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I was eight years old and we lived a half hour away from the fair. I'm a lot older now and still live a half hour away. BillP , the bowling ball thing that you see is the top of the "unisphere" which is also still there even though the "Bug" in "Men in Black" crashed into it. The building is blocking the bottom part. Here is the picture view around 12 minutes in. The brontosaurus is blocking the unisphere though. Lots of nice new cars to keep with the topic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZTdkl_jrCw
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I vote for the Sinclair exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair in NY. Oh, and I am not a fan of "Classic Car dealers either. This was my hobby and I hate how big a business it has become. Just my opinion.
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Your vacuum tank is not shutting off when it's full and gas is being sucked into the intake manifold. The symptom is exactly what you see. The car is running rich. Take off the vacuum line with the tank full and plug it on the manifold side. The car should run fine for a few minutes until the vac tank empties or you can reattach the line and suck more in. The float in your vacuum tank might be bad. Should not have gas in it. I had this problem on mine and seems like it's part of the initiation. Don't give up. You're almost there. I never had the problem again after I fixed it right. I had a 27 model 29 that I sold to my neighbor. It had this problem and I knew what it was right away. Fixed it and it was fine. He was afraid to drive this old car very far from home. These cars used to go across the country in much worse conditions. They are made to be maintained and repaired as needed. Owners manuals included the procedures and tool kits were supplied. You'll know your car very well soon enough. This is part of the experience. Now I feel like putting on my raccoon coat and going for a Sunday drive.
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This is a 1931 Buick Model 57 five passenger sedan The first year for the straight 8 engine which is proudly hailed on the sidemount cover. I bet most of my fellow Buick collectors would drool over those covers if they still existed. The Grandmother looks just like my grandmother with the same hat, coat and foxes. When I was a little kid she still wore them and I was fascinated by them. Only wild animals I saw were in cartoons. She stored them away in a closet and after she passed my mother was quick to get rid of them. My grandparents never drove a car. Lived in NYC their whole life. Shouldn't be hard to find one of these. There are other bigger sedans for that year. The 67 looks the same. Great picture , thanks
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Pete, Here are the originals. The glove box door looks like a different shade in one picture but it's not as you can see in the other picture of both.
The wood trim on top of the dash doesn't look correct either. He might want to check that out too.
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I've always liked this body style of upper end models by different manufacturers. These cars look best restored to their original stately appearances.
If you're brave enough you could check again the vin in the listing.
Why didn't I think of that? They are not the same. Looking at the Ebay car again and I agree that it would be so much better with different wheels. thanks
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I think this might have been my car. I was the third owner and it had been garaged since 1937. I rebuilt the head on it and it ran great. I bought another car so something had to go. I sold it to a guy who never mentioned rodding it until he picked it up. Mentioned that he was going to put a trunk rack on the back. Asked him where he would put the spare? "Not going to need it." I felt like crap. The car was a nice original. Not minty like Marty's but a great driver. The new independent front suspension made such a difference in the ride compared to my 32. Hope it's not mine. That is the ground reflected in the paint on the side of the car.
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Here's the crank to my 25-45. Looks the same .
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I built the traditional classic with a guy I hired to help 27 years ago and it's still stands. It is 24'x 32' and has storage upstairs or you can change it for an indoor lift. The 84 lumber yard sold me the full plans for FIVE Dollars
and all the lumber and parts to build it except the garage doors for Five Thousand. I used three garage doors instead of two. I'm sure the lumber must be many times more now. The plans list all the lumber needed so that you can buy it locally. http://www.84lumber.com/Homeowners/Garages.aspx
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TJ55 yes , both shoes and hoses are new.
Larry W. my friend mechanic was checking that last night. He'll have to come back.
Old tank , j49- will check some of your suggestions. Everything was replaced except drums. Front shoes were changed twice. There was kind of an oxidation film on them so that is why they were changed and the drums resurfaced.
Thanks to all that replied so far.
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Everything is new. Pulls to right but gets better when warmed up. Had surface of front drums cut and that just about fixed it till next time I drove it. A mechanic who worked on these cars told me to put cast iron drums on front and that this was a common problem with aluminum. Any NOS cast drums around or can somebody recommend a good supplier of replacement drums?
I have spent a lot of time trying to get the master cylinder to work correctly and finally ended up with a brand new dual master.
