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To quote a well known automotive/motorcycle sage**: "The only thing left (to do), is everything else". I think that applies to this Rumble Bug. Cheers, Grog ** Jesse James - Monster Garage

Would a new production Delorean be considered an "in the future" Delorean? Would it be capable of more than 88 mph and not need a flux capacitor? Cheers, Grog

I'd never heard of Coys Auctions before reading the above-linked article. It's a bit of a long read, but, in my opinion, so interesting as to be worthy of the time spent reading it. If you decide not to read the entire article, reading the "Comments" can give you a pretty good feel for the reputation of Coys. As pointed out by several of the Commenters, it is difficult to understand why anyone would do business with a firm that has such a poor reputation. At this point, the name "Coys" is hardly a corporate asset and makes one wonder why the new auction house didn't just choose a new name. Cheers, Grog

A proper attitude often smooths bumps in the rocky road of disappointment ... or sumthin'. Cheers, Grog

Yes, I've heard the same thing. Cheers, Grog

A lottery, or any other game of chance for that matter, relies heavily on the perception of "an honest game", otherwise, participation rates would suffer. I think the Georgia Lottery should "bend over backwards" to satisfy the lottery winner, since they were the ones who breached the contract. Compromise, with the advantage going to the lottery winner, is surely called for in this situation. I would think that it would be in everyone's best interest if the Georgia Lottery quickly reached an agreement with the winner, perhaps something like along these lines: Immediate payment of $107,000 (the agreed allowance for the price of the promised 'Vette), plus the promised $250,000, plus a signed contract for a new Corvette. In my opinion it was foolish to involve lawyers in this situation, because the only ones who win a dispute of this nature are the lawyers. It wasn't clear from the above-linked article what the Lottery winner's attitude was or what the date of the lottery was; however, if he is adamant and insists on immediate payment of the cash and promised Corvette, then he is being unwise. Assuming that the winner is the one who involved the lawyers, he is being doubly unwise ... unless he is being stonewalled by lottery officials. Cheers, Grog

That video moved from spot to spot in the production process so rapidly that I found the entire presentation to be meaningless. But then, that could just be slow ol' me. I did, however, appreciate the sound track. Cheers, Grog

ARRRRGGHHHH, I kinda like it. What is happening to me? Where's the antidote? Ahh, good ol ' single malt to the rescue again! Cheers, Grog

I think the multi-door Porsche looks pretty good; the "re-imagined" Jaguar E-Type, not so much (I'm being charitable here). Cheers, Grog

I don't like the guy's name, "Gear & Axle" either. That's just weird. But I guess he could be Axl Rose's dad ... maybe not. Cheers, Grog

In these days of political and existential ( I had to look that adjective up, but it sounds impressive) turmoil, I heartily recommend the James Herriot series of books and the original TV series. The actor who portrayed Siegfried Farnon, Robert Hardy, was incredible in that role. The writers could not have produced the dialog that Hardy often seemed to ad lib. He was great. If you haven't read the the books by James Herriot, I highly recommend them as they will recharge your spirit and re-connect you with what is really important: family, friends and people. Cheers, Grog

All Punctuation Matters (APM)! In these days of twitter, instagram, parler et al, we are becoming comfortable with writing while dropping pronouns, avoiding punctuation, writing in acronyms and ignoring many other features of the written English language. The above example, in my opinion, lacks a period mark and a capitalized "i", which resulted in some confusion over the meaning of the sentence. The English language, being highly contextual as it is, doesn't need any additional help in creating confusion amongst its users (especially yours truly). I'm sure that in my limited grasp of the English language, I've committed numerous grammatical errors in the foregoing sentences: however, being in error hasn't stopped me yet. Cheers, Grog

How can it be a "numbers matching car" if the type of transmission has been changed from that with which it left the factory? With the 4 speed modification, it is in danger of being classified as a "resto mod". As far as I'm concerned, unless you purchased the car just to flip it, restore it the way you want it. The transmission change will definitely affect the value with the "numbers matching" crowd. Cheers, Grog

Great job; however, we don't want to lose you, so be REALLY CAREFUL leaning in and out while standing on top of that step ladder! Cheers, Grog

The mask is certainly socially acceptable; however, the rest of the outfit would not be considered "straight" away or anyway. Cheers, Grog

