JimKB1MCV
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The GM built EMD two stroke diesel 645 and 710 series V8,12,16 and 20 cylinder locomotive and marine industrial engines use the fork and blade con rods.
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https://owlshead.org/default.aspx
The website really doesn't do the place justice, cars and planes galore, I wish the site had more pictures.
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One of my favorites.
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Appropriate for the day, preferred garage music at this QTH.
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If you plan on touring the car you might think about a spare so you can get home. My understanding re the electronic conversions is they work fine til they don't. Repair consists of replacement.
A spare set of points and condenser are cheaper. They also lend themselves to roadside repair.
Your call of course.
One of the Studebakers (6v. and + ground) in a SDC group I tour with has run Pertronix for years with no problems except for a reverse polarity event which resulted in several days wait to get a replacement.
Good luck.
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Is it my imagination or does it look as if the Chrysler design people may have been drinking from the same gene pool as Ford's T-Bird design people in the early to mid 1960s?
The roofline looks familiar.
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JamesR, different times and different culture.
Walt G, You are right about the available space for the driver, I'm a bit shorter than you are and can be pretty comfortable driving my '39 Packard Super Eight limousine, but after ~three hours a leg-stretch in in order.
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Jay Leno covered the car in a bit more depth a while ago, interesting video, though. I had a smile when the narrator said "...and it drove just like a car."
Gas turbine tech seemed to have grown a following by the '60s, perhaps fizzling out a little by the '70s.
The marine industry had a brief flirtation with it in the '70s, at least one container(?) ship was running New York- Puerto-Riico for quite a while. When fuel prices escalated the enthusiasm seemed to deflate a bit.
The USN loved them, probably still does, they require no warmup and I think maintenance consists of remove/replace.
My last few (USCG issued) Merchant Marine licenses are endorsed ..and Chief Engineer of gas turbines of any HP. It was a giveaway endorsement. 😁
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Just in case you're not familiar with it, there is a 1917 Simplex-Crane very close to you:
https://www.sealcoveautomuseum.org/collection-test/1917-simplex-crane/
My Grandfather was a chauffeur as well, starting in the same time frame. He drove for a Boston family until the mid-fifties and his driving career includes routine trips to Philadelphia (the Mister chartered an airplane, it was the mid to late '20s), trips to England and at least one trip to San Francisco, timed to meet the owners who made the trip by sea. The family owned a series of formal Rolls Royce autos.
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You could try pulling a vacuum in your vacuum advance with a hand vacuum pump with the engine stopped while watching for the plate in the distributor to move. If you don't have a hand vac pump, lung power will do the test as well.
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I spray with a garden hose to float(?) off any grime, go over the body with sponge and plenty of water and towel dry, scrub and clean WWW as necessary.
Spring and fall clean paint with light compound by hand, (no machine polishing here) followed by a coat of Simonize.
Works for me.
I never wash cars in direct sunlight.
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If the trigger is the same a the one on my FIL's MH, its to bypass the reverse interlock.
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In the picture of the engine, if thats the gearshift lever in the foreground and it is conventionally configured on top of the transmission at the rear of the engine, does that indicate the bus may be a four-wheel drive with an offset transfer case driving the front wheels and a driveshaft to the rear wheels?
The WW 2 era Marmon-Herrington four wheel drive system was not uncommon on the used (surplus) truck market in rural Maine in the 1950s.
My Farther-in -law had a 1944 3/4 ton M-H FWD with a large tool carry-all on the back used in his heating oil burner service and installation business for many years. 50mph tops but unstoppable in the mud and snow.
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My dad went through Great Lakes in 1942, leggings were issued and worn on specific occasions. For some reason a pair found their way into his seabag and they came home but were never used. I wonder if Uncle Sam missed them?
I sailed (civilian) with many WW2 era ex-sailors in the 60s and they all agreed leggings were never used after basic training.
Another imponderable to ponder.
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I read on another forum that Bleche-White will rot your tires to bits.
WW cleaning seems to have as many opinions as engine oil.
I've had cars with WWW since the early 80s, always use SOS pads and Bleche-White with no ill effects.
My cars are drivers but the WW stay white.
Well, in the late 50s I used Western Auto white tire paint on my '30 Ford tires, but that was another story.😀
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Eric, thats a pretty impressive fracture.
You may want to check your fan for cracks or other damage, also for excessive runout in the fan drive pulley.
I'm sure you are aware Model A fans have developed the bad habit of shedding blades at speed.
Maybe a past owner was prone to running the fanbelt really really tight.
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Closer inspection makes me suspect we're looking at a US paratrooper wearing a trophy Kriegsmarine (German naval)
cap.
Jump boots and bloused trousers may be a clue.
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Are you sure the serviceman is an American?
The cap and the flash on it look more Commonwelth (UK, Aus, NZ, Canadian),maybe?
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Harley Earl- Bill Mitchell design, Fleetwood 60 Special, 1938 was first year for the 60 Fleetwood.
High style then and now.
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Truthfully. I had forgotten how ugly most of them were (are).
That said, some designs carry the kits better than others. I recall them being quite popular but not to everyone's taste, just as wide whites weren't for everybody.
In 1960 I got a 'smokin' deal on four WW blems one of the local garages got stuck with and had in stock for a year without any takers. They set off the brick-red '50 Studebaker Champion convertible nicely.
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Heres what appears to be in the pipeline re EV road taxes, at least here in Maine.
https://www.hybridcars.com/maine-says-ev-hybrid-owners-dont-pay-fair-share-road-tax/
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The Shelburne museum still has an extensive horsedrawn vehicle collection but I don't recall it being heavy on funeral vehicles.
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Watch for the three-point turn.
I don't think I want to Indian-wrestle Terry for the next round of beer...
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I have only driven around East Texas and the Houston area and not much of that but unless I had an enclosed trailer and a late model pickup for towing, a Model T or even a Model A Ford would be pretty low on my list.
Here in Maine you can choose less traveled routes but the geographical scale is so much different than Texas I think I would choose a mid to late thirties medium-sized car for touring with a family.
That said I put ~ 30k miles on my '31 Model A Victoria over twenty-some years, but traffic, at least here has become much more aggressive and inattentive.
Good luck.
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I'm a free reed fan: concertina (various flavors),button accordions in the Scots-Irish style here an old Noel Hill video.