when I sold it , might still be working!

Scott, one suggestion if I may. You mention that the car needs to be moved by May 6th, don't let that dictate your sale of the car. I would try to find a "loner" or rental garage, to take the pressure off your removal date. I don't think your $50,000 sale price is too far out of line, but a car like yours will take time to sell. As others have suggested, you will need to contact several different club's and people and that all takes time. It's quite possible that the car might realize more than $50K if you take your time with the sale. It sounds like your Dad had a lot of friends and once word gets out that the car is available, you never know who might be a potential buyer.

Like Terry points out, it's his first post. Meadowbrook, you will find that there are a lot of brilliant people on this site and can get you thru every problem you have with your car. Don't be afraid to ask anything, there are no dumb questions.

The picture in the Encyclopedia is in black and white, so it's hard to come up with a color, but the plate is not "LAMBERT" but 4E-728. Now, the license plate in the picture is dated 1958, so that was before NYSDMV allowed personal plates. It's hard to imagine two 1909 lamberts from New York as rare as they are, it might be the same car. Do you know how many Lambert's were in the area?

Scott, I looked up Lambert in the Encyclopedia of Motorcars and along with the Lambert history, there is a picture of a Lambert. The picture looks like it was taken inside the HERSHEY stadium, at one of the early HERSHEY meets. The car has a New York license plate affixed to the front spreader bar and looks like the date of the plate is 1958. With the rarity of Lambert's, I wonder if this could be the same car as the one we are talking about?

Restoration Supply Company sells exact copies of the originals. They are correct right down to the foundry number and patent date, June 24th 1913 and come in two sizes.

The Ford Sportsman also had hydraulic windows from 1946 to 1948. Most of the design and engineering was from the Lincoln.

Buick35, the light bulb that you refer to is called the "Centennial Light Bulb" and is located in a Pleasanton CA fire house. It has been burning continuously since 1901 and is in the Guinness Book of World Records. I guess they got their money's worth!

You really can't ask a question such as this and expect to get a definitive and scientific answer. Everyone that has clothespins on their fuel lines will say that they work great. "With the clothespins on my fuel line, I can drive in Death Valley at 125 degrees with no vapor lock", no one like's to think they are wrong. Come on guy's, these old cars had vapor lock when they were new. Insulated fuel lines and an electric fuel pump and most of the problem is solved. Flathead Ford's are notorious for vapor lock, so the V-8 Club allows electric fuel pumps in your fuel system with zero point deduction. One thing I notice in the picture of the Old's engine with clothespins on the fuel line is that there is no radiator shroud. The second picture has the fuel line directly over the exhaust manifold. Why fix the problems correctly when we can get away with clothespins!

Scrap yards are as rare as "Hen's Teeth" on Long Island, the property is worth more for a housing development or a medical facility, plus the E.P.A. visit's every few days. We had two in my area and the car club I belonged to in the early '60s would spend Saturday morning scouring them for parts. Back around 1964 I remember a yellow, Cord in the junkyard and when we went back that afternoon it was crushed. As hot rodder's all we wanted was Ford coupes and roadsters, one guy did purchase a 1940 Ford, four door sedan from the yard. One of the members in my fire company's family owned one of the yards and when he saw my '46 Ford station wagon, he told me that they waited until they got 6 or 8 station wagons and they used a bulldozer to push them into an upper lot and threw a gallon of gas over the cars and burned all the wood. After the wood was gone they drove over the remains with the dozer and put them on the scrap truck! If we could only invent a time machine!