RVAnderson

Commissions are paid for services rendered. I've never seen how that applies to a buyer at an auction. The more money he can get out of me, the more he charges me to do it. How is that a service to me??? Don't get me wrong; the auctioneers earn their money but they're charging the wrong people. When the "Colonel" goes to the seller afterward and presents him with $20K for a $10K car, he's more than entitled to his commission because getting the extra 10 grand is definitely a service. Encouraging me to empty my pockets is not a service and I won't pay for it. When in the paper I see an auction that lists a "buyer's premium" under its terms I turn the page immediately and put it out of my mind.

"Home plating kit"?? I don't plate my home; I paint it..... But plating would do away with that... Sorry; too much caffeine.

A sad but common story. When I am solicited by overseas "buyers" whom I don't personally know or who don't come recommended by a verifiable source that I personally know, I always tell them that I will be glad to do business but will send nothing until their funds irrevocably clear my bank. I never hear from them again.

Right you are....but what, specifically, was the problem, and how was it solved??? (Clouded but inquiring mind wants to know!!)

While we're on the subject of the Grout article and letters to the editor, was anyone else puzzled by the comment in that article that "tires were a major problem but the problem was solved"? (quote paraphrased) Personally I have no need of Grout or other new rubber but I'd like to know just HOW that problem was solved because I or a friend may face a similar challenge in the future. That sort of information would be much more helpful rather than the vague statement given in the writeup (which was interesting, btw).

I think you're largely correct. As the older AACA members (who own prewar cars because they grew up with them) pass on or are forced by age/health to the sidelines, they must be replaced by younger members with a strong interest IN and cognizance OF history. (As an aside: how many high school students HAVE that intense interest??) Otherwise, if the whippersnappers' interest is purely mechanical or leans strongly to rodding, the antiques won't survive either. This isn't a judgement, just an observation.

$100 for a system is cheap. What is the cost of A. a fire; B. a hospital stay; C. permanent disability; D. death? This is a major safety item; don't fool around. Save your ingenuity for nonfatal projects.

I don't qualify, per se, but I do remember changing oil for the first time on my first car ('71 Opel): had to hurry because I was planning to drive to school to participate in that night's orchestra concert; placed the drain pan too far under the oil drain; oil stream overshoots pan; took it squarely in the face. Unable to get oil out of hair after 4 washings; how that 'do did shine under the stage lights....

WM-2; reproduction Model T parts: early ignition coils, top parts, rewound magnetos, much more.

Howard, that was a great indepth response. "Wild Bill" as he was known did know his glass but wasn't highly articulate. Very likely that he did confuse the terms, especially since "glare" is monosyllabic and easier to handle for him. I left that shop nearly 20 years ago and he was still refusing to install any of our glass in windshields. It was usually the Jeep CJ frames that were being brought in. At that time I was restoring a '27 T and old Bill wouldn't make any exceptions even for me! You helped bring back some good memories. Bill is gone now but he sure taught me a great deal in the years that I worked with him. The shop also sold auto body paint and he was the color man who learned his craft back in the '30s. He would hand mix the colors, adding all components like base, tint, reducer ("thinner" he called it then) using the old sliding tab and bubble machine that had to date from the '30s at the latest. Those were the days......

Sorry if anyone was offended by my comments on safety glass, but I worked in a large glass shop for 4 years, more than 20 years ago, cutting and installing laminated and other safety glass and the foreman always refused to install ordinary safety glass in any flat windshield frames brought in, saying it was unlawful because of glare; polished glass was the only legal stuff. Side or rear windows, no problem. Perhaps the law has changed, but if so I'm unaware of it. My response made sense to me because of my experience.

It should fit fine but there is some question as to the legality of using it in windshields. I believe that most laws require polished safety glass--stamped/marked in the corner--to reduce glare levels, especially at night.

PackardBuff, thanks for the tips and info. Guys who are "in the know" and take time to post detailed information do us all a tremendous service. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I disagree in only one point: the 9-11 mass murder was not a "tragedy" but a crime against humanity. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

Hey; if you don't like the rain; no problem: wait a coupla months and it'll be snowing again. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Along the lines of the "worst cob job" thread, what gets your vote for the worst (factory) design feature; the one that makes servicing, etc., a nightmare? I remember working on my '71 Opel's exhaust; the (inaccessible) pipe was secured to the (inaccessible) manifold with 6 (in--you know) bolts. Took a solid week to chisel 'em off. To me, the best cob job was a Mercedes with a paper-mache fender. Awesome workmanship--couldn't tell it from steel until the body came out of the dip tank with 3 fenders.

In my case, I would return to the old Forum a day after posting and find that I was no longer registered. This was with the old setup, and I finally tired of it. It was easier to post anonymously than to re-enter all the info every day. But now I've registered with the new Forum; I hope this one's memory is a little longer.