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I have a friend that I'm guessing has the most complete collection of Winton automobiles of anyone. From 1899 to his all original 7000 miles 1914 7 passenger touring. We drove that 1914 from Lewiston Idaho to the north part of Washington state, and I will say after owning and driving brass cars for over 60 years, the Winton was the nicest smoothest driving brass era I've driven. Lots of power, quiet easy to steer and stopped with ease. We scooted up and over the Cascade mountains with ease. Winton designed and built a very sophisticated. For my money you could not get a better car for the money. brasscarguy

Instead of just kicking the can down the street, you might consider a bosch 009 modern distributor. You can still get brown distributor caps and when installed it looks old. A little machine work and install your drive gear set the timing and you have a modern replacement easy to get parts , problem solved. brasscarguy

My father used to sell these horns back in the late 20's and 30's. He also used to repair them in later years. When the diaphragms were no longer available he used 35 mm film, it worked as a perfect replacement. brasscarguy

It's often said a fool and his money are soon parted. My question is where did the fool get his money in the 1st place?. The Mid America auction this year seemed to me to sell most entries at realistic values. If you look at their listed cars and the selling prices. Seems B/J got in a bit of trouble a few years ago over serving their buyers with drinks. The State Police wrote a number of DUI's when the auction was over. This was written up a few years back . Nothing like liquor to loosen up wallets and good sense. Buyer beware the base line of an auction. just sayin. brasscarguy

I'm north of Seattle about 40 miles and slightly east of interstate 5. The building company is located in Salem Oregon. brasscarguy

When I purchased my new place a couple of years ago it had a 40x 50 stick built shop a 25x40 shop space with 220/440 wiring and a 1-1/2 car garage which also houses my well head, pump and pressure tanks. The house needed some up grades all superficial as the bones were good. As far as location, I lucked out while I'm in the country with some acreage, the location was a definite plus. I have 2 fire stations one on each side of me, one is 2 miles and the other 3 miles. Home Depot is 8 miles. Several major grocery stores all major ones within 5 miles. Not to mention a couple of gas stations a short distance away. The best hidden secret is an old fashion wood floor hardware store with a nut and bolt supply to die for. What they don't have they can have in a couple of days. I did my home work before I purchased and it really pays off. I might be paying a few pennies more for some things I get at the hardware store but the time and trouble it takes to go to the big box stores is worth it. brasscarguy

I decided to build a building on my property just for non running and storage project vehicles. I got bids from the pole building companies, stick built construction all quite expensive with lumber prices are they are today. I found a metal building delivered and erected on my slab. I ordered a 25x25 with 10x10 foot roll up door. It took about 9 weeks from order to delivery. 4 men arrived with the building all cut and fit ready for assembly. These guys started at 9:30 am and drove out of m y driveway at 3:30 the same day , My new shop building was total assembled and ready for storage on the same day. The cheapest quote I had was a pole building erected at $21,000 plus tax. My all metal 25x25 delivered and erected total price including tax $9100.00 Very happy with the quality and fit and finish. I ordered dark green enameled finish to blend in the trees and under brush around the building. brasscarguy

I think Rambler used a copper tank. brasscarguy

Having owned a Rolls Royce and Jaguar service center for a number of years in the Seattle area, allow me to offer you some sage advice. There are a mass of typical English rubber hoses all along the top of the motor, vacuum lines, cooling and heater hoses, pressurized fuel injection hoses that by now are needing to be replaced. Very expensive and labor intensive. These engines have a propensity to leak oil, another expensive operation, There are a number of other difficult and expensive problems with the V-12 Jaguars, especially one with this millage and age. We used to have a bit of advice we always told prospective purchaser, We would tell them you really need 2 V-12's. Of course they would ask why, then we would tell them one to get where you are going and the 2nd one to get you back home. They are not the most reliable hence the bad reputation and low resale value. Buyer beware!!!!! Brasscarguy

The Case pictured at the beginning here that body is a figment of someones imagination. Case never built or offered a body such as that. Also Case cars up until about 1915 were all painted Case blue with striping. My family have owned and restored Case cars for over 75 years and we still own 3 or 4 all brass era. brasscarguy

Just a question is there a GM standard transmission with overdrive to work in a '41 Cadillac? brasscarguy

I just unearthed an early brass Mitchell radiator. Send me a photo of what you are looking for and we can compare. I can email a photo of my radiator if that works. Mine has Mitchell script embossed into the front top tank. brasscarguy@comcast.net

I just paid 50k for a totally restored 1941 Cadillac convertible sedan. I'm guessing the rhd drops the value at least 10-15k. There have been several 41 Cadillac 2 door convertibles from 25k and up recently. Maybe this one is a 25k car on a good day. brasscarguy

I have fiber grease in 3 pound cans courtesy of WW2. My father bought and sold surplus after the war and we ended up with this wonderful WW2 fiber grease. I enjoy packing wheel bearings forcing the grease into the bearings by hand. This stuff sticks unlike the modern day garbage you get today. I have no idea where you would find fiber grease today, try Amazon or Google brasscarguy

Ed, thank you for the heart felt words remembering your uncle. I worked in Hawaii in the late 60's and early 70's I often visited the punch bowl. I was just a young man then but most interested in WW2 history. I met a retired Naval officer on several occations . He was most interesting and shared his knowledge and insite of those war years. He still had some pull and took me on the actual military tour of the Arizona. All the time recounting that horrible day. I will never forget him and his interest in sharing his hands on expierences. The men and women of that generation were truly the greatest generation of which we will never see again. I offer my condolences of your loss. Brasscarguy 1929 Cadillac dual cowl Phaeton 1941 Cadillac convertible sedan