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    Surging under load after hot restart

    in Lincoln & Zephyr

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    Kay,

    My first guess would be that your car is experiencing vapor lock, in which the fuel lines have absorbed enough heat to start vaporizing the gas within. When that happens, the fuel pump encounters these "bubbles" of vaporized gas and for a brief period can't pump. The solution I have used is to put an electric fuel pump just forward of the gas tank on my 1932 Plymouth. That solved the problem.

    What happenedm to the LZOC site?Need address for Linclon # info!

    in V12 Lincolns Only

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    According to the Website (Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club), under "Frequently Asked Questions" --

    Does the Zephyr Club have historical information on the ownership of these cars?clear.gif I'd like to know where my car was originally sold and who has owned it in the past.

    No, the club doesn't have any of this information. clear.gifYou may be able to get some manufacturing and delivery information from the archives of the Ford Motor Company. clear.gifWe suggest you contact:

    The Benson Ford Research Center

    P.O. Box 1970

    20900 Oakwood Blvd.

    Dearborn, MI 48124

    Telephone: clear.gif313-972-6070

    Fax:clear.gif 313-982-6244

    Email: clear.gifrescntr@hfmgv.org

    The Museum holds the bulk of the early Ford historical records, 1903-1950.

    1932 plymouth pb fenders

    in Plymouth

    Posted

    Nate,

    I have had my PB coupe for over 50 years and am currently rebuilding a PB roadster. All the fenders, front and rear, are unique to the Model PB. They're not interchangeable with anything else. Also, the rear fenders come in a couple of different versions, depending on the body style. The closed cars and the convertible coupe were built in the Briggs body plant and are all steel with the exception of the top bows. The roadsters and phaetons were built by Chrysler in the old Maxwell body works and have lots of wood supporting the body. None of the body panels except the hood and front fenders are interchangeable. You can see some of the details, including some details about those step supports on my Web site, https://sites.google.com/site/hotrodroadster/

    Good luck finding fenders!

    Bob Mead

    Lead on Barn Find Lincolns

    in Lincoln - Buy/Sell

    Posted

    I received the following email and was asked to post it here. Note that Patrick Crew (not me) is the contact person.

    My 76-year-old next-door neighbor has mentioned that he wants to get rid of some of his cars that are piled up in and around his property. Being a broke-ass SOB, I can't afford to talk him out of any of them, but I've had a good look and I can't let these get any worse than they currently are. Here are 2 you might be interested in:

    1940-ish Zephyr Club Coupe or Coupe Sedan. Half buried in blackberries, but 100% intact with all trim and the V12 engine. Dave said it ran when he parked it 15 years ago.

    1946-ish Sedan with the suicide back doors. Same condition, same engine.

    The Zephryr looks to be cancer-free, while the sedan has blackberries growing in through the floor. I'm not sure what he wants for them or what he'll take for them - but I know he wants them gone.

    Located just outside of Corvallis, Oregon

    Pat Crew

    Email:

    Phone:

    I will gladly filter Dave's calls and send serious folks his way.

    He also has a 1953 Buick Woody Estate, 1957 Mercury Montclair Conv't, 1951 Cevrolet Sedan delivert, 1967 El Camino, 1962 Thunderbird Roadster, and a 1965 Thunderbird Coupe - condition similar to above. All are intact, complete, and very rough.

    Here are some pictures:

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    Do you have a collector car older than you?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I was born in 1940. I started working in a filling station in 1948 and immediately decided I wanted to own a 1948 Lincoln Continental Convertible. I got one in 1967. My other two are older than me -- a 1932 Plymouth Model PB business coupe (that I've owned for 50 years) and a 1932 Plymouth Model PB sport roadster. Two out of three ain't bad. I got the coupe by accident; Found it while looking for a Model A Ford. The roadster I wanted because it was a car I lusted after in high school but couldn't afford.

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    48 Lincoln on a newer frame?

    in Lincoln & Zephyr

    Posted

    One of our members transplanted a '48 Continental cabriolet onto a '77 Town Car chassis. He told me the wheelbase was only 1 inch different and he centered the front wheels in the wheel cutout and let the rear wheels be one inch too far back. Nobody even notices with the skirts on the car. He kept the body and interior intact, but has a 460 with automatic transmission, A/C, power brakes and steering. It looks good and is a great road car. He saved a very rusty car in the process.

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