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Did you try Andy Bernbaum Auto Parts (oldmoparts.com) in MA ?
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2 hours ago, namc said:
Thanks for all the good information. Im not going to restore it. The car is already in my possession and I have $0 into it. Im probably going to sell it as is. Any tips for pulling it out from under that shed? tow location, from the front or rear, etc?
If you truly currently have $0 in it, the most profitable outcome would be achieved by just walking away without wasting any time or $s on moving or towing it, etc.
Anything beyond that will likely cost rather than provide profit.
P.S. I’ve been rebuilding, repairing & restoring vintage cars professionally pretty much full-time nearly 35 years and as an enthusiast/hobbyist over 45, not mention having had owned 100+ vintage cars and bought/brokered/sold +/- 1000 of them, so I speak/write from some experience.
To recap all, the pictured "Ford" will likely require at least couple of thousand hours of labor + at least $30K-$50K for parts/materials/etc to get her looking presentable, fully functioning, reliably drivable/operable (read easily sellable), i.e. 2000 hrs at $5.00/hr = $100.000 + $30K-$50K = $130.000 - $150.000, no matter which approach you take (original or modified to custom/hot/rat rod).
When all finished, you'll be lucky to get $25K - $30K for it.
Do you have $100.000+ to loose/waste ?
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54 minutes ago, Dr B said:
Yes this. Cell phones are great for emergencies, not for talking while driving! Enjoy the drive!
As I've said before, "the only tools I take with me when I drive is a cell phone and a credit card".
Robert
I carry cash*, spare parts & enough tools to repair most small electrical/mechanical problems on the spot.
* My grandmother taught me to never leave home without some, but she probably never knew existence of credit cards or checks. Latter were never common or popular where I grew up and former didn’t start gaining popularity until the 1990s, but she was gone by then. Back when I was a kid (5 decades ago), everything was paid either by cash or direct bank deposits (either would appear in recipients account within seconds or in worst case, minutes).
I remember seeing friends over there paying bills by making instant transfers with their cell phones, even in the middle of the night or weekends, already back in the 1990s.
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1 hour ago, hook said:
Mine is like that except without the fancy turntable option.
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Define "restored", i.e. one of the most mis-interpreted/-used terms involving antique/classic/old/etc cars ?
Proper "restoration" of most old cars will usually require at least several thousand hours of labor, regardless of who performs it + likely tens of thousands of $$'s in materials/supplies.
Anything less is not really "restored".
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43 minutes ago, drhach said:
Sounds like a good excuse to "not" carry your cell phone.
I somewhat disagree.
While I'm probably more "old school" enthusiast (with flip phone) than many/most here, I also probably drive/use my vintage cars more than most, I do like the security of knowing that if I have any roadside emergencies requiring assistance, especially in some remote location I often travel through, I don't necessarily have to endure a potentially long walk to a phone or rely on waiting for other road users to appear and stop.
OTOH, just like I make sure my (vintage) cars are up to the drive I plan to do with them, i.e. fully serviced with full tank of fuel and all other necessities, etc, I also make sure my phone is fully charged before I get started.
But then again, I don't usually answer or make calls with my phone, let alone read or text, etc with it while I'm driving.
Nothing in my world is so important that I would need to endanger others around me with such an idiotic behavior.
Heck, I don't even need a radio to be on or some other unnecessary distractions while driving.
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11 hours ago, Matt Harwood said:
Every USB adapter... ...plugged into a 6V car has blown its fuse. ... modern electronics don't seem to like 6 volts.
Sounds like good thing to me.
Too bad my 6V cars don't have "USB adapters" as I would invite people to plug into them.
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1 hour ago, Trulyvintage said:
AAA and other roadside assistance
plans do not pay enough for tow
truck operators to pay expenses.
So they have desperate businesses
participate that operate below cost.
If they actually charged members
a membership fee for quality
roadside assistance - they would
have no members.
Rising operating costs combined
with increased abuse of the service
plan intent makes quality service
impossible to provide in just about
every market.
" Abuse of service " is the use of
the plan to transport disabled
vehicles that didn't break down
on the road unexpectedly
and newly purchased/sold vehicles
to a mechanic or a new owner.
Folks do that instead of paying
out of their own pocket for that
type of service.
