[Castle Noel great destination, Cousin Eddie RV...]

Looks like they joined to just promote their museum.  A quick search shows it in Ohio.

Castle Noel
260 S. Court Street
Medina, OH 44256

https://castlenoel.com/exhibits/

 

Seems to be a Christmas park

[1955 Ford Crown Victoria - NE TN - $28,500 - Sold]

Just heard from my friend and he said the 55 Vic has been sold.

[Thoughts and ideas on a garage lift]

A friend of the family had a small machine shop and his large compressor was in a little shed attached to the back of the shop, no access from inside. To further keep things quiet, he had the largest air tank I ever saw on the compressor, it appeared to be around 200 gallon or more. For normal air use around the shop the compressor almost never ran.  I picked up a couple of 75 lb LP tanks that I had plan to do something similar with and never got around to that project. I gave them to a friend when we moved and he finished the job I wanted to do. He says it works great.

[Evap-o-rust question]

I have lost a radiator full of Evapo-Rust twice now.  The first time it found a pinhole in a metal part of the hose system, the second I'm guessing the radiator has a leak that had been clogged with rust and reopened.  I think it is doing its job but I will have to try a third time even if I have the radiator rebuilt, it was the engine block I was trying to clean. Luckily it is a Crosley, so the system doesn't hold a lot, but it still made a mess on the floor.  Should have learned after the first time to put a drip pan down.

[Hershey Flea Market]

The public can get in on Monday, just don't get in the way.

[Found some old model paint]

I seem to remember 10 cents a bottle in the late 50s early 60s during my peak model building years.  But then the memory starts to go after all these years.

[Old Photos]

You might ask the AACA Library if they would be of use for their archive.  If they think they are of value and scan them into their archive then they would be available to anyone that is restoring a similar car.

[Flat land in Tennessee]

I'm having a new garage built, but in TN you have to have something rare called flat land. Here are the pictures after 4 days of work.  1 day he had to bring in a Bobcat with jackhammer attached and got all the big rocks but one that he found after the place he rented the Bobcat already picked it up. He thinks we can make it work. It is planned at 28'X28'.  This not going to be a shop just extra storage and the wife gets her first inside parking place in 54 years.  She did have a carport at the previous house.  It will have a 200 amp service just in case plans change in the future.  Thought I had plenty of place for the free dirt but I'm running out of place. Did make some more flat land along the driveway filling my side of a raven.

First picture is from my back porch.

 

[Design Preservation Model Garage HO Scale]

I always like the old garages with that extra facade.  Never figured out what the purpose was.  There was one in the town next door where we use to live, I did some pre photoshop image editing to make a brass plate for some trophies back in the early 80s.

[Engine straps]

I hesitated if I should post my strap engine install, with all the negative comments. Much lighter straps and much lighter engine.  Front strap is a tie down strap for motorcycles or axle strap for light cars like Crosleys, back, I don't remember where I got. Engine as it is hanging probably around a 100lbs.  The straps go around the engine in places they can not slip.  The front strap goes through a space in the block, the back is between the flywheel and an offset in the pan.  It is a tight fit into the engine compartment and the picture doesn't show rotating the engine a little yet to fit.  It is back in and running as of a few days ago.  I use to use chains but this worked so well it will be my new system.  First time I used a leveler, worked good.

[Caswell home plating]

Use to live in the same county as Caswell.  They did a demo at a meeting of our then AACA Region. They sure made it look easy.  This was many years ago. Thought about setting up a little side business in one of my shop bays. Glad I decided it wasn't a good way to spend my money and time and my shop bay.

[This one will be hard to remove...]

Begs for a title

 

Ran when Parked

Model T Woody

I plan to restore it one of these days

[TOLLS and a dual axle trailer ,I am traveling from NY to Charlotte and Then to West coast of Florida , What do I need for a toll pass]

I have a NY EZ-Pass even though I'm now in TN.  As I recall I  paid something for the two units I have but the only cost is having to have up to $25 in my account for tolls.  When ever the account drops below $10 they charge my credit card to bring it back up to $25.  I can make any changes to what the plate numbers are that can use it online.  Doesn't get used very often anymore since most of the places in the South that I drive has no tolls. 

[1955 Ford Crown Victoria - NE TN - $28,500 - Sold]

I was talking to my friend that owns this 1955.  He said the tires are 40 years old but in excellent shape and he has not been afraid to drive on them but knows that is something many will not feel safe with so he will reduce the price by the cost of a set of new tires if that helps the buyer.

 

I see a person question the color being right.  Most of the car is the original paint only some repair work to the front fenders has been repainted.

[Home appliances/gadgets for car restoration]

10 hours ago, bens39dodge said:

Wife worked for an orthodontist.. those tools for tieing wires, clipping etc are the bomb! Swiping was easy, brought her lunch and stuffed my pockets. Statute of limitation has long passed. 

My Dad use to get some of the dental picks and such from the dentist just by asking, they apparently throw them out on a regular bases. I still have some of them from when I cleaned out his shop. He got hemostats in assorted sizes, back before they were popular flea market knock offs, from the town doctor I think.  I mentioned to the woman drawing blood one time that I really liked the self sticking wrap they put around my arm when she was done, that it looked like it would be useful in my shop, she walked over to a drawer and came back with partial roll and gave it to me.

