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Or possibly a stolen vehicle. If the seller doesn’t have a proof of legal ownership, he doesn’t have a legal right to sell it either.

@Peter Gariepy You, Sir, are far more patient and tolerant than I could ever hope to be. My hat’s off to you and all the moderators. Just observing this thread (& unfortunately many like it) confirms I could never make it as a moderator. If I was one, I would probably just ban many of the long time, regular contributors, probably myself included, and especially those who either don’t even try to know/understand the rules or think those rules don’t apply to them.

I for one would be delighted to read about your vintage car road travel adventure, but if I may suggest, rather than start another thread, just add on to this one instead.

Last June, I was given a (my first ever) ride in a modern full electric car/vehicle. It was a new (allegedly) +/-$300K, top line model of “Lucid”. Soon after settling in and take-off, my “chauffeur” (a friend and an executive at Apple who had the car on loan for two weeks in exchange for his feedback) asked “What do you think (about the car) ?” and my immediate response was “This is not something for real car guys. This “thing” is made for tech nerds and probably one of the last evolutionary steps before self driving cars become commonplace and eventually mandatory”, to which my “chauffeur” laughed and said “Yes, you’re right”. Obviously, I’m not their target audience and wouldn’t buy one for $10K, but that Voisin in earlier posts would definitely interest me too.

Please don’t take this wrong, but IMO, that bulky, add-on trunk doesn’t do any favors for her otherwise lovely shape and styling. OTOH, if it’s mounted temporarily due to some extended travel plans and actually needed for extra luggage, I can appreciate it.

While I’m sure organized group tours can be fun, I prefer freedom & independence for my travel and would rather read (sorry, but I’m old fashioned/-school) than watch videos. I’m also more interested in personal accounts, details & experiences of other individuals traveling/vacationing (long distances) by themselves (or with their family or significant other) in their antique/classic/vintage car. So if anyone here has personal adventures/stories (including car problems, mishaps & unexpected surprises, scenic photos & routes, etc) they would like to share, I for one would greatly enjoy reading about them.

Could you please check if either of these gentlemen wouldn’t mind sharing details of their adventures here, preferably on this thread ? We just got back about an hour ago from our latest, aforementioned extended weekend trip, but only managed little less than 300 miles in 4 days. Weather was great, Joshua Tree Nat’l Park very green and pleasant both days up until 10am, after which it started to get crowded, but we were mostly done with our cruising & hiking by that time and left. I always find it interesting how many people are amazed/surprised to see something so old (& unusual ?) in relatively remote locations. One of funniest things happened when we pulled into one of the trail head parking lots and there was one of those Tesla “cybertrucks”(?)* with a small crowd next to it listening/watching the driver demonstrating/showing it off, but as soon as we parked couple of spots from it, the crowd seemingly lost interest & came over to us, asking a lot of questions and several of them commenting out loud our ride being the coolest in the park, which lead to Tesla driver quickly jumping into his and hurriedly taking off. * To me, these “cyber trucks”(?) look like a DeLorean and some industrial size thrash compactor/dumpster got enamored with each other late one night in a dark alley or parking lot and these “things” were the consequence nine months later.

Car we drove (& will continue to drive today & tomorrow) is in both pictures I posted yesterday, but in case they (the pictures) aren’t high enough resolution, she’s a our 1932 PB Roadster shown in numerous other posts in this thread and is already idling/warming up outside for today’s adventures as I type this. Weather prediction for today appears to be as good or better than yesterday and more than appropriate for an open car experience. 😊

Needed a little break from the shop full of projects, including a ‘56 Imperial, ‘60 Chrysler 300, ‘67 GMC and ‘72 Ferrari, so got on the road yesterday and drove about 80 miles to Yucca Valley, spent early part of today cruising (& hiking) in and around Joshua Tree Nat’l Park (racked up another 50+ miles). Just finished the day with outdoor grilling of steaks, shrimps and asparagus which got washed down with some great Pinot Noir and spent early evening in the outdoor spa (seen in the background of the second picture). Now I’m ready for a cigar, ice cream, single malt & stargazing by the fire pit (seen in the foreground of the second picture) More of the same tomorrow, then heading back to home Monday and “back to the grind” Tuesday. Not bad for little R & R, including open vintage car driving in late February. Life is good.

