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I live about 15 miles from Garland's Junkyard and have bought a number of parts from him mostly
for Packard cars.I did my last Packard repair in 1989 and went to St.Louis in that years and rebuilt
The Ultramatic transmission.The "new"front pump the owner got was as useless as the one that failed
and I was given a complete bell housing with front pump and it worked and I drove the car back to WVa
and did the final adjusting and then the owner drove it to Colorado.Orphan cars and 6 volt electricals
have no place IMHO on the roads of the present time frame.Packard,Nash,Hudson,Studebaker all had
their "days" but those days are long gone.Vacuum windshield wipers,an abomination on the roads then
and now along with drum brakes and carburetors and generators.No place for them now or even when new.
Bob Roller
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On 10/23/2020 at 9:10 PM, George Albright said:
Thanks guys for all the nice comments. When I got the body the leather top and interior were restored by my friend the late Russell Yordy. The paint was original but unfortunately not good enough to save. I did it in the exact original colors. Car has original body, rear fenders and hood panels. I sourced everything else mostly from the late Dee Howard. I am extremely proud of saving the car. Thanks to Fran Roxs who restored it,Randy Ema’s superb guidance and Brian Joseph’s mechanical expertise. The car currently resides in the garage of the late author Clive Cussler. Sincerely George Albright gnalbright@gmail.com
I have had a bit of experience with the Model "J" in years long gone and I well
remember being diverted by high water in the hills of West Virginia and we were
in J540,another Judkins sedan.We found the last open gas station after making
it to Marietta,Ohio and finally in West Virginia again at 5AM.This powerful old car
did a great job and I can think of nothing else from that time that could have done
any better.The Show Car called the 20 Grand IMHO is one of the best looking 4 door
sedans ever made and I do like roll up windows and working heaters.Recently got
a call from the current owner of "J"540 and told him of this long ago night and the
drive shaft failing as it was being backed into the garage.The drive line from :J"155
was installed and may still be under this car.
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On 1/28/2021 at 9:33 AM, padgett said:
My lawn chair has an awning.
I like your ad.You might add "We will trade for anything old except eggs or
anything that has to be fed.
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16 hours ago, CatBird said:
Why would you say that?
Because it continued on and on with few or no improvements.
I have a friend who owned a 1919 Chevrolet that has a water pump
and oil pump PLUS a 3 speed transmission.It may have had a
distributor as well.
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On 1/24/2021 at 2:50 PM, 1937hd45 said:
In all my years in the hobby the only car that amazed some young kids was a 20 year old daily driver I had at the time. A nothing car I don't remember, scrapped when it wouldn't run any more. Bob
Our every day driver is into the 24th year and nobody can give us a real reason
to get rid of it.The car is a 1997 Lincoln Town Car and everything except us still
works.Smooth,quiet and more than enough power.
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On 1/27/2021 at 9:37 AM, padgett said:
I remember a gangster movie with Ma Barker firing a tommy gun from a '53ish Caddy.
That was Hollyweird at its best.I do object to the folk hero status assigned to
Bonnie and Clyde.They were murdering morons that finally were rehabilitated by
retired Texas Ranger Frank Hamer and his posse.I have looked at that Ford and
it was taken all over the country.
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On 1/24/2021 at 2:45 PM, Paul Dobbin said:
To a lot of people, all really old cars are Model T's. No matter what it is, their grandfather has one just like it, that he bought new.
Sometimes I ask how old their grandfather is and they say, about 65 or 70. They don't mean to lie, they just want to be part of
the fun of ancient cars. Humor them, even of the grandfather has a Model T Roadster just like my 34 Ford Fordor.
I have been told the Model "T" Ford was the only car ever made that started at the bottom and went down.
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On 2/5/2021 at 12:37 PM, Bob Roller said:
What is the "J"number and I will look it up in the Wolff Notes
Bob Roller
I think at one time J183 powered a hot rod built by Jim Hoe and now may be
in a built up replica phaeton.
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What is the "J"number and I will look it up in the Wolff Notes
Bob Roller
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Built for a rural mail carrier?
