Jim Bollman

I would guess a 46 Chevy my Dad bought new when he got out of the service. I'll try to remember to ask next time I talk to them. My wife may have come home in a 46-47 Crosley. I know her parents had one during the pregnancy. They wondered if that was cosmically how we ended up together. They relate a story of how they got it stuck in trolly tracks during that time frame.

keiser31 didn't ask for an analysis, he wanted a caption. "Look it's the latest sculpture of men working, the town had installed"

I was a charter subscriber to Skinned Knuckles. I think it's glory days are in the past. The early issues up through a few years ago were excellent references with great technical articles. For the last few years their articles have been mostly aimed at the very inexperienced car person and they have added a lot more non technical articles. I gave it a couple of years to get back to it's old glory and finally dropped my subscription a few months ago. PS: In re-reading my post I don't want to imply that those of you that enjoy SK are inexperienced, it just doesn't fill the void it use to fill for me.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Roger Walling</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jim Bollman: "It has been waiting along time now for it's 3rd mechanical restoration." Take a look in the mirror and try and think of a way to restore yourself to the condition in the picture and then you will be all set for another 20 or so years. </div></div> You got that right. Was just looking through a couple of boxes of old photos in search of one I wanted. These only went back into the 80s and I was thinking I had went down hill a lot. I figure it is only a matter of time till I will have to start replacing part.

Still have my first. Bought in 1963 a month or two before my 15th birthday. That's me the first day. My Dad said one day that he thought I was old enough to have my first car. He said I could have what every I could afford and he approved. After all the obvious cars a 14 year old thought he needed in 1963, that I couldn't afford and my Father would not approve, I asked what he would suggest. Guess what he already knew of 2 or 3 Crosleys in the area for sale. I bought it with $100 of hard earned money from mowing grass and bailing hay. Hauled it home on friend of my Dad's trailer. I pointed out that I thought I could get it running and ready to go by the time I turned 16. Within a few days he had talked me into removing the body to store next door to better rebuild the rest. Sometime along then he say he thought a 2 year project was more likely. I tore it down till there was not anything left to tear down, cleaning and painting as I went then started reassembling. Just enough thing that he needed to help me with to control the time table. It was ready right around my 17th birthday. In order to make that schedule it got a WesterAuto spray can paint job. I have done a second mechanical restoration since then and a new WA paint job before they went out of business. It has been waiting along time now for it's 3rd mechanical restoration. Can decide if I should do a body restoration and have just another restored 49 Crosley Wagon or leave the body closer to the way I drove it in High School. I have actually wondered if it would be possible to remove the WA paint, buff up the original paint and just touch it up where needed to have an original paint job.

Here is my son at his first car show at 5 months old. He will be 34 in a few weeks. He didn't ride to the show there his Mother brought him, in our daily driver, in a car seat.

Thanks for the info, sorry no Countach, but maybe a Crosley Hot Shot or Super Sports.

I read somewhere, and now I can't find the list of 2009 Museum events. I remember that one was for I believe sports cars and wanted to forward the contact info to a couple of friends that may want to submit their cars for consideration. Help?

My son was very generous this year and gave me a Makita 10.8V Lithium combo drill and driver set. The drill/screwdriver has plenty of power in a small package and the impact driver (also very small) is suppose to have the torque of an 18V unit (just doesn't last as long). I tested it out by driving a 2" long 1/4" lag bolt all the way into the edge of 2X6. We then spent the next two days using them to put shelving units together he bought for his new shop. They worked great. My wife said part of my gift was going with me to the AACA Museum on our way home from my son's place Sunday. Hadn't been for a few years and a lot has changed. Was fun seeing the Prewar Crosley in the gift shop.

"I think we can squeeze it in the Crosley Wagon"

Sorry Wayne, can't make Philly.

I like simple and cheap (free). I use NVu for major changes, it allows multiple tabbed pages in the editor so you can cut and paste between pages easily. Also has source editing mode for fine tuning when needed. I use the editor built into the SeaMonkey browser for quick updates, it is the same interface as NVu but doesn't have the tab features and it is easier to maneuver to a specific problem since it is full function browser, then just turn on editing when you get in the right spot.

