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Mark Huston

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  1. Over accessorized cars cause me to yawn and then walk on by. I would rather look at a bone stock plain jane four door sedan, as built by the factory, unrestored original, with a six cylinder engine than the continental kit cars pictured in this post.
  2. I have never used an oil stabilizer. I have always changed the oil on my collector cars in the fall and spring. During the winter, I start the engines and let them ideal for about 15 - 20 minutes every couple of weeks. In the spring, before driving them again, I change the oil. This system works for me with out the need to add stabilizer to the oil out here in no freezing weather Commifornia.
  3. I have been driving cars of the 1920s for almost 50 years and I have had many near misses - and fortunately never been hit or injured by another driver. However, I will say that getting out and about in my 1929 Studebaker includes more white knuckled driving today than it did when I first started driving a 1929 Studebaker back in 1975. The most recent terrifying near miss occurred when I was entering a round-a-bout while driving my 1929 Studebaker President and I had to slow to a near stop because I needed to yield to another driving going through the round-a-bout when a woman in a big SUV locked up her brakes and laid down rubber after almost rear ending my Studebaker. Unfortunately, I didn't escape the rear end you drivers for very long. This past Thursday evening, while returning home from work, I was stopped at a red light in my daily driver waiting for the light to change when I was rear ended and pushed into the back of the car stopped in front of me. A three car accident caused by a driver who 1) Was a distracted driver 2) didn't have a drivers license 3) didn't have a registered or licensed car 4) didn't have car insurance. The only blessing is this person hit my daily driver - not my antique Studebaker. However, I am still going to be out financially because insurance doesn't cover everything - like my time off work for accident related medical appointments. If you venture out in your old car take all of the necessary precautions and make sure you are fully insured in case that inconsiderate dangerous driver finds you on your relaxing drive in the collector car.
  4. Thank you for your observations and insight. I have more to learn to be able to spot those little details between an original and a conversion dual cowl.
  5. Agreed. The SDC forum posting on the Stearns-Knight is an example of why I am not a member of the SDC (Studebaker Drivers Club) nor do I visit their website. It is good to have the occasional reminder.
  6. Nice looking Lincoln at a glance. On closer inspection it appears to have a fender skirt on the passenger side with the drivers side fender skirt missing. I guess a few parts have fallen off in this Lincoln's 1,200 miles of driving.
  7. For those Cadillac LaSalle experts, is this an authentic dual cowl car or a later conversion? I am not trying to knock this car just trying to recognize the difference and clues that distinguishes an actual dual cowl car from a later conversion.
  8. The stolen Studebaker chassis and trailer were recovered. Here are the details posted on Facebook.
  9. As another resident of Commifornia, we have the exact same problem with the USPS. Clearly marked packages, with a neighborhood of clearly marked streets, and houses with addresses visible, yet the postal delivery personnel can’t deliver packages to the correct address. On the plus side we are getting to know our neighbors and the issue is bringing our neighborhood together.
  10. Cleaning the car would have removed the perceived value of dirt and grime, also know as "patina." There was a time when only the farmers saw money in dirt.
  11. The first seller did a much better job of staging the car for the pictures. The current seller couldn’t be bothered to get the car out of his driveway before taking some snaps and reposting with the big price increase. I guess we can give the flipper credit for not reusing the first sellers pictures.
  12. Yes, one of the many suggestions that I have tried. Mr Clean Magic eraser didn’t get the yellow out of my white walls despite hours of intense scrubbing.
  13. I would love to have access to the proprietary mix you use for cleaning today’s garbage white wall tires. Nothing that has ever been recommended has worked for me to get the yellow/brown tint out of my white walls. When this set of white wall tires wear out I am going back to the black wall tires. Today’s white wall tires are junk and not worth the extra cost.
  14. No one should be allowed to freely get in a collector car and play with the switch’s and other controls. This is how things get broken. On many early cars the parts get fragile with age and they break if treated like you are handling a modern car. I wouldn’t allow anyone in my car without careful supervision.
  15. Thank you again for your help help looking at the President Victoria for me. The great mystery of life is why the special cars become available when you can’t jump on the opportunity.
  16. Thank you Gary Ash and Vintage 1. I will look into the resources that you both suggested and see what I can fine.
  17. Studebaker had a Victoria coupe model from the mid 20s through the early 30s. Here is a rare 1930 President FE Victoria example that rode on a 135 inch wheelbase. A big regret of my life is having the opportunity to buy this Studebaker President and not being able to pull it off at the time. That opportunity won’t come around again.
  18. Does anyone know of a source for Tie Rod ends 1941 - 1949? TRW part number is ES175R and ES175L
  19. This doesn’t look like a Sixty Special. The first year for the Sixty Special was 1938 not 1937. Here is an example of a 1938 Sixty Special which has the correct styling that made the Sixty Special so unique and sought after. Everything this Cadillac is missing.
  20. My favorite Classic, because I own one, the Studebaker President Brougham. This was the ad that got people into Studebaker showrooms in the 1929-30 sales years. Only about five are known to have survived.
  21. I don’t mind the question about restoring or working on the old car. What bothers me more is the questions about “how much did you pay for it?” and “what is it worth?”
  22. Thank you Keiser. I knew the car looked familiar and I should have recognized it as a Chrysler. I guess I am starting to forget the important stuff.
  23. Photo from Facebook of a well known dancer in Los Angeles. The car appears to have California dealer license plates. The bumpers and headlight support should help identify this car, unfortunately, I haven’t found a match. Does anyone know what this car is?
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