Dynaflash8

My 1971 Buick Riviera came standard with H78x15, but HR78x15 were optional. Also optional were J78x15 and JR78x15. Also available were "wide oval" tires in H70x15. Wide ovals are produced, but only up to G70x15. I don't believe in running tires that are smaller than recommended. <BR>Also available were Michelin 215x75 and 225x75 or 215/225x80, I'd have to go look inside the glovebox door. This factor GM sticker is NOT inside all 1971 Rivieras, as I have two, one each way. I repeat, this is a GM sticker. All were narrow whitewalls or blackwalls.<BR>Of those, only H78x15 is available, and it is in a very wide whitewall. Hense, no authentic tires are available for this car at all from any supplier. So.....I've bought the next closest thing, P225R75x15 and, in my humble opinion, that should be good enough. Undoubtedly it won't be, however.<BR>From my earliest days in this hobby, going back to 1962, I've seen a lot of things in the judging rules that were not correct, or even were correct and later changed to incorrect.<BR>Therefore, I don't think it's wise to be too hard on anybody here in the forum<p>[ 09-07-2001: Message edited by: Dynaflash8 ]

Joe Krepps is in Merritt Island, FL. I do not think the area code is 407 any longer; but the phone number may still be good otherwise. He has advertised in the past as "The Buick Nut". Or, write to him at 2486 So. Pacer Lane, Cocoa, Florida 32926.

Quite frankly, I don't think you should do it at all. I have had seven '39 Buicks and they all stopped quite nicely. I still have two. Please, I beg you, don't modify this car.

Howard, aka hvs is King Krispy on the DF. He just loves those gooey things. At the Founder's Tour they called him up to the front during the final banquet. The local donut shop (who supplied donuts for the coffee breakds for all five days) presented him with a GIANT donut just to show they could outperform Krispy Kreames (or however you spell it). The one donut fed the table of 10! ... <BR>I know Howard will check in when he gets home, so for Howard (originally from Ballermer): We came through Glen Burnie on the way home and there's a new Krispy Kreme shop right across from the Maryland DMV. So, Howard, you can go home again! ... <P>[ 08-06-2001: Message edited by: Dynaflash8 ]<BR> <p>[ 08-06-2001: Message edited by: Dynaflash8 ]

That story in the Rummage Box about the Westchester Region came from the first AACA magazine I ever received (in 1962). I was 23 at the time. I was looking for something else and fell across it and thought it was amusing (bet it wasn't amusing at the time .<P>I was Chairman of the 2001 Eastern Divisional "Sentimental Tour" May 20-23 and you can read about that on the lead page. Do it soon, as the report is getting old and may need to be pulled down soon.<P>Finally, for anyone who attended this Tour and bought a J.C. Taylor video. That video is still in progress. I have not seen the proof copy yet myself. I think the video man said September. I hope so since people are asking me. Anyway, if you're wondering, go to <A HREF="http://www.image-associates.com" TARGET=_blank>http://www.image-associates.com</A> to follow progress on the making of the video. It will be a professional job I'm sure, like anything else J.C. Taylor puts its name to.<p>[ 08-05-2001: Message edited by: Dynaflash8 ]

And here's another one we heard about tonight: Do not open "NEW PICTURES OF FAMILY" It is a virus<BR> that will erase your <P> whole "C" drive. It will come to you in the form of<BR> an E-Mail from a <P> familiar person. I repeat a friend sent it to me,<BR> but called & warned

Okay, you are correct. The 1st & Reverse Slider fits 1937-39 60-80-90 and 1940 60-70-80-90. The Group # is 4.417, the Part # is 1296506. There was a transmission gear place in NJ who advertised all the time in Hemmings. They might have a LEMPCO brand or some other aftermarket gear to fit it too. I also think that a 1941-56 entire transmission would fit, or the guts thereof, but that's certainly the hard way to go to repflace a 1st & reverse slider. This is the first gear to go in an old Buick, along with the Cluster Gear (factory called the counter gear). This is because of the rear seal situation on these transmission. When it leaks those are the first two gears to run without grease/oil due to low transmission fluid.

Sorry, I haven't been on here in days. I'll go look it up later this night and get back to you.

