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ANYONE KNOW THE WEREABOUTS OF THE 12 OLDS THAT WAS SOLD AT THE FLORIDA AUCTION.?? tHE MOST EXPENSIVE OLDS EVER SOLD AT 3.3 MILLION. SEEMS TO HAVE DISSAPEARED. WAS RESTORED WHILE AT THE OTIS CHANDLER COLLECTION.
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the heel pedal is compression release not gas pedal
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One last thing, make sure you understand the advance and retard movement on the timer, cranking with the spark advanced can be painful it has quite a bite!!!!
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Looks like a great car, quite authentic in all respects. It does have a timer, the battery goes in the box under the seat left side, and the coil goes in the lower box underneath the battery box. If it has a compression release pedal (right side heel panel) it should have a serial number stamped on it. I don't see a gas pedal on the floor, might get one from Monroe Miller. The big problem is, I don't see a drive chain and it is not availiable. It is an obsolete size. The late Gary Hoonsbeen was a great help, also someone was remaking them but I don't remember who.. The oiling is simple, there is a lubricator on the cylinder, take it off clean it and adjust it to 10 drops per minute and you are in business. The engine is a total loss system so the excess oil just leaks out..
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Looks like a great car, quite authentic in all respects. It does have a timer, the battery goes in the box under the seat left side, and the coil goes in the lower box underneath the battery box. If it has a compression release pedal (right side heel panel) it should have a serial number stamped on it. I don't see a gas pedal on the floor, might get one from Monroe Miller. The big problem is, I don't see a drive chain and it is not availiable. It is an obsolete size. The late Gary Hoonsbeen was a great help, also someone was remaking them but I don't remember who.. The oiling is simple, there is a lubricator on the cylinder, take it off clean it and adjust it to 10 drops per minute and you are in business. The engine is a total loss system so the excess oil just leaks out..
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Haven't heard much recently about the O'Quinn collection. Have they sold all the cars?
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Early knox,1903-04-05
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Today we went by ferry to Port Angeles, WA. We were told it would be a full ferry so we needed to arrive at 7:30 AM to guarantee a spot on the 10 AM ferry. Upon our arrival we were asked if we had reservations and told to park in aisle 3. We had a bunch of time to waste so we walked around town and returned before 9. The ferry was sold full. We went through customs and loaded up.
On the ferry the group sat together in the observation deck. There was not much traffic on the water but we did see these sailboats pass by.
Upon our arrival to Port Angeles a group of us met at our hotel and went out for lunch and planned the remainder of our day. We decided on a guided our tour of Hurricane Pass. The bus driver, Willy Nelson, picked us up at 4:30 by our hotel for a four hour tour. It was wonderful. Not sure what I expected, but it definitely exceeded my expectations. He took six of us out in a tour bus, snaking around the mountains and talking as he drove. It was a History, Biology, and Science trip combined with wildlife and scenery. We saw at least 20 deer, and drove up the snow covered Olympic mountains. The scenery was wonderful however I left my camera back at the room.
Upon our return we walked to the restaurant across the road from our hotel. The ferry came in as we were finishing our dinner so we watched them unload and load.
Is that a Marmon in yout last photo? between the Peerless and the Stevens. How many cars are still active at this point? and what happened with the the beautiful Rolls in the first photos
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It is a tubular axle if that is any help. the king pin area seems to be bent back on both sides but we don't have anything to compare it with.
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Wanted; front axle
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When the Browning limited was sold, it mentioned in the catalog that it had only 5000 miles. It also mentioned that previous owners were Sam Sher and Richard Paine. My guess is that Melton bought it from the Olds dealer mentioned in your previos blog and then it went to Sher. From there to the Paine collection and on to Brownings. It sold at the Browning auction for 644K to Stan Lucas, and I think that is where it is now. I had a chance to see it at the auction and then again at Pebble beach and Hillsborough concours and it appears to be very original and complete.
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I understand Meltonhad a 1911 Olds Limited. Does anyone know where it is today? Was it possibly the one Matt Browning had?
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Gee sounds like david k noren to me
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The car in the photo of the Cliff House fire is a 1904or 1904 Franklin. Oddly enough it was rescued and restored it. In fact I saw it at an antique show many years ago. It didn't look bad at all.
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Now there's a man with WAY too much free time on his hands.
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I see that the lemay museum is opening in their new facilities next year. The collection used to have 3500 cars but now it appears there is 600. Did they sell off most of them???
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Matt- one other thing do you know of anyone who has rebuilt units of the later style and does reliable work??
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Thanks Matt, I was thinking the later gear is designed with more adjustment available and probably would work a lot better with much less slack. There isn't much you can do with the earlier one other that change out the parts and hope the worm and sector will be better. Thanks for the heads up on the length of the shaft, I'll check that first before getting carried away with this project. I overhauled the earlier gear a few years ago and although it is better , it is still not acceptable, especially on rough or narrow roads with a crown. I put about 40 miles on it yesterday and it is not real relaxing to drive it that way.
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Will the 30-31 steering gear fit into a 29 chassis??
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Will a 30 31 steering box fit in a 28- 29 year model with no modification??
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Down at the ford dealer there is a model T that has an accessory fender brace very similar to this car, although it is not chrome.
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After seeing the interior I decided I need to make an appointment with my eye doctor, I think my eyes have gone fuzzy. I knew my prescription was old but... Then again if the judges did the interior last they were probably so disoriented they were unable to remember anything else that happened that day!!
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I just had an aluminum waterpump repaired and the shop recommended I seal the inside with POR 15. Has anyone had experiance with this? They seemed to think it would take care of any pinholes and also slow down corrosion. Does this stuff adhere to aluminum? And where is it availiable? Thanks
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Found a beautiful brake lever also. Don't need anything else, its finally completely restored, thanks for all your cooperation in this project. It's really beautiful.
1912 olds limited
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the chandler car was the only 12 limited remaining. I believe the melton car is an 11 and was in the browning collection until it was sold at their big auction at pebble beach. Stan Lucas from so cal bought it. I think it went for about 500 thou. it was a very nice car and appeared to be restored but very original.