Terry Bond
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Lord Montegue of Beaulieu passed away on Monday at age 88. He founded the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu and was responsibile for creating their great Autojumble - the Hershey of Great Britain. He did much for the vintage car hobby in the UK and like his father, will long be remembered as one of the greats in our hobby. It's been years since I've been there, but memories of that place and the British way of organizing a swap meet will forever be with me.
Terry
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Nope, according to some of the posts on the T forum, he has been contacted and asked about the price and he claims to have already sold three of them at that price! If he wants to go in the business I've got some already painted, and he coud make a fortune at Hershey by buying up all the wheels! Amazing.
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Did anyone notice the Model A wheel on ebay for $2500? I first saw mention of it in a posting on the Model T Ford club forum. Item number is 151400305051. At that price, for four wheels and a spare you could get a whole car thrown in the deal. This is almost as bad as the tire pump I saw recently for $1400. Quite entertaining.
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MOST IMPORTANT - Don't you dare forget your camera. Take lots of pictures and post some here when you are done. If it's your first event, you will want to create some long-lasting memories. Just the other day I was looking at some pics of our very first car show as a participant in Rockville Maryalnd back in I believe 1970. We drove a friend's Model A Ford as he couldn't make it and wanted to at least have the car there. It was an experience that lasted forever - who knows where things will end up!
Terry
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Glad everyone made it home ok. It was a very moving service. I'll forever remember the time we served together on the AACA Board. Jim and I often traded phone calls dicussing stuff. He was one of those guys you could confide in, talk with, and bounce stuff around with. I' can still here his voice in my mind and fondly recall riding with him and Sharon on tour. He will be missed by many!
Terry
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Thanks Tyler-can't believe you've not posted before! Am glad it ended up where you can help Dan play with it. It's a neat car and Neil Sugermeyer can help you withi plenty of advice as his original HPOF 31 is an amazing time-capsule.
The dirt isn't original so get rid of it (carefully). No high-pressure water and would recommend a special auto cleaning product. For all who don't know, Tyler is one of our younger members here in Tidewater Region - drives (and works on) a 1924 Model T Roadster, owned by one of our clubs earliest members who sadly passed away recently. Tyler serves on the region Board of Directors and loves the earlier cars, so am glad to see this great orignal casr ended up where it did. Enjoy - and we'll see you on the next Square Car Tour with it.
Terry
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Yes, Pontiac suffered from some bad management and got stuck with the Aztec. Buick's version of the same car wasn't too bad, but that awful Aztec likely contributed significantly to the demise of a great car company. Iv'e heard it said often, even from some GM execs, that if Pontiac had done with the reintroduced GTO what Ford had done with the Mustang, they would sill be around.
Long live the GTO. Shame Pontiac had to go the way it did.
Terry
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What great salesmen you have there! Talked me into it I do believe. Will they be available at Hershey? Only problem I'll have is what to do with all the paper copies.
Terry
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Just heard the F.A.R.T.S are planning to visit the Va Beach Military Aviation Museum (site of our recent National Meet) on a forthcoming tour. Don't have much info but would like to find more on their schedule so we can see the cars, visit, etc. Maybe we could arrange some of our club members to be there to great them? Does anyone know where the tour will be based.
Terry
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Perfect place to tour! My old stompin grounds actually - grew up in Battle Creek and went to school in Kalamazoo. Throughly enjoyed the Glidden there a couple of years ago. Amazing how many of those sights I missed growing up - guess my focus at the time was muscle cars and pretty girls. Still got one of each!
Terry
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This is the priming set-up on my 1912 Triumph motorcycle. To prime the engine, swing the little arm over the top of the cup. Open the cup, and using a needle valve mounted above the priming arm on top of the fuel tank, just open it enough to put a few drops into the cup. It helps with starting, just be sure to close the cup.
Terry
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Got the wrong ad for the Aeco plug - they made a primer and this ad explans how it works.
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Right Bob, a neat thing to collect. I know one of our old spark plug collecting friends from NJ, Dick Newkirk has been specializing in selling odd priming cups. We see him at gas engine shows and swap meets including Hershey. Always a nice place to stop and visit. Here are a few priming spark plugs: The Champion was the most commonly sold primnig style plug and was often used in Model Ts. The all brass All In One plug is a nea piece with the base cast from a single piece-including the priming cup.
Terry
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I believe he posted these for sale on ebay with a rather strong opening bid. Don't believe they sold so might still be available. These are nice mags but the covers are the best part of them. They are not in the same league as Motor of the same era. I bought a good run of them a couple of years ago and paid around $10-15 per copy. Love the advertising in them.
Terry
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West, you shouldn't have tipped everyone off - don't you do things like this periodically just as a "test" to see who is reading?
Really, tho, you're entitled to a mulligan every so often, and as always, what an amazing publication. Thanks for all the hard work making AA the premier publication of it's kind. Wish we had a bit more time during the Va Beach meet to get together. Don't forget to let us know when you are back in town to take pics at Bob's Chevy emporium. You'll need to look at a Model T after all those bowties!
Terry
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We've all been waiting anxiously. Looking at the ad and location I'd be very surprised in someone locally didn't swoop down and catch this stuff. Even when I lived in Scotland many years ago there was tremendous interest in antique (vintage) cars. Pre-war stuff is getting hard to scrounge up and just like here, there are ebay and swap meet vendors always looking for a fresh box of goodies. Don't forget that one of the biggest/best swap meets outside of Hershey is right there in Southern England (Beaulieu). So - surpise us and post some pics of your treasure.
