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I’m sure you know those are “tire saver” jacks, to keep tires from getting flat spots! Back then tires were very expensive…..oh wait, they are now too!

You get my point. I now have 6 spaces, the extra $60 won’t change my life, but at SOME point SOME people will stop paying.

Terry, I agree, it’s just that increasing price may reduce participation from others.

I stand corrected, $90 to $100, over 11% increase in one year. Hershey Region won’t share information, of course, but I still think a lot of the empty spaces in 2023 were unpaid spaces, so the region is thinking increase cost of spaces to cover lost revenue. That’s just not how economics works in the economy we’re living in now.

It was either 80 or 85 a space last year.

The problem I see with Hemmings, editorials on how to restomod or hot rod, a few auction results which are easily found online, and ads for cars that haven’t sold at unrealistic prices, so let’s advertise in Hemmings. Takes 10 minutes, through with an issue and in trash. Worth a couple bucks? Maybe.

Wow, just got renewal for 2024 Hershey, a flat 100 bucks per space…that seems like a large uptick when a lot of spaces vacant in 2023, and some of those HAD to be people just not coming due to cost and expenses. Anyone know why the increase? Yes, I know, economy, inflation, so forth, but this seems excessive. Fewer spaces sold in 2023, so raise price to make up the difference? That’s really not how economies and disposable income work….that action will just exacerbate the vendor attendance issue.

Great car, hope it went to a good home. ”Easy restoration” always brings a grin to my face.

You need a walking foot,industrial, sewing machine. There are also special needles for leather, triangular point. I use a Pfaff and think it’s a great sewing machine. Juki is popular, as are others.

I once visited an Amish trimmer, C.P., now retired, his son D.P. Now doing the work, many know of whom I speak. He showed me that, for button tufting, he allowed 1 inch horizontally and 1/4 inch vertically, that way one got the fullness, but no pucker nor folds in the middle as is so often seen. He attached cover to backing material, then stuffed the tufts. If sewing, add a slight seam allowance and sew very close to edge of fold. Punching a small hole in cover at each intersection BEFORE SEWING is advised, otherwise one ends up with a wad of material at that point. The rule of thumb for diamonds is that the width of the diamond should be more than half, but less than two-thirds, of the height of the diamond. I will say that, while no upholstery work is magic, button tufting will have one scratching their heads in confusion at times, particularly around inside corners such as a front or rear backrest.

Nice looking car. I don’t see significance of low mileage if all running gear has been changed. Amazing to me the strong market for 1965/66 coupes, I collected Mustangs in the 1970s and 1980s, back then coupes were parts cars for convertibles and fastbacks. Not now! Saw a lot of coupes with a vertical crease in rear panel, to the passenger side of gas filler. Finally figured out torque of a V-8 on the unibody was deforming that panel. Hope you find a good home for it!

An Edsel retractable? Didn’t think such a thing existed.

The fun game here is “name the cars in the background”. Packard is obvious, what’s the car between Pierce and Packard? Jaguar XKE, a mid 30’s Auburn? Would be worth a trip to look at Pierce just to see other cars!

I keep wondering how much paint that big round sticker took off when removed. Looks like y’all had a lot of fun!

Remember for most judging, side curtains just need to be available, not needed on car. I once worked for a restoration shop, we were tight on time for finishing a car for a specific show. I made a nice “side curtain” bag/pouch, sewed binding on few edges of top material, and stuffed the bag with a number of layers of the material, sewn edge showing. When asked at show about side curtains, the bag was shown, judge glanced at it,said fine, and that was that.

I recently worked on a 1938 Chrysler, Phillips screws everywhere. Original.

Yes I agree. Though I’ve owned Packards, and still do, not in club so interesting to see roster keepers. I think I’ll track down coupe body, a few years ago I met gentleman who owned it but should have gotten contact info.

Being in Europe may explain headlights. Note period photo, headlight shells go straight back. The car in question has lights with a slight taper. Yes, proceeds from coupe sale helped another purchase. Last I heard my coupe body was sitting in the corner of a garage, running gear used for a roadster body.

Appears to be a 443, but the headlights are not correct. Nice car, I used to own a 443 coupe and regret selling it…

Regardless of what you see as patterns, you need a clear sight to see at least left front fender when driving, and side curtains in place. A window low on front curtain does that. I’d lean toward safety more than originality in this case, and I’m quite the purist.

That’s the set I borrowed too, correct? If I remember, they were invaluable to get details, there was a piece of steel strap sewn in to wrap around top of windshield, never would have known that without patterns. Mark, quite a clever way to start a pattern! Thanks dc

Thanks!

Every time this thread pops up I start to read it as "WHERE can I get a car collector wife for Christmas?" Luckily, I already have a great one. One of our first dates, we were riding in the Pierce phaeton, top down, it started raining. Pulling to the side of the road, I was trying to tell her how to put the top up from the passenger side. Almost up, the top wouldn't go the last little bit, I pulled down on my side and she yelled. Seems her fingers were stuck between irons, luckily no damage. The important part of that story is that she kept dating me!

Where does one find the leaderboard? I've looked here and there on the forum but don't see it. thanks dc

I had a home-cooked supper with those two gentlemen not so long ago, hosted by a mutual friend and his wife. Suffice it to say, there was no lag in the conversation, a couple of well spoken and knowledgable guys we have there!