Jim
Please see my comment/reply in this thread 4+ years ago and now repeated below:
On 11/27/2019 at 5:47 PM, TTR said:I've been a AAA member close to 20 years, have needed their roadside assistance 3 or 4 times in past +/-10 years, twice needing a tow for vintage car, one for +/-35 miles (during heavy Xmas traffic on Dec. 24th in Los Angeles area) and another +/-80 miles (from Westlake to Riverside) on late Sunday afternoon and every instance has included prompt and professional service.
Only "disappointment" I've encountered was maybe 6-7 years ago, after calling AAA to arrange that +/- 80 mile flatbed tow back home due to a suspension problem I fortunately discovered on a parking lot after nice lunch break. I was told by the call center person that the (pre-agreed flatbed) truck will take +/- 2 hrs to arrive and calmly expecting that, I walked back to the great Italian restaurant where friend and I had just enjoyed superb lunch right prior to discovering the looming disaster.
Once I re-entered the restaurant, I promptly ordered another glass of the same excellent Pinot Noir I had little while earlier with the meal and almost immediately after receiving it, my phone rang with the flatbed driver informing me that he's already in the parking lot, forcing me to gulp down that great (almost a $20/glass, IIRC) wine I had expected to take my sweet time with to enjoy. 😞
P.S. All AAA service providers I've spoken with, including those helping me, have said they make decent money with those contracts and based on information I've received, comparing the assistance/services I've needed over the years to paying directly out-of-pocket for same incidents, I believe costs at those moments would've been about same.
I haven't needed any roadside assistance since, but based on my past experiences, I'll continue to pay for our AAA membership, should a need arise.
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10 hours ago, TTR said:
And by "extended periods" I mean something longer than a month, which in the case of something like my Roadster doesn't really happen often and with properly sorted (6V) electrical system, I just leave the battery connected all the time.
I think it's on its 4th battery in 30 some years (& never been on a "tender" of any kind).
I think only time the battery in my Roadster has been disconnected for "extended period" in past couple of decades was two years ago when I was rebuilding its engine (+ overhauling the clutch, transmission & steering gear) over 7 months.
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On 5/11/2024 at 8:58 PM, 32buick67 said:
Rain is interesting to navigate in a prewar or brass car, but are there any drivers who have driven through snowfall, on snow-covered roads, on icy roads?
More times than I can recall in prewar (+ countless 40's/50's/60's postwar), but never in a brass era cars (I find them interesting, but they're not really built/intended for my kind of driving pleasures and I'm not into "showing" or posing with my cars, so not interested in owning one)
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15 hours ago, TTR said:
I prefer to disconnect the ground cable (not a fan of those add-on disconnect switches either) when knowingly parking/storing a car for extended period.
And by "extended periods" I mean something longer than a month, which in the case of something like my Roadster doesn't really happen often and with properly sorted (6V) electrical system, I just leave the battery connected all the time.
I think it's on its 4th battery in 30 some years (& never been on a "tender" of any kind).
Only meaningful reason/use I could see for a "tender" would be in some modern vehicles with various computers and other electrical features requiring an power maintenance to prevent battery running down during extended storage periods.
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On 5/8/2020 at 1:43 PM, edinmass said:
Unless you plan to drive the road full time.......rent one. I wanted a pusher very bad for a long time. Rented one for two weeks, and realized renting is a MUCH better option.
5 hours ago, digilubs said:We prefer driving an old car for our leisure travels and stay in existing rental establishments (cabins, houses, hotels, motels, etc).
