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  1. On 1/20/2024 at 3:16 PM, vhprs said:

    Hello my fellow Packard restorers.   If known....I would sure like to hear of a biz

    that sells Packard piston rings for a 1933 V12 engine that has 87mm diameter pistons.

    Thank you....Ken

    I know you using a generic description in your search for rings but might I suggest finding a more precise measurement than 1/26th of an inch.  The commonly used one thousandths of an inch are over 38 times more accurate.  

  2. This car is the same model and year as my Grandmother's last car.  She started driving Model T's in the 1920s.  Horses were Grandad's thing.  He left the driving and vehicle maintenance to Grandma.  There was only one car in Grandma's opinion and that was a FORD.  Her last Ford sedans were a 49, 53, 59, and the 65.  I drove the '65 in college after Grandma quit driving.  It wasn't really much of a car but it did get a load of us across the Rockies to see Rod Stewart in Vancouver in March of '72.  On smooth tires.   

  3. On 1/19/2023 at 7:40 PM, rydersclassics said:

    For Sale - 1916 Buick Touring

    1916 Buick Touring

    Click photo for MORE Photos

    This 1916 Buick D45 is a very correct older restoration.  I purchased this car 4 years ago from a family estate, from which the previous owner purchased the car in 1951

    Restored by 1958, than complete new upholstery and engine rebuild in the mid 1980's. Previous owner also had concours winning vehicles.

    • Body paint is excellent, with some cracking in the black fender paint
    •  Linoleum running boards and front floor boards very good
    •  Top is near perfect
    • I installed 4 new Lucas tires
    •  Many extra parts came with the car when I got it and will come with it to the new owner
    • A newer car promps sale. More info & photos on request

       

    Thanks Thomas.  I plan to go through your part of the country in April.  If it works out I will call then.

  4. Good story and a nice car Don.  I will give you a call one of these days.  Still working at 71 but might have a chance to do this project.  First car in our family  (short term} was a 1918 McLaughlin.  Probably an E35.  My grandad who was born in 1882 never really adapted to the motor age.  There is a story of him driving 40 miles to town with the McLaughlin's radiator froze up.  That might have had something to do with him getting rid of it.  On the other hand my grandmother afterwards got behind the wheel of every model T that she could.  Told me many stories of her adventures and challenges on the road.  Her Fords in my time were a '53, 59, and a '65 Fairlane.  Until her last breath a Ford was the only car.  But I still would like a McLaughlin-Buick.

  5. 2 hours ago, M&M said:

    So no takers I take it :)  He had a Franklin he toured all over the country did tours I am assuming something happened to the frame of his car and he used the frame from this back in the day to keep his car going.  Maybe  Make an offer it can go to a good home and live on to help another Franklin see another day.

    The frame on this car was probably wood so the body, drive train and running gear are all that is left.  I’ve got a mid 20’s Essex coupe body and frame that was grafted onto a Franklin running gear and power train.  The wooden frame must have not aged very well. 486B59E7-288F-45E3-A73C-AB4F019CFCD8.jpeg.9192d9835dc6d20780a5b91ecf192b4d.jpeg22B26683-A5A0-40D3-A1B8-822E194ED563.jpeg.1394f92f60fe44a33a4c6f7e041ddaa2.jpegEDB3E445-64F2-49D4-9EE7-DA3C7E51AF2B.jpeg.070c7a491bf3017fdf25a100b01abd33.jpeg

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