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It’s definitely not to be trusted. That said, most of it is ok.

Idle is a bit high……..

Clutch drag………try running a heavier oil. It’s probably only happening when hot………

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There are different styles and not all Kelsey Hayes rims are identical. You need to actually list the exact application. I have manufactured them in stainless in the past………….a more difficult project than one would expect………you need to make them in standard and oversized as well as undersize as the rims vary much more than most people realize.

Look what I found four miles from my house in Massachuetts ………… the kind of car you dream about.

Wayne Elsworth will have them. He is active here. He just did a post on a Garwood boat.

Brewster did NOT give credit or glory to his employees. If you were paid……shut up and do your job. The old man was kind of cheap……….and often used young people without much experience to do drawings and draftings. It was the salesman who had the social and political contacts…….and was paid well. Lots of well known designers worked briefly at Brewster.

Most of the PII designs were actually done long before the end of production. They were using up the left over inventory before installing the more modern stuff……….there are examples of PII coachwork built in batches and the entire bunch of bodies sat for 24 months until the similar earlier styles were used up. The cars were built so the new dashboard panels that weren’t designed yet could be installed later…….thus many of the cars have double thickness dash panels ………in essence they were “cut away” and used as mounting surfaces for what would come later. So Brewster was aware that the bodies would be hanging around for a while.

It’s probably a commercial chassis…..the type used for a hearse or ambulance. They also built extended multi door cars for hotels and commercial work on car and truck chassis.

Joe, come on down south, and you can get your fill of P1’s and P2’s.

John, posting photos of the tour is considered a no-no and if you post you don’t get asked back. Stop by my space at Hershey or at any show, I have all the photos in my tablet, and your welcome to look them over .

Another easy restoration………🥸 Snyders has made springs for me, and they are fine.

We did a chassis for a Peking to Paris rally. It was sent to us “ready to go”, we were just going to check it out. 125 grand later it was fine. We made all new springs, (boxed the frame, new bearings and gears, ect.) and basically did a Pebble quality restoration without the insane cosmetics. I insisted on making new wheels………they got cheap. While the power plant and chassis were fine, no issues. Three wheels came apart. Preparation is everything from a local tour to a trip around the world. Running down a country road is a different animal than running through the desert at 80 mph , if you drive a pre war car and push it……it better be perfect……..otherwise buy a tow truck, your gonna need it.

Tom, if you like you can send me your distributor next week, and I will put it on my Sun tester and check it out. New coils are known to have a high failure rate. I have test equipment for that also. Just send it to me flat rate USPS, with a return pre paid label, I will check it out and set it up no charge......I have done it dozens of times for members here..........below is a video of a 1940's coil tester.........with a 1929 Rolls Royce P1 coil.

Running it without it won't fry the points. It's a good way to see if there is a problem with the condenser. I have driven a few hundred miles without one one when I had no choice, and the points were fine.

The day I stop pursuing new adventure’s in old cars, is the day they put me under. Being nominated for Best of Show at Pebble was very special. So was recovering the best barn find in America in the last fifty years was a close second. White water rafting the Colorado in very big water was something I’ll never forget………the hospital and surgery weren’t as bad as you would think. I’m lucky to have had so many opportunities both car related and in other areas of my interest. I wouldn’t change a thing. Looking forward to 25 more years of adventure if I’m lucky……..time will tell. I plan to wear out a bunch more pre war cars before I go.

Alan, there are a bunch of cars I call “sleepers”, ones that are a good value and above average in performance for their year. The trick is to inquire with club members who can share with you their experiences from years of collecting. While I haven’t driven them, similar Buicks and Stude’s are also very good cars.

George, come on down for a visit. I’ll take you for a ride in it. 😎 Here is a view from the other side of the windshield last month…………😏 A better view in my opinion!

Just start a new thread that mirrors Matt Harwood's Lincoln!😱 I don't think anyone here got my joke............ Has anyone here figured it out yet? 😎

Running the race to win is a totally different experience than running it for fun. To me, unless your car is bone stock.......why bother. It's no challenge to do in almost any decent early car that is properly prepared. To me, only pre 1920 cars would get my respect for doing the race..........any car in our shop here will easily go cross country on a moments notice........it's call preventative maintenance. 3500 miles is a week would only be a challenge for the tires.......nothing else.

Promise you will...in the Stutz......and a few others.

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Those splash apron doors are unique, so ID of the car and coach builder should be easy..........on paper.