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On 3/21/2020 at 12:36 AM, Ozstatman said:
Last lot of photos and link to auction Site which has a few more photos.
And Frank, glad you bought the Studebaker, one of the guys bidding against you ended up buying my Packard after the auction!
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On 9/16/2018 at 9:37 PM, SC38DLS said:
"Heading over the white and green mountains on the first day should be quite a challenge"
Ed don't you mean it will be a real "DUESY !" sorry cou;dn't resist.
Dave S
If those cars are running the way they should,a mountainous drive should be a pleasure.
A slow opening intake cam timing may screw up your day and I hope there is none of that.
Bob Roller
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I posted in the wrong place.I did find the Feb.28,1979 newspaper article on this car.
No idea if it still exists or sitting on the back of A USED car lot with a flat tire.
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On 2/12/2019 at 9:28 PM, WQ59B said:
I KNOW this one-off revival attempt was unilaterally panned when unveiled. What intrigues me however, is that seemingly it is Missing In Action.
An ACD forum post stated a Special interest Autos issue on Duesenbergs from "a few years ago" (from 2008) claimed it was 'seen languishing in a Chicago parking lot'.
It's a shame to me when ANY dedicated automotive production effort that results in a functional finished vehicle, is lost to history / the crusher.Anyone have any info as to this car's fate? Has is survived?
I found the newspaper article on this car and it's dated Feb.28,1979.
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On 2/1/2019 at 5:58 PM, Bob Roller said:
On a real Duesenberg "J" NO pipes will be seen on the drivers side unless it's a right hand drive car
which in itself is rare..The photo seems to be Jim Schneck's Brunn Riviera Phaeton judging by the
color. Sad and sorry end for such a fine man.When he was looking for a "J" head to dissect for his
stunning head reproduction project,I got him hooked up to the also now deceased Harry Van Iderstine
who had one from SJ551 and was not a good head for driving.There was a deal worked out and new heads
for the "J" were produced. How many I don't know but I think Harry Van Iderstine got one.I am glad I had
a small part in that idea.
Please amend this one mistake on identifying the Duesenberg as Jim Schneck's Riviera Phaeton.
The tan color made me think it was his car. This one in the picture had dark blue fenders and I
should have noticed that feature.
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18 hours ago, edinmass said:
In a few special garages they are still used and maintained every day. Three passed through my hands during my shift today. They just needed a little bit of attention. The P2 on the other hand was a lot of work.
The P2 I am assuming is a Rolls/Royce.In the mid 1980's I was a machine shop supervisor for a reactivated
optics/lens manufacturer and the owner,a local doctor had a 1974 Rolls Corniche Convertible that I did some
work on.Power steering hose I think.HIS personal car was a 1967 Lincoln Continental 4 door convertible and
I rebuilt the entire power window system in that car.At that time my everyday driver was a 1968 Continental
sedan that I bought from the son of the original owner for $100. It had 80,000 miles on it and I used it for another
45,000 and traded it for a paint job on my 1951 Packard. I sold the Packard to a local collector and then got
a 1989 Lincoln Town Car.
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The Duesenberg car as WE know it will never be duplicated.The "J" came along at a time,according to Elbert and maybe others
when America had no prestige car to offer the very affluent and E.L.Cord had known of the failing Duesenberg Car Co.and
knowing their reputation for racing decided to remedy that lack of a prestige car. It was and now once again still is a car for
those who can afford NOT to worry about the price.The best looking IMHO of the bogus new Duesenbergs was the one built
as a dressed up Chrysler Imperial from 1966.The car pictured I think was a Cadillac with nothing remotely resembling any
Duesenberg. Sometimes it's better to remember what once was and be reconciled to the fact that it will NEVER be again and
enjoy what is left for us to admire and be glad as I am that these great cars were once,in another time,the boss of the roads.
1960's style "Tromp it and GO"in 1929! Good then and still is.
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19 hours ago, Bloo said:
I think I am the one who had a brain fart for not putting it together that the "driver's side" of a RHD car is the right side. I own a RHD Studebaker....
