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While the Jaguar is nice, I wouldn't kick an early Triumph TR-2 out of my garage. Craig

One must also be aware of the dangers of leaving a vehicle unattended while in the area, especially as the urge to 'dig a little deeper' into the ruins can draw one's attention away from personal safety. Just remember the bridge that collapsed without warning over East Grand Boulevard with little or no warning, and thankfully, no one was on or under it when it fell. Craig

Even more scarce are the people who want them. Craig

I don't believe any GM division offered Woodlites as an option, even on Cadillacs. However, if a wealthy customer wanted a custom body Fleetwood with Woodlites, GM most likely would have accommodated him. One little-known option Pontiac did offer a few years later was the Wagner 'No-Rol', which Studebaker marketed as the 'Hill Holder'. Craig

With excellent scanners now on the market, and the tools to enhance the image and remove 'impurities' at the same time, there really is no need to cut the original out of the magazine. Craig

Studebaker National Museum, which is not too terribly far from the Gilmore Museum is also a 'must see'. Craig

Gray (from Canada) and Dort (from Flint, MI) are one and the same. A 1922 Dort and a 1924 Gray-Dort. Craig

Here is a touring. Craig

Contact the Studebaker National Museum. Remember, Studebaker-Packard handled the distribution of Mercedes Benz vehicles in North America from 1957 through 1965. They might have some literature in their archives. Craig

Studebaker offered them in the late 1940's. http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?70625-Window-blinds http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?89405-Studebaker-venetian-shades-for-rear-windows-1947-52 http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?41840-Venetian-blinds-amp-cruises-good-day-bad-day-good-day Craig

Should have 'Sponge-Bob was here' written in the dust on it. But this Buick tops it all for wretched taste: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3885577/1969-buick-skylark/ Craig

I thought Picker made X-ray machines. Surely Google can mount a Picker next to the camera on the roof of their Street View vehicles and X-ray every barn while taking pictures. Imagine the story they would tell!!! Craig

If a 'hands-on' trade really interests one, go to NIGHT SCHOOL! Its only two evenings per week, and one doesn't have to give up his or her daytime job to do so. In the early 2000's, it was the opposite with me. I wanted to move away from being 'on the tools' and took 2-D and 3-D CAD at night school; something that was not around when I was in my early 20's. It turned out to be the best thing I ever did, as I am now an engineering draftsman for a pump & compressor firm. What got me hired over the younger ones was my prior knowledge and 'hands-on' experience with the equipment involved. It is NEVER too late in anyone's life to go back to school! I was rather amazed to see just how many were in their 40's and 50's attending night school. Craig

The old 'Car Classics' magazine had an article or two of a Schacht in 1974 or so. Craig

There was the Kennedy 'Spring Wheel', from around 1910. Vintage ad on Page 8 here.---------------------> https://news.google.ca/newspapers?nid=hqOjcs7Dif8C&dat=19110225&printsec=frontpage&hl=en One mounted on a buggy here: Craig

Another in Sacramento, and one that is local. Craig

One in Reno. Craig

Several years ago, I got to see a 40-minute b&w film of an antique car meet which mainly showed cars from 1900 through mid-1920's. The film was produced by Firestone in 1955. The last few minutes of the film was pure advertising PR for Firestone showing the factory reproducing the old, skinny tires which were used on the cars, stating how popular old cars were becoming and it was growing each year. The film then stated how Firestone was going to meet the demand by dusting off their old tire molds, and making vintage tires for early 1900's cars readily available. Craig

A rather ill-fated decision on his part. If a regional rep refused a test drive on similar grounds today, he'd be out looking for work! I understand why the Reo would be more reliable, given your Russell has the Knight engine. The sleeve-valve never got up to the build quality and reliability record of a conventional poppet-valve engine, and I still feel Russell's decision to acquire a licence and build the Knight engine was a bad move on their part. They would have been further ahead with continued development on their standard engine, although John North W. was waiting at Tommy's door, cash in hand to buy the automotive division just so he could market his Willys Knight in Canada. Craig

Thomas Wilby knew exactly what he was doing 100 years ago when he proposed the first coast-to-coast road trip across Canada. The previous year, the British journalist had driven from New York to San Diego and back, and knew there was money and glory to be found in writing and lecturing about the experience. So in 1912, he approached the REO auto company of St. Catharines, Ont., with a similar request: Therein lay the problem. Wilby was a 45-year-old snob who had little time for Americans who would not defer to him. A little late now, but he should have asked Tommy Alexander at Russell Motor Car Company in Toronto for a brand new Russell to drive across Canada with... Craig

I like what William Harrah once said. "You can't restore them all!" That is coming from someone who could afford to hire staff and thoroughly restore one-offs and high end cars to perfection without running out of money. Like all of us, his life-cycle came to an end first, and no one is exempt from that! Craig

I believe it was fully paved by 1992; the 50th Anniversary of it. Craig

I believe it was also 1982, or perhaps a year earlier for power locks. It is rather odd Ford and Dodge waited so long to offer power windows and locks on their light trucks as GM made them optional starting with the 1977 model year. Craug

I believe the first year Ford offered power windows on a F-150 was 1982. Craig

Here is a 1928 Auto Red Bug: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?49925-Orphan-of-the-Day-03-28-1928-Auto-Red-Bug Craig