Douglas G. Brown

Where can I get a government grant for banking a mobile home for the winter, and calling it "art"?

Thanks for the info on the ATF/acetone home brew! I'll whip up a batch and baptize some bolts on my 1937 Dodge. If you have spare (either new or used) ATF on hand, brushing it on leather work boots keeps them from drying out and cracking. I suspect those red colored boot oils sold in small containers for big bucks are actually ATF.

I once worked for a San Diego piano restorer who did this with piano carcasses from which I had stripped all useable parts. I'd spray "For Sale $75.00" on them with white paint, and we'd drag them out in the alley behind his home/shop. They'd vanish within a few days, usually at about 2 ;00 AM. Saved my boss a $100.00 landfill fee.

I'm looking for a 1940 Buick convertible sedan, a.k.a. phaeton. I want a Special, Century, or Limited, which have the old (1939) style narrow body. I am not looking for a Super or Roadmaster, which had the new (1941) style wider body. Prefer a salvageable original car, or older / incorrect restoration. Or an incomplete or "project" car. I have a 1940 Special 4 door sedan parts car, so if your body tub is in fairly decent condition, I can do some parts swapping. My objective is to wind up with a moderately rebuilt car I can drive and enjoy, not a high point show car. Thanks for any offers or leads.

A friend of mine inherited a 1966 Mercury Park Lane, with very similar a styling. It was super reliable, and not too hearty on gas for a big bodied FoMoCo V8. Yours looks to be rust free. A great find for a 50 year old convertible!

Thanks, keiser31, but the pics of Studebakers I've seen on Google images seem to be different. I saw some images of 1940 LaSalles with front turn signal housings which seem to resemble my part. Are there any LaSalle owners out ther to confirm or deny this?

Anybody recognize this? Looks to be 1930s or 1940s. It is 24 inches long.

Thanks, guys!

I bought pair of large chrome plated brass headlights, circa 1934, at a country auction. . They are about 9 3/4 inches wide by 11 inches long 　 Curved face of lens is marked TOP TILT RAY HEADLAMP GUIDE MADE IN U.S.A. 　 On the flat part of the lens, the edge under the rim, on the top is 914565 9 15/32 DIA. DESIGNED FOR MAZDA NO. 1110 on the bottom is GUIDE LAMP CORP. ANDERSON IND. PATENTED - PATENTS PENDING 1 G.C. A-2 On the rear tip of the housing, is marked "TILT RAY", and "Guide" in cursive. Anybody know make, model. and year of car(s) these were used on?

This is a license plate and tail light bracket stamped with the Ford script in oval logo, and number 5 12 D8. It is 10 7/8 inches wide. Any ideas of the years it was used, and was it for car, truck, or both?

Nash had a similar dash cluster about 1950, that was housed in a shell that resembled a late 1930's headlight shell. It attached to the steering column. This might be a later Nash, or possibly a Metropolitan, which Nash sold in the USA

I got this headlight at a country auction last month. The steel case looks sort of like one from a 1924 or 1925 Maxwell, but Maxwell had a stainless steel trim ring around the lens, which had a Maxwell badge shape embossed at the top. Could it be an earlier Maxwell, or maybe from an early Chrysler? Overall diameter is 10 inches, lens is marked "TOP PAT. JUNE 29, 1920" at the top, and "LIBERTY LENS MACBETH - EVANS GLASS COMPANY PAT . DEC. 8, 14 TYPE - D NO 4768-D-9." Trim ring looks like stainless steel, or maybe nickel plated brass ; definitely is not aluminum.

Makes sense, since there were 1940 Dodge and 1942 Plymouth tail light lenses in the same lot. Thanks for the info!

Thanks for checking in keiser 31. I finally have been able to get my pictures to upload. I had to reduce their size.

Thanks for checking in. I finally have been able to get my pictures to upload. I had to reduce their size.

This glass lens measures about 4 1/2 inches by 3 inches, and I found it in a box of old 1930's to 1950 Ford, Chevy, Mopar, and Studebaker lenses.

This grille guard is 34 3/8 inches wide by 14 1/2 inches high. Note the red paint on vertical supports, which is in a groove. Curve on back of supports fit a bumper which is at least 5 1/4 inch high. Is this 1937 - 1938 -1939 senior Packard, on maybe the same years for Nash, Dodge or Chrysler? Would it be Original equipment, dealer installed accessory, or aftermarket?

My grandfather had one like this from the mid 50's thru the early 60's !

Not 49 or 50 Chevrolet. The lenses were much smaller, and have a flat bottom and a rounded top. Some were glass, but most I have seen are plastic.

Thanks for the help, guys! I found this in the attic of a house that once belonged to a man who worked in a small town Chevrolet dealership in the 1940's - 1960's. There was a Pontiac dealership in the neighboring town . (Both towns had less than 1500 people). Oh, looks like that top pic is a woodie. Gorgeous condition, too.

Can anybody ID this wheel? The vertical spokes are stainless steel.