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I believe it was a Hess & Eisenhardt conversion. Craig

If so, it would be a McLaughlin-Buick, which was the source of export Buicks for the British Commonwealth market. Craig

AMF-era Harleys are like a St. Bernard. They piss all over the driveway, and their favorite place to ride is in the back of a truck!! Craig

Very similar to the one currently in the Nethercutt Museum.

Are we having a game of "Clue"? Craig

A 'clue' if it was an official military vehicle is small lever-operated ignition switch that did not require a key. Craig

Close to thirty-five years ago, I owned a nice, 1966 Oldsmobile Delta 88 four door hardtop. I sold in 1988 at a local collector car auction as I had just bought my first house. I had a buyer of it call me about three years later asking what I knew of its history. It was sold to him by a dealer that specialized in vintage cars who bought it from me at the action. He found an old registration in the glove compartment with my name on it, and phoned me. After I told him what I knew of it, I politely asked him what he had paid for it, and turns out, he purchased it for only $200 more than for what I sold it at the auction for!! Craig

Too bad you missed out on that refrigerator. The International dealer 135 miles south of here has two functioning I-H refrigerators in the lunchroom. Yes, the door locks in that '69 Wildcat were electric solenoid. They were LOUD, and worked with the engine off. I have seen earlier cars with the vacuum door locks, including my '67 Thunderbird, and a '66 Oldsmobile with vacuum trunk release. Once the vacuum was 'used up', after a only few uses, one had to start the engine again to evacuate air out of the reserve tank under the hood. Craig

Could be the car seen here? https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/stove-huggers-the-non-studebaker-forum/110253-portland-art-museum Which is part of the Mullen Collection. Craig

If commercial Reos are of interest, this book has some interesting Reo transit bus history in Montreal: https://www.boutiquestm.com/en/livre-100-ans-de-bus-a-montreal.html Unfortunately, its only available text 'en francais', but the period photos and illustrations make up for it. Craig

Thanks! A friend of mine's dad also had one for a company car in 1969-same gold color as my grandfather's, and also a four door hardtop. About the only option my grandfather's car didn't have that my friend's dad had were power door locks. His dad worked for GMAC, the credit arm of GM, which was a huge money maker at the time for the company, and was a real GM loyalist. Inside his house were all Frigidaire appliances in lovely Coppertone, which was a GM division at the time. Craig

Now THAT would have given the Duesenberg 'Twenty Grand' a run for its money!! Craig

He has: All his latest posts are on the above thread on it. Craig

I also like the color as well. My grandfather bought a 1969 Wildcat brand new in that same color, therefore, it brings back a few memories for me. Craig

If it was a Canadian based 'Ford product from 1959, it could be a Meteor Montcalm. Craig

It may not have been a rumble-seat car, and was fitted with a trunk, which was standard. Looking at the photo, it may have had an aftermarket slide-in pickup box installed at one time. Craig

As long as its printed prior to 2009, it belonged to the old null and void General Motors Corporation which went bankrupt. Therefore, it should be open property to post on anyone's website. Craig

Ford also built some city transit buses during the war years. http://www.barp.ca/photo_index2.html Craig

For 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawks: http://www.1956goldenhawk.com/ Craig

It appears to be curved to provide clear access for the starting crank. Craig

And it might have to be 17 characters long, ALL filled in. Will it recognize a vehicle made prior to 1981? Craig

Studebaker showed movies inside an oversized 1934 Land Cruiser during the World's Fair in Chicago that year. Craig

Ladas were imported to Canada from 1978 through 1995. The most popular was the fiat 124 based 1500S four door sedan. It received a new front end appearance in 1983 (2105), and a more upmarket GLS model in 1985 (2107). Announced in 1987 was the Samara model, though they didn't start arriving until 1988. The most collectible and desirable Lada would be the Niva 4X4 which was imported to Canada from 1981 through 1995, basically unchanged. Later models from 1992 had a lower-opening rear liftgate, which made it easier to load and unload. Craig

Stalin LIKED Packards!! After all, he built his own lookalikes under the name of 'ZIS'. (Guess what the 'S' stood for until it became ZIL in 1953??) Craig

Do you have a Julian in your collection? Craig