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It’s the skin that makes the Bugeye. A later spridget in that condition is a $500 car.

My hip-shot opinion, with no reference to price guides or scrutinizing this car is that it’s worth about a quarter of the asking price. Rust, casual engineering/build quality and ho-hum performance put Spridgets at the low end of the market. This car looks like it’s carrying a lot of oxide under the green paint. If you must have one, find the very best out there and pay the seller for his sweat and busted knuckles.

Cadillac adopted for use on their motorcars in 1905. Registered TM August 7, 1906.

https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/1942-jeep-willys-mb-ford-gpw/6581050383.html Not mine

That always seemed backwards to me as well. I've been to many shows over the years, including invitational concours. After towing to a distant locale, gas/food/lodging and all the rest, it seems a little tart to have to pay a fee as an entrant. Adding mud in the eye is the judge's breakfast. Hey wait! WE are the show! Where's our breakfast?

Considering the amount of work you've done on this, and done very well, the paint phase came up quick. You've rounded second, headed for third and home is in sight.

Hi Joe, I'm another lurker, I've been enthusiastically reading your posts since the beginning. I look forward to the next episode of "a problem revealed and a solution devised." Thanks for the time and effort you put in.

Auto shut-off, along with tire pressure monitors and back-up cameras are the latest manifestations of a decades-long involvement in vehicle engineering and design by the federal government. Average consumers are assumed to be unaware of this as auto maker's ads bugle these devices as no-cost features. How many thousands less would basic transportation cost without these things?

Brings to mind, "We may not own them long, but we own them first."

Bleche White is best. Rinse well and use rubber gloves as it can cause health issues, I am told. Gasoline is a very poor solvent and, of course, is flammable. If, for example, you have grease on the tire from a leaking axle seal, best to use kerosene to remove the grease and then Dawn or something similar to cut the kero.

Dude I got my stance I got my camber I got my flat brim hat, it's even backwards. I still got no chicks, Maybe get a lifted F250.

I think Leno has one, I may have seen it on one of his garage videos. Note: it was mounted in a car, not loose running around the shop.

Rottenham Coventry. Coventry, home of Sir Frank Whittle, Sir John Egan, the Coventry Climax, birthplace of Triumph motorcycles, Rover Cars and home of Lady Godiva.

Aftermarket, likely found on European or Japanese cars.

This is most interesting. The use of spoke wheels tells me that the expected load would be not great, excluding truck/trailer, industrial or agricultural use. Although I briefly envisioned some sort of high-wheel harvesting machine, but the narrow foot-print of a bicycle type tire wouldn't serve in a muddy field. It steers and stops, indicating, or at least hinting that it is self-propelled. The nubs on the spring pads could be an effort to either help anchor the spring or firmly locate a rubber or wood isolation pad between spring and axle. The Phoenix QuadCar looks like it has a lot of features that could be found on this axle. Is the PQC underslung, with the axle above the spring? An aside: the copywriter waxed a little poetic in describing the gear change as "sweet and smooth." Say that today and the service department would be besieged with ham-fisted and irate gear mashers.

VL have your camera ready, John's an old car magnet.

In the vein of technology gone wild, I just got back from the Toyota dealer from having the "maintenance required" light attended to on my daily driver. As I drove into the building toward the service desk, an electronic billboard overhead lit up with "Welcome" and my name. I asked how it works and the service writer told me that there is a module on the inside RV mirror that radios out my VIN. I don't if there was an interrogation/response like the old IFF or if I'm driving down the road broadcasting my VIN for all the world to read. One more reason to keep the old cars operational.

The ‘39 Buicks are one of the most handsome late ‘30s cars made, and the coupe, for me, is top of the heap. Martin, with your obvious skills and attention to detail, this would make a great follow-on to the Merc. That 2x4 seat might even fit.

I have used these, they work well. http://culayer.com/product/ba15-hp/

In San Diego this week, have seen this for a few years, got a pic today. Looks like on a later chassis.

Because of the above mentioned heat intolerance, I expect he's only having the skirts teflon coated. As Matt says, the benefit is negligible. There are places that will apply ceramic or some proprietary secret sauce to the crowns, but that's a whole 'nother deal.

Bob, do you mean this man? (only took me a half hour and 2 cups of coffee to remember his name). https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/233612/

Great work you're doing. I too had one of these way back when. As enthusiastic and helpful as that Crape Myrtle has been in the restoration, it may be fitting to craft something of a bit of it as a memento. Maybe a gearshift knob.