We’ve thought about renting once or twice, but RV travel seems like too much work and expensive, especially if buying/owning/maintaining/etc. a rig and we would still have to haul an old car around to enjoy driving pleasures in different scenic locales & sights, like these past excursions in Yellowstone, 2017 (We stayed at Lake Yellowstone Hotel + Roosevelt Lodge & Cabins, few nights in both)
Mendocino, CA in 2022 (try this in a motorhome):
Astoria, OR in 2022 (We stayed in a neat boutique hotel on the waterfront, actually on a pier, just couple of blocks from several nice cafes, restaurants, stores, etc):
Joshua Tree, CA last week (My friends, a couple in their late-60s from Europe, enjoying a cruise through the park in my Roadster. They have several pre- & postwar vintage cars back home). We rented & shared a nice, nearby fully furnished house with a pool, jacuzzi, outdoor grill, fire pit, etc and a beautiful view overlooking Yucca Valley for three nights:
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On 5/8/2024 at 9:59 PM, Frank DuVal said:
The only thing different is the friction modifier. I do not ever recall a TorqueFlite owner's manual calling for Ford Type F transmission fluid. Just Dexron once type A was obsolete. Sure Type F works, but I bet there are many TorqueFlites with Dexron running still. 😉
You get the same statements on Studebaker groups, just like which oil to use. Oh no, Type A Suffix A is no longer made, what fits my Detroit Gear 150? Oh, you have to use Ford type F, Oh no, that's wrong, you have to use Dexron/Mercron, etc etc etc. And the factory fill was SAE 10 motor oil......😮
I say run the red stuff and it will be fine! Isn't all ATF red? Yep.🤣
Majority of my vintage automatic transmission rebuild/service experiences, along with few hundred thousand miles of usage, are based on dozens of cast iron Power- & Torqueflites, a few Twin Ultramatics and couple of Dynaflows, all which originally were designed/intended to use Type A fluid, but after it started to become difficult to obtain, I discussed with couple of friends (engineers in petroleum/lubrication industries) about alternatives and concluded Type F having most suitable chemical construction/properties for Type A replacement and I've been using it ever since (for over 30 years).
YMMV.
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Sorry to read this, but I’ve never been a fan of Battery Tenders.
I prefer to disconnect the ground cable (not a fan of those add-on disconnect switches either) when knowingly parking/storing a car for extended period.Speaking of solar storms, my wife, I and another couple (lifelong vintage car enthusiasts and friends visiting from Europe) I’ve known over 4 decades, were staying in few days in Joshua Tree and Friday night discussing these “storms, when my friend made an observation that should one hit our area, everything in the nice house we were staying in and my wife’s (plugged in) Hybrid would likely get screwed, but my (unplugged) PB Roadster with 6V, points and condenser ignition, etc would probably survive.
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On 5/8/2024 at 5:24 AM, nearchoclatetown said:
How about a picture of the part from different sides?
I’ll second that ^^, especially since I don’t know what referred ‘32 Olds components look like.
I’ve casted/fabricated/poured/re-molded/etc various elastic components for vintage cars, including enclosed driveshaft housing-to-transmission couplers, etc using various compounds and methods, but it’s difficult to offer advice or suggestions without seeing details and other requirements, like measurements, etc.
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With 40+ years of extensive experience, including several hundred thousand driven miles in countless Chrysler Corp. cars with cast-iron Power- & Torqueflites along with numerous overhauls, rebuilds & services I don’t use anything other than Type F.
While they will work, especially if only adding a quart or two, Dexron/Mercon type fluids don’t have all the necessary properties to provide long service life for these transmissions.
My rule of thumb: Type F can be used in all 35-40+ year old automatics, but Dexron etc shouldn’t be used in same age, i.e. older Ford or Chrysler engineered automatics.
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I don’t have any “Holy Grail” desires and I’m more than content or should I say happy with cars I currently have, but there are few I wouldn’t mind owning & assuming they’d be up to my expectations, driving.
I have no interest owning anything that I couldn’t drive/use as it was originally intended.
For example, while I can appreciate the coach work & engineering technologies and in some cases appearance of things like chauffeur driven cars or otherwise unpractical vehicles like "professional service" cars or trucks, etc, I have no interest in owning any.
To paraphrase E. Gilbertson: “Cars are meant to be driven !”
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18 hours ago, Twisted Shifter said:
Second to that are my frequent speaking engagements at a number if Ivy League Universities, then my board memberships and consultancies for a few Fortune Top 500 corporations. When I find time, I enjoy competing at Pebble Beach or Amelia Island with my latest restoration.
Thanks for replying.
I think you’re being quite modest by not mentioning you accomplishments in space exploration, walking on water and turning it into wine while at it, etc. 😉
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I have always offered and supplied copies of my photos to clients, i.e. owners of the given cars/projects I’ve done or worked and all have been very appreciative of them, but I’ve also always requested they don’t share any publicly without my approval (you know copyright and all that), even if they’ve sold the car.
Most have expressed no interest in sharing them publicly anyway.
