Doug Novak
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No !.......If I were to get one with the Bell for our Driveway, I'd have to jump up every time it rang, run outside, try to wash their windshield, check their tire pressure, and oil level.
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So Moe was a "RECORD BREAKER" !!!!
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UPS?.....no I don't work for them but I do enjoy receiving packages from them. Being retired it's second only to getting the Mail delivered each day.
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There was this AUBURN at the 2016 Grand National Meet in Williamsport that is in my YouTube Video that I filmed. It's at the 22.31 minute mark The Auburn looks like it has Adaptive Auxiliary Head Lights. Not sure of the year, 1920's I think. If I did this right the Video should start at the point of viewing the Auburn. If not just slide the time bar up to the 22.30 mark, or if you have nothing better to do enjoy watching the entire Grand National Video. I got most of the 500+ cars in it before the rain came.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7fxU3HkuSU
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In the early '70's I bought a '54 Pontiac with the flat head straight 8. It was the smoothest running engine I can remember.
Only problem I had when I got it was I had to drift it and pop the clutch with key in run position. So I always parked it on a hill.
I recall fixing this when I replaced the braided Ground strap off the back of the engine to the fire wall that was broken. Then it would start from the six volt battery.
The other problem was the Glass Fuel Bowl at the bottom of the Fuel Pump, when making a left hand turn would come off because the strap would get knocked off. I had oversize radial tires, original springs and shocks that were weak. I'm sure the original motor mounts must have broken on the left side knew it was most likely the cause but didn't fix it. I just avoided left hand turns and if needed slowed down when turning left.
Only other thing I did to it was I pulled the Head off and scrapped all the Carbon off the Piston Tops that had built up over 20 years.
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The Motor Cycle.....every one ever built has at least one.
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OK, all said and done here is a real World Old Car video that is pretty amazing.
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Pickers.
One thing for sure is they do get invited to many of the locations, with a description in advance as to what they will be looking at, and what to expect. Someone schedules a time and date to be there. Also, they do what they call Free Wheeling while traveling, looking for places that may be sources of items of interest. Someone, other then Frank or Mike, makes the initial contact to see if they can get in and set up the film crew, to be there in advance of their arrival. This could also allow for a someone to look over what's there and work with the resident to prepare or relocate items to some degree. Still, that's TV and for it to be interesting, and continued in a way that they can come up with enough filming for a full season, things are most likely done to make it happen. I think it comes across as reasonably believable.
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One of the more real to life shows, PICKERS, when Frank and Mike come across Cars and Motor Cycles that are true Barn Finds.. Fun to watch them struggle to get the cars and bikes out to see their condition. Some of the places they go are amazing and something that can't be staged. Reminds me of how I liked to spend a day in a You Pull It Auto Junk Yard looking for parts.
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Thanks for your Post Bob. I'm sure most of the Forum Followers can assume what was said at the meeting was about the separation of the Museum and the Club. Tom's prior comments posted in the Forum about this were always worded with civility and in a positive way towards all. Tom's response to, as you noted "uncalled for and inappropriate comments", were probably in line with what we read and discussed in the Forum. Our Forum discussions made a good testing ground to help prepare all to understand and appreciate the direction we are going in. Hopefully this helped Tom to be prepared to address these comments in Philly, with the knowledge that he had the full support of the Club. I like hearing that Tom had another opportunity to get the word out to those in the Club that were uninformed.
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This almost makes sense if true and sounds like a better system if instead of in the tank it's plumbed in the fuel line. Not saying I want it but find it very interesting to say the least. Need more proof I think.
So I did a Google Search and got multiple hits. One that is interesting is this one.
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I'd think they might foul the float for the gas gauge.
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Another Factory Option might have been retractable radio antennas. I'm guessing late 50's?
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In the late 50's when I was around eight I started helping my Dad deliver furniture and appliances. He'd strap a Refrigerator on his back and I'd hold the door open for him. Picture kinda like Laurel and Hardy and the piano they carried up the steps. It was a part time job for him and he loved it. We also installed Window Air Conditioners for senior citizens and widows. I got to hand him the tools, and I loved it. It was cool. It didn't pay anything but I got to keep the Card Board boxes. I flattened them to sit on and slide down steep grassy hills.
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This is more of a question then answer but I have a memory from the late 50's when I was a kid of Air lift suspension of some sort on a high optioned convertible, maybe Buick or other GM car? Was that an option. He pulled up and got out of the car and you could hear the air being released.
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WOW, 1962 I was 12 years old. Nicely done Film! I don't think Video had been invented yet and Digital was Science Fiction. But, the cars are still current, timeless actually, and preserved which is what it's all about. Truly a Rolling Museum.
