wayne sheldon

It is an epoxy type product. Has "fillers" added, very good adhesion, and some strength. Comes in a variety of mixes, fast setting, slow setting, some types for more specific materials. Most J B Weld unlike regular epoxy is gray in color when mixed, although I have seen some other colors (never used them though). J B Weld is somewhat resistant to oil and gasoline as well as alcohol. It is NOT impervious to them! So some consideration should be used where the fully set product will be exposed to those chemicals. Most varieties also handle a fair amount of heat. The regular stuff I use if I recall correctly does fairly well up to about 300 degrees Fahrenheit (about 150 Celsius). I have used it for radiator repairs with great success! However I prefer solder whenever practical. It is a love/hate thing. Not a cure-all (as edinmass I see just posted!). Some people love it too much. Other people despise the very idea of it. I have salvaged pot metal parts that had been broken into twenty small pieces! Light switches, ignition switches, numerous non-critical parts. I also use it to repair Bakelite and other era plastic parts. You should see the Bakelite ignition switch for my 1915 model T Ford. Decades out in the weather and sunlight had shrunk and warped the thing almost beyond recognition! I had to whittle out areas inside because it had shrunk in too small, recreate the mounting positions for the switch contacts, and then build up the exterior back to size and shape! Once painted flat black? It took some effort building it up in stages and filing and sanding to shape. But mounted onto the coil box, it looks like a perfect original! I sometimes use J B Weld for aesthetic repairs to chassis and engine parts, or surface damage to wooden wheels before painting. It is durable enough to take the vibration and general abuse in those areas.

TRUE!

Like "Washington slept here". They stole so many cars over their few years crime spree, and took so many pictures of themselves with them. Clyde Barrow wrote a famous letter to Henry Ford telling how he preferred the new Ford V8 "whenever (he) could get away with one"! But they stole pretty much anything when they needed it. Over the years, I think more than a hundred cars were later claimed to had been stolen by Bonnie and Clyde. Some manufactured after they had been killed. "History" does strange things sometimes. They were both disgusting losers with a nasty mean streak inside themselves. Elevated to legendary status while they were still alive. They continue to still be treated with respect they really never did deserve. Sorry. But that is me talking.

Wheels look like from about a 1934? Wire wheels were available on Chevrolet for 1929, but were much more spindly looking. Wood wheels and steel disc were also options that year. The 19 inch steel discs I think were used in 1929, and are usually not too difficult to find. But check on that? It could have been 20 inch in 1929? Pretty good chance the steel discs would bolt right onto those hubs?

William (Bill) Harrah had his restoration shop completely restore a Maxwell with the intention of giving it to Jack Benny as a gift (they were good friends). One day (somewhat before the car was ready), Jack and Bill were having lunch together. Bill H made a few comments about the Maxwell (probably fishing for an opportunity?), and Jack went on to say something along the line of "Oh I would NEVER want to have a real Maxwell, they're so - - - - -". The story (legend???) goes that the car never was given to Jack, and that Bill H kept it for some years in case Jack changed his mind. I was told this story years ago by a couple different people that knew Bill Harrah.

Even in the 1930s, the equipment to stamp dozens of metal pieces to make an all steel body cost so much that it often took years and sometimes a million cars to break even with the high labor cost to build the same basic body out of simple stampings of outer panels and wooden structure.

My dad had a 1927 Whippet roadster when he was going to college in the late 1940s! I always wanted to find and get one! Twenty years ago, I would have been all over that! However, now, the last thing I need is another project car that needs to be put together. Through nasty twists of fate, I had to sell all my good or restored cars. All I have left are five or six project cars that are deserving of completion (they weren't worth anything when I had to have the money!). Good luck with the sale! I hope it finds a good caretaker home.

Some points of interest to maybe a few here? Out of curiosity, noticing the signs for the 1927 film classic "The First Auto" posted on each side of the Duryea, I checked with IMDB, and found that one of the cars used in the film was a then (1927) restored 1903 Stevens Duryea! Seems that maybe that was this car? Other cars restored for use in the film included an early Holsman and an early White steamer. Barney Oldfield had a cameo, and was shown driving 999. According to the trivia on the film, Barney was given top billing because after the film was completed, the actual male lead was killed in an unrelated automobile crash. The film company preferred to avoid drawing attention to his role after the crash. and switched credit positions between the star and Barney. Been a few years, but I have seen the movie! I also blew up the picture of the Riker Electric! The information sign on the car says it was a prototype, and indicates it was being displayed by a grandson of A L Riker! I may need to find out more about both of those cars!

Apparently, those statues are affectionately known simply as "Muffler Men" to many in the modern internet historian world. Over the years, they have been repainted, repaired, altered, in many ways to display all sorts of goods and services as well as food. I remember seeing many of them in front of or next to muffler shops of many names. However, I seem to recall that when I was young, they were first associated with one specific chain of muffler repair shops. It may have been Midas Mufflers? I know many Midas Muffler shops did have those at some point. But whether they began there or not I do not know. They usually had either a giant muffler or a full head/tail and muffler assembly held between the hands. Made of fiberglass, they get hit, knocked over, broken and repaired again and again. I remember when one in San Jose California was "kidnapped" in the 1970s! It had been a major landmark for a couple decades and the whole town was upset by its disappearance! Ransom was asked, payments offered, but no further response. About another week went by, and information was let out where it could be found. Apparently, what started as a practical joke went bad when the stature fell over after transportation and broke into several pieces! Afraid of the repercussions, the jokers moved it again to a neutral place and abandoned the wreckage where it could be found. It was at first declared beyond repair! However, never-say-die local auto body-men managed to do what all the king's horses and all the king's men had failed to do! The muffler man was returned to his local spot with a slightly altered arm (the worst broken area!) to continue his vigilance and offer directions to the lost. (NO, I did not have anything to do with the prank!) It was however second section/local news front page for a couple weeks!