In most cases where they’ve disclosed of having them or shown any in the process of selling the car and new owner(s) have expressed desire to have copies, my permission has been sought & given with same copyright protection request.-
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11 hours ago, Twisted Shifter said:
Just wondering what you, and maybe your neighbors, consider yourself? A used car dealer? ...a harmless old coot? ...a demented, frustrated junk yard owner wanna-be?🙂🙃🙂
Like I said, I have owned 100+ vintage cars in past 45 years and even one time (about 30 years ago) had 20+ in my name (half in Europe and half in California), but quickly realized I don’t have enough time nor money to properly maintain/own that many, but didn’t want to become one of those you refer as “demented, frustrated junk yard owner wanna-bes” a.k.a. “hoarders” trying to identify themselves as “collectors”, so I got rid of all but couple which I still own and enjoy today.
I also made a living (+/-35 years ago) for about 4-5 years buying/selling/brokering (+/-1000) vintage cars, motorcycles, boats, trucks, parts, etc mainly supplying a demand in Europe, so I guess that could qualify me as "A used car dealer"(?).
Perhaps I (hopefully) qualify as "a harmless old coot" ?
So, other than supplying click-bait media stories by others on this and perhaps other forums, what are your personal experiences & history with “collector cars” ? 🙄
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While I’ve owned 100+ vintage cars, including 20+ (all drivable) I had simultaneously at one time, I’ve never considered any of them as a “collector” cars or myself as a “collector” of them.
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6 hours ago, Ed Davidson said:
Sorry to say the liability issue has come to the fore, today I spoke with the owner of one of the cars I wanted to feature in my portfolio, and he said, "hey, don't put anything in there about my car." The concern is that the car will lose some value if it's realized they'd been worked on, some of the "mystique" will disappear. It will take some of the color out of the presentation if I can't mention who what and when, so everything is being rethought.
I have taken tens of thousands of photos of countless restoration projects I've done or worked on during past 4 decades, but will never post or publicly share majority of them due to concerns I have for the privacy of my clients and their cars.
I even have detail photos of some cars shown at PB & other similarly prestigious events, including a BoS's and (100 point) BiC's proving their restorations (by others) having notable or even significant authenticity errors & flaws, but I'll never share them publicly as I'm pretty sure none of the owners or their restorers know the existence of these photos and most would likely not appreciate what they would reveal if published.
Many of my files include thousands of before-during-after detail photos of single projects.
A few thousand are or were in film/print format and all my digital images were just unorganized in my computer, but last year my wife started/volunteered to scan all print photos and organized everything to individual "folders" (per car/job) so now finding any picture for reference is much easier. 😊 -
I actually did read the posted comment in the attached image I referred to and to my understanding, right or wrong, it implied (but somewhat unclearly) 100 spaces (indicated in red) having been sold and rest (indicated in yellow & green) are/were still available (at least at the time of posting ?), hence my comment.
I didn't see any reference to " exceeding 200" prior to previous post.
A few of my friends visiting from Europe will likely attend, but I have another pre-agreed engagement in Pasadena for the weekend (displaying a vintage Ferrari I restored few years back & volunteering to judge similar others shown there).
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On 4/4/2024 at 10:25 AM, Trulyvintage said:
100 spaces have been sold
Jim
Not only does this ^^ look like this event appears to have a lack of (pre-registered) vendors, but if those “green” spaces don’t get filled, it will be quite annoying for spectators having to commute between vendors at the extreme ends of the field.
No wonder attendance in events like these are shrinking.I recently attended couple of local-to-me, brand specific swap meets as a vendor first time in decades (just to get rid off bunch of new & used stuff I’ve accumulated over the decades) and while many, including me, had pre-registered, spaces were filled in first-come, first served order.
While there were probably 50-100 vendors in total, I got in line couple of hours before they opened the gates and was sixth to get in.
A dozen or so commercial/professional vendors had taken the opportunity to setup their displays on previous day for an extra* cost, but their spaces appeared to have been filled in same fashion.
* No overnight camping allowed, but the extra cost included overnight security detail.
Revalcanizing 1934 Chrysler model CA transmission mounts ?
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I’ve done business with Tom at “Then and Now” for decades and generally would recommend highly, but based on my last encounter* about a year ago, I suspect he (like me and several others I know) has become somewhat of a victim of his own success, i.e. too many orders/too much business, not enough time or good help.
* Something that used to take couple of weeks, took several months.