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WOW, 1962 I was 12 years old. Nicely done Film! I don't think Video had been invented yet and Digital was Science Fiction. But, the cars are still current, timeless actually, and preserved which is what it's all about. Truly a Rolling Museum.
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i have to say those are not 1952 buick hubcaps, they are 1955 buick hubcaps.
charles l. coker
1953 pontiac tech advisor
tech advisor coordinator
poci.
Charles I think you are correct. The Hole in the Hubcaps' center, which is empty, originally had a red plastic reflector Center Caps with Buick written on them. However, these hubcaps did come off of a '52 Buick. My Dad bought the '52 from Uncle Will who had bought a new '55 and if I recalled it had Spoke Wire Wheels thus he must have given my Dad his '55 Hub Caps. So now the question is where the hell are the '54 Pontiac Hub caps. I think I remember having two of them but not a complete set. The Pontiac was my Dad's Neighbors car that his sister gave to him. He was crippled with Arthritis and couldn't drive anymore and sold it to me for $50. Thanks Charles for bring back the memories, and I do stand corrected.
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Thanks Dosmo, what you described explains something that I could not figure out for years. Back in High School one morning I was just pulling into the entrance road that goes up a steep hill to the student parking. One of the guys was showing off his Dad's brand new '68 Red Bonneville Convertible. I doubt that his Dad knew he had it, or ever worst maybe he did. He hit the gas to peal out and it took off full speed unstoppable until it did a couple donuts and then proceeded to jump the curb and climb up the steep grassy hill in front of the school. He finally came to a stop when the car crashed into the metal step railings at the top of the hill. Only the car was hurt and I don't know what happened next because I was late for class.
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Don't think I've seen a Polara like yours since the '60s. Really a beautiful car. There was one in are neighbor hood in Maryland that I walked by every day on the way to school. This was when kids with in 3 miles from school didn't ride in a bus and school stayed open if the snow was less the 6 inches. The roads were heavily Salted and we had a lot of snow. Point to this story is that I watched a brand new Polara start rusting each year a little bit at a time and then after 3 or four year it got really bad. I think that's why we don't see these much, which makes your's really rare and worthy of preservation. A keeper for sure! Avoid Salt at all cost.
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I'm just going to ignore the Museum until our new Library and Headquarters is opened. Kinda feel like we've been through a family divorce between Club and Museum, but there's children affected by it.......the Old Cars, our kids.
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It was on the History Channel at 10 PM. The format they use that makes it different is that it is unscripted.
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Good Show, some what more realistic then some of the others and they did an amazing restoration. Would not have thought it possible from it's condition when they rolled it out of where it was stored. The White and Black color scheme didn't look so good, but the repaint looks great.
Reminded me of the first car I restored back in the '70s. It was a '54 Pontiac, two door Post, with a Flat Head Straight Eight and 3 on the tree. It was Black and White also come to think of it.
Old picture from the '70's that I copied using my cell phone to take a picture of and then email to my computer to down load it to here. Hub Caps are from a '52 Buick.
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10 hours ago, padgett said:
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Guess there was a rule change: in '78-'79 my V8 Sunbird (66 built) was winning F/S SCCA Solo II (Fla Region 2x, Florida State, SE Div. SCCA). Car was always faster than the driver. Gave the Porsches fits. Got so could no longer win. just lose.
ps no tramp, had a factory torque tube running from the axle to the tranny.
I'm not sure if the Class Changes occurred or if the Auto Cross Classes were same as IMSA or SCCA back then. The Gremiln SCCA/IMSA cars did very well back in the early 70's. They actually were Inline Six modified engines, the cars were Red White and Blue driven by George Alderman and Amos Johnson. There was a third Gremlin with these guys but don't remember who the driver was. I had some pictures of them finishing First, Second and Third against mostly BMW's in 1974, that were published in the "Stop Watcher" sentinel. This one was at the Daytona Goodrich Radial Challenge it's George's Car and he and Bill Scott shared driving. Gremlins First and Second, BMW 2002s Third and Fourth. Never understand why the Gremlin was and still is so under appreciated.
Coolest thing in this picture is he's lifting the right rear wheel in the turn going up hill.
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What did you do while we were down car related
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I went up to Penn DOT to transfer the Title, Tags and Registration, on my '74 914, from regulator Tags that require Annual Pa. State Inspection and Registration Renewal, to Antique Title and Tags that are a one time cost.
Stood in line for ever and just got back.
They said they would notify me when the Tags a ready for pick up in about 15 Days. Then I get to stand in line again to pick them up.