We'd love to share your excitement.
Terry
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Yes indeed - a publishing firm here in Chesapeake that specializes in preparing directories, yearbooks, etc. They did a great job last time and we're looking forward to this one too. Just updated my profile over the weekend. Best part is they are really enthusiastic about what they do. last time our local region (Tidewater) took some cars over for them to enjoy and we all had a great time. Supporting this is great for AACA.
Terry
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Almost decided to add this post under meets and tours, but since so many people are lamenting the decline of older cars at club events, thought I'd post here to celebrate our club's 13th Annual "Square Car Tour." This event was designed for old cars (you know, the old fashioned square ones). The tour this year was a leisurely 70 mile run through the winding back roads of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. There was only a traffic light or two at the start and again at the finish. The rest consisted of long stretches of beautiful country scenery. Farms, horses, boats, bridges, old churches, people happlly waving as we drove by. It was old car touring at it's best with nobody getting lost and only a couple of minor problems. We spent time kicking tires at the start, left about 11Am and met at one of our favorite restaurants by 2:30. The oldest cars lead and if the modern cars can't keep up, oh well. I was proud to lead the pack this year with our 14 T, followed closely by Mark Williams 1924 T Truck. Lots of interesting cars - Packards, Franklin, Pontiac, Model As, even a couple of veterans from cross-country tours. It was a blast and we're on tap again for next year. Keep em rolling and don't forget the old cars!
Terry
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Looks pretty clean for such an old item (allegedly) I don't know why anyone would reproduce (or fake) such an item, but the early calling-card trays I'm familiar with were made of spelter or cast bronze. I am not ready to prounouce it a reproduction but I'm not sure it's a genuine antique item. One thing that is of concern to me is the printing itself. Would have expected lithography rather than what appears to be another printing method (screen printing?). Perhaps some other "experts" can comment on that aspect of it. Meantime, call me cautiously curious for now.
Terry
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Wow, that's my absolute favorite Model A body style. Sure wish I had room in my garage! And, being George's car, it's quite a piece of our hobby history too. Hope it finds a good home.
Terry
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R.White-do you have any problems with the MOT inspections? I recall that when we lived in Scotland we still had to get the inspection on our 1935 Morris eight. We drove it for several months as regular transport while waiting for delivery of a new car we special ordered. At some point they added a requirement to install windscreen washers, so a lot of people began drilling holes and modifying their cars until someone discovered there was an exception for vehicles with "swing-out" windscreens. It was meant to exempt tractors and some trucks but since the Morris had a swing-out windshield, we didn't modify the car and it was ok for the inspection. As I recall we could pay our annual road tax for just a quarter of the year, when we would be using the car for vintage events. There was no special exemption for historic vehicles and no special licensing available.
Whats the latest situation there?
Terry
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What a great tool chest! Thanks for sharing. Carpenters often built their own cabinets and usually it showed off their skills nicely. Good advertising to show up for a job with a quality tool box. I found one years ago at a yard sale. Family was selling out an old house. The Grandfather had passed away and the kids were clearing everything, including his original tool chest. He had started as an apprentice mechanic in a Studebaker garage in 1915. When I got there, there was an antique dealer that had laid a few items out on the ground and was trying to negotiate a purchase on the top items. I pulled one of the brothers aside and asked how much he wanted for the entire assembly-chest and all, and he said $150. I simply said "sold" and handed him the money. I'll never forget the look on that dealers face when they started to pack "his" tools back in the chest and told him it had all been sold. They never wanted to break it up and were pleased that I had let them know my intent was to keep it intact and on display in my own personal "museum" which is a faithful recreation of a circa 1915 auto parts store. The tool chest has always been a hit and my own granson spent countless hours playing with the contents. I occasionally find an old tool in it that comes in handy when working on the Model T. It isn't as pretty as yours but really is a piece of history.
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Always enjoy the chances to express our enthusiasm for the MGB. We're especially fond of our MGBGT (early 74, and a 72 currently under restoration). You have to pack carefully but we've been on long trips, tours, and use it at least weekly for AACA or MG Club activities. You didn't say where you were located but hopefully there is an AACA Region or an MG Club nearby so you can learn more before you make your choice. We have some folks in our local club who know of almost every MGB in the area, and have worked on most of them too. Like any car, you can sink a ton of money into them to restore properly (don't ask me how I know), but for initial investment, your 10k should procure a pretty decent car. Check our our local club website sometime - www.mg.org for a look at the kinds of cars, people and things we do.
Happy motoring,
Terry
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As mentioned by others, licensing and insurance are big potential issues. State safety inspections may be another thing to consider if applicable for your state. Quite often states exempt properly licensed antique cars from their inspections, but it's generally based on a limited-use factor. If all is good-to-go on those fronts I'd say enjoy it, just be careful. Your doing a great service letting others see and enjoy as it was meant to be, just be careful out there.
Happy vintage motoring-
Terry
Can anyone help identify this sample book (Laidlaw Burbank)
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A great reference piece like that belongs in the AACA Library and Reserch Center for sure. Please consider them if you are trying to find a good home for it.
Thanks,
Terry