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Thank you dpcdfan

Sigh... Give me a minute or 10, I will bulk load on imgur and post that way

Need help with just about all of these things.

Thanks, gwells. I'll make a new thread but I have too many things for one per thread

I'll be posting a lot of pictures here, then.

I'll be posting a lot of pictures here, then.

Absolutely will do.

I bought a house built 1830, inhabited by car enthusiasts (and habitual garage salers) from about 1960-2010. Unfortunately the auto shop had massive termite damage and had to be demolished, everything in there was severely water damaged as well. I am starting to go through what raccoon-invested junk is in the barn, and the contents of the garage. Before you get too excited, there's some stuff like this, but there's also some 15 broken rocking chairs, 5 used-in-box toasters, every 1970s issue of Popular Mechanics, and several boxes of romance novels. And lots of auto parts that might be desirable, except that the chrome is chipped off and there's no shortage of 1941 Plymouth locking center taillights or Chevy tilt-ray lights in marginal condition.

It will be, but I will probably eBay as I haven't got a clue on pricing. Really a nice surprise as most things I pull from the garage have corroded chrome or dings or whatnot.

Found this in my garage yesterday. By my estimation it's an early aftermarket turn signal unit. The casting is fairly crude, as is the chrome (?), but the condition is excellent. There is a stamped makers mark but it's illegible under the paint. I can see "Detroit" (makes sense, I'm near the metro area) and "patent," possibly "appr" or "apl," I went through a bunch of old patent records and didn't find it. The main part seems to be cast aluminum, and is heavy, the face is chrome? The red glass is really glass, not plastic. The bulbs are tipped and have a coil filament (all intact). There are caps (Bakelite?) for the electrical connections. There is a switch or relay unit but the chrome bits don't move much. Not sure if they're meant to.

Long story short is I bought a house which, decades ago, had a functioning 2400 sq ft auto shop, and belonged to an antique auto / reproduction enthusiast. The house dates to 1826, the shop to about 1860 (as a farm building at first, and an auto shop from about 1900-1990) Unfortunately, the shop was completely termite infested and everything in it was very water damaged, so all of that is lost. However, I found a box of old automotive literature in the garage, and one of the lucky finds was this manual. It is the complete assembly instructions and parts list for the Bliss Surrey, manufactured by E. W. Bliss Co and distributed by Dyer Products Co from 1958 through 1960. In addition, there is a complete maintenance and repair manual for the engine and transmission, which were manufactured by Cushman Motors. There were several newspaper clippings stuffed between the pages, about individuals in the Detroit area who were buying reproduction automobiles around 1960. Particularly special is an original hand-typed (with misspellings) and signed letter on Dyer Products Co letterhead, from president Charles E. Coltrin, regarding the legality of the vehicle for registration in Michigan. It is attached to a flyer and a color photo of the vehicle. I'm curious if anyone is interested. I know it's kind of a narrow market but figured this would be really exciting to the right person. I'm also happy to take / post photos of specific sections if anyone needs. Not doing all 150 pages sorry

Hello George, and sorry this reply is 6 years late. I do not know about the earlier Surreys with the 1cyl engine, but the 2cyl Cushman engine was paired with a manual sliding gear type Cushman 2spd trans, geared 2.25:1 and 1:1.