Keith L.

Her'es a photo of where it goes on the dash.. This is on a Zephyr but the location is the same for the Continentals

I'm sure someone here will give it the correct name and perhaps a better explanation. It's the ignition switch for a '41 Zephyr and Continental. It locks the steering wheel/column when the key is turned and removed. Sorta like a anti-thief lock.

Glenn, Sorry for the delay in responding. Regarding the crack, The repairs I have done were to repair wheels using a two-part filler similar to bondo, only with less shrinkage. I'm not worried about the original color because I paint them black to show any imperfections, then I make a mold of them. And I don't worry about long term hold-up because I'm making a rubber mold within several days. Using Bondo and the like, the wheels have a tendency to recrack with age, especially when exposed to the sunlight. With a red translucent wheel (you want to retain the beautiful transluciency of your original) your going to have to use a clear color-pigmented red resin which can't be put on vertically (because it runs), and takes four hours to dry. This means your going to have to make a containment rubber mold around the crack to hold the liquid resin in place while it sets up. This would be a job in itself. I don't know of any clear filler that anyone makes that have the properties of paste to fill vertical cracks. I know this answer doesn't solve your problem. sorry. Keith

I have no pride. Tell your fathers, grandfathers or anybody else who doesn't "do" the internets (as W would say). I don't know if this is getting enough "air play", so I'm posting this again. This is a great deal and it will go away. BTW, the other guy casting 1940 Zephyr wheels charges $900 for his wheels, and you have to supply the core, and wait five months, and he doesn't make the horn collar or matching horn button. If you order before Jan., I have an introductory, one time only special offer. Purchase a new wheel in either tan or translucent red with a new manufactured core for only $650. This new wheel is not a recast over an old core. It is an all new wheel. Plus I'll give you ten dollars off the horn button and I'll also give you $75 for your old core (any 1940 -48 Lincoln wheel) The advantages: You don't need to have a '40 old core to send. Keep your old wheel if you like or send it back to me after you receive your new wheel. You're never without a wheel. Added up, it's a $210 saving. Attached is an order form. Let me know if you have any questions. knobsoup@gmail.com or 1 702 588-1934 8-5 PST Keith, Knobsoup, Inc Order form '40 Steering Wheel.pdf

Paul, Thank you for the nice words. Yes, it is the same mold, only in '40 tan. UV protected and heat cured. If you have seen my earlier post there's photo of the new '40 steering wheel right out of the mold. I have four orders right now, three tan and one translucent red. If you order before Jan., I have an introductory, one time only special offer. Purchase a new wheel in either tan or translucent red with a new manufactured core for only $650. This new wheel is not a recast over an old core. It is an all new wheel. Plus I'll give you ten dollars off the horn button and I'll also give you $75 for your old core (any 1940 -48 Lincoln wheel) The advantages: You don't need to have a '40 old core to send. Keep your old wheel if you like or send it back to me after you receive your new wheel. You're never without a wheel. Added up, it's a $210 saving. Attached is an order form. Let me know if you have any questions. knobsoup@gmail.com or 1 702 588-1934 8-5 PST Keith, Knobsoup, Inc Order form '40 Steering Wheel.pdf

Hey I think I know someone who's making those.

And also thanks to John Murphy, who without his help, guidance and support, I couldn't have done any of this foolishness. He’s been my champion from the start. Over four years ago he loaned me his pristine ’41 knobs to start making my reproductions, and now I’m making steering wheels. Who knew? Keith

Thank you Dave. It's either a gift or a curse, my mother was and artist, my father an engineer. I knew in the first grade the picture of the cat I drew was better than anybody else's. The die was cast. Art poster.pdf

In September I finished the 1940 steering wheel molds and yesterday I cast the first tan one. Attached are photos from my iphone showing the first cast as it came from the mold, no clean up. For those who don’t know, the ’40 wheel differs from the ’41 in a few respects, the ’40 does not have the cutouts for the new (for ’41) chrome horn ring, and takes a different horn button. Because of these differences I had to make a completely new mold for the ’40 wheel. Through the knowledge gained from my first steering wheel venture I didn’t have the “teachable blemishes” that I had with the ’41 castings. This new mold and casting came out perfect. I just need to fine sand and polish. See my earlier posts for the differences. http://forums.aaca.org/showthread.php?t=343090&p=1121966#post1121966 In one of the photos it shows the correct ’40 Waterfall” horn button and a cream horn collar (it should be translucent red) which I also make. Each horn button, either translucent red or tan is cast at the same time to ensure a perfect color match. Both years are cast with a new core, eliminating the need to find and send an orginal ’40 or ’41 wheel. Tomorrow I will be casting a translucent red ’40 wheel for the '40 Continental or Zephyrs with custom interiors. Thank you for all your support through the years. Keith knobsoup@gmail.com

