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AJ, Good luck with this adventure. Post pics if possible. Are you driving, navigating or both? Are you hiding Ed in the trunk just in case? dave s

Great looking car, I wish I could fit in one. Be sure to try it with the top up not just down. The brakes are a little weak so be sure to check them also. Hope it works out for you. dave s

Peter I’m no expert on MG’s or any car actually but I do know if you are 6 feet tall or more and weight over 200 lbs you are not going to have an easy time getting into (if you even can) or get out of an MGTD unless you are very nimble. I had the possibility of buying one recently at a great price and there was no way I was going to fit more less be comfortable. I’ve always loved the TD’s, TC’s. dave s

This has been an informative and interesting discussion. I hope it keeps going in this civil manner. It is antique car related as I’ve stated I would rather drive my 38 Studebaker than an EV but I think EV’s are ok especially in metro areas. I’m retired so my trips are more for short necessary runs than anything so I might as well drive the old car I have the most fun on. The pups like it to as it’s easy to get in and out of with the running boards. dave s

You’re right about the power companies deferred maintenance, it’s one of the reasons my brother retired. The customers are going to pay for it at sometime EV car or not. dave s

Matt I will agree with you on most of your points. I also have no problem with someone buying an Electric car if they want. My problem is the infrastructure planning and cost is not being looked at and what is being done is not having a control over what standards of materials being used except the connections. My brother recently retired from San Diego power and light as the head of the repair area. He said they have put off so much regular maintenance and only handled emergency repairs for so long the whole system could collapse if a single sub station gets overloaded. They run the generators at 90-100% capacity during normal working hours and had to purchase outside electrical power when demand is too high. Of late they can’t get the outside power so they do the brown outs. If demand increases due to even overnight charging the system is going to need a major overhaul. When he’s talked with other power companies they say the same thing. Our infrastructure needs a major overhaul but no one will commit the dollars necessary. It is eventually going to fall on the consumer. Everyone is going to see a price increase on electric utilities if charging stations are going to be as readily available as gas stations. Even if you don’t own an EV car you will be paying for those improvements. I’m sticking to my 38 Studebaker flat 6, heck it’s unique and fun to drive anyhow. if I was still working in a major metro area an EV would be practical but I’m not and happy to be retired. dave s

Hagerty did a good job on mine after an accident. They had a $20,000 parts car in the bid for a $15,000 insured running good original value car. They wanted to total mine and pay me the $15 so I showed them I thought their parts car was out of line. We negotiated and I settled for over $9,000 then did the work myself and spent less than $3,000 with a lot of input from forum members that wanted me to succeed. I had never done body work before. Hagerty worked with me to keep from getting a salvage title which was my goal along with getting the car back on the road. See my thread 1938 Studebaker front end repair. for more details if you want. They did not increase my premiums this year either. dave s

Frank, I looked for a right front fender for my 38 for a long time. Ended up doing the repair myself. It was a great experience and got to know a lot of people on the general forum that helped me learn how to accomplish the task. Best tool I bought was a port-a-power from on line. I had never done body work but could not find a shop in the area that would work on an antique car. So I started a thread called — 1938 Studebaker front end repair. I had A great time doing it. dave s

Only 60 mph ! Is that why Ed will never buy a Tesla? dave s

The point seems too be they are looking at the beginning as a great money maker with only also considering the number and location of charging stations. They should be considering how to keep those stations operating without hurting the environment but do not seem to be any concern. It’s the mentality of “if there is a plug there must be electricity! “ or if there are checks in the checkbook there must be money in the bank. Guess what, we will be the bank. dave s

Well said Gunsmoke, my fears are too many are jumping on the EV bandwagon without considering the consequences. Are the current manufacturers even considering the disposal of old batteries, the environmental impact of new electrical production, how that will be accomplished in a world trying to stop using coal and oil? Over 60% of electrical plants in the USA are still using fossil fuel (over 25% use coal) to run the generators. Are they thinking of the bottom line for the corporation and their stockholders in the short term of 5 to 10 years? To me this is where our government should be focusing their attention on not just the immediate impact of new technology and jobs. I have not read one article that says anyone is addressing that problem and it is coming at us at a faster pace than many other disasters headed our way. Young people better wake up to that fact as guys like me will be long gone. If for no other reason than to have a life with the possibilities as good as their parents and grand parents had in this country. dave s

