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Stupid question- are there digital copies accessible via web of Antique Automobile? There was a 7 part series of Barney Pollard articles that ran in 2012-2013 issues I would like to read.

Ballston Spa, NY is just a stones throw from the Saratoga Springs Race Course a famous historic thoroughbred horse racing track here in NY(fourth oldest in the US). Great photo, I love the padding on the inside of gate!

Sold/listed as being a badge but I assume this is an insert for a hub? Whomever ever bought it last night must have needed it pretty badly!

That yellow Rolls brings back memories of working until the wee hours with a very nice young lady on some stupid project about Fitzgerald's use of color symbolism in Gatsby. I made the best of it. I don't think we ever got any sleep, class was at 8:15 the next morning and I barely made it, paper in hand and smirk on my face.

Jack Passey shared a story in his book about a young Bill Harrah having had a kind neighbor who let him borrow a yellow Lincoln roadster to take his date to the prom. I guess he sought out an exact duplicate to the car had it restored in yellow and gave it to the old guy as a surprise.

Wow! I see now (I totally missed the link)very well done!😄 Thank you for setting this up for us!

This is another shot (from 1956) of that roadster when it was part of the Powers automobile museum in Southington Conn. It's from an old issue of "The Bulbhorn".

Here's an odd one! It's a wonder this never got tossed out. I took a pic next to the regular can to better show it's small size. Maybe it attached right to the firewall or was meant to fit in the tool kit?

In the Packard for sale section, very nice looking car.

-I had hoped for some comments along these lines in the thread for the 1937 Packard roadster project currently listed. Would be curious to see what folks thought of that one. It would appear to be a project that stalled out a little closer to completion?

There is a 1956/8?ish "bulbhorn" feature of a small auto museum in New England which had one of these in all original condition. I always wonder where that car ended up? I will dig it out and DM you a picture-it was gorgeous.

Add me to the roster, I'm in. thank you

Was the roadster the car that you had mentioned making an insulating shield for that kept away some of the heat coming off the manifold? I remember you having said that you had done something like that. If you think it makes a difference I think I will certainly attempt to copy you and do the same for my car!

I remembering you mentioning this being the case w Caddy/Lasalle in an older thread but can't running off the vacuum tank be a pretty safe bet in a Packard? I was always of the impression that a Packard was a way easier rig to own and operate and that this was one of their virtues.

I thought the comments in the BAC listing from Shawn Miller? were pretty interesting. Anyone else here agree that right now may be a flat spot in the market and an opportunity to obtain Classic era automobiles before a new set of collectors mature and step in to drive prices back up?

Great video thank you for posting! Anybody else notice that he did the whole car over soup to nuts but left the outer ring on that huge steering wheel in pretty shabby original shape? I guess that's kind of a cool thing to do if you're going to drive it and actually use it.

From the Rev's Institute, one of their Hemp Oliver snapshots - this one taken in NYC 1934.

Another member just posted this 1958 classifieds listing elsewhere and I hope they won't mind my re-posting here. It's pretty interesting to see an Owen Magnetic being offered in that era by a well established dealer at the same price point as a Simplex or Early Packard.

I don't think anyone who regularly reads these forums has any illusions surrounding the tremendous costs associated with saving or resurrecting an old car these days. I've been tracking down some old parts that were recently obtained in an estate clean out by an Auto recycler in New England. I gave them a call this morning and here's how it went: ME: "Hi, I'm just calling to inquire about some Packard parts that you guys recently got in?" SalvageYard:"Yes" ME: "I heard there was something like thirty cars from the 1920s and 30s?" SalvageYard:"Yup" ME: "Great will you be listing the parts anywhere or may I drop in and take a look?" SalvageYard:"The owner's gonna hold on to those" ME:"Oh I see, is he a collector?" SalvageYard: "No" ME: "Oh, but he plays with old cars?" SalvageYard: "No" ME: "Gotcha... any other old parts available?" SalvageYard: "Nope" ME: "Well would he be interested in buying some more old cars and parts then?" Bam! Quick Hang-up. I can only surmise that this poor guy whose job it is to answer the phone all day has been receiving all sorts of calls from old car dopes like myself and he's probably fed up. Guess, I'll just keep my eyes peeled and see what sort of priceless relics get listed on Ebay. This sort of reminds me of the guy who had the warehouse full of those rotted out 1930's Lincolns for sale for the past several years. In fact, maybe I should get that guy to talk to this guy!

intended to emulate bow ventilators

2006-2007 6 speed manual volvo r wagon or sedan. -Much more reliable and cheap/easy to fix than folks realize. Very speedy but extremely comfortable and versatile to boot. 200k on ours.

I agree, purple car looks like a longer hood. I also much prefer the headlamp placement on the purple car. Interesting, to have two highly original cars to compare.

I'm dying to know if it runs? 985 miles on it? Again, this car was owned for a long while by a very capable mechanic and it was definitely always a static display, I never saw it move an inch over all those years. Did anyone happen to get any history on it from the seller? The ad mentions some sort of Chicago Museum of Science provenance. I wonder how it ended up in a humble little farm collection in the middle of nowhere?

I recognized this car and it's white pin-stripe immediately. It lived in a very nice barn in Gallupville, NY for decades and was the center piece of the annual steam powered 'Gas Up' show they would host on Ronnie Rolf's farm each year. He was a great guy and a master mechanic anybody remember him? His annual weekend show drew people from far and wide and featured some great cars and all sorts of wonderful steam tractors. I last attended the show about 10 yrs ago and at that time the car had disappeared from the main barn but I never forgot it.

Incidentally, the old episode where Barney buys a lemon of a car from an Old Lady is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Don Knotts was just hillarious. 😂