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driver Gus Petzel, in which he toured the USA. He is seen with Ranger Townley of Yosemite National Park.

Historian Robert Cunningham has added the following: “His trip was from San Francisco through Yosemite National Park to New York City. Petzel financed his trip across the Lincoln Highway by peddling picture postcards of himself in his racer. Later, in October 1926, Petzel drove the racer over the Ascot Speedway where he was clocked at a record-setting speed of 92 miles per hour”. “Later, Petzel sold his car to Edmond “Hoot Owl” Gibson. Gibson had become an accomplished rodeo champion in 1910 when silent film director Francis Boggs cast him as an extra in a Hollywood cowboy feature.” The photo below courtesty of The Silent Movie Blog shows Hoot in the car with his Cunningham Roadster behind it. Read the rest of Roberts comment below for more information. https://theoldmotor.com/?p=140175 In 1925, Gus Petzel made a San Francisco to Washington, D.C. run in this charming little baby car. The postcard description tells more about it: “The smallest automobile in the world – Designed and built by Gus Petzel of Alameda, California. The car has a 4-cylinder air cooled motor, 3-speeds, electric lights and starter, 60 inch wheelbase, 21″ x 4″ airplane tires, and weighs 560 pounds. It makes 52 miles per gallon and has a speed of 65 miles on the road and 80 miles on the track. Cost $2,000 to build”. A number of stories turned up about Petzel’s run, and the February 1926 issue of Popular Science has a short article along with a photo and gives the same basic details. The book Alameda tells us that he lived at 1207 Grand Street, on the small island city next to Oakland and across the Bay from San Francisco. This car is without a doubt is related to the Art Smith Baby Cars, built ten years earlier in San Francisco. The little racer is slightly modernized and powered by an in-line four-cylinder Henderson motorcycle engine.

Gus Petzel built the world's smallest car back in 1925. He drove it from San Francisco to New York.

I would not add sound insulation. Upholstery fabric I would use better quality of the original type of fabric if possible. And like maybe a double layer of burlap over the springs, cotton batting use more than original, etc. Looks like you're missing at least one coil spring.

Yes if it's on you phone, then try to "share" it which will then ask you who you want to email it to.

Have you downloaded this picture to you computer? Saved a copy on your had drive? It seems to have been an attachment to an email you received.

It's a link to a picture hosted on a website called "https://outlook.live.com/" but the link is expired or something along those lines. If someone wants to post a picture, they should download it to their computer, to their pictures folder, then upload it from their computer to this forum. That way this forum actually has the picture.

Strange how someone else can see it. I see nothing.

I would expect a "bagel sandwich" to be 10 bucks, and a chai to be about 5. But I paid $4.40 for a simple bagel toasted with a "smear" of cream cheese, seems high. To me a bagel with smear is worth about $2.70, which is what it was not too long ago, while a bagel sandwich, with ham, cheese, etc could be $7. A Venti plain coffee at Starbucks is now $2.70. Chai Tea Latte

This one is Los Angeles

Bidders are fighting over this vehicle. Three have bid over $1,000 already. It's at $1225 with 8 days to go.

http://riley-cars.co.uk/Overhauling-the-Riley-Nine.php Riley Nine? Mid 1930's, think it has the same engine?

Riley built their engines in both 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder versions. These engines were also built with numerous displacement sizes. All of the engines had a similar design – hemispherical combustion chamber, intake and exhaust valves angled at 90 degrees, short and light pushrods from twin camshafts mounted high on each side of the engine block. Due to the arrangement of the valves, the engine looks like it has dual overhead camshafts, but these are parrallel valve covers. https://stevemckelvie.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/the-white-riley-the-era-and-the-healey-cars/

I'm not sure if this is it. Maybe.

Yes I had misspelled it, then let auto correct fix it for me and it came up with crankshaft instead of cam.

twin crankshafts, pushrods, OHV not DOHC. Trans I would think has a manual linkage.

No I don't think so, to both...

Pre Selector gearbox That's another thing, unless you are familiar with these could you buy it? You'd never find someone to repair it if needed; you'd have to DIY.

Yes

I always check eBay for odd stuff like that, 1/2-20 UNF Tap Left Hand Thread 1/2"-20 TPI US Stock New HSS 1/2-20 UNF Tap Left Hand Thread 1/2"-20 TPI High Quality M830 Condition:New Quantity: 1 8 available / 66 sold Price: US $10.99

Start a topic under "Our Cars and Restoration Projects" and people will follow it, help answer questions if they can. https://forums.aaca.org/forum/86-our-cars-restoration-projects/