DBKissel

Hey Ron, Do you have a KISSEL motometer for sale that would fit the 1927 Brougham I have? I can get dimensions if you have something. Just need the logo'd meter, I have the dogbone cap. /Doug

Hi Ron, my 18 is doing OK with a little Neatsfoot oil ocassionally. Just in case i have to get mine done, do you recall where you had yours done?

Sir- thank you so much! I certainly will be in touch with them.

Hi all, I have a 1925 KISSEL Enclosed Speedster with a chipped glass backup lens. Looking for someone that may have one for sale or non original one that will fit- or lead where to find something similar.

Just a follow up to this discussion. I have the car out of the Museum and after further research, decided to use a water based product- Starbrite Protectant. It is advertised as being less aggressive than solvent based products used on older threads. I applied with foam roller when I found out that the top was semi water proof already. Changing to using the sprayer worked better. It dried uniformly with no change in color. I would recommend this for anyone in a similar top.

Hi all, I found an"X-CRIMP CLIP" 3/32" at Ace Hardware. it just fits in the groove. I used the sharp edge of the stamping on the outside edge. It works. An E ring is just too small and doesn't come in an optimal size. Thx for all input.

I am going through the brakes on my 1929 8-95 Kissel White Eagle. It has internal Lockheed drum brakes. I really need to find at least 2 pieces of shoe retaining clips [I can reuse the old ones for all but 2]. They are narrower than the current ones at Auto Zone and others. Here are the dimensions with a reference to the post they clip onto. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Looking for help to determine the correct primary and secondary shoe placement. These are 4 wheel Lockheed internal drum brakes and I seem to find 50% of articles say to put the long shoe on the front side of the wheel while the others say put on rear side. The Lockheed setup has fixed pivot points at the bottom and the wheel cylinder at top. Can anyone say with all certainty if the long shoe should be on front or rear side? Here is what it looks like. I am starting to question the work of previous owners. Thx for any thoughts!

Gene H, Ralph Dunwoodie, and Will Kissel [WLK- my grandfather] were the original 3 man start up of the Kissel Kar Club to help other Kissel owners figure out how to keep their cars running. It begain in about 1953 or so. /Doug

Everything looks great!

Thanks everyone for thoughts. Since the edges are tacked on to the wood frame, I will gently removed a tack or two in a safe spot and peek under to see what layers are there. My water test in the picture was a drop of about 3/16" dia and the surface tension of the water probably contributed to the beading effect. I'll let everyone know the results.

Hi, I have a 1929 Kissel that was restored in about 1999 in upstate new York. The owner passed and the car was sold to me so I have no further info on the top, but it appears to be a broad cloth weave over a padding. It looks great, but I suspect that it is not waterproof. It has been in the local Auto Museum [www.wisconsinautomuseum.com] since 2001, but next year I would like to take it out. It occurred to me that I might at some point encounter rain, which could really ruin the top. I did a single water drop test on the top- which seemed Ok, but... Does anyone have suggestions? Thx in advance, Doug

Looks great- what a project! Can't wait to see it finished. /D

Ron, It's looking great! Thanks for keeping us posted on your progress.