[Risk of living on a steep hill]

When I first read the title, I thought it would be getting up the drive. That is as much my fear right now as going down.  I'm having problems getting the mechanical brakes on a Crosley I have been working on to work well enough that I trust going down my drive but also wondering if I will have enough power to come back up. I have had a couple of different Crosleys make it, but when I get the brakes working they drag too much.  Here is a picture of my lower drive. this is where it turns and goes up for another 200-300' with less slope.  About 100' total rise. When making this turn going down when there is ice and snow or I'm driving one of my old cars I hope I make the turn because it goes 30' or so down into a ravin.  The road end is a deadened road but across the road is more woods and more drop off. I do have a circular drive around the house end of the drive that has some up and down to it too, so I have a test track before I need to try making the big drop.

 

[1955 Ford Crown Victoria - NE TN - $28,500 - Sold]

I thought HPOF allowed some repairs?  Only parts of one or both front fenders was repainted and the front upholstery.  Since I don't own anything that would be close to HPOF I have never read the rules close.

[1955 Ford Crown Victoria - NE TN - $28,500 - Sold]

Sold

I am posting this ad for a friend and long time AACA member, that tries to stay away from computers.  This is a very nice original car. The first time I saw it I assumed it had been restored.
 

1955 Ford Crown Victoria
Dave purchased this car in 2011 after a long search for a Crown Victoria. The car was stored in a cluttered garage for 30 years. The car had only been driven 749 miles between August of 1981 and when Dave purchased it in 2011, based on the many stickers on the door jamb. It had an easy life in Mobile, Alabama back to 1955. 
 
When acquired, the car was not running. The right and left front brakes were missing. The engine pan was removed for cleaning and all brakes were replaced with shoes, wheel and master cylinders and DOT5 silicone fluid.  The transmission front seal leaked, so the entire transmission was professionally rebuilt. The exhaust system was replaced with new and N.O.S. parts. The front and left fender showed poorly repaired damage around the headlight.  The fender was removed, repaired and broken and a missing trim piece were located at Hershey and replaced.
 
This is a rust-free, unrestored car.  It has been driven less than 35,000 miles.  The tires are like new, but are 40 years old.  The front seat upholstery has been replaced but the rear seat upholstery is original and like new. The radio has been rebuilt. It has power windows and seats. 
 
Service manuals and sales brochures included.

 

Some of the pictures show the 1955 TN license plate and plate frame which are not included
 
$28,500.  Dave Simmering, Greeneville, TN. Phone Four-Two-Three-639-One-Eight-Fifteen. Leave a message if we are unable to answer.

 

 

 

 

[Old Snow Vehicle adaptions & otherwise]

[1976 Vanguard citicar High power $2,000]

 A friend restored/reconditioned one about 20 years ago.  He only lived about 5 mile of country roads from work and still only drove it in a few times.  I road in it and there was plenty of room for the 6' 1" owner and 6' me.  Lots of rattles, felt like riding in a big can. He put new batteries in it as part of the reconditioning and decided to sell it after a few years while the batteries still were in good shape.  As I remember, 35mph was pretty much wide open on the flat.

[what is the flea market space cost this year?]

They have already cashed my check.  I almost forgot to send it in one year and don't wait now.

[Period images to relieve some of the stress - FEEDBACK]

I have given my opinion before but since the decision has restarted, I would rather scroll through a bunch of photos in one thread than open a bunch of links that have one photo.  If a photo is being posted asking for info or it is expected to generate comments or additional photos start a new link.

 

Most photos are not immediately identified so if that was a requirement they would not get posted at all or we would have hundreds of threads listed unknown car from 20s.

[Home appliances/gadgets for car restoration]

I haven't used it much yet but I have an old SoniCare electric tooth brush I use for cleaning small parts with.  I save the used toothbrush heads when we put on new ones every 3 months.  They also sell third party heads that are cheap enough if I needed to switch them in the shop more often.  

 

Regular toothbrushes are good for cleaning also and the dentist gives us new ones every time we get a cleaning.

 

I also have an old stick mixer on the shelf in the shop trying to decide if I can use it for something.  

 

A friend has more shop space an installed an old electric range and uses the oven to bake powder coating.

 

Wouldn't dare use anything from the house my wife wasn't done with, the camper would get old to live in fast.

[Where Do I Buy Good Shop Rags?!?]

I have a barrel of old shirts that I ripped into rags, mostly cotton or flannel.  Years ago I hit a garage sale on the last day that had tons of shirts and was selling for $2/bag.  It was fun, the lady kept trying to sell me stuff that went with what I was putting in the bag and I was going by feel. Since then just recycling our own families stuff has pretty much kept my barrel full plus a few old towels and blankets and sheets. I have developed a system to rip stuff up to a good size for rags. Use once and throw away.  You already have lots of ideas where you can get such things.  I only use the cloth rags for really tough/messy jobs I have actually switched mostly to the blue paper towel that they sell.  I find them very durable and if you buy them in multipacks not bad for price. They even hold up to being wet and dried out. I put racks to hold the rolls all around my shop ere ever I might need them (5 places so far) so there is always one close by.

[Towing Vehicles: 2wd vs. 4wd]

If you're already happy with your 2WD tow vehicle or don't want the extra cost of 4WD when not needed, consider having an Eaton limited slip rear end installed.  I had an F250  that I really liked but it would not pull a loaded trailer up my gravel driveway at my new place when we were getting ready to move. Buying a new place and moving everything 700 miles didn't seem like the time to go truck shopping. A local transmission shop installed the all gear, nothing to ever adjust or wear out Eaton.  It wasn't cheap but a lot cheaper than changing trucks.  10 years ago I think It cost me a little over $1000 out the door, no idea what it costs now, but I was amaze at the difference.  No problem with my drive or wet grass anymore.  I have had some construction people with 4WD pulling a trailer up my drive have problems because there positraction was worn out or needed adjusting.  Just another option, wish I would have done the swap years before when we lived in the North.