Lozierman

Steve, You are correct. I also watched that espisode this past weekend and was pleased to find out what happened to Mr. Duffey's car.

John, The Lunkenheimer exhaust pump/regulator is interesting. They were standard equipment on several brands of 1909-12 era brass cars. I know they were found on Loziers of that era, both the four and six cylinder versions. Many, many years ago a former Lozier owner, Dr. Russell Hunsberger had a 1909 Lozier Briarcliff and needed one to restore his Lozier. Unable to find one, he had patterns made and reproduced a few and sold them. I don't know how many he had made and whatever happened to the patterns. He has passed on, and I checked into the parts and pieces he had left after his Lozier was sold....nothing found. My 1913 Lozier also needs air pressure to force gas to the carb since the tank is lower than the carb. In 1913 Lozier utilized a valve lifter to provide the few pounds of air pressure to accomplish this. You are correct in stating carbon caused the Lunkenheimer to clog. They are next impossible to find today. I really like reading your posts, but I must ask what is the current status of the Matheson motor? Thanks!

It sure looks like a Stoddard Dayton. I guess the year to be 1911 or 12.

#1 is not a Lozier. I think it is a Winton, about 1909-11.

No. Our 1913 Lozier touring is grey with a red pin strip. It originally came out of White Sulpher Springs, Montana. Apparently it had spent its entire life there. It was found on an abandoned farm by then Montana state senator, Charles Bovey. He used to drive in in local old car events, such as HCCA tours. He created the restored town of Virginia City MT, and the Lozier was part of a car collection he had in that town. Other than repaint and Non Skid tires, it is original with the original top, upholstery and side curtains. I do know the yellow Lozier you mention. That is a 1914 Lozier. It came out of Colorado before it went to Conn. Ralph DeAngelis owned it for many years and sold it when he was thinning his collection.

Lozier used two "sporty" names: Meadowbrook Runabout, and the Lakewood Torpedo.

Went to the "Tonight Show" last Tuesday while vacationing in CA. As we were leaving the parking area we saw Jay leaving the parking lot driving his Tatra. At a stop light we were able to pull up next to him and asked if we could take his picture. He said yes and we then thanked him for his show. He asked where we were from, (my wife, our two sons, one daughter-in-law and our 5 year old granddaughter were also in our vehicle). We told him Seattle. I asked him why he didn't have a Lozier in his collection. He said he likes Loziers, but said they were hard to find. I mentioned I have a 1913 touring and he said, "nice, is that about 48 horses?" I said yes! Light turned green and he said goodbye and left. Very nice guy. Were all happy from our brief visit. I tried loading a photo, but it got an error message.

The 1914 Moyer E series seems to fit the bill. It was 4 cylinder T head motor. Moyer only built a limited number of cars over their production years so even being a right hand drive car in 1914 wouldn't be unrealistic, (much like Stutz). The radiator seems to resemble a Moyer in my opinion.

We can probably rule out the Bergdoll as they were all L head motors.

Back portion of a Model T Ford frame. Mid teens to 1925 is my guess. It is upside down.

In early June 1971 I was on vacation in Canada looking for Lozier parts. I had visited a Lozier owner in Alberta and stopped at the Reynolds museum to check it out. While walking around looking at the cars and stuff I noticed he had several radiators on display along a back wall. I was very surprised to see a Lozier radiator as part of the displayed items. I inquired as to who I might talk to about it and was directed to talk to a man in another building. I approached the man and asked about the radiator. He looked at me and asked, "Are you Mike Turner?" I answered, "Yes!" He said he had been meaning to answer many of my ads seeking Lozier parts, ( I ran ads in Hemmings, The HCCA Gazette, and of course the ACCA magazine over many years). He said he had seen my ads and was going to respond, but just hadn't done so. We went and examined the radiator, and then he took me out to one of the fields where he had a lot of stuff stored and showed me a Lozier motor, transmission, radiator, rear axle and front fenders he had found. He explained he used to fly around over farms in Canada and would spot old cars and parts and then go back and discuss the purchase by truck. He said he found a lot of stuff that way. He wasn't interested in selling me the Lozier stuff, but interested in trading for his parts. "What did I have?", he asked. I told he I knew of a Pierce Arrow motor, radiator and rear end, the motor and frame were still attached to the front portion of the frame. It had been used as a power source for many years. "What else", he asked? Quickly I thought of what else I might offer. I remembered I had an old outboard and a 1900 Lozier man's bicycle. He said send me pictures when you get home and he would decide. I left, returned to Seattle and contacted the guy in Seattle who owned the PA stuff. I was able to secure a price on the PA items and took pictures of all of my items and sent them to Stan. A couple of days after I mailed the photos I left to attend the Harrah's swap meet in Reno NV and ran into Stan there! He was surprised to see me as much as I was to see him. I asked if he had received the pictures, and he said, "Yes". I then asked if we could make the trade, and was very pleasantly surprised to hear he would. He said he would send me paperwork to allow me to bring my stuff into Canada without any problems. We agreed to a date for our swap and all expenses would be mine. I got back to Seattle and with the help of my dad driving, we made a weekend trip to Wetaskwin and back in 3 days. We left Seattle Friday morning drove all day and night and arrived at Stan's place Saturday morning. We unloaded my stuff, loaded the stuff in my truck and arrived back in Seattle by Sunday morning. I later spoke to car collectors and told my of my dealing with Stan. All said I was very lucky to accomplish a "deal" with Stan as he never parted with things, he was an a collector. Stan was a nice guy and I saw him a few other times at Harrahs swap meets. He treated me good and was always friendly. I am sorry he has passed away.

I saw the movie yesterday with my wife. I also wondered what that landlord's car was and,f or some reason I suspected it was a Vauxhall, and said so to my wife during the film. After noticing your post I did a Google search and think it is a 1913-15 model.

1915 Chevrolet?

My guess is it is a 1908 Peerless.

Looks like a Model A Ford exhaust manifold used as part of the accessory heater system. There was a cover that fit over this part and supplied hot air through a hole drilled through the firewall.

Is the fuel pump mounted the correct way? It seems like the glass bowl should be on the bottom. I like the work you're doing.

You know, after surfing all day, I could really use a shower.

My wife was given a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado that has been inside a garage for 35 years. It has not been started or driven for more than 10 years. It has two flat tires and of course a dead battery. It has less than 10K original miles on it. It had/has gas left in the tank. Other than being a little dirty, it is a beautiful light blue, light blue interior and white top. My question to you is, What should be done to get this drivable again? I know the tires will hold air, but the plan is to replace all four of the original tires, and of course buy a new battery. What are the next logical steps to get it going? Thanks in advance for your suggestions. My wife is not interested in selling this car. She wants to make it a sunny day, Sunday driver.

Could this be an early day smog check station? LOL

Make sue to use distilled water before trying to re-charge it.

24,000 euros is apprximately $34,114. US dollars.

If you note the date this story was reported, April 1, 2011. Is this a signicant date with us? Yes, its April Fools Day! Guess we were all caught by this one. Someone is very clever and we are very gullible. After I was also upset, I did manage a smile.

Have you checked out the 1917 touring for sale? Do a Goggle search and it will pop up. I have nothing to do with this car. It does look pretty nice imho.

Looks like a cycle car. Perhaps a Woods Mobilette from around 1913?

Let me guess. It looks like a 1912 Kissel Kar.