Well, of(f) course, isn't that the point of topics like this ? 🤔

Exactly, but sadly this type of stuff seems quite common in this and another car related or should I say adult daycare forum I peruse few minutes a week. I can only imagine how scary antique/classic/vintage cars these type of individuals (without ability to stay focused) have repaired, restored or worked on would be. And then some wonder why younger generations are lacking interest for this hobby ??? Funniest thing in this thread is someone supposedly from Australia referring to "freedom of speech and ... press ... enshrined in the American constitution", let alone its irrelevance to privately owned and operated platform. 🙄

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As others have pointed out, diagnosing or testing wiring harness and related items, wiring diagram usually found in most factory repair/service/workshop manual for the specific vehicle, coupled with full comprehension of it, is essential. In most older vintage vehicles instrument light switch is usually fed/powered by headlight switch, i.e. latter needs to be on before former is powered. Also, in most older vehicles, power from battery to ignition switch usually comes through stater solenoid and/or possibly in conjunction to headlight switch and/or ammeter, but is often vehicle specific, hence factory wiring diagram is essential.

Exactly. Generally speaking, any area, however small square inch/foot wise, requiring more than 1/8” thickness of any type of body filler, is usually far from adequately metal finished, but if a person is not able to achieve ready-to-spray metal finish, less than 1/16” thickness would be acceptable. Excessive, i.e. 1/8“ thickness or more, use of any body fillers is usually a sign of an inexperienced amateur or cheap/quick collision repair center approach, not that there’s anything wrong with either, but shouldn’t be expected to last beyond few years, let alone a decade or two.

Tire date coding started in late 1960’s as mandated by US DOT. Initially the manufacturing dates were indicated by last three digits (for example “… 239” = 27th week of 1969 or 1979 or 1989 or 1999) at the end of series of letters and number usually only on one side of the tire, starting with “DOT …”. In 2000 the coding was changed to four digits “… 4507” = 45th week of 2007 or “… 1719” = 17th week of 2019, etc.

Currently on going… After long and laborious rebuilding of her engine & transmission, finally got her started yesterday and managed first few road test miles earlier today. Will be doing some carburetor & ignition related tuning on this baby (‘72, single owner since new, 44K miles, original paint, upholstery, etc) And this just came in yesterday, belongs to a very good friend who bought it new and wants to give it to his daughter who’s same age as the truck.

THIS ^^ is probably the biggest concern you're facing and may suggest you can't afford this or any (vintage) car causing financial worries. Countless people have spent their hard earned money buying luxuries like vintage cars without realizing they actually can't afford to own them. Buying one is only the first & often easiest step in to ownership which will require much more spending than most realize. Maintenance, (unexpected) repairs which any 60 y.o. car, especially one without good-to-excellent history (with documentation) will likely present more than plenty of, storage, insurance, registration, etc, etc, etc ... I've always told anyone considering buying any luxury, including a vintage car, to ask themselves whether they can afford to walk away from the money they're planning to spend on it and if the answer is no, it's likely a luxury they can't afford.

Probably The Best and most versatile tool ever invented, not counting the original concept preceding it for eons. Inventor should’ve been awarded at least one or two “Noble Prices”

I don't really "hate" anything, let alone a use of any tool, but I do severely dislike (or "hate" if you prefer) hacks who have made a use of any tool intended for a specific job/task useless by using whatever unintended efforts, methods or tools hacks use to F up the job instead of leaving it alone and let those who know how to do it using proper methods and tools to get it done.

Perhaps you’re not aware of the fact that adding any “films”, be they considered protective of potential damage or tinting against UV/sun light, etc on windshields and front side windows of vehicles used on public roads are technically illegal, i.e. against DOT & NHTSA (in US) and similar agencies regulations/rules in EU.

Thinness is often only one of many fitment concerns in “MiC” crap. As for “resto(ration)”, I wasn’t aware of high- or low-end options. I’ve only ever known existence of a restoration and attempts or dabbles at various repairs.

With aforementioned nearly three decade experience, I don’t even have to take that bet. OTOH, I recently reproduced/supplied a batch of nearly 20 identical windshields for two collectors of relatively inexpensive and common +/-50 year old American production cars for which “Made in C***a” reproductions are readily available for nearly 1/3 price of mine, but apparently for these enthusiasts quality is far more important than cheap price and both know mine is not only far superior to that “MiC”, but seem to be of an opinion mine are even better than OEM windshields are/were.

Having produced countless custom, obsolete, one-off or just rare (curved) windshields and other (curved) automotive glass for nearly 30 years, I do have some experience, but based on your criteria, I’m not sure I can help, especially if they are available, even at considerably higher cost than most windshields.

Only one way to know for sure and it doesn’t involve or require opinions of random strangers on any internet forum.

A brief (< 30 mile) road dance this am with a 52 y.o. Italian prima ballerina still living with her original dance card holder.