Dave@Moon

1949 Chrysler.

The photos I can find show different door handles for all 1934 cars and the 1933 Olds. Car is most likely either a 1933 Chevy or Pontiac.

I've got three cans in my garage and I haven't been attacked by a yetti in months! Actually, the stuff is about the closest thing you can buy today to the oils that were sold for use inside S.U., Stromberg, and Solex carburetors. It does a good job of damping the needle without overdoing it and making their response sluggish.

The reasonable industry perspective: http://www.vehicleservicepros.com/press_release/11309002/epa-to-propose-eliminating-use-of-r-134a-refrigerant-in-vehicles The reasonable scientific perspective: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/obama-targets-a-popular-coolant-in-new-effort-to-curb-greenhouse-gases/2014/09/15/cd24c738-3d18-11e4-9587-5dafd96295f0_story.html The "Oh for the love of God stop the Democrats!" perspective: http://investmentwatchblog.com/obamas-epa-to-ban-r134a-most-common-refrigerant-used-today/ BTW, those "Fix-a-Flat" cans are never recommended for cars that have TPS systems. The sealant ruins the sensors, to the tune of $150.00+.

1950s-era MG Magnette is probably the closest design to the Mark 2 that I can think of. It's a lot smaller and slower, but really not all that much different otherwise. In addition to the Rover 3 Liter, all of the previous "Auntie" Rovers (60. 90, 75) from 1948-1963 fit the bill. Two French cars that may be appropriate are the Peugeot 403 and the Panhard Dyna The Auto Union DKW 1000 of the late 1950s may appeal to you as well.

Yes, and I've seen worse too. So have you.

This one made me angry. If you're dead, you don't care if or how much you or the other car was at fault. Three weeks ago I had my near encounter with the Pearly Gates. This happened head-on at 40 mph (both cars) with a 1996 Chrysler that had crossed the line and came right at me: That thing you see rammed in between the hood and windshield is a tree branch from the 150' of roadside brush my Triumph was sent spinning through by the impact. I saved my own life, and possibly the other guy's, by seeing him coming and driving as far off on to the shoulder as I could and still maintain control. Otherwise that rear fender impact would have been a front fender impact. If you look close you can see that the guy's tire dragged on the front door for about 18" before the major impact into the rear wheel/fender. (You should see the dent in the wheel!) He was still turning left across the road when he hit me. Obviously the guy who hit me is the "culprit". Who cares! What matters is that I'm still here typing this. That impact should have catapulted me over the windshield, despite my best efforts. I should be dead. The 3 point belt in my TR6 saved my life, and that's a "culprit" I'd love to finger and call out here! Seat belts, Buy 'em, install 'em, wear 'em. Or die if you want to.

Scion TC? ====================================== Third brake light removal from a Chrysler TC by Maserati: http://forums.aaca.org/f144/third-brake-light-removal-328554.html

1957-1961 TR3A door. The exterior door handle did not appear until the "wide mouth" TR3A.

Aside from Matt's post, there's a pattern developing here that I've had personal experience with. Traditionally "foreign" cars are mainly the ones leading the value charge these days. There was once a stigma to owning a foreign car that is now gone, and if anything there's more of a panache to them than many of the competing domestic models (especially the more recent cars). This is trickling down even to the lower echelons of the import car hobby. When my TR6 was totaled in an accident I was stunned at how much the value of the car had crept since I purchased it. I would not recommend doing it the way I did (I was lucky to survive the accident), but doubled my money in 8 years. Having the car means more to me the than the money, so I'm using the settlement right now to shop for another TR6, but it is a reality I'll have to live with. If like me you own one of these cars (Triumph, MG, VW, Datsun, Alfa, Fiat, Honda, etc.), I strongly recommend that you revisit the agreed value of your insurance coverage for the car. It is stunning in some cases what a difference in value you can find in the value guides today vs. a 2007 or 2009 book! Keeping that insured value up to date is vital. Take my word for it!

My happy car has a goatee! 2012 Toyota Yaris (mine):

First generation Renault Twingo. (No, it's not an Asian stereotype!)

Give me a baseball bat and a bowl of Wheaties!

One of the smartest purchases I ever made was a $20 off-spec floormat from a high school entrance. You can get them from suppliers to outfits like Cintas and other similar services, but I bought mine from a vendor at the Springfield swap meet. The mat is 6'x20'. Parking the car on it instead of directly on the driveway has saved hours of cleaning.

