Leif in Calif

Bombs Away LeMay! Quite a colorful character...didn't do his legacy any favors by being George Wallace's running mate. A certifiable "car guy" he was responsible for opening up air bases for use in auto racing after WWII, which fueled the sports car boom.

I bought a (Police spec) 9C-1 Chevy about 1980 when I owned a business and had a history with the local dealer's fleet department. I have always had a hard time leaving cars alone so one day I thought I'd see about changing out the factory carb and intake. I was just looking but I took the carb off to examine the intake and when I put it back on, I managed to get something wrong so that the linkage would bind at full throttle and at the same time the line to the brake booster didn't get reconnected. My wife was the next person to drive the car....she wasn't pleased!

Hudson was the only major manufacturer that fielded a racing team in the board track era. They were fast cars!

$48,000 seems steep to me, but it sure looks like fun. The seller (Ed Archer) is a fixture of the pre-war class at Monterey. More pics in ad https://www.prewarcar.com/521889-1913-hudson-6-54 An ultimate early speedcar. Low, sleek, sporty and fast. 1913 Hudson 6 54 speedster. First year of the Hudson Super Six. Plenty of power and plenty of good looks. Great road car. The car was probably first restored sometime in the early 1950s. I saw a picture of it on a horseless carriage tour back in 1953 or 4. Currently, it’s a “barn find”, been in good dry storage on jack stands for 40 or 50 years. Before the owner died a few years ago he used to routinely start it up and let it run awhile. With Hudson’s introduction of their six cylinder engine in 1913, they proclaimed that they were “The largest producers of six cylinder automobiles in the world” The transmission type is a 3 speed selective gear. Even though there’s still a hand crank handle in front, original equipment includes a Delco electrical system complete with self starter. The wheelbase is 127 inches. The colors of this car are dark burgundy and black, with black leather upholstery, and varnished natural wood spoke wheels. It is equipped with a monocle windshield, running board spot light, Firestone Non Skid tires and a great exhaust whistle. It could be cleaned up and driven as is with the great patina, or is worthy of re-restoration. Price is negotiable as it has to be sold.

Great that you can get replacement for that acrylic top! Given the special nature and the size, two grand seems a bargain! Also, it's hardly surprising 60 year old plastic in a location that gets a lot of sun would have problems!

That Liberty V12 is such a neat engine. Over 20,000 were produced for WWI. It was sketched out in a 5 days at the New Willard Hotel in Washington D.C. by Jesse G. Vincent of Packard and Elbert J. Hall‎ of Hall Scott. Vincent tends to get more credit but the design is closer to the engines previously produced by Hall-Scott. Hall-Scott made large gasoline engines for busses and trucks in Berkeley California, up through the 1950's. They were always overhead cam, and their downfall was that they never developed a diesel.

I don't know about the price, but it certainly is a nice example of an interesting car! As a college student, the paper boy drove one of these. I bet not many college students get a newspaper these days.... more pics in ad https://bend.craigslist.org/cto/d/smith-river-1954-mercury-sun-valley/7696818723.html This restored 1954 Mercury Monterey Sun Valley is a numbers matching vehicle with excellent paint and like new interior. It has the 256 cu in V8 with Merc-0-Matic auto transmission. It has just under 4000 miles since the restoration. It has power brakes and standard steering. It runs, drives and stops like a new car. No disappointments here. More information and pictures on request. Asking $35,500 (541) 661-5182

Great video! In the 70's I lived in the small mountain community of Truckee CA, which did not have addresses or mail delivery. Utilities need a service address, so mine was "the blue house on Valley Rd". We used to get a lot of directions like this!

Over in the "Not Mine" Forum there's a discussion about a Horch that included mention of Christmas Carols. It made me think of a road test of the then new Triumph Herald I read in one of those cheap car magazines that were printed on newsprint paper way back when. It was titled "Hark, The Herald's Axels Swing".

It was one of the companies that merged to form Auto Union...later became Audi.

"Only 94,000 miles" That was a lot in 1954! Need the history of maintenance and rebuilds!

Looks very nice! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1811701822593299/?referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Aa5022869-8243-46bf-91af-c6822052126f Runs good, looks great. 6 cylinder automatic. Automatic convertible top. New tires.

