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When there's heavy snow, the extra clearance and 4WD is a godsend, even on 'flat, paved roads'. Those 'flat, paved roads' get iced up in wintertime, and one sure appreciates 4WD capabilities when the light turns green. That way, more than three vehicles can make it through before it turns red again. As well, SUV's for the most part, have greater towing capacity than a car, and I do tow a trailer with my F150 crewcab. Craig

I posted a photo of a 1926 Jewett here----------> Craig

I love them. I had a Matchbox model of one years ago. At one time, you could buy one at your Studebaker dealer. https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/general-studebaker-specific-discussion/70286-anyone-ever-heard-of-the-unimog-proving-ground-demonstarion-1957 That Volvo sure looks like a Pinzgauer. https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/general-studebaker-specific-discussion/106407-finally-captured-image-of-studebaker-i-think Craig

La Salle, or Graham, maybe? I'm trying to visualize them turned 180° where they're longest at the top. Craig

In the 1960's I had a scale model of a 1953 Ford Vedette fordor sedan. (The one that looked like a scaled down '49 Merc.). It was an orange-tan color close to that Rambler wagon in the photo a couple of posts above. I have no idea what became of it, but I believe it was made in France. Today, I have some Citroen and Peugeot models by Vitesse. Craig

That Maxwell engine thread comes to mind reading this: I'm almost convince that no engine has to be 'scrapped' just because it has a crack, or even a hole in the block. My engine has a crack in the block, and A.C. Castings in California says they can repair it. Craig

My all-time favorite auction car so far is THIS ONE: I never did hear how the Dutch buyer made out with the auction company after the German authorities confiscated it!! Craig

Back in the 1980's I saw a 1950 or '51 Nash Airflyte following a first-gen Dodge T115 minivan. I was rather amazed how close in dimension the passenger & cargo area was between the two aside from the more sloped rear on the Airflyte. The main difference of course, was the longer hood on the Nash. Craig

A roll of vinyl wrap for the outside, and a snap-on canvas cover for the interior, ala 1960's British sports cars won't solve!! Craig

That is correct, but it is odd there are brackets in place for them. Craig

Where's the headlights? I see the brackets, but they're missing! Craig

Porsche proved all the naysayers wrong when they came out with the Cayenne in 2003. It will no doubt be one of Porsche's biggest success stories of the 21st century as sales of it exceeded nearly everyone's expectations, including their own. But if you're in business, you'll be forced to go where the market is. Craig

That is exactly why I liked reading about 'Gus' in "The Model Garage' in Popular Science magazine. Craig

It looks like it was still 'in use' until maybe recently. The glass appears to be good, and the cab corners don't look rusty. If you have the room for it, get it running, at least, and driveable. Then maybe put it on the market. Craig

I suppose it could, with all these newer redundant controls for the radio that are now on the steering wheel right next to the horn!! Craig

It was sad, but as I recall reading, he was slowly dying from a chronic illness, which was giving him an intense amount of constant pain. Craig

When I was pre-driving age, I was visiting my uncle who happened to have the latest issue of Playboy on the end table in his living room. I picked it up and thumbed through the August, 1967 issue of Playboy and immediately saw an article by Ken Purdy with an awesome photo-essay of cars that I had never seen excellent color pictures of before, Bizzarinni 5300 Strada GT, Lamborghini Muira, etc., to name a couple. I asked my uncle it I could have it when he was done with it, and he said I could, but it was 'conditional' with my mom. In the end, she did allow me to have it. Of course, at the time, I cut out the pictures and glued them on cardboard and disappeared over the years. Fortunately for me, I was at a garage sale a good 30 years ago, where the seller had a stack of late 1960's Playboy magazines for sale, and was able to find that August, 1967 issue, which I still have complete. I didn't cut it up this time! Craig

If you have any automotive magazines in your collection that are not on their list, sign up, scan and upload them. Craig

One of our chapter members always counts on a two-to-four hour wait while crossing the border into the US, even though he has a clearance letter from the RCMP. He has the same first and last name of someone who also happened to be born the same year and in the same province as him who has served jailtime for attempted robbery, rape, you name it. Every time he enters the US, his name is 'red flagged' and gets stuck having to sit in the interrogation room at the border crossing. He has been handcuffed and strip-searched on a few occasions while under interrogation at the border over the past 40 or more years. Craig

Magnesium gives off a very blinding white light when it ignites. (Don't ask me how I know!) Craig

The Studebaker family donated their piano to the local union hall in South Bend during the war. It is still there to this day: https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/general-studebaker-specific-discussion/6582-south-bend-self-tour-1-uaw-local-5 Craig

Ken Purdy was a well known freelance automotive writer. His articles often appeared in True, Argosy, and Playboy magazine in the 1960's. Craig

The former USSR and Japan used or still use a different bandwidth for FM. Importer of Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) cars soon find out the OEM radio is close to useless on the FM band.

I haven't seen Classic Auto Restorer on the newsstand for about 30 years, and I HATE subscribing to magazines as the Post Office is brutal on anything bigger than a standard envelope. I thought Classic Auto Restorer ceased publication as it suddenly vanished from the newsstand. I only learned about this magazine from England https://www.magnetomagazine.com/single-issues.htm which is not available in newsstands from this site: https://www.magazinecollector.net/magazines/cars/ Craig

Don't forget, if your vehicle has One-Star or Nav., it can be tracked on private property in a closed garage or a parkade, and of course if you are carrying a Smartphone around with you, one doesn't have to be in their vehicle to know where you are. Craig