What year is the Studebaker. I had a 1960 Lark years ago and I think the whole thing was built for $20
including parts and labor.
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Right on C Carl,
I have only seen ONE RHD "J" in my life.It was "J159"at Auburn,an unrestored but very operational car.
Also "ALL 5" pipes come thru the right hand side of the hood.
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This discussion of external pipes brought back a bad memory. Years ago when we rebuilt J528* for
Harry Schulzinger we had been running it for a couple of hours as a test and pulled into the front of
the garage and shut it off. An old black man was standing there and said "That is one fine car,
what is it?" I told him and he then reached over and laid his hand on one of those FOUR pipes and
it scorched him badly.He said "I wanted to find out what that was". I told him to get in the car and
I'd have him to St.Mary's hospital in about one minute. He refused and walked away.Bob Wilson
was a teenager in 1933 and saw an SJ with the manifold extending thru the hood and saw the
gold eagle emblem on the radiator shell.He said the paint was badly blistered where the pipe went
thru the fender.
** English limo body by Barker and NO pipes.
* Brunn Conv.sedan called a Riviera phaeton,There were three built to identical pattern.All three
still run,fully restored and then some.
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On 2/3/2019 at 10:45 PM, C Carl said:
Watsamatterwitchoosetwo ? Although we all, me probably more so than most, have been known to misspeak on those days when we get up on the wrong side of the bed, this is not an occasion when Bob did. The pipes did not change sides. The driver did. Therefore, all five of them ended up on the SAME side. 🤔............................😂. Sometimes drives on the wrong side of the road : - CC
On 2/3/2019 at 10:45 PM, C Carl said:Watsamatterwitchoosetwo ? Although we all, me probably more so than most, have been known to misspeak on those days when we get up on the wrong side of the bed, this is not an occasion when Bob did. The pipes did not change sides. The driver did. Therefore, all five of them ended up on the SAME side. 🤔............................😂. Sometimes drives on the wrong side of the road : - CC
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You're right.I mis spoke about the RHD cars.ALL the "J" engines,with or without superchargers were the same head
configuratation.Sitting in the drivers seat the intake is on the left and the exhaust on the right. My apologies for the
brain fart.One of the joys of a fossilized brain.
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On 12/18/2015 at 9:49 AM, hddennis said:
]Stumbled across this stunning Duesenberg on the Jalopy Journal and it has no information. Truly one of the best looking ones I've ever seen. What is it and does it still exist?
Howard DennisAccording to Ray Wolfe's notes this car was destroyed in a fire while in Algeria.
Sold new by E.Z.Sadovich,Paris to Robert Beghain in Paris 1934. Tested 7/29/32 as a "J" then
made into SJ and then sent to Paris.
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On a real Duesenberg "J" NO pipes will be seen on the drivers side unless it's a right hand drive car
which in itself is rare..The photo seems to be Jim Schneck's Brunn Riviera Phaeton judging by the
color. Sad and sorry end for such a fine man.When he was looking for a "J" head to dissect for his
stunning head reproduction project,I got him hooked up to the also now deceased Harry Van Iderstine
who had one from SJ551 and was not a good head for driving.There was a deal worked out and new heads
for the "J" were produced. How many I don't know but I think Harry Van Iderstine got one.I am glad I had
a small part in that idea.
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11 hours ago, John348 said:
If it is stock related wouldn't it be the FTC?
6 hours ago, Dave Fields said:They are on him too.
The buying public will determine success or failure as it did will others that finally bit the dust like Nash,Packard,
Hudson.Studebaker and Willys and Crosley to name a few.Right now it seems as though Chevrolet is doing a
good job of making cars few,if any,want.Never owned a Chevy and too old to consider them now.
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Can you drive a stick shift ?
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My FIRST car was a 1935 Packard convertible with wire wheels and a "rumble"seat.Three speeds and weak brakes.After that,various MG's and several Model J Duesenbergs with 3 speeds and one with a 5 speed that gave the benefit of overdrive.
Bob Roller