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My thought process is to start off with the simple fix first before going in for major surgery. I was thinking the same thing but it spins freely and now that I know how it all goes together and comes apart it won't be a big deal if I need to dig in further. It's kind of the way that I used to look at work - hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

My WAG guess is about a 61-63 something or other Right Front Fender Molding, that's based on the indent on the one end that would where the fender meets the door, but still looking.

The last few days have not brought a lot of visible progress as I've been chipping away at adding to my Ebay listings and move small piles here and there onto shelves as they get listed. I just realized that since I started selling there I've taken over 100 000 pictures. I couldn't even imagine the cost to process that if they had been on film. I keep saying that I couldn't do what I'm doing if it wasn't for the internet and digital cameras. A pretty good wind storm rolled through last night, still gusting pretty good as I type this, but overnight was around 80 kph, (50 mph) gusts which today meant that it was pick up sticks time. I was pleasantly surprised that this is all that I ended up with but considering that we don't even have any trees on the property it is one more of little things that has to be taken care of. I've gotten to work cleaning up the outside wall, now that I can get to it. I thought I had taken a before picture but I guess not. This corner was stuffed with a couple of propane heaters, a bin full of literature (that I had forgot all about) and a large Supertest can. All of that stuff will be going to the next swap meet if it doesn't find a new home before then. I'll keep working my way out from that corner down the wall and who knows what other treasures I'll find!

My bottom line answer is, don't know, don't care - I put so few miles on any one of them I doubt any of them go through $250 in gas in a year. I take one out, fill it up and if I've driven for about 2 to 3 hrs, stop to stretch and fill the tank again. I think the more important measurement is smiles per mile which is a minimum of 1 - mine! with unlimited potential from people I pass by. Don

I wonder how hard it would be to get that over the border? If I claimed I was starting a lawn rolling business I just might be able to sneak it past my wife.

Walt, this topic continues to make me think, and yes it does occasionally hurt! At what point did the car companies start to put their name on the back of the car? I'm thinking it was around 1935 or so. Now when you start thinking of that, the only outside brand name on most cars up to that point was the relatively small radiator emblem on the front of the car for the first 30 years or so of serious production - talk about a missed marketing opportunity! The practical implication is that it would really only be when cars were parked that they could be identified. A pedestrian could identify a car, but a driver could not, which gives credence to the stories of people chasing down a car to find out what it was. Now moving onto these dealer emblems, it appears that dealers were embracing the marketing of their brand in this way perhaps before the larger company was. Don

Spring has most definitely sprung and that means that its time of the previous owner's boat to leave the building for the season! I honestly don't mind storing it and it does keep a cap on what can be brought into the building but once the nice weather arrives it's nice to have the space freed up to get access to the running and driving vehicles. Now that space did not stay free for long. I moved the 64 down there along with the riding mower That shuffle means that upstairs in the main shop the through way from the front to the rear overhead doors now only has three cars and my parents have also taken their Challenger out for the season as well. The snow blower has already found a new home along the outside wall. Before any more cars get moved I'll clean up along that outside wall. There's a few keep parts, a few to move to new homes and a few things that just need to go!

That is a theft deterrent device! In todays parlance you might even say that it's part of the patina of the pump.

Yesterday afternoon was spent with several thousand of my closest friends at Long Point, Ontario for the eclipse My picture from my phone doesn't do justice to it but we had about 3 1/2 minutes of totality complete with pretty sunset across the horizon on the lake Considering the next eclipse won't hit these parts for another 120 years I'm pretty sure I won't be around to see it but maybe the cars will be! After the eclipse it was auction time! I had left bids on an online auction plus we headed to a real old school live auction - cash and cheques with no buyers premium and no credit cards. Mostly household antiques and the sort but I did manage to snag this tail light lens which I believer is correct for the 1930 Dodge. Even better was the price! You just never know where you'll find your parts. The only other thing we picked up was a box of ephemera that included a few vintage Ontario roadmaps. The online auction was mostly excellent quality automotive pieces such as tins and signs. I had left a few low bid knowing that I wouldn't be able to follow along. I ended up getting one lot - not the best condition and I will say that the shape of these bottles was the exception to the rule in this sale, everything else was pretty pristine. That all being said, I didn't have these ones in my collection of Mopar tins/bottles so they are a welcome addition, especially at the price and I can always trade up later.

