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Don't forget tonights Car Crazy has Bill Smith and the "man of the year" awards on Speed Channel. Local Comcast in HBG PA area: Showing at 8:30 and 11 pm. Congratulations, Bill. Karl

stude8, great link! We had a wonderful time looking for Lincoln. Our Pierce is the green/black Model C with the "Repeal the 18th Amendment" on the front plate, (Shown on page 1 of the photos). Bill and Wilma made the week fly by with the tours and evening events. The rain went away just in time for Saturdays show. Hats off to all the members of the Meet Committee. Karl

I always like when they could get the big wedding cake in the AMC Pacer, (small Car) but could not get the cake in the "BIG" stationwagon... Still didn't buy one yet! But you had to like the ad. Karl

John and Peter, Thanks for the info, We drop off I-80 at route 69, then south towards Auburn, then continue to I-70 to Springfield ILL. I-69 is just inside Indiana, between Freemont and Jamestown. I hope this is before the gridlock! Karl

Welcome Back, Looking for a traffic update: Who from PA went 322 to 80?, who went 76 to 80? Trailering out I-80 on Tuesday to Auburn Indiana, Then to the Pierce Arrow Meet in Ill. Can anyone give me the bad construction traffic news? (before I flip a coin) Thanks, Karl

1937hd45, Last year at Hershey the one Die number wrench collector told me he was now updating the collection with as many "orig. paint" wrenches as he could... A few years ago I bought a large lot at an auction in CT., this wrench collector also looked for die numbers. I have a stack of crates in my garage of Model A spark plug wrenches about 3 foot tall from that sale. I know it's a life time suppy of them for me to vend, as the other Die guys have been in them already.... Karl

Hello Tom, This T3390 jack can be found for sale in just about any car flea market. Ford used this jack with all 1913 to Dec 1924 Model T's sold. In 1925 Ford went to a stamped Tin jack, it was used till the end of production in 1927. With Millions of cars sold during those years, lots survived. It's a strong jack that will lift most cars made in the teens. Ford used a number of foundries over the years to make the jacks, the (D) is the foundry mark. I know of two Ford collectors who try to get every wrench, jack etc. with all the diff. foundry marks. Then they try to get one of every "DIE". An example: the small open end wrenches will have a T1414 part number followed by a number. They collect that number. As dies broke, or became worn, an new one was made and a new number followed. The spark plug wrench has numbers that go above 60. They look at a lot of wrenches in a year! Hope this helps. Karl

Budgets: My understanding is that Toyota is NOW spending more than BIG RED, but a few years ago that would have been correct. The last year I saw any "guesses" was in 2002, the top two: Ferrari was $275 Million, Mercedes $256 Million. I don't know how Daimler/Chrysler stock holders feel about that spending now, but Kimi is keeping Benz in the spot light. Look at the tire rule and the outcome of the race 3 weeks ago when Kimi's tire blew with 2 laps to go, this would have never happened last year as he would have been on his third set of tires at that point of the race. Ten thousand less spent on tires each weekend made for a lot of carbon fibers scraping the wall. Oh well... Karl

F1 has been getting more and more holes shot in its tin can every year, Like most F1 fans I too was at the First Indy race in 2000, this years tire rule and 2 race engine rule both cause a lot of parts to be scraped before they get close to finished because it's engine HAS to last 2 races. The one set of tires rule has taken the pit times to being a joke as only fuel is needed now. Technology has always been the reason we car guys love this racing, but we watched as the V12's went to 10's and next year to 8 cylinders! what are they thinking. With team budgets at 2-4 hundred million, I say give us what we always wanted the roar of V12's, tire dust in the pits, and if the back markers fold... so be it! Talked to one guy who was there this year, he left at lap 2. In front of him was a couple from Japan who spent $21K to come and see the race, another close couple was from Spain, they said it was $8k to be there. My friends room was 9 miles from the track, $720 a night and 3 night min. plus food and drive out. As he was leaving the "swat" teams were coming the other way on the interstate in riot gear... Just in case! BAD, BAD, BAD day for F1. Karl

Didn't Locomobile join with Mercer towards the end? Is there a Mercer Club that lets them join in? Karl

Tom, Not good, did you get any of that info upfront? It looks like your move started before the last Holiday weekend. Most people want to be home for that 3 day weekend, I could see a delay because of that, but not two more weeks. Let us all know how it turns out. Karl

Steve, the T-30 5hp is a great compressor, It keeps up with my Bead Blaster with out having to stop for recycle time. Put syn. oil in it and forget it, it will out live you! Sorry, no help on the generator. Karl

David, I used them to transport my 26 Wills from LA, Calif. to PA. They were on time, price was the same as most others, but like Ron they are also in my back yard. Tried to use them to move a car to SC just before Christmas and they could not fill the truck in a timely manner and declined rather than sub it to someone else. Again the price quoted was within $50 of 2 others. Ended up using Blue & gray as they said the go up and down the East Coast every week. Good luck, Karl