I was visiting a friend over Thanksgiving and heard loud rockabilly music coming from one of his out building but he was out in the yard working. He eventually took me out to the out building to show me some new acquisitions and I was surprised it was all locked up. First think did when he got inside was turn off the radio. I asked him what the deal was. He said he was getting some critters in there and that loud hillbilly music drives them out. This was in Ohio your mice may hate a different genre of music.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ken bogren</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well, the orphan car shows would get bigger. </div></div> That was my first thought to.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: novaman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jim.... That wasn't very helpful </div></div> Ah Dave, it would be so much fun. I only suggested the tear down, not the put it back together.

I think we should do full tear downs on the field to make sure everything is correct. No aluminum pistons in older cars that are suppose to have cast iron, no new style seals, make sure they haven't been bored out (street rod), etc. While we are at it all these modern paints should be deductions. How about multi grade oils in older vehicles?

Love it. Been telling my son for years anything that is left when I die was a miscalculation on my part.

The photos I posted are from a pile of photos I have slowly been selling on eBay over the last 3 years. They were apparently from a Bell photo real estate book. They were all real photos bound in a book. It apparently covered the whole state of PA and from license plates I figured 1947-48. They were already cut a part when I bought them 30+ years ago. Was one of those deals I couldn't decide which ones I wanted and made the guy an offer for the whole pile. Wasn't till I took early retirement and started cleaning out some of accumulation and decided that I really didn't need them all.

Here are a few ghosts from PA in the 1947-48 time frame. I don't know if any have survived or not. This first one is on East Landcaster St in Ardmore, PA Another angle of the same station. Next a Mobile Station in Bristol, PA it is at the fork where Pond branches off. A small station in Paoli, PA on Circle Ave Here is Billy the Speedometer Man's shop in Phily on Broad St. A very very small station in Pittsburgh on Montegomery A Cities Service on Murray Ave in Pittsburgh This Sunsco is on West Lincoln in Shamokin, PA And finally this Ashland station on Hay St in Wilkinsburg, PA

I did a quick count of this years show and about 20% of the winners were red. That included some two tone where they were only half red and some fairly dark red almost burgundy cars. More than I remembered, but when you bring up a screen of thumb nails it still doesn't jump out as out of place in numbers.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: windjamer</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I go to at least a dozen every year.Believe me, red is a winning color. </div></div> Oh I agree in general, your right, the cops like them to. I was just saying our show did not seem to have more red winners than other colors or at least not out of proportion from the total entered. I think if you have peoples choice instead of owners choice you will definitely run into all the problems you describe. I sat and took photos of nearly every winner as the drove by to get their award. I will have to count them and see what the numbers are.

I agree participate judging is whatever catches the persons eye, I don't have a problem with that. Owners enter their car knowing how it is judged. Wasn't clear from some of the comments, but by participate I mean a person who has a car in a different class. We randomly hand out sheets to car owners as they register and they pick winners for one class. We do have 2 modified classes and they judge each other. The two modified class may end up as a popularity contest but the rest of the classes are judge by a random enough group I don't think it would happen often. We do have several small teams of members that pick the special awards and that is done with more care. Those awards are best Ford, GM, Chrysler, Independent, etc as well as best of show. It is interesting that there is usually a large overlap of agreement with the best of choices and what the participant picked in one of the classes. I would have to review my photos but I don't remember red as being in the majority for cars picked either. There are enough single marque events and National events for those that have the blood lust for serious competition with our turning every weekend car show into a judged event.

Sorry JohnPaul. I found two sets the better of the two were commercial and the other would need restoration. These are plates that were off my drivers back then. I didn't get a summer driver on the road till 73 or 74. The non commercial set has paint damage from salt and one has a crease across it. If you get to the point that you want to try and restore a set let me know you can have these for the cost of mailing, but that is new enough you should be able to find a nice original set.

I should probably keep my mouth shut, but coming from a region that does participation voting I should at least say something. I believe the purpose of the regions are to encourage the preservation and enjoyment of antique cars. For some people that is perfect restorations, for others it is a nice driver and still more it is just the social interaction with people of like interest and they never get a car done but enjoy the club anyway. We do have a class for National Seniors that don't compete, they just get a nice award for bringing their cars so those attending can see what high point restoration look like. If I had my way, we would not even have class awards at our regional show, just a few special awards. Then take the money normally spent on trophies and do something for all those attending. I enjoy attending and judging at the National level but I don't think every show has to have that level of judging and pressure.

I think I have a set, I'll look tomorrow if you haven't already found a set.