J.H.Boland

From a judging standpoint,I would think that original would be just the way the unit left the factory floor. That being said,in some circles "field modifications" are allowed. I once had a '31 Chevy fire engine that faithfully served a small community until 1977. Driving an open cab truck flat out to a rural chimney fire in January was a less than pleasant experience, especially with no windshield. At some point early in it's service life,a windshield from a '28 Chevy truck was installed.This required the placement of the spotlight, originally mounted on the right side of the dash, to a bracket behind the fuel tank. It all looked quite proper,and it won numerous trophies at some rather prestigious meets. Cut up touring bodies were a common way to get new and extended life out of an obsolete vehicle, but I don't think that Duesenburg made into a flatbed hay hauler would be well received at Pebble Beach. When I restored my '21 Chevy, I could have restored it back to it's touring configuration,but the pickup conversion,done about 1925,was just too cute. Judging isn't everything.

My dad owned this 1930 Buick after WW2. I suggested to him one time that I may be an old car guy because I was conceived in the back seat. He vehemently denied it !

Good luck with that.I too had a '71 Renault 16,a TS model at that. I loved the 4 cylinder hemi, four on the tree, weird wheelbase that was different left and right, headlights that adjusted up and down from a knob under the dash, and really comfortable naugahyde seats..What I didn't like was the absence of front inner fenders.Road salt and slush ate their way through the body, right where the wiring junction box was located. Short circuits became routine after only two years.

This is W.Gordon Snelgrove's Chevrolet dealership in Aylmer,Ontario ca.1925. The building still stands and last time I checked,it was a laundromat. It's very probable that my '21 Chevy was bought there new.

Jack Benny posed with a lot of cars, looking at Google. He and Rochester used a '23 Maxwell in some of those photos.

I found an accessory front bumper for the '25 Buick on ebay. My wife helped pay for it.She was shocked when I told her what the finished product was going to cost ! She also bought me an 1860 vintage Snider-Enfield rifle,complete with bayonet and scabbard,that a friend offered me before Christmas. That lady's a keeper. Jim

Best wishes to you too !

This thread brings back a lot of memories. I drove small foreign cars (VW,Austin,Renault) for years before I smartened up. Engine compartments full of snow and spinning out backing into ditches were almost routine. Not that many years ago,my daughter and I delivered my '89 Jeep Wrangler (YJ in Canada) to my mechanic who lived the other side of London,Ontario for a V8 engine swap.It was a clear ,very cold day in January as we drove right through London with half doors and a half top,bundled up like Inuit hunters. We got a lot of thumbs up and stares. What can I say.It's a Jeep thing !

I have to agree, Bernie. Anything under 55 MPH is almost suicidal ,even on secondary roads. The right hand license plate (see attached) and the barrel of my (airsoft) tommy gun visible through the back window do help some. At least the '32 Chrysler has hydraulic brakes. Jim

You think you have it bad. Try bringing something over the border. I bought a pair of cowl lamps from a fellow in California for ,as I recall,about $75 US. The shipping fee was about $25. Our Canadian dollar is about 75 cents on the US greenback. The parcel arrived by UPS and I was informed by the driver that I owed UPS $85 in brokerage fees ! The cowl lamps still had to be restored. Katching katching ! USPS is the way to go for smaller items,assuming Canada Post isn't on strike. Larger parcels I have delivered to my nearest border point (Port Huron,MI) and pick them up there personally.

Or listening device to detect engine noises ?

Back in the sixties, my brother and I tobogganed down a steep hill near us. We had to avoid one area because it was strewn with Model T truck parts. They were never removed and lie buried under the dredgings of the cleaned out stream at the base of the hill. A metal detector would go wild down there. Not buried but submerged. A friend was told about a car chassis that had been pushed down a hill into the river. He checked it out and retrieved it. Turned out to be about a 1929 Stutz. The differential gears were still serviceable after all those years in the water.

My wife and I sent this one a year ago. We had a professional photo shoot in September (80 degrees F).Our photographer used photo shop to create the snow.

Yep,and our butts are getting bigger too !

If you read the attachment above on Dominion Motors , you will see that Reo cars for the Canadian market were assembled at the same plant. The bodies may have been supplied by Hayes for both cars.

They don't get much simpler.

It's powered by a Continental 6 cylinder L-head. Apparently these cars were built at Leaside,Ontario from 1931 to 1933. They were built by DeVaux and then taken over by Continental Motors.

I wouldn't want to try to parallel park my '29 McLaughlin-Buick. That big 309 cu.in. engine sitting in front makes even parking it in it's corner of the garage a challenge !

This was my dad in 1946.He was a flight-sergeant in the RAF, serving as a mid-upper gunner on a Lancaster bomber. Came home with a DFM (Distinguished Flying Medal).

Found this photo of my dad with his 1930 Buick taken in 1946. He didn't keep it long.Couldn't afford the fuel and oil expenses !

Hope that big Ford pickup never lost sight of him !

I use show signs with my cars. Saves answering a lot of questions, not that I mind when someone shows a real interest. Also occasionally use props ,like a (airsoft) tommy gun and fedora hat with my '29 McLaughlin-Buick.

Drago made (makes ?) flag license toppers for just about every country there is. This Canada flag dates from 1922 to 1956.The lady torso on the harp still has breasts.After 1956,she had a mastectomy. Prime Minister Diefenbaker thought a topless lady had no place on the flag,apparently.

My bad. My eyes seem to focus better after my first cup of java ! The engine photo clearly shows 8 plug wires. Jim

The '40 Packard would be a 110 if it's a six cylinder.(which it is). It would make a great companion to my 110 coupe, but with our Canadian dollar running at about 76 cents US it would be a bit extravagant for my budget.It would be interesting to see what it sells for.