Thank you Xander W! I am pretty sure that 1928 Pierce Arrow seven passenger sedan with the "non-Pierce Arrow" lamps (actually a Pierce Arrow option at the time) is the one discussed somewhat in the "Not Mine" for sale section of the forum late last year. It was advertised widely, with some confusing information that made me doubt some of the ads may have been legitimate or not. Some of the advertising indicated the car may have been in the Midwest or even farther East. However, someone known on the forum claimed to know the car, and verified it as being in Oregon. It later showed up at a Portland swap meet, and I heard it was sold. Nice to see it again! Also a few really early (even by MY standards!) cars! The 1896 Riker Electric is wonderful! Fantastic! Expletives escape me! So is the Duryea! I cannot tell if the sign says "Stevens-Duryea" or not, nor the year? I applaud the effort to "dress the part" at car shows! However, a 1920s flapper sitting in the front of such an early automobile appears a bit anachronistic to me. While the gentleman's attire appears a bit "loud" for circa 1900, style-wise it is not far from reasonably proper. And if you have seen much original clothing from the era? SOME of it was more brightly colored than you might imagine! Again, THANK YOU! I needed something to cheer me up.

r-t, I may be wrong, that era is a bit out of my wheelhouse. However I think Chevrolet's (and GMC's) Cameo pickups from 1955 and 1956 were followed by a "modern" steel wide pickup? The Cameos had fiberglass outer boxes. And both Dodge and International were famous for their "odd duck" crew cab pickups in the mid to late 1950s. But I seem to recall that Dodge was first? (May be wrong?) (But sometimes I like to stimulate conversation.)

I still like the Pope the most! But that Silver ghost is trying hard, tugging at me.

Far and away, the one I like BEST is the Pope! However, a LOT of INTERESTING stuff there. Thank you Xander W!

Looks like someone may have cut the front "roll" off of it?

Model A Fords had safety glass in the windshields beginning in 1928 as I recall. The story goes that Henry Ford had a friend that nearly died after a collision because of injuries from the broken windshield. So, while tooling up for the new model Fords, he added the safety glass windshield. I don't know how accurate that is? But that is the story my model A friends have told me.

Sadly, 28anut is right. I wasn't going to say anything, but since he opened the door? The top really bugs me also. The "business" coupe was a toned down version of the sport coupe in 1928 and 1929. Very few survive as "business" coupes because most have been upgraded into the sport coupe version! The top should be simple and plain, except for the oval windows (which were used only for a short while) and which I think he is right? I think these are not quite as they should be. Overall, the top looks way over padded, and to my eye ruins the look of the car. I am not sure, but I "think" the rumble seat was an option on the business coupe? So I also can accept that. But some of the other dress-up is too much and ruins the look the car should have. But that is just me.

A 1934 Packard standard 8 sedan?

I know he has it listed for sale "locally". The ebay listing is still up, however he has it saying "SOLD". So I would guess he has a buyer lined up? Perhaps waiting for payment before he pulls the listing? I do not personally know him, but met him when I went to look at the car. Seemed like a good fellow.

The fender is almost any body style 1917 through 1925 EXCEPT coupes and sedans of 1924 and 1925. Although there is a minor variation on some late 1924 1925 rear fenders that I don't think yours has, so more likely it is from a 1917 through 1923. The mounting bracket was used mostly on the runabout/roadsters and the coupes from before 1917 through 1925. That mounting bracket was NOT used on touring cars or sedans.

I hope it got a good home!

That car needs a good home! It just isn't the right car for me at this time. I don't know the man, I don't really know the situation. I got the feeling talking to him that it had been an impulse buy that he soon regretted because he is not mechanically inclined enough to fix it himself. He would have to pay someone to fix it, and we know how that can be these days. The car clearly has not been run in a couple years, exactly how long could be the about a year he was told, or it could have been a bit longer. He has only had it a short while. My guess based upon a dozen or so similar vintage cars I have worked on that have sat for a few years is that this one should wake up fairly easily. However, there are always "those" unknowns that might turn into something more serious. Studebakers of the 1920s are generally good cars to work on, and they make good nickel era tour cars. This is one of the small models, but still a nice size car. I just don't really have the time to work on much right now. Otherwise, I would consider it to fix and use for awhile and later trade up for something that fit me better. The interior is a bit too red, but looks a lot better in person than it does in the photos (I suspect the camera's flash brightened up the red). The rest of the car seems very solid and looks very nice for a couple decades old restoration. I gave a few more details on the previous thread; https://forums.aaca.org/topic/381306-1922-studebaker-8300-looks-nice/#comment-2397110

I keep learning new things! That is why I still ask questions.

I had a key bent that way some years back. Don't remember where it came from, and few in the family had Mopars that many years ago. I wonder if I till have it? I thought it was strange when I found it in a box of stuff. At first thinking it had been damaged, but it looked too perfectly bent for that. At least now I know what it may have been from if I run into it again. Interesting stuff! Thank you all.

I am wondering about the handles on the rumble seat lid? I would think those were not original as I have seen dozens of other coupes that era with rumble seats, and not seen handles on the sides that way. However, I opened the bottom photo of miscellaneous and zoomed in to look. The handles were there in the before restoration photos. So, were they original to this model car? Or added for convenience later? The 1929 Reo sport coupe I had many years ago originally had luggage bars on the rumble seat lid. Much more attractive, and useful also.

I am not a big fan of depot hacks (seen too many bad ones!). But this one looks nice! If well built (would need to be looked over like any antique automobile?), I could like it! A proper front floor mat would help it a lot! They are not expensive, and last I heard are still available from some of the parts vendors.