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I must admit that I have not carefully read entirely the responses. I wanted to note that decades ago I had one side of a dual system fail and found the remaining portion not capable of a strong braking action. It may not keep you safe as you might think.
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I saw that Leo Warren has made another batch of his modern replacement universals for Maxwell. It is posted in HCCA web site classifieds under parts.
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I have a 1908 NC with a starter/generator mounted over the flywheel with a flat belt going around both and starting with two batteries and when running it generators about 1 1/2 amp, which isn’t much, but keeps it running for tours.
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John is looking for a radiator for a model AB.
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Space number and time update:
Maxwell meeting is slated to be at Spaces C2E 39-42 on Thursday at 3:00. My business is Woodgrain by Estes and likely way more Ford T and A parts there than Maxwell. Questions call Joe Goss 765-427-7078
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This is Joe Goss. Rich Anderson has asked me to host the meeting at my vendor spaces rather than the HCCA tent. His thoughts are that it will be quieter and not rushed at my spaces. I will later confirm my space numbers and we will likely set up a time for Thursday, which I believe is the usual day. My spaces are C2E38-41. It is the row when you get off the bridge from Green field Angie South . Known as the Royce Royce row ,but also has Universal tire and Car Buddy lifts. My space will list in the directory as my business ‘Woodgrain by Estes’. I will furnish some seating, but if you can easily do so, you might bring a chair along.
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Joe, I hope you are still monitoring this link. I just purchased a slightly different earlier model 14. It has a rear bustle trunk. I believe the cowl is also different. The car is not home yet, but I picked up a little on it’s operation from your Video. The gentleman who last ran it has passed, so I will have to figure out where gears are and such.
Joe Goss
766-four two seven- 7078
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Hugh, I replied in an email. You are welcome to contact me for any questions as this is one of my old cars.
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The ones I have made up already are 6”x24”. I appear to not have metal on hand to make up another size, so I would need to place an order, unless your radiator man has it on hand. These that I already have would be $125 each. Make sure that you need that extra height and inform me. The price would be dependent on cost of material.
Joe Goss
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That would be my son Patrick and I. Naturally we make them for the brass cars, so there is the possibility of a size difference. Measure height and length and add a bit to flange to marry to the adjoining parts.
Joe Goss
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On 11/29/2020 at 10:19 PM, George King III said:
That is excellent gentlemen --- What did you do for their restoration to make them work well? Did you ever install a venturi in it to make the flow better? --- gk3
Vern Campbell restored the carb and I readjusted it after use. Joe
I do have images of an aftermarket Zenith carb that worked on a friend H, if that could help you.
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I am still using one on my 1908 NC.
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I have a friend that I will forward the link to, but first I will ask about the base that the distributor mounts into. I could not see past the distributor to see if your car had this item. It is pot metal and we glued together his broken one and I have an image that I will attempt to send to you.
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I had a local screen printer do some that matched the rest perfectly. He had no antique vehicle expertise, but took it in his stride. It was just a small basement side business.
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In case it helps we had this one off to repair the ‘u’ shaped broken out portion. So at least you and observers can see what it looks like. The distributor mounts in the big bore.
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34 minutes ago, oldcarfudd said:
Let’s move up a year or three. You’ve found a car that’s well sorted, fun to drive, and pushes all your good buttons. What are you going to do with it? I presume you don’t intend to commute in it, except maybe once in a while on a long spring or summer day when you can be home before dark. You may, or may not, enjoy giving rides to neighbors and curious strangers. On a nice day, you’ll probably like to take it to the gym/the bank/ your yoga class/ whatever. You’ll go for a long ride on back country roads and soak up Virginia’s wonderful scenery. You’ll go out for a pizza with your spouse/significant other/prime squeeze. You might take it to a local show, or Cars ‘n’ Coffee.
Then what?
If you’re an introverted, curmudgeonly hermit, that may be more than enough. But many of us use our cars socially. We find other nuts and tour with them. It adds tremendously to the pleasure. In my own case, I have 5 brass-era cars: a Model T, two single-cylinder cars, a small Buick touring car and a steam car. But I go (in a normal year!) on five or six week-long tours a year, plus a bunch of weekend jaunts and one-day tours, plus the usual C&C, kids’ rides, and pizza. If I didn’t have compatible groups to tour with, I wouldn’t maintain these time-and money-consuming toys.
You might consider looking into the local clubs as part of your search procedure. Where are the other people who enjoy their cars the way you want to enjoy yours? When you find a group you like, do their activities fit in well with the kind of car you’d like to own? Or might you discover that there’s a friendly group with wonderful activities that enjoys cars with a 35 mph cruising speed, even though that’s not what you initially thought you wanted?
If you buy an old car, you’re buying into a lifestyle. Be sure the whole package, not just the car, is where you want to invest your time, money, and emotion.
(Unless you’re an introverted, curmudgeonly hermit. In that case, ignore this post.)
Good advice. He has been around the block a few times and enjoys his cars. Listen to your Elders
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I do not know the details, but I remember that our 20 DB was faster than some newer/mid twenties DBs. It was relayed to me once that the two unit( starter / generator ) cars were slower. I doubt it actually had to do with the electrical part, so maybe it had to do with the tire diameter. The car designs generally plateaued around 1917, so some cars after were engineered to make available to more purchasers instead of engineered to improve the car’s performance. Road speed was not a big deal then. Some early nickel cars may have been dumbed down both by poor gas around WWI time frame and plain making cheaper cars. That being said, it was not the case with all. Just don’t assume later date means better car for today’s needs. Also, modern gasoline goes to gas state easier and causes vapor lock in some old cars more than others.
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First off I like your enthusiasm for the older cars. I have had multiple orphan cars Franklin , Empire, Cartercar. I have a model A station wagon and a 64 Studebaker. My favorite car is a 1908 Maxwell NC, which is a big roadster that can tour a bit with bigger cars. The most used of the older cars is a 1911 Ford torpedo. Of cars I once owned that I would suggest is a Dodge Brothers. We had a 1920 and used it a lot. As to what I might have to sell at your high end, it would be a 1913 Hupmobile touring. Have fun with the search.
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http://www.billsantiqueradiatorrestorations.com
Bill’s radiator repair in Chillicothe, IL -
I am and my son informed me that he just turned his in.
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Joe West,
I am sorry that some on the forum proved to be out of line picking on the storage situation. The owners obviously started out with very good intentions. I sent a personal message, it was not certain that you received it. I am interested in the Dodge truck. Joe Goss life AACA member and owner of Woodgrain by Estes.
1 & 2 cylinder tours
in HCCA General Discussion
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Mid July each year is the HCCA associated Gilmore Celebration on Brass that has a tour that is appropriate for 1&2s.