Jim Eviston

WTB 1954 Pontiac driver's side outside mirror. Prefer usable as is rather than needing replated. wornoutoldfart1961@gmail.com

A friend just came up with this. As a former Ford-Lincoln-Mercury dealer and lifelong old car guy I find this fascinating. Dealer award? Given to purchaser? Henry and Edsel commemorating the hosing they gave the Lelands'?? Ideas?

I believe that is 1940s REO. My brother has one of those trucks that ran and drove great. I put a fee miles on it. Had been owned by Centlivre Brewery of Fort Wayne. Very low miles. I don't believe odometers, but the ribs on the clutch and brake pedals show no wear.

I wish someone would figure out what this is. I can't find anything, from the common to the obscure that fits all the criteria. Drum headlights, crown and details of fender, hubcap shape, four lug rims,beltline mouldings on doors,door handle style etc Been all through the alphabet of ca.1923 U.S. and Canadian cars. Nothing. I officially give up Now watch it be something common I missed.

My Dad's parents families landed in what is now Huntington County Indiana in the 1830s.And Dad's folks continued to live there So, consequently we gravitated to the Huntington relatives for all the various family events. I remember seeing that Brush in a Huntington 4th of July parade in the '60's when I was maybe 5 years old. Even though I have been familiar with Brush cars since this solves the mystery of "What the hell was the little brass car that went by us going Putt....Putt....Putt ....? Paul Schaefer could you please post some more pictures of your Brush that you used some of the stuff you got from me on?

Still hanging on, Paul. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! Jim

I do not have a Brush. But in my beating the proverbial, and actual brush,pun intended for Model T Fords and parts I blundered onto my fair share of Brush components. Great fun figuring out what they were pre internet.And I mean that sincerely. Paul Schaefer years ago you bought that engine, differential and partial chassis I am certain you will recall. Also I had an additional front axle that had T spindles welded in. I forget who I traded that to for T stuff but I seem to remember, Paul, you knew who's project it ended up on. And I had a very nice steering gear and wheel I don't recall who got. That was mounted in what I later learned was a speakeasy or "Blind Tiger" as the old guy that I obtained it from called it. It was part of a pulley system that cranked the hooch to safety in case of unwelcome guests. I was driving by his house and he had that steering gear out with junk lawnmowers and other crap with a sign "free". (I even got a 50's vintage mower running and used it for many years for 'trimup' till my wife thought it would mow gravel and broke the crankshaft) I gladly loaded in the pickup all the junk he had accumulated so he could get his car in his garage for the winter. I worked at Falstaff Brewery in Fort Wayne then and had just come from the employee beer sale. He saw the cases of beer, Ballantine XXX Ale, Haffenreffer Malt Liquor and said he hadn't had any in decades because of his wife, recently deceased was apparently a charter member of the Anti-Saloon League. He didn't think there was much she could do to him at this point and could he have some. I carried a bunch in his house. He made an obscene gesture toward the sky.And just to be sure the ground. We became good friends. I would be very interested in seeing pictures of cars things I saved from the scrappers have been used on. Paul, hope all is well with you yours. Been awhile. Jim Eviston.

This very nice Olds dash clock is another thing that has had me stumped. I realize many if not most clocks of this era were aftermarket and may have been made in many varieties. But no higher than Olds production was in the era I suspect this was from I would think that not such a large target to make so many script faces. I have assumed this mounts in an angled pocket and you just pulled it out to wind. Oldsmobile Defender maybe? A Limited has been my fantasy. I won't be crushed if it turns out to be Black Era but I would like to see evidence. Thanks!

I would have liked to have been with you alsancle when you saw the last Bryan steamer. I wonder if the bought body components from Apperson at Kokomo.

I know the whereabouts of a 1950 Buick parts car that has the side to side opening type hood. If you still need one let me know and I'll get you a picture to see if they are the same. My memory is jolted. I did know of several other early "50s style Buicks. Including a convertible.On another friends farm. woods. I'll get ahold of him and see if they are still there or some scrapper made off with them. He well understands networking to find parts because he collects pre WW2 tractors Thanks for responding.

I know the whereabouts of a 1950 Buick parts car that has the side to side opening type hood. If you still need one let me know and I'll get you a picture to see if they are the same.

That's been a concern of mine to some extent. But, all the brake dust and clutch dust we've all been around it's a wonder we all don't have mesothelioma.

Bryan of Peru Indiana was the manufacturer of the Bryan Steam Tractor. Still in business but they didn't have any specific information on the cars and trucks other than they are aware they built a very few of each. A long deceased fellow from Whitley County Indiana owned a Bryan tractor. He was a steam guy through and through. Loved to blow whistles to irk the neighbors and their dogs. He and another equally ornery old timer even owned in company a calliope. He stated that this boiler was from a Bryan Steam Truck or car.Way too big for a car. Wrong configuration for any known tractor produced. Memory has faded as to exactly which he said but it was definitely Bryan. We think maybe he got this from Bryan when he and his buddy were there looking for tractor parts in the early 1950's. A friend of mine saved this from being scrapped when the old boy went to the nursing home. Been stored one building or another for 40+ years even a while at my place. Update. Apparently since I spoke with someone at Bryan a number of years ago they have added to their website a good brief history of their cars trucks and tractors. It's great when companies acknowledge their interesting pasta.

Thanks very much! I knew someone would know what that was. I did have a plug collection. A victim of downsizing.

My guess, subject to being wrong is General Motors. Similar to a 1928 Chevy but not quite.