It is the first & reverse sliding gear. I'll look up the number in my master parts book if you like, but I've sold all the used '39 60-80-90 gears I had. Some fit all the way ip to 1956. Have you tried the buick parts place in Georgia? I think it is <A HREF="http://www.buickfarm.com." TARGET=_blank>http://www.buickfarm.com.</A> After dealing with the exhaust manifold on one big series '39 I went back to all Specials <p>[ 07-20-2001: Message edited by: Dynaflash8 ]

Well, Bry, you're in Virginia huh? Wait until you get your personal property tax bill after the Miata is on your record. You'll long for those 15 year old cars again. As for me, I've bought a house in Florida so I can get a drivers license there and register my three modern cars and car trailer there. You can bet, that after the current Governor is gone, the legislature will reinstate all or most of the personal property tax. I'm getting out with the 2001 Park Avenue while the getting is good! Virginia "ain't" for lovers, its for taxes.

One thing I'd like to point out is that a young person does not have to be mechanically inclined, or even mechanically interested to become a car nut. I have been a car nut since I was about 4 years old, but have never been interested in doing any of the mechanics myself. I earned my living as best I could and fortunately it gave me the necessities to restore many cars over the years. I also had a lot of help from good friends who ran good shops, and who were good mechanics.<BR>I was always interested in the styling, the comfort, the ride, and to a much lesser degree the performance insofar as it equated to speed. Therefore as a person interested in style, I do see cars from the 80s and 90s that will be sought after. Whether there will be anybody who can fix or build any necessary computers doesn't worry me too much. Kids coming up today will develop as adults who can do miracles with computers. There area already such young people around. We have a '97 Mercury Couger 30th Anniversary <BR>Edition. I think it will be collectible one day. The current Firebirds will be collectible, as will the the Plymouth Prowler and Chrysler PT Cruiser. And yes, a 280Z will be collectible. No, there won't be any big, comfortable cars like I collect, because there are none today, not even a Cadillac. But I'll bet somebody will have fond memories as a child of going places in a 1980 Buick Century with a 267 Pontiac V-8 like we owned once, and was arguably the worst car of the 72 I've owned. People are restoring '58 Buicks and two of them almost took us to the poor house as young adults. And, interesting enough when I see them, I look at them, and I remember the good times, not the many bad times. I don't think we need to worry too much until Mom & Pop stop using cars to take the kids to fun places. When those kids grow up, they'll remember the cars that got them there (or in today's society the truck that got them there )<p>[ 06-20-2001: Message edited by: Dynaflash8 ]

I can only guess it is not a Holden body and was owned by the Army or at least the State Department or General Services Administration. MacArthur was reported to have had Packards and Cadillacs at various points during the War. If only he was still around to tell us if he liked the Buick the best, huh? Buick did put out information on how many cars they sold overseas, tho, so the next question is: Is it RH or LH drive? If it is LH drive, there's little way to tell; however Terry Dunham of Apopka, FL has all the Buick records (or at least a bunch of them) so maybe he could answer the question. Go to the Buick Club of America site and post the question to him. Maybe he looks in on that thread, as he used to be VP of BCA. With the serial number he can tell you where it was built and what week and month, however. He does charge for that service.<p>[ 06-16-2001: Message edited by: Dynaflash8 ]

Howard, glad you're back. As you will recall when we first met, the '41 Cadillac did make the grade onto the field in '65 or '66 (since somebody had decided all LaSalle's were Classics prior to that), but the 25 year rule didn't come on until 1974. Prior to that the absolute cut-off had been 1935, and then thru the efforts of some others of us, they moved to a new year ever OTHER year in 1968. You and I started out with "used cars" in the parking lot in '62-'64, but my '39 Buick didn't get off the "used car" lot until 1974. <BR> Now, here's my point. I am restoring a '71 Riviera, and I sort of feel like I got off the LAST train after '72, but you are soooo right! I'm free to like what I like, and others are free to like what they like. The worst curse word in this hobby is "used car" when applied to anybody's car....to me the absolute worst. <BR> I personally love 1932-1949 cars, but my growth in the hobby was stunted because of that, since they were "used cars" when I got my start in '62. <BR> So, let us all be civil, and give the new times their time. Whatever isn't interesting won't be shown and collected. But it's my guess somebody will find what we of the newest "old-timers" group think aren't interesting....interesting. <BR> And, as in past times, as we get old ourselves, our interests will get old, and then it will be necessary to invent a "Reliability Tour", as was done in 1967 or 1970, whenever it was, to stimulate the continued interest in the cars and trucks that have passed by the top of the power curve (radio lingo). <BR> I don't comment often, but this subject is sort of close to my heart.

