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My uncle worked for the Department of Highways and had one in his car. It was the Mobile Telephone VHS system as explained here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Telephone_Service I recall the prefix on his mobile was 'XJ'. There were ten available lines, and one had to wait until one was free before making the call. The receiver itself was made by Motorola, but the phone receiver and cord was a common Western Electric unit as I recall. I do recall a phone shown in an interior photo in a 1970 Ford Thunderbird brochure. The note at the bottom of the page stated 'Telephone available from outside sources.', or something to that effect. Craig

I would definitely restore that '68 300. A four door hardtop is one body style one will probably never see again! And I suspect you have a bit of a rarity there. A four door with buckets is rather uncommon. Craig

Lots of photos of Camerons in this thread: Craig

The one on Craigslist is definitely a city transit bus as it has a rear exit door. It would be cool to pull into a show with a vintage bus such as the one above. Several years ago at a British Field Meet, a double-decker bus showed up unexpectedly, getting lots of attention from the spectators at the show. Craig

I will be at this one next May/June: https://www.aths.org/2019Convention Craig

What a sweetheart! If it was running with seats installed, there would be NO shortage of lineups for that particular bus if it was part of the shuttle at the annual Portland Swap Meet regardless how it looked! Craig

Thanks again for all your photos! As others have stated, there are lots of old-car and truck related shows around the country in the summer months here in North America. Craig

Ford built a nice V12 out of two V6 Duratec engines when it owned Aston Martin. Now that they've divested themselves of Aston and Jaguar, perhaps they can start offering it in the new-for-2021 Continental. Craig

That is correct. Like Graham-Paige, and Studebaker in the 1960's, Hupp became a holding company only, and their most familiar product name went away. Craig

Some automotive component made by Zahnfabrik Friedrichshafen. Craig

I am fully aware they are unavailable for US produced Chevrolet Division vehicles (except Corvette), and other divisions are 'hit and miss'. It was brought up in 2015 at a seminar at the Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals show in Rosemont. It may not hurt to contact GM Heritage Center and make an inquiry. I have seen some for Oldsmobiles that were sold new in Canada, which is perhaps why I am under the impression they are available from the Heritage Center. And they were not simply to be 'thrown away', those Pontiac ones were ordered to be destroyed, and someone was astute enough to divert them. Chevrolet historians are now hoping this is what has happened to their build sheets, where Iron Mountain had the contract to store them for a specified length of time as required by the IRS, and then to destroy them, most likely by incineration, which was permitted at the time. Craig

Information here: https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/mus/2004/08/Don-t-Be-a-Victim/1280859.html Craig

So did Studebaker, who bought out Franklin Manufacturing, and Hupp Corporation who bought out Perfection Stove and Gibson appliances. Craig

What a gorgeous car! Love the condition of the interior. I hope someone who is in the market for a nice late 1930's car that can capably cruise at 70 mph all day will seriously consider this example. Craig

That's what is nice about European and Japanese cars from that era. "Proper" bumpers that were designed to go with the rest of the car were used in their home market, and can be switched accordingly, some easier than others, unlike the US cars where one does not have a nicer bumper option. For example, the home market bumpers on a 1976-77 Toyota Celica makes a world of difference over those ugly US bumpers that were used. Craig

It was Alec Issigonis who designed the Mini and the 1100 series for BMC who claimed it was 'impossible' to have anything over 2 liters with front wheel drive. Yes, he got blown out of the water when the Toronado was introduced and the Eldorado with an even larger engine a year later. (Don't recall his reaction, or whether he ever drove one to see what it was like.) I can't say I've ever seen a 'police package' Toronado of any year. And regardless, that $7000 asking price for this example is not out of line going by the photos of it, even with no prominence. I believe the Production Orders for Oldsmobile are available from GM Heritage Center which will confirm if there are any deviations on it. Craig

Without argument, GM's biggest household 'contribution' was their Frigidaire appliances, which some were very stylish in a mid-century modern way. Apparently, Bill Mitchell also designed their 'Sheerline' 1957 models which was very modern for the time, and got away from the rounded look that was common to appliances previous to that. Craig

William Harrah obviously left a legacy, possibly never to be repeated again. It would have been fun to have been on one of these tours back then, even as a 'brash teenager'. I am glad to see the National Automobile Museum in Reno still carries on in his memory with its fantastic collection of cars. Craig

Yep, Chrysler's 'Airtemp Division'. I've seen lots of Airtemp window-shaker A/C units, as well as some furnaces as seen above. For years, Chrysler claimed their Airtemp Division supplied components for their car air conditioners, and proudly displayed an "Air Conditioned by Airtemp" decal in one of the windows on cars so equipped. Craig

I'm looking forward to seeing them. They makes me want to take a trip to France to attend one of your shows! There appears to be a huge variety of cars from all over Europe, including some obscure ones hardly ever seen here in North America. The Schlumpf collection would definitely be on my list of things to see while in France. Craig

Thanks for those photos! Very nice variety of farm and industrial machinery and of course, all the vintage cars. I can't say I've seen that many late '40's Hotchkiss's together before. Craig

Made back in the day when a Cadillac really was a competitor for Rolls Royce! Craig

When she's all done, you can hang out with these guys and gals! Craig

Then you'll love this story: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?93782-Production-order-questions&highlight=production+order Craig

It still does not hurt to check and see if a second car with that identical serial number is by chance lurking around. That way, you will nip any potential problems in the bud should it ever be re-imported and registered in North America. Craig