Faulty memory on the brand that I had, but here you go for Standard jars, though I've seen other brands. Still a neat display piece at the right price.

That stepped shelving and style of glass jars I believed were used by a number of companies. I don't have a picture handy but I've got a counter top dark blue one that was from Guaranteed Parts similar to this one but I don't have the topper. The jars usually have the parts suppliers name printed on the lid and the paper labels will also be logo'd.

Anyone notice the date of the original post?

Walt, I can't add to the ornament but 1933 Oldsmobiles are partially responsible for my being involved in the old car hobby. You see, my grade 7 and 8 home room teacher was restoring one at the time and he introduced me to this thing called "Hershey" - Ironically he could never go while he was teaching. In those years (1980-82) his daily driver was a Covair so you can tell the kind of guy that he was. So between my father and he, here I am on the Forum! Don

Unfortunately your pictures have disappeared, I can't help as to why but if you repost them you just never know what answer you might get this time

Funny about your description, I was just thinking the while walls and caps to me say suit and tie, the redlines and ralleyes say jeans and a t-shirt - I prefer the latter.

I hope everyone appreciates the lengths that I went to in "masking" the bottom tube running from the rad to the water pump. Unfortunately the kit of wire hose clamps that I ordered did not the contain the right size, online it looked like I had it covered but the clamps were all either just under sized or just oversized. I'm not in a big panic as the gas tank is still out be repaired and there is a swap meet close by in Ancaster, Ont on the 28th with put on by the Road Runners Car Club - honorable mention to @Skvitt who is part of that club. With any luck I might be able to score some clamps there. For those in Buffalo/Niagara Falls area of New York State the fairgrounds are only about an hour over the border and if the weather is decent the number of vendors is usually fairly large (I'd only be guessing but I'd say 2-300 on a good day). The organizers do a pretty good job of ensuring it is all automotive related - no one can be perfect but I'd say they get it 90 to 95% or better. I did have a rad hose of the right diameter on hand so that has been cut to length and everything is now set to go back together as soon as I get the clamps With the weather being fantastic the last couple of days I took advantage of it to look after a little bit of the yard work. There's wild grape vine that grows in a few spots long the chain link fence of the compound at the back of the property. I had cut back some last year and today with there being no leaves let it gave me a chance to really go at it. I've got it cut back to the ground now. The garden waste depot for the village is about 3 blocks away so a quick load the truck and it's gone! Over the next few days a few of the vehicles in storage in the shop should be leaving for the season which means that it's time to start awakening the rest of the fleet and getting behind the wheel!

Is there a next generation waiting in the wings that has an interest in the car? If yes, my vote it to hold on to it and preserve it to the best of your abilities until the time is right to pass it on. If the answer is no, the next question is, do you have an interest in it or are you holding on to it as a memory of your dad? That question is only one that you can answer and you don't need to tell us - that's an emotional choice and I can understand that. That being said you still have the pictures for the memory. End of the day only you can decide what is right for you and don't let anyone here sway you one way or the other as there is no wrong nor correct answer to your question. Just make sure that you are comfortable that there are no regrets with whatever you decide. Don

Yup, at least with mowing the grass there is always the chance for the grass cutting beer at the end for a job well done, never heard of a snow shoveling beer

I've traveled far and wide buying stuff from hot rodders to gather parts up for the 30 Dodge - including all the way to Winnipeg (2 days drive) to get everything a fellow wasn't using in his build of a 30 Dodge Sedan - the whole interior, drivetrain etc. Sad part was his grandfather had bought the car new but his car and his way to stay connected to him. Picked up more stuff locally and in one of the best interactions, the fellow had done a fantastic job of keeping the interior original appearing that I was able to get pictures of, particularly the rumble seat area. My father rodded the 51 Plymouth Wagon, nothing radical by todays standards, but my parents have driven it all over and met lots of really nice people that they likely wouldn't have connected with had the car been restored - the but is, it's a one, maybe two owner car. I know what is in it and understand it but my kids have no idea or point of reference for the various parts. I find that's the case for any hot rod - they are built to one person's vision, which is rarely another persons. A restored car on the other hand will continue on through many caretakers.