I am a purest when it comes to my antiques. I prefer them to modifications which IMHO detract from the historic nature of the object in question. An antique car isn't a functional machine, or at least it shouldn't be. Neither should it be an expression of one's personality, or a homebuilt speed machine. Not that there's anything wrong with any of those things, just don't call them "antique" or "vintage". They're not any more. Beyond that the only offense I take from such machines is when they are made from truly rare and irreplaceable pieces of history (either whole/restored cars or extremely rare parts). Fortunately that trend seems to have diminished lately. What I don't understand is why, if you have a modified car, one would join a club that has "vintage" or "antique in it's name and expect equal standing/treatment. If I grafted Packard Caribbean fins on my Prius and joined the Packard club and tried to display my creation as a representation of "Packard" it would be a joke. Why isn't it (albeit to a lesser degree) a joke when objects are grafted together and then the agglomeration is claimed to be only one one of the specific sources for those objects? There are plenty of places where those creations, which I will not denigrate here, can be welcomed as full members and be part of a larger experience of like minded individuals. What I see, from my perspective, is 2 things. First a significant number of modified car owners are not happy being part of a larger whole, and want to find a smaller pond so they can pretend to be bigger fish. What isn't realized is that the pond inevitably grows with it's population, and "big fish" aesthetic is short-lived at best. The second is a mater of numbers, which must be especially scary for Chevy people. Modified cars outnumber authentic ars in almost every marque, usually by a wide margin. The authentic car owners are rightfully intimidated, and know they will eventually be swamped out of their own clubs by these actions. The wanna-be big fish either don't care or don't notice this effect. Being involved with British cars, I'm lucky on these counts. Our marque specific clubs generally would be too small to survive if they were limited to authentic cars only, and the modified contingent isn't quite large enough to displace the rest. We tend to coexist peacefully, and find mutual benefit, but it is work to do so on both sides. This work is unnecessary on a scale as big as the VCCA. If clubs like that are going to be taken over by people here-to-fore outside the purview of the club, they can expect little in the way of the harmonious cooperation that would be necessary for such coexistence to work. They're just taking someone else's club.

Just make sure it's a reliable brand. I bought an imitation Battery Tender once (I think from Harbor Freight. but I'm not sure), and the (nearly new) battery didn't survive one winter. It was either overcharged or not charging at all.

None of my comments had anything to do with arty cosmetics. You asked for an explanation of the aesthetic of preferring an original ride to a modified one, and (from a purely driving perspective) I provided one. ======================= Thanks to all who expressed sympathy with my accident. Now if i could only get the guy's (State Farm) insurance adjuster to have something like sympathy....

At best this is a $1000 to $1500 parts car, and then only for a dealer in multiple lines of parts. And that's assuming what parts are with the car are all as excellent/salvageable as the body you describe.

Awful. Seeing his picture I recall at one time briefly talking to him about one of his cars at a show (probably Hershey). It's a terrible loss.

Dale, you have to understand that, for most of us on this site (myself included), the essence of a surviving "classic" car is not what it can be but what it is. To see one used a "personal expression" or an "updated tribute" is an anachronism. This is very much like how mountaineers feel when they see gang kids and housewives walking shopping malls in $300.00 mountaineering boots. Or how Olympic/professional track athletes feel when they see the same things done in their similarly priced specialty shoes (usually by the more overweight factions of said groups). As for: ...which I believe should have started with the word "Can"..., I can tell you why. The limitations of the original capabilities of the cars ARE their appeal. Of course anybody who can make a $400.00 car payment can drive 8 second 0-60 car with an insular/comfortable/quiet interior today whose handling abilities shame Corvettes that haven't even achieved antique status yet. But not everyone is looking for that experience in their hobby car as well. There is a thrill at 20 mph in a curved dash Oldsmobile that no modern car, or Resto-Mod, can match under any circumstances or speed. And that thrill can be found at similar speeds in 1951 MGs, 1931 Fords, 1961 Ramblers, etc...., and in 1941 Buicks. Does your Buick thrill you at 20 mph? Or more appropriately, have the modifications you've done enhanced or diluted that thrill? "Today's speeds" are not what this is about. And yes there is danger and risk involved in this. My Triumph was totaled last Sunday night when a young kid (not paying attention to what he was doing) crossed the center line and d@nm near killed me. My seat belt and skills as a driver saved my life. (I was 2/3rds off on the shoulder trying to avoid him, and he eventually tagged by back wheel [missing my body by less than a foot] head-on sending me on a violent spin through roadside brush.) It could have been MUCH worse. No amount of modification or improvement would have changed anything about the wreck (the seatbelts were factory equipment). It happened at 35 mph (both cars). But, before the wreck, it was a thrilling 35 mph.:cool:

1963 Lincoln "Speed Control". (Of course it may fit 1961-1962-1964 as well.)

You know, just as an aside, it's common to look at cars and see facial expressions. I always thought '59 Fords looked like they were smiling, and '57 Corvettes looked startled. Now I know why.

Where baby Cobras come from.