Mark Huston

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Here is an interesting photo showing cars bumper to bumper and fender to fender in a DeMoines, Iowa parking lot. Theses do not appear to be "used cars" (as in a used car lot for sale) because personal items can be seen in the back windows of three of the cars. Can anyone identify the cars from the overhead angle of the photo?

Did you notice that he did all of the grinding on the tire without any kind of respirator, or face mask? I would hate to see what that guys lungs look like after a day of making wide white wall tires. Is one tire grinding job the equivalent of 3 to 4 packs of cigarettes?

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The one problem that I see is that all the valves are in the closed position. That might add to the problem of turning the engine over.

Total Mercury production for 1939 was 76,198. One source listed production of Mercury's Sport Convertible for 1939 as 7,818. 1939 was the first year for the Mercury brand.

I am sure there are a variety of shipping companies that can handle your transportation needs; you might want to start on your end and work backwards. Check with companies in Finland that receive shipments from the U.S. and ask them for references to companies that they do business with here. Within the past year a relative of mine in Sacramento, California has sold two cars and both went to buyers in Europe. One car was sold to a buyer in either Finland, or Norway, the car was trucked to Long Beach, CA and loaded into a cargo container. The second car was sold to a buyer in Lithuania; the car was trucked to New Jersey and loaded into a cargo container. In both cases the buyers worked through a broker in the U.S. who made all the transportation arrangements. One buyer picked a broker in New Jersey and the other used a broker in Los Angeles.

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I needed a wire wheel repaired and I posted on this forum a requested for recommendations of a company on the west coast that repairs wire wheels. This is a link to that posting: http://forums.aaca.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/493605/Re_Wire_Wheel_Repair_on_the_We#Post493605 I received a positive referral to Rally American Wheels. I called and spoke to the owner who was very helpful and knowledgeable. I made an appointment and drove down to his shop in Fresno, CA. The owner, Mr. McLean, repaired my wire wheel while I waited doing an outstanding job. I can’t even tell his replacement wire from the originals. And to top if off he charged me less than it costs for lunch at a fast food restaurant. I highly recommend Rally American.

If I recall my Pierce-Arrow history correctly, Pierce-Arrow adopted the trademark headlights in the fenders as a standard feature in 1914. Pierce-Arrow continued to offer the conventional headlights between the fenders as an option for those customers who did not like the headlights mounted in the fenders. The number of surviving Pierce-Arrows with the fender mounted headlights far exceeds the number with the conventional headlights between the fenders and would lead one to believe that there were not many requests for the optional traditional headlight arrangement.

With this logic you might as well make it a Studebaker, Packard and Pierce-Arrow forum. Don’t forget about the Studebaker-Pierce-Arrow merger of 1928-1933.

Sometimes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, other times, it is in the eye of the title holder.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: oldslady liz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">can this be used on all makes and models that have wooden spoke wheels..?</div></div> Yes, it can be used on any artillery wood wheel rim that does not exceed the maximum diameter reach of the rim tool.

This tool is used for changing the tires on cars with artillery wood wheels. To use this tool you remove the rim with the tire from the artillery wheel and then you use the tool to pull the rim ends in until they over lap themselves. This will make the diameter of the rim smaller then the tire allowing you to pull out the tub and remove the tire. I used this tool to change the tires on my 1929 Studebaker. It was hard work to change the tires on those artillery wheel rims. However, this tool made the job much easier then trying to do the job without it. I no longer have this rim tool, got rid of it when I replaced my 29 Studebaker with artillery wheels for a 29 Studebaker with wire wheels. It is easier to change the tires on a car with wire wheels. Possibly more dangerous, but easier.

The Ebay auction item location states: Concord, North Carolina

Used on the 1929-30 Studebaker President 337 straight eight engine.

Hi Eamonn, Welcome aboard! Nice collection of cars you and your dad have. Are all of your cars original to Ireland?

Here is a photo of a 1929 Studebaker President 7 passenger touring entering the water to cross a stream that did not have a bridge. The water at the deepest point was only about to the hub caps. Not nearly as deep as the Buick on the Brass Tour. One note, I was the tour leader on this Studebaker meet in 1998 that was held in the mountains of Northern California and there were several tour members who not want to drive through the stream and asked if there was another way around that did not require getting their cars wet. I told them no, drive on in the water is great!

Bob, you are on the right track, it is a 1946 Chevrolet "Stylemaster" and the hood medallion is a one year item that Chevy used only in 1946.

When you order your 6 volt electric fuel pump also order a fuel pressure regulator. Mount the pressure regulator inline between the electric fuel pump and the carburetor. You will need to experiment with the pressure setting and you will want to start on the low pressure end of the scale adjust up as needed. If you try to run a modern electric fuel pump without a pressure regulator you will pump fuel right through your carburetor. I do not know of an electric fuel pump that has a built in regulator for early cars, adding a separate regulator is about the only solution. While you are running the electric fuel pump you can look into having your original fuel pump rebuilt to handle modern fuel. There are many shops that can do the job for you. After you have your original fuel pump rebuilt and reinstalled you can still leave the electric pump and regulator installed as a back up.