Wayne, I believe that is about 400 S Michigan Ave and is actually called the “Fine Arts Building” it has the old “Studebaker Theater” in it. It’s been there since the early 1900’s or late 1890’s. Studebaker had the building as a wagon manufacturing building until they out grew it. I had a couple publishers that were clients having offices in the building. I believe it was remodeled around 2015 as both of my customers moved to the suburbs because of the construction. So it’s still a beautiful theater. About 8 to 10 blocks south was the area called Printers row which had all the big printing presses like RR Donnelly and others. The movie “Backdraft” used (I believe it was) the old Cuneo press building for the big final fire scenes because the city wanted to tear it down. The building still stood after the movie as the floors were all two feet thick steel reinforced concrete to hold the weight of the large presses. dave s

You can’t drive it on-line! Simple as that, if you can’t see it in person, touch it and drive it you may be getting something entirely different than what you thought you were expecting. Isn’t that what we tell someone when they ask in a thread if they should buy a car from pictures? We tell them pictures can be deceiving so why is it different for a new car? Buying a pair of boxers or tighty whities is far different than a major life purchase like a 60-90,000 dollar car. dave s

I agree the net can be an easy way to shop. I can’t see it as a way to buy one of the two major purchases a person makes in life, a house or car. Next you’ll be able to get your spouse on line then where would most antique car guys that belong to AACA be! Even if they professed to be good looking like Ed does! dave s

John the problem with leases is the mileage limitations. My 11 year old car has 150,000 miles on it and the last two + years I haven’t put more than 4000 miles on it due to Covid. So a three year lease with 30,000 would mean I pay a huge mileage penalty fee or the car would sit in the driveway going no where for one+ of those years. Not a good deal if you drive the car a lot. I do agree and don’t mind the fact they are marketing toward a younger crowd. dave s

I would say the percentage is getting bigger every day! I know I can’t afford one not that I want one. Our main car has 150,000 and is 11 years old, just broken in and my daily driver is 84 years old with 81,000 miles I’m sure it’s going to out last my old body so I don’t have any issue with what manufacturers do. I do feel bad for the employees that will be out of a job. dave s dave s

The heck with DB maybe the money he took will be in one. dave s

I’ll bet Ford is going to be successful in this endeavor. Not so much to the types of people that are part of this forum or association but the current 20-40 year olds that have never negotiated the purchase of anything. They think the internet is the absolute end all and do everything on it, entertainment, social events, buying food to underwear. They think if it’s on the net it must be true and the best you can get, why not cars. The world is changing at a faster pace than old guys like me can keep up with, cars on line is just one more change. Just think in 10 years (I’ll probably be gone) and you go to a car dealer you can say “remember the good old days when we could talk to a real person” ! Wait a minute, aren’t we saying that now about a lot of the things we use to talk to a person? The more it changes the more it stays the same. dave s

Was this trip pure pleasure or a working (something most of us would not call your job outside the shop) field trip? Amp pics you can show will be appreciated by many that never get to have your adventures. Keep them coming please. dave s

Steve I agree there is no hope for either one of us. At least I drink real Ky bourbon not that water down stuff from north of the border as my other hopeless friend does. Someday are paths will cross and I’ll share some with you. Hopefully soon. We may have been in the same area when I was looking at 442’s back in Chicago. dave s

Motorcycles, at least old Harleys ALWAYS mark there resting places just like horses so ride works. dave s

When I read the title I thought you were talking about Steve our fearless leader. Ed tells me they were about the same age. Maybe he said seemed like the same age. dave s

Kerry the running boards were hard and brittle before I used this on them ( credit goes to Laughing Coyote for posting and reminding me I had some) and now seems ply able in places. I only had a small amount in bottle so hopefully being a little more generous with it will help more. It’s easy to use spray, wait 10 minutes or so, wipe off with a damp rag then with a dry rag. Maybe leaving soak in a little longer will make it even better. I’ll let you know. At least it’s not just a flashy shine like some products are. dave s

They saw that AACA crew coming and quickly slithered away! Great pics, thanks for posting the pics and allowing them to post. It really makes this forum special. dave s

The 68 Charger is going to make someone very happy. dave s