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Okay. I'm sorry I don't follow every topic on this site. I do have things to do in life than read everything every day, even though I am retired. I will try to be more observant of what is being discussed from now on and hold my comments. May I say THANKS for the great Hershey this year !

I have always noticed that it was 3 future meet dates listed on the wooden nickels. The latest wooden nickel received at this past Hershey only had 2 future meet dates shown. Hmmmm........

In replacing the rubber floor mats in my 1940 Packard, I see there is a black "tarpaper-like" padding under the mats, maybe 1/16-1/8" thick. Mine have deteriorated around the common use areas of the pedals and where you place your feet. I cannot find this material in reproduction, but I do see the fabric-based "jute" material for sale. Is this commonly used as a substitute for the black tarpaper? Thanks !

I'm glad I opened up this topic this morning. I was just getting ready to leave to preview the Smith auction items. But no way am I paying $100 to attend. I was interested in some pallet parts and maybe a car if the stars aligned correctly, but this auction is over my head. Too bad.

I'm not criticizing nor endorsing, just making comments. It is the Series I Alpine, which is somewhat scarce on the ground now. The Alpine became much more popular with the Series II onward and more of those have survived. It is not a Rootes color, although somewhat similar to their seacrest green, which looks very nice on that car. Fake wire wheel covers..the originals were real wires or steel wheels with nice round holes. Steering wheel column plastic is coming apart and that will probably get worse later. The rear plastic window is virtually unusable due to crazing, but fortunately I think they are still available. They have nice clean lines that first attracted me way back in high school.

Yes, beautiful cars. Nicely detailed engine compartment. I would have preferred a slightly darker green and no "big white donuts". Something about the bottom of the passenger door looks oddly bulging but perhaps it is an optical illusion.

My Church buys recycled stone & brick crusher run for their driveway and parking area, primarily because it is cheaper than quarry gravel. It comes from demolished houses and buildings and with each load, you get surprise objects that missed the screening process. Pieces of electrical outlets, mirrors, faucets, work gloves, wire, ...you name it. Can you imagine the amount of junk mixed in with the masonry debris from the Packard factory?

Fall in Virginia (That darned electric pole jumped in the picture)

This car is marked as SOLD! on craigslist. I hope someone fulfills their dream and we see this car again back to life. Now I can get back to my life while my retirement account is breathing a sigh of relief. Boy...that was a lot of temptation.

Maybe I'm not looking at this clearly, but mounted on the inside center windshield post is something on a pivot at the top (looks like a mini trashcan on a pivot), then below is what looks like a gauge on a post, then below that is the rear-view mirror. On the right side of the dash is a device mounted on a post with a big eyeball. And then....left of the steering wheel appears to be some kind of mini cluster with a big gauge. What are these items?

Supercub says "could have been a livery car". I think I remember seeing a Cord used as a livery or taxicab in the movie "The Shadow", where I believe Peter Boyle was driving around the Shadow, played by Alec Baldwin. I thought at the time "Nah, no one used a Cord as a taxicab". But maybe that's true. This could have been painted yellow to be used as livery...or then again could just be someone's idea of an attractive shade of yellow. What's all of stuff hanging from the center windshield post, inside ? This is a mighty attractive thing to be so close to me....

My circa 1850 house had Horse Hair Plaster walls. When I removed the plaster and lath in order to put in insulation, I could see tufts of hair throughout. Or at least I think it was Horse.

I have a YRC (Yellow-Roadway) freight terminal fairly close to me in VA and have used them a lot. They are careful and will drive the forklift out and put it in your trailer or truck like you said. One thing though, keep that box or pallet as small as possible. They charge by weight but also factor in the cubic size. I made the mistake of shipping a set of wooden stairs by them one time. It used up so much of their truck and cost me out the.....

60FlatTop.... as a tangent question, what is that film clip from ? I can recognize Andy Devine, Dabbs Greer, and Howard McNear, can't quite identify the fellow with the hat and a couple others. I love to try to identify old character actors.

Two summers ago my wife and I visited Bourbon country in Kentucky. An impromptu visit to the Abbey at Gethsemani was one of the highlights of our trip. Such a peaceful lifestyle certainly is appealing. And their fruitcakes are cured in Kentucky Bourbon...Man, that's tasty !