1937hd45
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Who owned the red wire wheel & tire in the upper left corner?
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FOUND IT!!!!!!!!!!! The tour card I cleaned out of the Babcock when it was owned by Dr. Henry Minot in the 1970's. Now to find some more details on the Tour and other cars that were on it. Seventy seven years ago the car was in the hobby, glad it will be out at events again with the new owner. Bob
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11 hours ago, Shootey said:
I went into the Strand Bookstore in Manhattan the other day and loved browsing their collection of Automobile Quarterly issues. I bought one for $15 to read on my flight back to San Francisco.
I remember buying Vol. One # 1 at the Barrett Book Shop in Stamford Ct. it was a magical moment, some time around 1961. Somehow it wound up in a box in the basement with other early issues and is now water damaged, I need to treat myself to replacements. Bob
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ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA FORUM. I thought this crap was BANNED or got threads CLOSED. How about Forehead tattoos for the EV people so we can recognize them walking?
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Hard to beat the good looks of the 1956 Ford pickup. Bought one back in 1975 in LA and drove it home in 5 days, SBF powered.
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53 minutes ago, alsancle said:
Does anybody know the specifics of this car? Is it an Amilcar with a ford engine? I have a video of it taking off but want to describe it correctly.
It is the ARCA Ford Amilcar one of my favorites from the sports car racing club of the 1930's. Someone will confirm that there were two brothers that got the car for cleaning out the garage it was stored in. Is that common up in Massachusetts?
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12 minutes ago, alsancle said:
That is pretty cool. The restoration is over the top perfect so they were displaying the car not running it up the hill. I think we had this conversation in the Locomobile thread, as I posted this picture of what looks like the same car taken in the late 40s in New England. I don't know that everyone is convinced they are the same car.
I prefer the car in black & white photos.
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2 hours ago, rocketraider said:
That's the exact reason I've never warmed up to the 2010-later Camaro. I didn't much like the car to begin with, then when GM tied its introduction to that movie and turned it into a robot toy movie character, that was it for me.
Marketing has more influence than corporations think it does. And marketing can turn customers off just as easily as it turns them on.
Not just automobiles!
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1 hour ago, alsancle said:
Bob, I believe it. I think I got a video of that going up the hill which I will post later.
Thanks! I see Ben once a year at Labor Day Lime Rock, worked with him for years back in the 1970's.
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3 hours ago, modela28 said:
I think the whole EV market is a house of cards based on misinformation from the administration and the media on what the true costs are. As people find out that what they are being told is not true, the EV market will falter. The sooner the better!
Selling America on something they don't want has never gone well.
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40 minutes ago, alsancle said:
George Holman’s Stutz seems like the fastest car here. I think sounds like it has a hemi in it. I believe it is running a DV32.
Maybe the most historic car there, should get fastest time of the day. Bob 🙂
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Is this a VSCCA event?
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12 minutes ago, edinmass said:
Especially since I'm much closer to the end than the start. I try to enjoy every day........because I'm gonna blink my eyes and be 80 years old.....if I live that long.
I share the same outlook, enjoy the cars and people I like, ignore the cars and people that wish to change my ability to enjoy MY hobby.
Bob
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3 hours ago, alsancle said:
Bob, it’s a famous one off Packard!
That is why production on the second twin sister never started.
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1 hour ago, Dave Mellor NJ said:
Looks like a 55-56 Mercury rear fender on the right
Looks like an out of place photo.
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4 hours ago, MCHinson said:
The largest majority of people entering the hobby have always been those who are somewhere in the area of 45 to 60 years of age. That is when most people have reached the point that they have the disposable income for a hobby car, and are more likely to have garage space or the ability to afford to pay for garage space. It does not surprise me that the Gen X group of hobbyists would now be larger than Baby Boomers and Pre-Boomers portion of the hobby. None of us is going to live forever, but despite all of the gloom and doom predictions, it looks like the younger generations are still interested in the antique car hobby. The hobby will still be alive and well after most of us aren't.
Discovering the Antique Car hobby at 10 years of age in 1961 may have been my problem. If I had amassed the funds most 40-50 years old do today I'd have started out with better cars. Then again I'd have missed all the people I've met over the past 62 years, I'm still happy with how things are going. Bob
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On 5/10/2023 at 9:34 PM, Grimy said:
Sorry, ma'am, we can't respond to your home to get your husband who has had a heart attack until we build up steam in the ambulance. We'll be on our way in 45 minutes or so....
At the same time steam powered pumpers where still in use by the fire departments, and you had to hitch up 2 to 3 horse teams to pull the things, rarely was a home chimney lost.
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It wouldn't hurt to post photos of the trim pieces you are looking for. With 60 years in the pre war parts swap meets I wouldn't know what they looked like if I was standing them.
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Charts & grafts, nothing that effects my joy of the hobby. Hagerty will still make money, good for them. Next senseless internet article that others find to be must read material...............
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1 hour ago, Bhigdog said:
Knowing nothing about citroens in general and sm,s in particular i,d advise the op,er to watch the movie The money pit.
If he is still in the mood for some punishment i reccomend a 50+ foot wood hull sail boat.
As an aside, the French build some fine airplanes.....bob
I had some hands on experience with the restoration of the Bugatti airplane all wood construction, it never flew. Both engines now power race cars that where never built.
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28 minutes ago, PWN said:
This read should be fun! Short read...he didn't have what it takes to carry through for the long run.
http://www.davidhayes.com/sm/buying_an_sm.htm
Real experiences from a real buyer
enjoy the ride!What follows is my trek through three Citroen SMs to find an affordable, working car. Prologue:
I'm 42 years old. I have a daughter about to start college.
So WHY am I thinking of buying a Citroen SM?
Because for the past 17 years, it's the ONLY car I've ever wanted, and 25 years is long enough to wait for the best car ever made.I had a lot of my "Dream Cars" all of them sold to cover kids college bills. Looking back at things 20 years after graduation I'd highly recommend that all parents allow their kids to pay for the four years on their own.
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I'd like to attend some year. If my friend is running The Old Gray Mare, that is the car to put your money on for fastest time of the day. Good luck with the Stanley! Bob
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1 hour ago, George Albright said:
Norm Hutton is bringing my 1931 Ford yellow race car for sale at the show. You can see photos and info on it in the AACA speedster forum towards the bottom of the forums page. Thanks George Albright Ocala Florida cell 352 843 1624
Where is this Speedster Forum you speak of, how do we find it?
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5 hours ago, swab said:
Maybe this will help
What area if the USA uses this terminology?
Period images to relieve some of the stress
in Period Photos - Pre WWII
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This one still had the flathead and two man body, the one with the OFFY had a new one man body, still a good deal at $10,000. Sorry for the Post War slip Walt.