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Morgan Wright

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  1. When I did the clutch on my '40 Special Model 41, Bob's had the replacement clutch and pressure plate but he suggested I get the "new style" pressure plate he was selling, and the plate that went with it. He said it was much better. I used that one and it worked great.
  2. When did Buick have righty loosy lefty tighty? Sounds like Chrysler in the 60s
  3. Missing top is major 𒐕𒐖𒐕 in price. I'd give the guy 12,000 Keep in mind this is not rare. Buick made 4000 Model 19s in 1910
  4. The guy has it all cleaned up and wants $20,000 https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/listing/1910-buick-19-bouckville-ny-2775752?fbclid=IwAR3g19JB_DRq_6-V8UKZb5B06UF3pXNCSt82427QtgBamG2WaFp8EY4XFY0
  5. This 1915 Buick has 36 x 5 balloons and you can tell right away.
  6. But not when you hit the floor starter pedal?
  7. Does the ammeter needle move when you hit the starter?
  8. I'm no expert but I think when they make these wheels, they heat the metal rim up to 600 degrees to expand it, then they put it around the assembled spokes quickly and let it cool so it compresses back down onto the spokes. I don't know how you'd go about doing that, seems like a job for a professional.
  9. Towing that way can be tricky if the tires are 40 years old and chunks of rubber are flying off
  10. Does your book list the 1918 E-49 brake parts? I'm going to head down to Midas this year and have them do my break job LOL. What book is that by the way?
  11. There is always the chance it's just a bad battery.
  12. You plan on going Hotchkis and welding spring perches to the axle housing? I wouldn't do it unless I had a 4 year engineering degree from Cornell. .
  13. Here's how the side curtains look on a E-49 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrP1Eb6JNj4 .
  14. Mark, What model 1922 do you have. I have all the side curtains for the model 49 (in crappy condition) if that would fit at all Morgan
  15. I'll drive it more when I give it a brake job. They are starting to squeek now going down long steep hills. The 80 year old asbestos is starting to lose its battle against the rusty drums. I never gave it a brake job because if the brakes ain't broke, don't break them.
  16. I'm 68 and don't drive my 106 year old Buick much for fear of wrecking it. Like they say, "They can always make new people (babies) but they can't make new 1917 Buicks"
  17. Terry, July 1 was the cutoff back then for model years, any car made after July 1, 1915 was a 1916 model. This is from the "Buick Bulletin" dated 1918.
  18. They didn't make the model 45 in 1915 but if they did it would have been a C-45. The D-45 is 1916-1917
  19. Since I've never heard an English person say anything good about America before, I was surprised and pleasingly flattered by this bloke's assessment of the 1915 Buick. He says American cars were advanced over their cars at the time, and he was especially impressed by our Delco electrical system with the distributor. He's amazed by the car, actually. Makes me feel good to be an American:
  20. If it ain't broke, fix it 'till it is.
  21. Where did you get it? I want one.
  22. It's worth 14.5 k just for the gear shifter knob that says 2 R ├─┤ 3 1
  23. I was checking out the light bulbs at the Auto Zone. Some of them with the super low numbers, like 2 digit numbers and even 1 digit numbers (!!), I guess those bulbs have never changed in over 100 years. The voltage on the side of the bulb says 8-10 volt, so I think you can use the same bulb for 6V or 12V, I see no reason to change the bulb for 12V. I figure the same bulb can go both ways. I doubt 12V would burn it out.
  24. I don't know why anybody would convert a 6V car to 12V. Maybe it's better to double everything. My car has a 3 speed transmission, maybe I'm going to make it 6 speeds. It has 4 wheels, I think I'll convert it to 8 wheels. It has an engine, maybe I'll give it two engines. Just double everything.
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