So nice to see a relatively unmolested example! Wish there was more information in the ad. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/cto/d/la-canada-flintridge-sell-or-trade-1939/7698862544.html 1939 WILLYS 39 older restoration. $19,950 or MAKE OFFER. SELL for cash or TRADE for ? What have you got to offer ? email b754fea1ad9e3a7293db2e26f96166cb@sale.craigslist.org

Can't be many like this! No price given but the mention of "nearly $200,000 in mechanical sorting by RM Auto Restoration" gives a clue! Lots more text in the ad. https://www.prewarcar.com/an-unrestored-horch-how-the-pride-of-saxony-made-its-home-in-america https://www.tomlaferriere.com/listings/1937-horch-853-cabriolet/ The car retains all its original numbers-matching components and identification tags. It subsequently underwent considerable mechanical sorting by RM Auto Restoration resulting in close to $200,000 in receipts, copies of which are on file. All components were carefully rebuilt as-necessary, while carefully maintaining their patinaed finishes; the same treatment was even given to smaller components such as the gauges, switch gear, and wiring. A modern gear-reduction starter was fitted to enable easier starting, though the original starter is included with the car. The Horch has since been extensively detailed, with black paint applied during the war years and chrome trim still found to be intact under layers of age, the running board mats in place, and the black leather interior with ivory piping still in very presentable condition – and surprisingly comfortable, to boot! Other than the wartime repaint, only the top has been replaced, its age and patina now fully in keeping with the car’s character and charm. 401-651-2295 or email directly at tom@tomlaferriere.com

Seems like they may be getting serious about selling.... Now OBO https://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/d/fresno-motivated-1937-buick-straight/7694380979.html PRICED TO SELL $16,500 CASH!! O.B.O. NICE DRIVER 👌 No Rust or Rot 1937 Buick Straight Eight Series 40 Special All Original Model 41 Style 37-4419 Straight - 8 Engine 3 Speed Manual Transmission 6 Volt Electrical System Exterior Carlsbad Black Interior Taupe Mohair (559) 731-5600

I've always felt the mid to late 70's were the bottom of the curve for several reasons. Smog laws were really starting to hit and many of the manufacturers gained compliance in ways that when you look back on it shows how little they understood. My mother had a '76 Monte Carlo. It was huge on the outside but not at all spacious inside, got terrible mileage while producing not a lot of power. Made you wonder what it was using all that gas for! In the same period, my father in law gave us a '74 Audi 100LS. I very stylish car that had a very nice and comfortable interior. One reason you never see one today: they were front wheel drive with inboard front disc brakes. The pads only lasted about 10,000 miles and were relatively inaccessible. Power from the 4cyl engine was marginable at best, and if you turned on the also marginable A/C on the freeway, you immediately dropped about 3mph. It felt like you hit a massive head wind. Mine developed a minor exhaust leak and people started asking me if it was a diesel. I decided it was time to let it go, but the dealer wouldn't take it...he actually said "We don't want those, everybody knows they're no good"!

There's a topic going about LA County stock piling Crown Vics when production ended and some discussion about how good things were circa 1990. I caused me to think about all the "daily drivers" I've had. My current car is a 2018 Chevy Volt plug in Hybrid. Really a great car but it's probably among the most complicated which will ever be built, and that has caused some issues (only the crummy dealer knows how to work on it). I think over the years I've depended on cars from the 50's onward, and possibly the early 90's were the best compromise of efficiency, relative simplicity, reliability, and safety. What are your thoughts?

Back in the 70's my business did maintenance at the local airport. They had Oshkosh dump trucks for snow removal. I believe they were mid 60's vintage but the doors still had wood framing (which was not holding up to the harsh conditions).

'36. Chrysler from '24 (although they were initially external contracting)

It's only "Over paid" if you want to sell it, which means that the money it worth more to you than the car. If you don't want to sell it, the reverse is true and no matter what the price, it's a good deal!

Or possibly this is an older building which was shingled to cover deteriorating siding, and those bulges are covering a Victorian architectural element. It's interesting no matter which!

Looks like a nice usable car! Wish there were more interior pictures. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/d/south-san-francisco-1935-chevy-stadard/7698819147.html 1935 chevy standard 207 six cylinder 3speed rebuilt transmission new clutch pilot bushing good breaks rebuilt caurburator, starter, generator excellent body new tires 2nd owner California car $18000 650 400 4174

I think of all the cars we are interested in, probably more than half are tucked away in some state of suspended animation in a garage or shed some where. Last year I posted pictures of the lady across the street's grandfather's 33 Imperial, full of boxes in her garage.

I wonder what color those wheels actually are?

You could drop a couple 100K on it and have a Ferrari Club track day car I guess...but there are probably cheaper and better ways to do that.