md murray
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On 9/8/2023 at 10:29 AM, demco32 said:
I have to find a hotel.
I'm going to New York and take a rental car.
Have to find out how to pay the tol road, i have no American credit card.
Take the train from NY to Harrisburg, PA and the Hotel Hershey will pick you up at the station.
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At the time of the original post it was 1.69% all that summer and fall. Right now its 5.5%
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11 minutes ago, alsancle said:
First Bargain. Lot 12 Stutz hammered at 46k
dude . that's a bargain.
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It's not the carts that bother me it's the way some of the folks drive them.
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Everytime Jay Leno goes he rides around on a golfcart...😁.
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Aren't these the signs that were all dug up because a plumber used all the leftovers to cover up septic systems in his town? anyone remember the story?
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That’s Pauline snook’s car. She and her husband Frank ran a service station in Schodack Center, ny. There’s a pic of them in another crane simplex they owned w a cape top in the ccca thread for this marque. -there are many pictures of her in that car at various meets in 50’s in club books of the era.
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I recently found some really neat scratch-built models definitely made by someone who had lived and seen in the era of the great classics. There are so many little details, 11 of them in total and all different made from tin and wood. Unfortunately they have suffered from yrs of poor storage but I'm taking the time to clean and revive each one. Sure would love to know the history behind them.
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Picked this up years ago because It was neat but I always figured there was little hope for it. A buddy of mine took it for about 8 months, played with it in his spare time and mailed it back to me. I have no idea how he did it and he refuses to tell me (it's dry to the touch and has not been varnished or coated) - the guy is just a magician with old tin.
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The box is all hardboard but in great condition -it must have sat somewhere dry for years.
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Boy this era Chevy are great and very understandably seem to have a cult following right now. I think that's an awfully fair and conservative price. I would buy this truck in a NY second if I didn't live in NY. A club member should jump on this!
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8 hours ago, 24Chry48 said:
The three engines offered were not body specific on the CD line.
Yes, I follow that logic -from what I was reading it appeared anyone who walked into a 1931 showroom had their choice of 3 different h.p. 8 cyl set-ups on a CD car. Thank you, what you are saying about model year updates makes more sense.
-But if I see a split windshield on that 124" chassis then am I looking at a Deluxe 100 hp car right?
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Boy this is trickier than I would have imagined. It looks like 3 different avail powerplants were offered on that 124'' chassis for the CD8 coupe. -240.3 cu.in 80hp in the "royal coupe". -260.8cu.in 88hp in the coupe and business coupe. -282.1 cu.in 100hp in the "deluxe 8 series" business and rumble seat coupe. Am I reading this right? Chrysler offered 4 different 8cyl and 4 different 6 cyl selections in 1931?
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The powerplant is so cool. Jack Passey said in his book that by the time the Wills St Claire cars reached the secondary market most mechanics were quick to dismiss the engines, considering them overly complicated quackery and rarely took the time to understand them. He had a handful of them but I seem to recall him saying that two of the Wills Saint Claire he found had had their engines replaced with something more simple. This is a marque that I've always had a lot of enthusiasm for but rarely have had the occasion to see. Same goes for Cunningham.
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Thank you!! That's the car. I really like these.
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Alicia Buckley was just about the prettiest girl at school and freshman yr. she had gotten hold of her sister's 5 sp. Geo Prism and somehow made it from her home over to the student union where it lay like a lump half on/off the sidewalk. Low and behold I was the only kid on my wing who could drive stick and I got to chauffeur her and her friends and naturally a couple of my friends (image about 7 of us sitting on laps, hanging out the windows etc.) for a few weeks on beer runs or whatever other endeavor must have been important to a bunch of silly 18 yr old knuckleheads back then. Anyhow, ultimately this worked out for me as a certain member of her equally impressive entourage was eventually won over by the charms of her designated driver. Thank god for my cheapskate old man and the ancient stick shift cub cadet he made me mow for years with!!
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I know someone must remember the dark colored Chrysler coupe with the split windshield that was all original and I think sold for under $30k within the last couple years. It was on Ebay and we discussed it here but darned if I can find it anywhere on the forum archives. I almost think it was a CD-8 and black just like the Hershey car but the condition was much better. That was a car that I wish I had considered a little more seriously.
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Anybody know what on earth this might be? I bought it thinking it was a tag attachment but it's just way too thick and heavy.
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Boy this is nice- there can't be too many of these around. Wonder how tricky that manifold install would be?
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1922 Wills St Claire Model A-68 Rumble-Seat Roadster
Click photo for MORE Photos
Restored in the 90’s in SoCal, the motor was overhauled in 2010 by Tom Leib in Los Angeles. Runs great, will need the new manifold installed (new 15K part is included)
Interior upholstery and rumble seat excellent.
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I'm thankful I had a chance to visit with him at his tent during the week and get a few more good stories out of him. He was always overly generous to my brother and I and quick to share knowledge and his collection(s) with us. A few years ago I got a surprise package in the mail from him- a tail light for my car that he knew I had been looking for. I know Mark had a reputation for being a shrewd horse trader but to a couple of modest, younger collectors with interest he showed an absolute humbling amount of magnanimity and always went out of his way to make us feel welcome in his circles.
-I always admired Mark for the fact that he actually knew how to work on his own stuff too. My brother went to meet Mark at a Bugatti rally up in Saratoga a few years ago and said when he got there the poor guy was covered in grease. He had been busy running around fixing everyone else's cars that day!
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Dude, Lenny Kravitz drives one! -these are Uber cool and hot as a pistol these days (unlike poor old Lenny ironically). When I drive my old Bronco around it gets so much attention it's actually annoying. Meanwhile, most everyone my age definitely thinks that it's just plain weird that I play around with an old Packard and that's if they even notice it at all! Throw it on that silly Bringatrailer site and I'll bet it rings the bell.
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Saw this one on the 136' wheelbase sell at Hershey a few years ago and it was very attractive. It sold for what I thought was a pretty reasonable figure. It certainly made me think twice about investing any more in my own 1st series project car. Fortunately, I've since gotten itchy to play with it again and have, for the time being, fully recovered from my momentary lapse in poor judgement. 😄
https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/hf19/hershey/lots/r0199-1924-packard-single-eight-runabout/806100
https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/hf19/hershey/lots/r0199-1924-packard-single-eight-runabout/806100
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An attractive affordable first Classic
in CCCA - General
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Gorgeous car! But don't these snap axles or something? I seem to remember that being discussed on here.