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    Pierce Arrow on BAT

    in Pierce-Arrow

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    14 minutes ago, Grimy said:

    I've had two Series 80s, a sedan (still own it) and a coupe (now at the P-A Museum).  The sedan was my first Pierce, acquired in 1994, and had to be affordable.  I've put 20,000 miles on the sedan and 6,500 on the coupe.  I'll probably die owning the S80 sedan even though I have other Pierces far more desirable.  It helps that my sedan has been repainted 65 years ago and poorly reupholstered but is an "honest car" in that only maintenance has been done to the chassis over the years.  It is far more fun than the money it would bring.

     

    The 80s cruise at 45 mph *IF* they have the most common--and fastest--diff ratio of 4.45.  Diff ratios were assigned by the Company as to where the cars were to be shipped, not by body style and (mostly) not by customer option.  My sedan was shipped to SF and thus has the deepest ratio (4.88) which affords a comfortable cruise of 36-37 mph and the engine is screaming at 40.  That drove me crazy until I fitted a 26% Mitchell OD which results in 3.61 overall for a comfortable cruise of 49 mph.  The intermediate ratio was 4.64.

     

    Only on one tour was I really discomfited:  that was a NorCal CCCA tour 20 years ago advertised as suitable for earlier, slower classics.  Imagine my surprise and dismay when the lead car was a dual-ratio Auburn convertible sedan whose owner wanted to show off its highway capabilities!

     

    The senior cars of 1921-1928 (Series 32/33/36) also had deep gearing by comparison with the cars through 1920 which were tall-geared by almost anyone's standards.  The rationale for the change, according to a Series 32 (1921 only) salesman's data book was to minimize the amount of shifting an owner-driver would have to do.  Bear in mind that no synchro boxes were yet available anywhere. The idea was that an owner-driver could get into 3rd (top) gear at 15 mph and never have to shift unless he/she came to a complete stop.  Yet another factor, certainly not in the salesman's material but addressed in historical publications, is that the number of persons employed as chauffeurs dropped precipitously in the post-war (World War I) era and whether by choice or necessity owners were actually driving their cars.

     

    Build quality of these "junior" Pierces is identical to that of the senior cars.

    It’s amazing that such a car review can be had on a car almost a century old!!! 
    Great Stuff!!

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    Show us the hack work you've found

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by BobinVirginia (see edit history)

    On 10/2/2022 at 1:55 PM, Grimy said:

    "Field Expedients" get us home, and should not be considered "hack work," which has at least a semi-permanent connotation, but personally I would have been absolutely impelled to cut the tails off the zipties--OCD, I know....

    Yes!! 
    Zip ties are useful but, not trimming them is uncivilized!!! 
    Cut flush and flat so not to cause a cut hazard either! 
    😂😂😂

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    1922 Haynes 55

    in Haynes-Apperson

    Posted · Edited by BobinVirginia (see edit history)

    @Dj59

     

    Fantastic Car!!! 
    Ive been absent from the forum but I have a 21 Model 50 Type T project car.  Not as nice as your example but all there with 28,000 on the odometer. Thanks for sharing!!

    Thanks to @Grimy for making sure this was brought to my attention too!!!! 
     

    Haynes owners are very small group! 
     

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    Pebble Beach 2022

    in General Discussion

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    1 minute ago, 1937hd45 said:

    DO IT! For more years than I care to count I put off going, thinking I somehow wouldn't "fit in". Nobody asks your net worth, I enjoy the jacket & tie, I'm not at a wake for an old friend, rooms, B&B's, and restaurants are all around. We drive up from LA in my daughters car so the cost of a rental for the week is unknown to me. Start planning for 2023. Bob 

    I just never had a clue where to start going to the show. Thanks to people in the know on here I can actually plan an affordable trip. I wish I had endless money and time 

    Lets talk about 348 409 stuff-1958 to 1965

    in Chevrolet & GMC - General

    Posted

    17 minutes ago, John348 said:

    I was at Bruce's house a few months ago picking up a 1932 transmission for a friend of mine in NY on my way back from Florida. Those 61 62 caps always split on the corners, the metal is real thin there.

    Bruce is a super nice guy. I went there for a rear center section and got caps as a bonus! Always great to meet someone that exceeds expectations 

    Pebble Beach 2022

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    12 hours ago, 1937hd45 said:

    August 21,2022, Is anyone going? Car Week is one of the best events all year, can't go this year, but I'll post a few photos from our first year 2016. Flew into Burbank and drove up the coast with my daughter. Had a great time, but as with all first times we have learned a lot and the following trips were better planed and we had more fun. The cars pictured impressed me or had some personal connection. Please add your photos and reflections. Bob 

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    Thanks for sharing the pics! The Underslung is so cool! 

    Pebble Beach 2022

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Grimy said:

    I'll be there, mostly hanging around with my Evil Twin Bob Jacobsen, who's showing his 1933 Pierce-Arrow V-12 model 1242 convertible sedan, and also basking in the glowing presence of @edinmass.

     

    Alas, there won't be the post-tour lineup on Ocean Ave on Thursday, apparently due to continuing COVID concerns.

     

    As for a personal recollection, I managed a (distant) 3rd in class in 2010 with my 1930 Pierce-Arrow roadster (a 10-year-old restoration with 10K miles on it), and it was the thrill of a lifetime to drive over the ramp.  A mortician couldn't have erased the S.E. grin from my face for the next three weeks!

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    Good pic! 

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    Early Haynes Apperson's

    in Haynes-Apperson

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    Hello! 
     It’s a small group of owners. I posted sometime ago looking for Haynes owners myself. My car is a later 1921 Haynes and it’s a project. There’s just not many Haynes owners out there that I’ve been able to reach. 

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