Leif in Calif

I'll let the Buick group comment on the price and details, but it sure looks nice! (more pics in ad) https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/union-city-1938-buick-special/7680017438.html 1938 Buick Special dual side mounts Straight 8 3spd shifts smooth Frame off restoration New tires Everything was gone through Have all documentation of build Chrome is nice Runs and drives smooth!! Asking $80000 or close to that!! No trades email: 173c929c915533ddbf6398b8a20063db@sale.craigslist.org

I love that it's Model ONE ! That Olds 3 port head was used to hop up 4 cylinder Chevys. I take care of a very similar '25 Chevy that belongs to the city where I live. 1925 was the first year for a valve cover but (just like the Olds) you have to oil the rockers before each use and all that oil has nowhere to go but the street. When you think that most roads at that time were still dirt once you got out of downtown, it must have been a huge mess!

I'd be afraid if I did that it might undo all I'd done that day.

I have a lot of PhDs in my family...this Pyramid is upside down (except for the carburetor experts) . Most PhDs see life through the soda straw of their very specialized education. When I was a kid we owned a small boat with another guy from my father's work. He was a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He never could get the outboard to start... my father had to help him.

Certainly a rare year... (if true) more pics in ad https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/hercules-1942-cadillac-barn-find-great/7678649668.html 1942 Cadillac 62 4 door. Pulled out of a SF garage after being parked 40 years ago. At the time fuel drained. And placed on blocks. New Fuel pump, tires, plugs wires, runs and drives great. Last pre war cadillac. Interior is original and amazing. (510) 367-1701

Neat and interesting car...no radiator I guess...it might be significant that there are no engine pictures.

Yes! Lancia is a very desirable marque.

Yes! A lot of good stuff! The Seller needs to call it something other than 1970 and put it on a better place like HAMB.

My '59 Triumph TR-3A had a crank hole in the grill and a crank in the tool kit.

Palace Hotel, San Francisco

Wow! I know about a similar one in Northern Sweden, but this is fancier!

I've been struggling with from two sides. I would be better if I didn't have to just remember which book case in which room held what I'm looking for but also automotive libraries can be a part of your estate, and you don't want your kids to just toss them or give them away. I don't have any really valuable ones, but there are a handful that would be over $100 each to replace. I see libraries sell on BAT for thousands. The problem is; to actually catalog them is a daunting task and no fun at all!

My problem is that the fall would because by sudden lack of consciousness, and the worry would be wacking something solid in the process. Happened last year when I got up in the night. Fortunately I made a gentle landing on the wooden floor, but I cleaned off the wife's vanity on the way down. It made it very difficult for her to get back to sleep. I was reading about smart watches last night...some do have a fall detection feature.

I knew someone who's pet parrot interacted with Alexa!

Must be about the last of Maxwell...it actually looks a little Chryslerish.

As a result of a recent incident in the garage, my family is after me to get some sort of gizmo that will alert them if I fall. I think we've all seen the commercial "I've fallen and I can't get up!"...some of my friends now have smart watches that apparently can detect a fall and sent an alert to whom- ever (perhaps executor of your estate?) Just wondering if anyone has experience with this type of thing they'd like to share. My problem isn't balance, it's occasional near black-outs due to low blood pressure.

I always wonder about these Spanish place names...Modesto...it does remain a pretty modest town. It's just south of Manteca, which is lard. Perhaps that was a good thing at the time..."Fat City"?

Not cheap, but looks like a very nice example which would be easy to find in the Home Depot parking lot.

Grif Borgeson's book "The Golden Age of America Racing" claims that early Duesenberg racing cars had a hardwood insert in their aluminum frames. Randy Ema, who would know, says it wasn't so. Borgeson was not one to make things up so I wonder what caused him to say that.

That's a very interesting tidbit! I don't know about the correct pronunciation for Eddie...he was born Rickenbacher and changed the spelling to be less German. I've read a lot of biographies, Eddie's is by far the most amazing! What a life the guy had! As a 52 year old, he spent 24 days in a life raft in the Pacific!

I tried to search, only found guitars.

I don't know about this price...I know the "32 Ford" crowd has high standards, but it is amazing what a difference one year makes. (more pics in ad) https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/hayward-1932-ford-model-sedan/7676511895.html# model b engine complerly redone from top to bottom. 32 sedan very rare dual side mounts, accessory wing windows, 6 new wsw tires, luggage rack. heater, hood ornament. this car is a restoration to very high standards. silver with black fenders, runs perfectly a real show stopper! contact Mike Aahl 510 760 1260

I don't think that price is out of line. Microcars of all sorts have really jumped in value. When ever I see one of these I always think of this scene from the 1937 film Hollywood Hotel. Check about 2 minutes into this video:

Carbon tetrachloride! I have not thought about that in years! Used to be so common.

Right O! just pointing out that there are active clubs for these...depends on your location obviously.