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Thank you guys for the feedback. I figured a replacement was in order after 100 plus years. I'll look into the bronze casting as the long term solution. Always appreciate the support this communities offers!
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For context this is how it looked before it started to leak.
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Unfortunately I found a bad leak in the rear water manifold that feeds cooled water to the rear three cylinders. The manifold is pressed steel with a cast iron tube welded in the front to receive water from the front manifold. Inside the whole unit is lined with copper sheet that was supposed to protect the outer housing from rusting. The outside of the manifold is nickel plated and is very prominent on the engine. Over time water has worked its way in between the the copper and steel creating a hidden area of rust. It is from this area where the coolant is now leaking through. After 100 plus years I think its time to either do a proper repair or replacement of this part. Any suggestions?
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23 minutes ago, 1937hd45 said:
Great looking car, is it bigger that a Cadillac of the same era?
120” wheelbase
5 passenger
basically a Lozier Model 77 as the founders of Chandler all worked for Lozier before founding Chandler in 1913
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1 hour ago, 1937hd45 said:
Thank you! You are very lucky to have that original piece of history to go along with your car. Can we see some photos of the car, and more history? Bob
The car was sold in Waterloo Iowa and then spent the next 100+ years residing about 30 miles from where it was sold originally. The three previous owners drove the car very little and took great care of it in their ownership. We read that the third owner (we are the 4th) restored the car for the second owner in the mid-1960's. After it was best of show at the AACA meet the 2nd owner took the gentleman who restored it to dinner. He said that he had not seen an invoice for the restoration and since he had obviously done so well it was time to pay him. The reply was that there was no bill for the restoration, just the chance to be the next caretaker as he had enjoyed restoring the car so much. About 20 years passed before he got the chance and then the car attended numerous AACA and HCCA events, and several Glidden Tours. Per the plaque on the dash the car was awarded its AACA Senior plaque in 1969. The Chandler now resides with us in Southern California and is toured about once a month. It goes along with our 1929 Chandler Sedan (last year of manufacture). We have throughly enjoyed our time with the car so far, learning its history and entertaining folks along the way.
Here's a few photos:
#1 is from 1964? when the car changed hands for the first time
#2 1980's car show (age based on the Mustang in the background)
#3 2021 Lake Henshaw CA (northeast of San Diego) on a HCCA tour
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Along with our 1914 Chandler came a bit of documnetation about its history. In the paperwork I found this letter from the Chandler factory (now about one year old) to a prospective buyer. The first owner of our car lived in a very small agricultural town in northern Iowa. I can only image that in 1914 he saw very few new cars. I wonder what other factories he might have written to in order to do his shopping. In any case it seems he followed through and took the factory's advise and made the trip to the local Chandler dealer to purchase the car he would hold onto for the next 40 or so years. For some reason he drove the car very few miles and at some point put it up on blocks and turned the motor over every so often. I am so thankful for his care during his ownership and the sense to pass along the history of the car to future owners.
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Looks like the car John Chandler owned
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I'm speechless!
Thanks for sharing.
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Just a few pictures of some our friends participating in this year's Rose Parade with their old cars. Happy New Year!
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2 hours ago, TAKerry said:
I wonder to myself each time I see or hear of an old car tour. How do the cars get to the starting point? and what happens at the end?
Do you guys trailer your cars to the beginning of the tour and I assume it is not a round trip so what do you do when you finish? Although my car is modern by these standards I would like to do something similar but a 5+ hr drive to the starting point is a deterrent with a car getting 10mpg.
Sorry this was meant to be in the touring thread, but I suppose it will work for this one as well.
There was plenty of trailer parking on one of the side streets just south of the park we started from. Many of us were able to drive to the start though leaving after the sunrise.
This tour is about 30 miles long and ends not far from where it starts so its an easy drive after lunch to the starting point.
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11 hours ago, jeff_a said:
Great pictures 29 Chandler! So much quality iron! We were living in the Pasadena area when the Excursion started....too bad my Dad didn't know about it....or we would have gone.
Did Mark and Harvey Kellen make it there this year with their red Peerless like they did in 2019?
I did not see the Peerless this year. With rain the two days prior some cars stayed home, though the day of the tour we had great weather.
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31 minutes ago, m-mman said:
My first time at this event and my first tour with my 1929 Cadillac.
An enjoyable and satisfying experience.
A noticeable lacking in pretentiousness when you get the cars off of the grass.
Thanks for bringing your car out to join us.
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Toady was the 65th running of the Holiday Motor Excursion in Southern California. This event was started in the 1950's by the Eastwood family going from their house in Pasadena to family and friends homes to share in the Christmas spirt and get an old car out to drive. As the years went on the event grew as more and more friends joined in on the annual tradition. The event is now sponsored by the Horseless Carriage Club of Southern California with the active support and guidance from the Eastwood children who grew up in in and around old cars. Today we annualy have hundreds of cars participating in the morning gathering and close to a hundred who join us on the tour. Most cars are pre 1933 as was stipulated by the Eastwood brothers (Doug and Warwick) years ago as the event started to grow in size. Here are a few pictures from today's event. Once again mother nature shined upon us and gave us some sunshine for the event. Southern CA has gotten so much needed rain the last few days, but today was special.
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1911 Pope Hartford with a backdrop of King Palm trees at the Virginia Robinson Gardens
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Group photo before the tour.
1914 Model T, 1924 Model T with a real Mercury Body, and our 1914 Chandler
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Palm tree lined streets of Beverly Hills.
1915 Pierce Arrow parked at the Virginia Robinson Estate
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Yesterday our club (Horseless Carriage Club of Southern California) and the Model T Club of Southern CA did a joint tour of Beverly Hills. We all met at the Hollywood Heritage Museum across from the Hollywood Bowl where they were kind enough to provide us with trailer parking for the day. Then off on a tour of the Hollywood Hills. We then met at the Virginia Robinson Gardens for a private tour, that was really nice. To finish the day we went off to lunch either at the Polo Club at the Beverly Hills Hotel for a $45 burger or Mel's Diner for a $20 burger. It was a great day. I drove our Chandler across town starting soon after sunrise and retuned home around sunset avoiding the freeways both times.
1933 Wolsey Hornet among the group.
My passengers in the Chandler
1913 Overland, 1915 PA, and a Model T
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1916 Simplex Crane Removal of the Steering Column, Drive Shaft, and Transmission
in Our Cars & Restoration Projects
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Parts Ancient really enjoying the blog on your Simplex. Thanks for taking the time to post and documnet the process.