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  1. I suspect that the car appeared "too new". Capice'?
  2. ak

    Fs 1927 11b

    That is a rumble seat coupe, correct?
  3. The Rolls Royce Riviera Town Car was recently invited to and did appear at Pebble in that condition.
  4. The car was recently invited to and did appear at Pebble in that condition.
  5. I just checked and walmart carries it. Shipped to your door.
  6. It seems to me the "screw in the overflow pipe" trick will solve your water loss problems. The water expands and flows out of the overflow pipe, then when you slow the car down, the volume of water in the engine drops because the margin necessary to keep the radiator filled had poured out the overflow pipe because of expansion and the volume of water pushed into the radiator by the water pump at higher rpm's. Of course this is the idea of the overflow tanks on modern cars to keep the radiator filled, what is pushed out is drawn back in. There is no way to save it in a container because the system is "open" and not "closed" as in modern cars, and the overflow systems have a 15lb cap on them.
  7. It is a paste in a plastic container, sold at most if not all auto parts stores. I have purchased the "flitz" product at Hershey, and it worked famously! John
  8. An "old timer" gave me some good advice. When the water gets hot it expands, and with the water pump pushing it rises over the over flow pipe and out the bottom. Put a long flat head screw (long enough that if raised it will be prevented from pulling out because it will hit the radiator cap) into the overflow pipe, the head of course must be larger than the ID of the tube. It will act as a poppet valve and allow the water to expand and pass over the screw head but if it comes under pressure from steam, it will lift the screw, push past the head and into the tube and out the bottom. Works like a charm.
  9. Simichrome but that is expensive. Mother's aluminum polish is just as good as Simichrome and is just about the best you can do for the job.
  10. My mom had a 73 Imperial which I got to drive when I was 17. What a fantastic machine it was. Galvanized as I recall, no rust of any kind notwithstanding we had it in NJ. 440 and it flew! Ours was charcoal gray, black vinyl top, cloth interior. What a great looking and performing machine.
  11. Looks to me to be identical to an Atwood lamp.
  12. FS: 1938/1939 110 hood in excellent condition $500. Photos upon request Thanks
  13. FS: 1938/1939 110 hood in excellent condition $500. Photos upon request Thanks
  14. Polished and plated brake and clutch pedals!
  15. Thanks for this photo. It clears up many questions in accurately restoring these cars!
  16. How about the light color the engine is painted!
  17. WTB; old fashioned woven brake lining, 1/4 thick leads appreciated thank you John
  18. https://www.invaluable.com/catalog/xu4k5tt94d?page=1&size=48
  19. throw out the baby with the bathwater Throw out the baby with the bath water
  20. Fantastic! Thanks for sharing it. Picked up the castings for the muffler end.
  21. In the old day the waist on the pant went around the waist on the wearer. Now they hang on the hip.
  22. P.S. (in my opinion) the sidelights are not Solar but CM Hall, just like those on a 1911 Franklin (with which I am much familiar) JR
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