A current design feature that I think is just plain dumb looking is the newer model Dodge Super Bee bright yellow trucks with a spoiler located right above the tailgate. I guess these sport car trucks are really not intended to haul anything other than the driver and one passenger because you cannot get anything into the bed of the truck if it is more than a couple of inches higher than the tailgate. One other item that is just plain dumb, people who have aftermarket conversions of their vehicles to add multiple flat screen video monitors, including having the drivers side airbag removed so they can have a video screen mounted in the center of the steering wheel.

The question you have regarding the cowl lights is because of the running changes that Studebaker made in the 1928 models. Studebaker had a policy of not “holding changes” until the next model year. In fact, Studebaker did not recognized official model years. Whenever Studebaker decided to make a change to a production design, or feature, they did not wait to introduce the change to production cars. As a result of these running changes restorers have identified three distinct designs in the 1928 Dictators as 1st Series, 2nd Series, and 3rd Series cars. A 1st Series ’28 Dictator has more in common with a 1927 Dictator while a 3rd Series Dictator looks like a 1929 Dictator. In the 1970’s Bill Cannon, founder of the ASC, wrote an in depth article regarding the 1928 Dictator’s and the differences between the three series. If you want more information regarding the article let me know.

The best source for reproduction parts for you car is Steve Munts in Spokane, WA. He usually has an ad in the ASC Review. Check the parts for sale section of your Review for his contact information. Last time I spoke with Mrs. Munts she reported that Steve was ill and that if you have parts that need to be cast it may take awhile to get them, otherwise, he might have what you want ready to go on the shelf. What part of the country are you in? Can you post a picture of your Dictator? I look forward to seeing you and your Dictator on tour at an ASC zone meet in the future.

Keith, Regarding an oil filter in your 1928 Dictator. When your car was new an oil filter was optional equipment for the new car purchaser. It was a little smaller than a dinner plate and about 2 inches thick and mounted on the side of your engine block. This type of oil filter was called a “pancake filter”. Anything other than this type of oil filter is not an original type filter for your car. The problem with the factory optional filter is that a usable working one is nearly impossible to find. I have a friend with a 1928 Dictator who has an original “pancake oil filter” on his car. It looks like it is hooked up and operational, but that is just for looks, since the filter cannot be used because the element inside cannot be replaced. Any filter you put on your car that is the canister type is OK as long as it looks correct for the period of the car, this is assuming you want to keep the car looking original. There is a guy who makes reproduction parts for the Buick club and he makes a late 20’s style canister oil filter that hides a modern Wick spin on oil filter inside. All you do is take off the outside canister housing and it exposes the Wick spin on filter inside, you unscrew the old filter and screw on a new filter with your oil changes, replacing the canister and it looks like the old style filter again. This style filter is designed to mount on the engine side of the cowl. If you are interested I think I still have the guys contact information. One other note about oil filters, in an engine like your’28 Dictator you do not have full oil pressure going through your filter like a modern engine. As your engine is operating with an oil filter attached only part of the oil is going through the filter at any given moment. The rest of the oil as it leaves the oil pump is bypassing the filter and going to the bearings and oil passages. If your oil pump is weak, or you have a worn engine with excessive crank, rod, or camshaft bearing clearances you will have very weak oil pressure if you are operating a filter. Sometimes it is just better to perform frequent oil changes and stay on top of your engine maintenance.

Keith, Since the car has not run in 20-25 years there are a couple of things you should do before attempting to start the engine. You should drain all the oil out of the oil pan and then take off the oil pan and give it a good cleaning. It may be a pain to do it, but it is well worth the effort. Depending on the last time the oil pan was off you may have a large build up of sludge in the pan and you do not want it messing up your engine. While you have the pan off, look at the bearings and check the oil pump. Studebaker oil pumps of this era are usually made out of pot metal and they will develop cracks causing a loss of oil pressure and eventually oil pump failure. Make sure your pump has been upgraded to a reproduction bronze unit. Second, is drop the gas tank and clean it, and the fuel lines. When cars sit this long, especially if they had a partial tank of gas, condensation builds up collecting in the tank, runs down into the gas, then settles on the bottom of the tank. Eventually the water starts to rust out the bottom of the tank building up scale that will get sucked up into your carburetor and you will have major problems driving the car, if the tank is still holding gas and not full of holes. The secret to enjoying and driving an old car is to get to know your car intimately through lots of hands on preventive maintenance. The more you work you do in your garage the less you will have to do on the side of the road. In the past I have purchased a 1928 Studebaker President, and a 1929 Studebaker President, both had been sitting for more than 30 years when I acquired them. I took the time and did the items I mentioned above and got both of them running and driving and enjoyed them without having any roadside breakdowns. For gaskets contact Olson’s Gaskets, he is a member of the Antique Studebaker Club and has every gasket you will need for your car. http://www.olsonsgaskets.com/contact.html