Terry Bond

Saw those dudes yesterday at Walmart I think.

Post some pics of the plugs, or send me a PM. I'm still looking for more for my collection. Terry

It's never too early to start thinking SPRING, Wondering who plans to be at Luray in May? What are you planning to stuff into your truck or trailer? What are you looking for? Terry

Everything (and more) you need to know about the famous Rolls Royce "Spirit of Ecstasy" (Flying Lady) mascot. While this doesn't answer your technical questions about materials and methods in recreating one, my advice is to first get permission to do so. I believe the design is copyright. https://rroc.org.au/wiki/images/6/6d/SpiritOfEcstasyPart4-by-BGillings.pdf Terry

Sorting through a few recently acquired and thought I'd post a few pictures of some good ones.

No horse in this race but seems to me giving vendors just three hours to set up before gates open will be difficult for some. Just my thoughts. Post event feedback will show how well received that is. Terry

Another fly-by poster I guess.

Nope.

Curious to see if anything has been sold yet. It's my observation for magazines is not terribly strong these days. "does anybody want old magazines" seems to be a commonly heard question these days. Terry

The great thing about these forums is the ability to get items into the hands of fellow collectors. I've been able to add some nice things to my collection(s) also and a grateful of the opportunity. When it's time to sell things, I think this is by far the best place to post them. Happy collecting! Terry

Interesting that some of the best stuff recently acquired just kinda lands in our lap. It's sometimes the result of older collections being broken up by friends and families we have known a long time. It's being enjoyed once again and as has always been said - we're the next caretakers. Terry

I would also love to see the documentation for this. It seems odd that an inspector for the DMV (or whatever it's called) would be expected to have the knowledge and expertise to detect a replacement or even carefully restored frame.

Photo has been making the rounds on Facebook for some time. Photo is made up. Lots of photoshop and even some crafty artwork. Background images have been added in and lots of stuff on the vehicle is just cut and paste. Once enlarged, the details are pretty obviously faked. Terry

Stopped in an antique mall on our way up to Chantilly for the AACA Convention. This was in a showcase for $75. Made my day!

We're looking forward to it! Anxious to see if the new tradition of early-bird tours will continue. The Charlotte area offers many possibilities, especially for car enthusiasts! Terry

I first encountered the term "Pre-War" in the UK back in the early 70's. We were living in Scotland (courtesy of the USN) and were very active with a local antique car club there. The term was clearly intended to differentiate those cars made before WWI(. That was a pretty clear dividing line as the auto industry virtually shut-down during the war-time years. When the war ended and automobile production resumed, those cars were designated as "Post War." Of course the term "Veteran" always referred to those cars that were Brighton eligible, while "Edwardian" referred to those cars manufactured during the reign of King Edward VIII from 1901 to 1910. Edward was recognized as one of Britain's pioneer motorists and was the first British monarch to use an automobile. Later, the "Edwardian" period was extended to the start of WW1. "Vintage" and "Post Vintage" are a bit more nebulous. Although it's all pretty clear to lots of us "old-timers" when we mention "Pre" or "Post" war, we often need to explain which war we are referring to. It's kind of like trying to figure out what a "classic car" is for most people. I think a quick search of past threads on the topic would overload your computer! Terry

Wont it be nice when winter is over and everyone can go outside and play again?

They look good to me. IMHO they are the real deal. Terry

I dont have a White Crown so its hard to tell by comparing. Photo of the back would help. Most repros I've seen have been rough gray on the back. The originals in my collection are smooth white like the front Terry

Wishing all a Happy Valentines Day.

I was hopeful we could get some badges made up for this year's event but I ran out of time to follow up with the idea. What we'll need to do is like last time - one of us will need to have some buttons made up to pass out at the event. It's not something we can have done by AACA as part of the event. They've got enough to do as is. I think it can be very simple - just a nice round button with something simple on it - AACA Forum Participant or something like that. Maybe a blank space on the bottom you can write in your name/handle with a black magic marker, then wear them with pride. Maybe we can have then in a little basket on a table near registration so anyone of us can just pick up one when arriving. I don't mind checking prices locally here now that we have some time before next year's event. Does anyone want to try and come up with a design to use? Simple two color - AACA Blue and Gold would stand out nicely. Terry

Just to keep this car related -

It was a great weekend! We arrived on Wed and went to the museum at Dulles on Thursday. What a fantastic place! I could go on for pages about the displays themselves (even a spark plug display), but gotta mention that lunch! Wow, everything from Salmon to chocolate. It was a buffet with a million choices it seemed. Hard to believe a lunch could beat some of the fanciest dinners I've ever had. The hotel - great! Service= tops. Enjoyed the food, and the several spacious lou8nge areas to gather in to socialize. Seminars were great and the time allowed between them was ideal to get things set up, and provide a cushion afterwards for individual conversation with the moderators. My own seminar was a full=house and I guess I managed to keep everyone awake. The Casino night needs to be repeated. Can't remember when I've had so much fun following the Region's dinner. Nobody left early. It was a pleasure to see old friends again and meet new ones, including a few DFers like CChinn. Lots of happy people on "trophy night" and it was once again an honor to hand them their awards after they posted for their photo. Lots of handshakes, hugs, and even some tears of joy. We missed Mike Jones this year but his past contributions to the success of these events did not go unrecognized when our VP of National Awards spoke about him before the awards were read. The house gave him a redounding applause even though he wasn't there in person. See you in Charlotte Mike - and to any AACA member who didn't make it, keep us in mind for Charlotte next Feb. Terry

1916 was the last year the radiator was still all brass. The painted steel radiator shell was introduced with the 1917 Models. Hard to tell from the photo provided but the headlamps and sidelamps seem to be lighted from an outside source, perhaps a showroom window on a sunny day. The cars seem to be in a dealer's showroom. I've enlarged the photo but can't really determine if there is brass trim on the lamps, which would certainly make it 1915. The radiator is the early type as used on the pre-1917 cars and not the black painted steel shell as used on later cars. Not sure we can do much better than 1915 or 16 on the dating without better detail. If the postcard was promoting a Ford dealership, perhaps they intentionally "fuzzed" it a bit so they could use it for several years. Terry

I'd be glad to try and help, but without detailed photos showing condition, an answer to your ? isn't possible. Terry