Tom Boehm

Try Bob's Automobilia. They specialize in reproduction Buick parts.

Did Raymond Loewy or Bob Gregorie design the grill on the 1946 Lincon Continental? Gregorie designed the first 1940/1941 Lincoln Continental and the 1942 update. The latest issue of the Hagerty Drivers Club Magazine claims Raymond Loewy designed the 1946 grill. I have never heard he had anything to do with Lincolns of that era aside from customizing his own personal car.

Did Raymond Loewy or Bob Gregorie design the 1946 Lincoln Continental grill? Gregorie designed the first 1940/1941 Lincoln Continental and the 1942 update. The latest issue of Hagerty's Drivers Club magazine claims Raymond Loewy designed the 1946 grill. I have never heard he had anything to do with the Lincolns of that era aside from his personal car he customized.

There is a whole section for "what is it" on this forum right under the technical questions.

Welcome to the old car hobby. You might get more views for the grill you need if you post in the general parts wanted section or in the Buick section of this forum.

jpage give yourself more credit. Your upholstery is not bad. I have seen much worse on cars at shows. Your lines are parallel and straight.

,I agree about the body seeming too tall. I have seen the red one in person.

About 5 or more years ago there was a dealer in Texas trying to sell the wood body from a 1939 Cadillac woodie. This car was custom bodied in 1939 by Wildanger. It was red. The story was that some one started a restoration but lost the chassis somehow. Anybody out there know if it was eventually sold? The dealer was Pete's Classic Cars of Dallas. He was asking crazy money.

28 Chrysler is right. the "N"s are not backwards. The nameplate in question and the chrome one on Ebay are the same script.

1954, 1955, 1956 Lincoln script https://www.ebay.com/itm/114749365137

Nobody else had an opinion so I'll chime in. The thin pins on the back make me think it is a lapel pin. But at over 6" long that would be a very big lapel pin. If it is a lapel pin it is missing the retainers. The lettering looks like the script on the 1949,1950,1951 Lincolns but the N is backwards on the emblem in question. Lincoln did not have a V8 until 1949 and after. Earlier Lincolns with a V8 would not have used this script.

Hello Chip, You helped me buy ash lumber at a wholesale place in Cincinnati. I didn't have an account there. I was having difficulty finding what I needed at home in the Louisville metro area. That was 10-15 years ago. I have made great progress on my Lasalle woodie but it is not finished yet. I still have some of the lumber I bought in Cincinnati that I hope will finish the car.

Yes the old wheels needed to be dressed. I just ordered better quality Norton (hopefully) wheels. I replaced the wheels a few years back but it did not get rid of all the vibration. I got the new machined flanges but the wheels are backordered. I'll report on if this is successful in a few weeks.

I bet that Baldor grinder does not vibrate.

I decided to try to fix the grinder I have. I ordered new Norton Gemini grinding wheels. I also watched several Youtube videos on this subject where the problem with low end grinders is diagnosed as the wheel not being supported enough by the stamped steel flanges. These are the large dish shaped washers on both sides of the grinding wheel. The remedy is a set of thicker machined aluminum flanges that hold the grinding wheels perpendicular to the shaft. I ordered a set of these. I will report back in a week or two if this worked.

I don't have a specific answer for you but those sound like upholstery tacks. Also did you look at a local hardware store like Ace?

My bench grinder is about a 20 year old Craftsman made in china. I am tired of tolerating the excessive vibration. It is almost unuseable. You Tube videos suggest the problem is the wheels are out of balance. The balancing process is trial and error and takes time. The devices to help balance the wheels cost as much as a new grinder. What is the solution? 1. New grinder? will a better quality grinder come balanced out of the box? Is that a Dewalt or a Baldor? or whatever? 2.New Wheels? Do better quality wheels (Norton?) come pre balanced ready to install? Is there a solution to make this Craftsman smooth? I never thought there was this much tuning involved in a simple bench grinder. Do they all need to be balanced? For a long time I just assumed mine was low quality. Not specifically a car question but I know others have dealt with this.

Good advice from SC38dls. Don't store the infested seat in the same building with other wooden items you do not want infested. I acquired a powder post beetle problem with some infested rough lumber. When I figured out the problem I got rid of the infested wood. I treated other good lumber having just a few holes with Tim Bor. It worked. I did not want the bugs hopping over to my good lumber. I varnished some of my good rough lumber also to prevent infestation. My understanding is that Tim Bor has low toxicity relative to insecticides in general. Darn the bugs not wood body cars! The lumber mentioned above was ash destined for my woodie station wagon.

And I thought I was always the most detail oriented, pickiest guy in the room. That is extreme. I'm glad you took it in a good way.

That is interesting also. There is a little competition built into the rules.

Phillip, thank you for your post. That answers my question. That is very interesting. Because the Cadillac and Lasalle Club is a one/two marque club, they have gone about that situation the opposite way. The Club publishes Authenticity Manuals for each class. These are written by volunteer club members who have experience with cars in that class. They use factory period published information as reference. This is a big help to restorers and judges.

After skimming through the AACA Judging Guidelines it seems there can be multiple first place awards at one time. I always wondered how judges in the AACA can have knowledge of authenticity of so many classes. Some cars are rare and there may not be a lot of people out there to judge who know what is correct for them. I have judged a few times for the Cadillac Club and even for one make it is hard to get judges who know all the authenticity details.

Hello All, I am not an AACA member. I am a member of the Cadillac and Lasalle Club. Their judging standard to strive for is the condition and authenticity of the car the day it left the dealership. Awards are issued according to score; so there can be more than one first place. What is the judging standard of the AACA? Are awards issued according to score or only to the highest score? I am just curious. No controversy.

Thanks for posting this thread. I'm learning so much about how the "other woodies" are put together. I always have a question: How did you decide on the green color to paint the inside of the boat?

I'm not sure which part you are looking for but Restoration Specialties has lots of what I think you are looking for.