By now the car could be anywhere. If it was in good shape when sold, it probably is still in the hands of some collector. Hopefully it is registered. <BR> If you have old license plates you probably have a serial number or motor number. Some states used one, some the other. If you don't, maybe your state can resurrect the number from the license plate number.<BR> After that you begin writing letters. Write to the state DMV's, stating your need and the serial or motor number. In most cases, they will reply there is a charge, maybe $5.00 to research it. Pay it and wait. You can also advertise in the various club and hobby publications for a 1934 Ford coupe, serial number whatzit, or motor number whatzit. By now the car could have been sold many times over. <BR> If none of those things work, then you're pretty much at a loss I think. Good luck. <BR> I tried it once and I found the title, but the owner of the title told me he'd sold the car and taken half the money. The buyer reported it stolen before paying the second half of the money and I never found the car. So, I built one like it. Of course you can't do that. I hope you find the car.

The front & rear bumpers, grill and "mustache" from a Super & Roadmaster will <BR>NOT interchange with a Special. They are wider. I think the barrels do interchange, but it's been a long time since I sold Buick parts as a sideline, and I probably should look that up in the parts book. Hope this helps. Also hope you're an AACA member. It's the oldest and largest club in the U.S.

I know a guy with a '33 DeSoto, but he probably won't take out his dipstick. Try Easy Jack in Junction City, KS.

Yeah, and those Flood City Region guys really know how to smooze the weatherman who gave us a good day in the middle of a monsoon. The show had a really super selection of fine cars, and everything was great. Only wish my car had not developed a final last-minute "glitch" in it's restoration which kept it home.

I'm so old I cut my teeth writing CoBol on a Burroughs 5500 just after I learned the IBM 1401 language. But I can't phathom all the ins and outs of these new home computers that somebody else has programmed. So,guess I'm backwards ignorant. I even like straight 8 Buicks, and can't stand any 2001 car they make (even tho I own one). And yes, I remember the Packard, especially the one I once owned. My grandfather used to reminisce about a Washington he owned, and I didn't know what that was either (until a National Meet in Hagerstown, Md. a couple of years ago), so really, what you remember goes with age. If you're not an old-car nut, you have no reason to read about past auto history (unless you just like history) and so you'd have no particular reason to remember a Packard unless it's a Hewlett-Packard or a Packard-Bell. For example I don't rembember an Osborne either. That makes me "directive ignorant"

Well thanks. The 2001 Mobile, Alabama group was on hand, and so was next year's Lexington, KY group. We plan to send a draft copy of the tour book to Topeka for 2002, and I'm sure all will have great tours.<BR>Thanks a lot, and for those other groups: I'm not planning to sing and play the violen as I did in White Stone (haha)

I finally tracked down the right person who won the AACA afhgan at the final banquet. It was Mrs. Wilson who had the 35 International woody wagon. We went thru all of the woodies until got the right one

Bruce W: I got your pvt msg and appreciate it.

Thanks Stu:<BR> That must mean it was won by the Gleasons from N.J. who had the '48 Ford woodie (which they drove from NJ with another couple.

Special to Stuscar: Was it your friends with the 47 Pontiac station wagon, the Tryon's, who won the custom crocheted AACA afhgan?

The First Sentimental Tour was held May 20-23 and from all accounts was a huge success. It was certainly a "Ten-Pound" Tour as all of the meals were really terrific. The weather was good Sunday afternoon. President Doug Drake and First Lady, Joyce, arrived from San Diego before the end of the Kickoff Banquet. On Monday it was deeply cloudy but the really nasty weather held off until about 1:30 PM. Although forcasts were dour, it didn't happen and Tuesday was a good day, and Wednesday was a beautiful day for the 1.5 hour boat trip to the middle of the Chesapeake Bay to Tangier Island. We filled two 100-foot cruise ships. The Tuesday night party/dance was a terrific success with great music and a full dance floor to the end and the elegant Wednesday night banquet held the biggest surpirse of all. One of the tourists asked how he and his lady could get married while on the tour. It so happened there was a licensed Virginia Minister also on the Tour. He agreed to perform the marriage, the tourist left the tour slightly early on Monday and acquired the license, and they were married at the Wednesday night Finale. The Chairman of the 2001 SE Divisional Tour (Mobile, AL) and the 2002 SE Divisional "Sentimental" Tour (Lexington, KY) both spoke to the tourists about their upcoming events. It was a great weekend, and the members of the Northern Neck Region of VA thank all those who attended from each of the 21 states. We hope they will return to "Historyland" in the future. Earl D. Beauchamp, Jr., Chairman

I found my password, aha! Let me add that the local alternator/generator place had welding cable in black and he attached the proper ends to it. I am uncertain of the gauge, but I think it was 00 or 01. Anyway, after that the car started like gang busters.