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  1. - and one more I snapped late this afternoon, just for @Walt G, an 1899 Daimler outside a favourite Hyde Park pub.
  2. A few of the cars entered in this year's Veteran Car run on display at St. James's Palace earlier today. Owing to the crowd, I could only manage a few decent shots, but some terrific automobiles on display. Had a chat with the owner of a beautiful triple-chain drive Albion who told me about the battle he had registering his car with the club. His Albion was built with a 12hp motor, but was soon back to the factory to have the engine bored out to 16hp. Even with documentation it still took him some time to assure the club it wasn't a "restomod" - the factory initiated the change as the 12hp didn't provide enough power. (Heavy crowd around it, no decent photo - have attached its photo below, "in motion" from the Veteran Car website of entrants)
  3. Ollie loved to golf, and was always looking forward to wrapping up the day's shooting so he could hit the links. When Stan wanted a really disgusted slow-burn look, he'd lean into Ollie just before the cameras rolled and say, "We're running a bit behind, and you might be late for your golf game." Apparently it worked every time.
  4. After a few years of installing and removing several sets of the copper-clad gaskets on my '53 Special, I installed a set of Remflex gaskets. They're excellent.
  5. Dave: Since they were within the housing, perhaps a previous owner's extra part storage space? The wheel itself has insulators placed on the three inner studs, for the horn. Are there ones like the discovered "extras" seen to be installed on your wheel?
  6. Even in its current state this is a stunner of a car. Looks terrific from all angles.
  7. Whenever I see lift kits installed like the one in the photo posted above, all I can think is "Jack Lemmon did it better."
  8. At least there's no attempt at hype in this listing, when compared to a recent '40 Century convertible sedan. Every time I see the phrasing "the car runs and drives well," my mind always wants to alter it to: "The car runs and drives. Well.....😬..."
  9. Just tell the "seller" that you're dispatching your own crack team of inspectors to give the car a once-over. If it meets with their approval, you're prepared to offer asking price, plus an extra thousand - but the funds will be in Confederate currency, going through your overseas Nigerian Prince banker friend (who only can communicate over fax).
  10. @Matt Harwood and @edinmass both make good points, and you're both in a situation where your "hobby" is also your business. Having followed Matt's "American Horror Story: Lincoln K" thread(s) and seeing Ed's posts from the high-end shows and venues (along with posts from many other restorers/hobbyists/collectors on here) are spurs for me to learn more and do better as a car caretaker. It was just a bit deflating to see a rare model like that Century handled in the manner it was by a group which was started to boost the hobby and help preserve some of these cars. (But I also admit my prejudice; if it had been a make I don't really follow or care much about, it's likely I wouldn't have posted) Ed: I was emailing with a friend at the Huntington and he said there was an incident a week ago where Security had to remove a man from the ornamental gardens, as he was caught attempting to shape one of the bonsai trees into the Pierce-Arrow Archer. Just sayin'.
  11. A friend sent me a link to a Hemmings collection car that was sold on the auction portion of that website a week ago - a 1940 Century convertible sedan. Found the approach to "reviving" the car a bit weird; clearly there wasn't much of an attachment to it, and it was seemingly rushed out the door with some basic items not addressed (clutch issues, heater and radio "unknown status" - the car was right there, and was driven for a few hundred miles before being sold, but these weren't tried? Come on...). Had a look at the auction results page, and saw the bids and comments from some people who seemed as puzzled as I was by some of it (including @Marty Roth). Understand that time was an issue, for whatever reason, but they had time to film a promo, write a few blogs to flog the car, and drive it. Perhaps just me, but thought Hemmings would step up a bit more for one of their own cars, marketed on their own site. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/find-of-the-day-1940-buick-century-sport-phaeton/
  12. The Song Dynasty Buddhist text is on display right now - well worth experiencing, Ed. Printed in the late 1080's and unfolds to over 30 feet in length (think of it as an early "service manual" for the soul).
  13. Was referring more to the 1920-1941 GM cars. Curious that every other manufacturer appeared to have an OD option, but not GM, seemingly. Was it a licensing fee issue, patent issue, just didn't believe their products needed one?
  14. Was it a blanket corporate decision at GM not to offer overdrive (or at least, not consistently) across all platforms and lines? I seem to remember an OD was available at Chevy for awhile, but it was never something I saw strongly marketed or pushed by GM.
  15. @Frank DuVal I found this link on the Hometown Buick site to the 1953 PSB manual, which has the hood adjustment info (latch, pin, and hood spring adjustments). It appears fairly close to the top of the online document, just under the information about paint: https://www.hometownbuick.com/1953-buick-body-maintenance/
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