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5 hours ago, CarlLaFong said:
Well, a new S Class Mercedes starts at almost 100K. This guy is a serious dreamer. It has been bid up to what it might be worth as a novelty car or a parts car. I really doubt that it will go a whole lot higher. There may be shill bidders involved as well. All anyone has to do is Google "1919 Benz" to see that there isn't the slightest resemblance to any actual car from that era. I wonder if he bought it, thinking it is real?
About forty years ago, I saw something similar happen.
A 1957 Chevrolet station wagon 210 Handyman with "Nomad" badges showed up in town.
I watched that car change hands three times.
Each time the buyer thought he had bought a Nomad
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more power?
restore the flat head V8.
How fast to you need to go in 1950 Lincoln?
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I remember red heater hose
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At one time, many years ago, Dad had fifteen plus collector cars. He eventually sold them off except the Roadmaster.
Among the collection was a '66 Lincoln convertible , with top stowing away in the trunk like your Ford retractable.
I thought the coolest thing was to park it at a show with the front hinged hood up, and the trunk lid in the air and the suicide doors opened.
Those Retractable , hardtops, T Bird conv and Lincoln conv are the coolest
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3 minutes ago, victorialynn2 said:
Thank you everyone. I admit I'm scared of the car. I think it's because of the size, but possibly also because of what it means to my dad. A lot of people are telling me to drive it because it needs it. I'm working myself up to that. First I need to get a new set of tires. I think they have issues from setting too long, although they look fine. I base this on a quick drive in it last summer. I wasn't driving, though. LOL
Actually, the only one of my father's cars I drove was the '70 Bronco. I couldn't resist. The rest I have refused to drive.
After my Dad died and left me the Buick, I was nervous to drive it.
Dad's last words to me from his death bed were,
"Take care of your Mama. And take care of my Car"
Each time I drive it, I'm more comfortable than the previous time.
At first, I wouldn't take it past the first traffic light.
After a few months, I took it on a 200 mile day trip.
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I agree with Frantz
$50,000 , not less
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Peter is working on it
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Peter Is working on it
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Since the upgrade, I can't see Jpeg pictures
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I filled the Durango up with fuel
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a flock of Guinea hens will let you know when someone is there
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35 minutes ago, wilbur said:
That information is fantastic. Thank you very much! It is actually far superior to the Dykes manual and now I clearly see how to set the anchor pin. Success is looking very feasible.
Hooray !!!
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On 2/19/2017 at 4:08 PM, wcpaxton said:
I have a 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner and having trouble with the hood latch not holding all the time. Of course the safety hook (if that is what it is called) still holds so the hood won't fly up. I recently greased the latch so I would be sure that it was springing back closed. Does anyone know if there is any adjustment I can make or do I need a new latch, etc.??
Thanks in advance!!! Coalter Paxton
I'm not familiar with the Ford latch.
But, I'm assuming it's similar to my Buick.latch barb bolt looks like?
Is this what your hood latch barb bolt looks like?
to elongate , turn it counter clock wise
to shorten , turn it clock wise
You'll also have to adjust the stops that the hood rests on.
Again, I'm telling you from my experience with my Buick
Can you post photos?
Bulldog
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A friend that owns a '39 Rolls RHD and a '52 Bentley RHD occasionally lets me drive those.
Interestingly, the four speed manual shift is to the right of the driver's seat. Between the door and seat.
the hand brake too, is along the right side of the car
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6 hours ago, Digger914 said:
Run a piece of masking tape up the full length of the post where it rubs against the latch and close the hood. That will tell you if you're getting to the latch point. If you're low on the barb you can adjust for height, if you are beyond the nub best to replace for safety sake.
I had the same problem with my Buick
I fixed it the way Digger described. Turned the barb bolt to make it longer.
it's a trial and error process
And you are right to put lots of grease... copious amounts of white lithium grease
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On 1/23/2017 at 6:01 PM, amphigill said:
This little engine will turn 8,000 all day!
WOW !
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1 hour ago, padgett said:
What was known as "lead" was not Pb but tetraethyl lead, a compound aka "ethyl". Was also the reason for valve rotators, to help clean the lead deposits off.
Anyone remember finding lead nodules on spark plugs sometimes bridging the gap ? Was one reason plugs needed to be changed frequently.
thank you padgett.
save the lead pellets for a 'lead' pencil
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yep
Chevy truck
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Nice Car
Nice Price
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1 hour ago, FLYER15015 said:
So you are O.K. unless you ferry over to England ?
We here in the colonies drive on the right too.
Just to annoy the mother country. HA.HA.
Mike in Colorado
"We here in the colonies drive on the right too."
And it was that dastardly left handed Napoleon that changed most of Europe from the left
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4 hours ago, HeavyB said:
Cars in the Netherlands have the steering wheel on the left side ( like most cars in Europe)
I thought , maybe.
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Pour it in your burn barrel before your next trash burn
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18 hours ago, FLYER15015 said:
Please leave your car as it is !!!!!
I think it is beautiful just like the picture.
And boy-o-boy do you have guts........ to drive that big Buick around the Netherlands with the gas prices as they are now.
That is a better ride than the King or Queen or whom ever runs the place.
And with the steering wheel on the left side too..
My kind of guy.......
Mike in Colorado
This Buick is Belgian car
What side is the steering wheel on Netherland 's cars
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On 2/1/2017 at 2:03 PM, SpecialEducation said:
While there seems to have been common & popular color choices, it seems you could get any combination you wanted in '56. Finding a photo of an odd combination like this will be pretty difficult, but you can plug it in here: http://www.hometownbuick.com/1956-buick/1956-buick-configurator/
On 2/3/2017 at 4:19 PM, FLYER15015 said:If you turn the data plate upside down it does.
On 2/3/2017 at 7:31 PM, SpecialEducation said:
If you turn the car upside down , it matches the data plate
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For Sale: 1929 Ford Model A Sport Coupe
in Automobiles and Parts - Buy/Sell
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One very cold day I drove a model 'A' with a heater such as that.
You couldn't want a warmer car than that