I may have missed it, but what year of Lincoln is yours? You can find scrap sheets of rubber on ebay. I bought some several years ago. 1/16" and 3/32"

Yeah, yesterday morning I clicked on the forum and got some Syrian propaganda. Weird. I got the feeling the site was hacked. Anybody else get the same thing. MY post is now gone about an answer I gave about '40 and '41 cowl antenna

You are right, thousands view, few respond. And each year it gets fewer and fewer. I’m a youngster at 67. I’ve been a member since ’96 when I bought my Zephyr. Most of the faithful dozen here know what I do. I make reproduction interior items for our cars. I have a difficult time reaching the Lincoln owners that could take advantage of my services. I have a full-page ad in the LZOC Owners Club Membership Directory touting my products, an ad in the LZOC Classifieds and last year Dave Cole wrote a very nice two-page article on my business. All of these methods have generated a few responses but not as many as I hoped. I post my latest new products on this forum but I think I fail to reach any new prospects, nor any requests for more information. I think my next approach might be direct mail. Perhaps a post card or letter specifically directed at members and their year of car. What’s my chance of ROI (return on investment)? I didn’t start this venture to make bank, as they say. I certainly can make more money using my talents in other ways but I have a love of these cars and I think I provide a needed service. Am I just out of touch?

It looks beyond help. Go to Sources in the main Lincoln Zephyr web site. Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club. and make a few phone calls. Merv Adkins, Alan Whelihan and Boos Herrel all are great for just this sort of thing. Happy hunting

In a few days I will post a PDF of my price list for the 1940 items I manufacture.

I've been wanting to reproduce the 1940 ashtray face for some time, but because I was in the middle of the '41 steering wheel project, it went to the back burner. Original ashtray faces in good shape are very hard to come by and so tend to be pricey. My good friend John Murphy in Florida graciously loaned me a very nice original to copy. It had a small chip in one wall so I had to clean it up before I made the mold. If you have a ’40 Zephyr or Continental you know the ashtray insert is thin walled with a delicate concentric circle graphic in the middle. My reproduction is an exact duplicate in thickness, shine, correct 1940 color with maroon graphic. Knobsoup also makes the correct translucent red ashtray pull knob that goes with it. Also this summer I duplicated the 1939 Zephyr teardrop tail light lens. It too is an exact duplicate, indistinguishable from an original, only in unbreakable, non-fading urethane. There are several companies making this taillight but they are slightly different in reflector pattern and are made for an LED light. This reproduction is made to replace the original lens for the original housing. Alert. Shameful self-promotion advertising ahead. Lately, other car owners that can't find manufactures of reproduction interior parts have requested I reproduce dash knobs for their restorations. Many of the orphan makes; Hudson, Nash, Frasier, etc. have come to me for reproductions. I have also done early Plymouth, Buick and Chevy interior items. If you, or someone you know needs a knob, taillight or parking light lens or small part duplicated I might be able to help them. Send me an email: knobsoup@gmail.com. I will soon be manufacturing 1940 standard Zephyr brown and Continental translucent red steering wheels. Stay tuned. Thank you for all your support through the years. Keith

DNC, There are several chapters on Henry Leland in "Cadillac, The Standard of the World, The Complete History" By Maurice D. Hendry with the editors of Automobile Quarterly. It is very extensive over one hundred pages, starting from his father, Leander B. Leland, Henry's birth, early years, to working for Colt, to his superb engineering for Cadillac, his Presidency of Cadillac and General Manager from 1904 to 1917. It talks a little about the Lincoln Automobile Co. he founded in 1917, but nothing on the sale to Henry Ford or his later years. Keith

I never have a problem changing my oil

Cecil, Thank you for taking the time and effort to post. I think I also speak for the multitudes who view this forum but very rarely speak up. This thank you also goes out to Mssr. Bwatoe who is valiantly trying to breathe some life into this forum. I view this site every day but seldom post.

I think it's '41. It has the same chrome hardware as my '41. probably from a coupe, since the seats fold forward. attached is a interior shot from my files. Maybe also '40

Try Metro Molded Products Metro Moulded Parts Inc. Automotive Weatherstrip and Rubber Parts, a great source for antique rubber. Have you already tried Narragansett?

Tom, First things first. Your health. Keith

Tom, Good to hear from you. Best to you and your family. Hope your recovery is speedy. Take care. Keith

Through the magic of photoshop I've evened up the race. The locomotive, mind you, is starting from a dead stop.

A friend sent me some old kodachrome images from the way-back-when files. Here one I thought you would enjoy.

Cool Pix. Buddy was cast as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939) until he fell ill from an allergy to the makeup. Here's a photo of him in make up.