I think that you are onto something there. The more I look at both those enameled emblems, the size of the script for the dealer name is too small to see if it was fastened to a vehicle, you would have to be very close to be able to see it. With a casual glance walking by on the curb you would be hard pressed to take it in. I've been saying of late that we are one generation removed from having the first hand knowledge of so much of this stuff.

If found this chart online https://blog.logomyway.com/chevy-logo/ Which we all know that just because it's on the internet does not make it true. I did not realize how long they used that style of logo.

Fantastic timing Walt - I just picked up a few of these one that are NOS. The dealership opened in 1951 and the logo would fit with that timeline. They did have me wondering when dealers started attaching these type of emblems to cars and you have answered that with at least by 1931. I know Earl C Anthony had a personalized plate attached to Packards in California, however, those were not public facing such as yours. In this case it is obvious the one that I have was attached by screws or rivets. The example that you have shown has me puzzled.

The previous owner of the building popped in this morning to say that he was looking to get his boat out early next week. Not an issue except.....I had it partially, well fully blocked in with a table covered in parts and manuals on one side and the riding mower on the other side. Actually, he helped me out by forcing me to tackle that pile of stuff. This table was completely covered and stacked when I started. Not to mention all the stuff on the floor under it. Some stuff will go online, some will be scrap, some recycling and then the rest will be tossed. There was actually a bunch of metric fasteners there as well, so those will get added to the "in stock" inventory in the parts room. After a short time clear space and the boat is clear to go out the door. Sometimes it's good to a get a little kick in the butt to tackle a little project that you've been meaning to get to. As you can tell I tend to just keep chipping away at things a little bit at a time. And so it goes on the 26 Star. I pulled the bottom rad hose and tube off today and gave it a cleaning. Even though the rad fluid rad clean it was amazing how much crud came out of that tube. I've left it on the drying rack overnight, which might also turn into the paint rack tomorrow. I found a rad hose in the shop that is the right size that I can cut to length. It's good to be able to go shopping and not leave home! I then turned my attention to finding hose clamps that are more appropriate than the gear clamps that were on the rad hose. Ron had left behind a fair amount of old hardware so every project usually results in a little rummaging to see what is already here. I did find this stash on hand Unfortunately I did not have a Goldilocks moment and they were all too big or too small and none were just right. I checked around at the local parts stores as well and all they have are gear clamps so it's online shopping time.

In this case I believe that it's a 1937 Chrysler Royal. Of the three tags I can understand replacing the bottom red one. If I recall correctly they were mounted to the firewall with Phillips head screws. Likely the best bet on that one is to get one out of an old wrecking yard. The other two present more issues due to the stampings but I understand your desire to improve the appearance but a careful cleaning should help. Just for reference here in Canada this is the relevant section of the Criminal Code that covers VIN/Serial numbers and the plates can be removed for purposes of restoration: (For our American friends in Canada, the Criminal Code applies right across the country and does not change by province) Tampering with vehicle identification number 353.1 (1) Every person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse, wholly or partially alters, removes or obliterates a vehicle identification number on a motor vehicle. Marginal note:Definition of vehicle identification number (2) For the purpose of this section, vehicle identification number means any number or other mark placed on a motor vehicle for the purpose of distinguishing it from other similar motor vehicles. Marginal note:Exception (3) Despite subsection (1), it is not an offence to wholly or partially alter, remove or obliterate a vehicle identification number on a motor vehicle during regular maintenance or any repair or other work done on the vehicle for a legitimate purpose, including a modification of the vehicle.

Today I remounted the water pump on the 26 Star. It's always a little pet peeve of mine that you cleanup whatever part you are working on then when you put it back on the fasteners really stick out. Not to mention the area around the part that you just did, but one thing at a time. My solution is to pick up some cheap dollar store brushes and the Solo cup in your favourite colour. Spray the paint in the cup for a few seconds And now you have your touch up paint Its always amazing what you see in pictures that you didn't notice in person, as I see I need a bit more touch up! When I checked the mail today my latest purchase to add to the showroom had arrived. I found a lot of 4 of these on Marketplace at a fantastic price and one of them will be added to my collection of Mopar dealer trunk tags. Incredibly these ones are NOS.