Tim, My 26 Wills Ste Claire has this same lockheed brake system. The owners manual warns of over heated brakes, The plunger in the res. is to set pressure cold. For my Wills, I pump three time, not allowing the seal to come out of the cyl. then screw it tight. Pedal is a little soft cold, but as soon as you get it warm, stops great. The book tells you how you may have to stop and start over if you put too much pressure in cold. You do not want to be backing the shoes off at the band nuts, but reduce the volume of fluid in the system. Karl

Harry J, My 26 Wills uses the same lockheed 4 wheel brake hoses as the 20's Chryslers. Turns out it was the same as a Fire truck hose used into the 60's. Service Motor Parts in Shiremanstown PA had them in 2 days. Price was less than $30 each. there # 717-763-0632, Karl

Carl, my reason for adding that info was to let everyone know the value of the collection, not to sell jacks. I checked my large photo library and have attached a photo of what you need for your car. Just like the collection, my sales focus is on pre WWII jacks. However, I photograph just about any jack I see to add that info to my own data files. Some day I'll write a book! I find that most bumper jacks can pinch your fingers quicker than screw jacks and try not to buy them! Hope this photo helps you find the one you need. Karl

Dear Patt, every business and organization has a budget. I am sure the $100k is an important line item every year for the Museums budget. I am also sure if we want to wait, monies could come from the budget. The jack collection is a great educational tool and as the collection becomes known, it will be a DRAW for visitors. I am sure parts of it will be photographed by many visitors who are trying to find the correct jack for their car back home. I will be the first to tell you THIS IS NOT my area of expertise to ask anyone for [color:\\"green\\"] $$$$$ MONEY [color:\\"black\\"] . My interest is in the collection. For those who come to Hershey each fall, they know me as the "jack and tool guy" in the Chocolate Field. For those members who don't get to Hershey: I buy and sell old jacks. I can tell you there are some rare jacks in the collection. The storage shelves can continue to hold the collection for years. If we donate the money now, everyone can view the collection soon! All I can say about it is decide how important it is to you, send monies or... don't. Thanks, Karl

Bob, Late Pre-war car jacks for some reason can be so dangerous to use that many were thrown away and some other jack put in the trunk. This makes it all the more difficult to get the right ones back in the cars they belong. The 1920's jacks were better constructed and many find there way into 30's autos over the years. As rear fender openings became lower, rim jacks and stands or bumper jacks were the only way to get the cars high enough to remove the rear tires. Most of those are killers! Your 1936 uses one of the last screw jacks, but went on a bumper support. When fully extended it must be close to 30+ inches tall! Anyone have the correct year and car of the jack photo attachment on my last post? 1939 Buick, series 40-90. Do you own this car with the wrong jack! Peter, I will have my son contact you when he gets home from work. Karl

Jack display update: Two bids have been received for the construction of the cases for the jack collection. Cost is all but $7000.00 which includes lights. The AACA Museum is offering sponsor naming of each of the four foot sections of display cases. If any AACA region or individual is interested in helping and NEEDS a fund raising cause for this summer, here is your chance. Contact the museum, a pledge of $2000.00 is required to receive your name on the case. All donations of any amount will gladly be accepted. Thanks, Karl Krouch Sr. Can you name the car and year this jack goes with? We can... Answer soon...

24T42, one of Weed's great old ads shows a small girl in a dress using the Weed chain jack on a big open touring car. If I can find it, I'll scan and post it. Karl

24T42, this link should get you there, Click on the blue headers from the home page. Karl http://home.comcast.net/~krouchs/jacksearch_homepage_001.htm

Large jack collection to find a home in the AACA Museum The AACA Museum was still in the "fund raising" stage in 1992, when Leonard S. Donaghy of Pennsylvania donated his life long collection of over 200 pre-WWII jacks to the future AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania. With the help of Bill Smith and volunteers, the collection was brought back to the AACA headquarters and stored for the next seven years in a small room in the basement of Headquarters. Starting in 2001, Robert Krouch of Mechanicsburg sorted, photographed, and identified the collection. He chose this as his Senior High Project, a requirement of the state for graduation. The student is required to spend a minimum of 100 hours on a project over a 3 year time period. In addition to identifying the jacks, he created a web site to access this information. During the past year, the collection was moved to a storage room at the Museum. The Museum Board has approved a location to display many of these jacks on the lower level. The weight of the collection requires special cases to be constructed from steel and glass. For this project to move forward, funds must be raised. There are no monies in the budget at this time for that purpose. Donations are requested to bring this collection out of the storage area. Pease send donations to the AACA Museum "Jack Display Fund" 161 Museum Dr., Hershey, PA 17033. Thanks, Karl

Pete, Another thing to look at is brush to armature pressure. Little use of the starter will cause dust build up to harden and cause big problems. Take a hook tool and move the spring off the brush, see if it is free in the holder. If the brush wont slide freely in the holder, it wont turn over well under load. Karl

Thanks for looking, Car's sold. Karl

Hello Diz, Sorry it's sold... Nothing but the tail lights, Karl