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Check out the bus in the lower left corner and also, compare to the lines of the larger photo in the lower right. Frank

The emblem on the GMC has "GMC" in script letters. If I can scan a picture of the Graham Bros bus in the truck spotters guide, I'll post it. Frank

Not GMC! Before GMC had a nickeled radiator shell, the letters "GMC" were on the front of the shell. I think it is a 1925 Graham Brothers 17 passenger bus Model 140. The radiator emblem was a circle with a large GB in the center. Frank

According to my Hollander, this is the case number for a Buick, 1940-47 Models 40 and 50. Frank

I got a complete set of valves and springs for the Frontenac head that will go on another Ford T. You just can't have enough Fronty's.... Frank

Contact Steve Bono, at Hershey he had a box full of the springs you need. His number is 315-893-7483. Frank

1927 Oakland

Hard to tell with the hood removed and the newer wheels. The radiator/shroud and the headlights are clearly not Hudson. My guess would be, if it is a Hudson, is a 1929 or 1930.

1932 Ford? Frank

If the headlights are factory, 21 Hudson. After 21, the car would have had drum type headlights. It's pretty fancy for a 21 Hudson. Frank

Not sure if your problem is the same as mine, but I'll give it a try.... Is your transmission a "Green Dot" version? Mine was. It seems that Ford had a version with a green dot on the shifter bezel that when placed in the first detent below neutral (green dot at that location) IT WOULD LOCK OUT LOW GEAR!!!! It would start from a stop in 2nd gear and then shift to high. Perhaps it would also change the down-shift points as well. I was told by a Ford mechanic that it was introduced to compete with the old 2-speed Chevy transmissions. If you place the shifter in the second detent below neutral, it would shift normally starting from low gear. Frank

How about this one? Frank

1927200 is mid 50' GM (54-56

Edsel 58-61; Ford 54-61; Ford Tractor 53-60;Ford Truck 54-61;Lincoln 52-60;Mercury 50-61. My book only goes to 62 so there may be others. A3257 is the Eclipse number.

I need the width of the top bow wood on a 1921 Essex roadster. Were all the bows the same width? Thanks. Frank

First To The Flames is the very same book. Great Photos!! Frank

Susan, I will be at my usual booths CM18-21 selling Model T and Misc early parts. Mostly 1930 and earlier. Frank

I have a book with photos of fire chief's cars from the teens through the late 90's and there are several photos of 1914-1919 Buicks that were purchased by the Boston, Mass. Fire Dept. All of them have the similar bell mounted on a harp over the radiator, just as in your photo. Still looking for a photo with the stone building, but I think it is Boston for sure. I'll post a photo later today if I get a chance. Frank

Set of 4 matching 28 x 3 clincher wheels from a pre 1910 car. Not sure of the make, but the hubs have internal threads for the hub caps and the brake drums are very stout. Will have them at my Hershey booth CM18-21 and will be arriving on Tuesday around noon. $1000 set. Call my cell if interested: 518-755-0986.

I sometimes miss the mud too! I remember one year in the old blue field when there was 6 inches of mud all over, a fine young lady all dressed in white pants and white shoes tip-toeing through the mud and tying to keep clean. She wasn't doing too bad at keeping clean, either. The guy in front of her was slogging along, kicking up mud all over, including on her. Ah, those were the days.... Frank Have not missed a Hershey since I first went in 1974!!

Same with my 27 Studebaker Big Six. Pistons had to come out the bottom. To accomplish this, you would turn the crank a few degrees at a time to get the piston to clear. I lost a rod bearing on number one and dropped the piston and rod without ever removing the head. Compressing the rings was a bit dicey, but it got done..... Frank

If they are 28 x 3 tires, you should have no less the 55 lbs of air in each. The only thing that keeps clinchers on the rim is the tire pressure. Too little pressure, the tires will creep around the rim and cut the stems. Frank

I have your headlamps. I sent you a private message. Frank

Google UVIRA. They're in Oregon and will electroplate aluminum to your headlight reflectors and polish them. The reflectiveness of the polished aluminum will rival silver, and will not tarnish like silver does. I had them do my headlights on a Graham over 25 years ago and they were like driving with sealed beams. Frank

I also thought of mid twenties Studebaker, but it does not have space for a clock. Stude first used a temp gauge in 1927, and the King-Seeley gas gauge fits that era, but still no clock. If Studebaker, must be 27 or later. Frank