I didn't change anything that can't be put back to original. It almost works too well now. Need seat belts next!
Car pulled the same way with the original master.
thanks
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Bulldog..thanks for posting this. It's a great "B" gangster film. There are a number of nice cars in there. The chase is between a 34 Caddy v8 or v12, (hard to tell without a close up of the front grill or rear luggage rack) and two 1932 Buicks. During the chase the Caddy loses the trunk rack and then the cops in the Buick shoot their own gas tank up although it is supposed to be the Caddy's tank. The continuity in these moves is terrible but to be fair the people in the theater couldn't pause the film and find the faults. About 20 minutes in they are in a 1924 or 1925 model 45 touring car in the rain. It has vacuum wipers in some frames and no wipers in others. Great action shots but car suffers a bad fate. "Spoiler alert!"
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Thanks to those that responded. A friend got an "Interstate" battery for me from an old parts store that still could order one. Hasn't been a farm store around these parts since Lindy flew out of here. Happy Motoring, bubba
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My 58 Century is asking for a new battery. Her owner left the current occupant without a charge over this lousy cold winter. It seems that this is "oh you got one of those" types. Just leave your next born as a core charge. It is the long type 3EE. Delco # 403E. I found several on the net ranging from $117 to $350. Anybody have a good experience with a certain type of battery in a 58? thanks
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It's called a tonneau lamp and it came on the model 45, 49, and 55 and 1925 45, 45A,49, 49A. Part # 170011. It has a little slide switch
to turn it on /off. Same on the 1926 45.
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Please differentiate between "greed" and "supply and demand". I am unclear on this point. Are you suggesting that car owners should sell their vehicles for less than someone is willing to pay? Would you agree to do the same?
Restorer32, I don't think one should give their car away. A reasonable price that can be agreed on would be fine. Just don't put a $100K price on your AMC Pacer because it's rare and hope to snare a sucker. I am selling off most of my collection and have sold three of my cars so far. I lost twelve grand on the "classic" that the dealer I bought it from totally misrepresented. The other two I was the second and third owner so I knew the history. One I sold for less than the buyer offered to cover his expenses and the other one I broke even if you included what I put into it. I didn't care. I enjoyed having the car.
I'm glad to see that some young people are taking interest. Can't wait till one of them puts a Tesla motor into a Duesenberg. That should light up this board!!
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So is greed a specific characteristic to just car collectors or is it something that you find across all people?
The answer to your question is no and mostly yes but to different degrees.
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The problem with the market is GREED.
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Pat, I first saw the "West" car at the Cad Nationals here on Long Island which was around 1997 I believe. The car was for sale in June 2001 when
I took the picture.
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It is a V12. I have been looking for a town car from the mid 30's and older.
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Here is a pic of the Mae West car when it was for sale in NY. I looked at it but something about the body # didn't seem to be correct with me. I do not know where it went.
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Here is a picture of a 1924 Buick model 45 that I used to own. The picture was taken around 1929 with the second owner proudly
showing his car. When I bought the car the enclosures were gone. I found out that they were removed by the same man and turned
into a small greenhouse. I found a new in the crate set of them for the car. If I still had the car I don't know if I would put them back in. You have to make a small modification in the doors to put them in but the rear side triangles have to be screwed into the car.
In 1924 Buick sold 48,000 of this model 45 and in 1925 they sold just 5,000. This was the first year that a closed model outsold the open touring.
Buick must have seen this coming as they produced factory conversions with the enclosures in them but with a fixed top. These had an "A" suffix.
All 40 and 20 series models were available like this. I know that Rex was still offering the enclosures in 1926 but Buick didn't. I know of a 1926 model 45A with a fixed top but it never had the enclosures.
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Price reduced to $5,900.
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Listing this for a friend. 1965 Cadillac Sedan de Ville that runs nice with low mileage showing. Interior is usable. It needs some body work along the lower front fenders and some in the rockers. The missing moldings have been acquired Asking $5,900. Car is on Long Island, NY near Kennedy Airport. Email Tony at this address lindaaptony (at) verizon (dot) net
Visor for 1920's open car
in Buick - Pre War
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Kevin,,,,
the 25-45 came with a sun visor from the factory and it's metal. Here are some pics of what it looks like