Yes, they make 12V Ahoooga horns, but they don't have the style and panache of an old original Klaxon. The Klaxon I have is circa 1930. and I don't want to take the chance of burning out the motor. The car I plan to install it on is somewhat of a mixed anachronism (it's a 1952 Crosley pickup rat rod), but I install old, odd accessories whenever possible. The Crosley rat rod ain't pretty, but it sure is interesting and lotsa fun. Merry Christmas, Grog

Works fine down here in Paisley, Florida. I either hear the clanking of whiskey bottles or the skittering of reindeer hooves on my tin roof. I guess I'd better go check. I leave a couple of tots of rum out for Santa every year, and I rigorously taste test my offering prior to the arrival of the great Claus. Hmm, that one tasted just fine, but taste testing cannot be too .... Merry Christmas, Grog

You're right in that the 6V klaxon-type horns will work with 12 volts, because I've tried that with mine. My main concern is that repeated/prolonged use of the horn using 12V could cause the motor to burn out. Some of my friends have told me to just use the horn intermittently for short beeps. Well, where's the fun in that? If I can't use the horn to clear elephant herds from the right of way, what's the use? Cheers, Grog

It looks like the casting behind this lever arm reads "Luvax", which was a popular Post War (WW II) damper or shock absorber used on Post War MGs and Jaguars, to name a few. I'm not sure if the Luvax damper was produced prior to WW II, but the lever arm, piston-type of damper was apparently not invented until 1935, making such dampers relatively "new technology" prior to the war. I speculate that such dampers were not in common use prior to the war, but my knowledge of these things is somewhat limited. Others with more knowledge, please let us know. Whatever that car is, it's certainly cool. It would be interesting to track down its provenance. Cheers, Grog

Jack M; From your research, it looks like Summit has the same VR-10 25A voltage reducer as the one offered by Mac's Auto Parts. It appears that the only difference is that Summit offers it for $122.45; whereas, Mac's Auto wants $144.99. A savings of $22.54 is pretty significant in my book. It seems that Mac's Auto Parts is owned by the Eckler's group, whom I've found, in the past, to be a bit pricey. Thanks for your help. Cheers, Grog

Akstraw; I did a search for "Mac's Model A Parts" and the more generic "Mac's Auto Parts" came up. I searched that site and came up with the 25A voltage reducer shown in my above post. I again searched "Mac's Auto Parts" with using the stock number shown in your recent post (A13802R) which yielded this: This is the one that came up in my previous search and has a sale price of $144.99. Where did I go astray in my search for the voltage reducer you recommended? I appreciate your help. Cheers, Grog

I found three voltage reducers on the Mac's Model A site, but none of them mentioned use with a Klaxon-type horn. There was one with a 25 amp rating which should be enough to power the horn. Is this the one you were thinking about? https://www.macsautoparts.com/voltage-reducer-with-wiring-magnum-12-to-6-volt-25-amp-28-73930-1.html Thanks for your help. Cheers, Grogh

As to pit dimensions, that would depend on the physical size of the vehicles you plan to maintain, with vehicle track dimension being the critical one. For example, the track (transverse distance between wheels) of my Chevelle is much greater than that of my Crosley. Pits used to be much more common than they are these days, and I remember some pits being just deep enough to accommodate someone scooting around on a wheeled stool, while others were deep enough to allow work while standing. The only pit I've had experience with was during my high school days (many mango seasons ago) while working at a part time job in a gas station. As I recall, the depth of that pit was somewhere between "scooting" and "standing" and was not comfortable at all. There are a number of pitfalls associated with the installation of a pit in one's garage. Some of these would include, but not be limited to: Danger of falling in if a vehicle is not parked over the pit; The tendency of anything dropped on the floor rolling into the pit (some sort of law of nature, or gravity or sumthin'); Flammable liquid fumes are heavier than ambient air and would tend to collect in the pit; Accumulation in the pit of other toxic fumes, while possibly not flammable, could pose a real safety risk; I would think that there would be some knotty construction challenges associated with installing a pit in an existing garage floor slab. There are alternatives to a pit available. Some of the members of this Forum (Padgett for one, I believe) have low-lift types of lifts and seem to be quite pleased with them. I'm sure that more folks, more knowledgeable than I, will contribute to providing answers to your question. Cheers, Grog

I've read this entire thread with interest, and guess successful (happy) buying and selling boils down to attitude and respect. Like power and money, one begets the other: a positive attitude results in the showing of respect and vice versa. Cheers, Grog

Lots of snow here. Cheers, Grog