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Nice truck........looks like a 3/4 ton unit. Rare and unusual.

It was certainly a special.......one of the most unusual cars I had ever seen as a youngster. My guess is that It was an earlier chassis with a 1928 body on it. Sold new in Connecticut as memory serves me. The entire car was bespoke. Owned by a world class collector who has passed on. He only had fantastic stuff.....a 90 hp Simplex was parked next to it.

Also please post the serial numbers and the chassis length, as well as the tonnage if you know it.

Number 7 may be the missing Loco Floyd Durham car with the custom radiator with the large S on the front shell. It’s been forty years since I have seen it. I think it’s a 1928.

No parts are available for the Zenith but they only need fiber washers.....otherwise they are 100 percent serviceable.

Due to the war they switched over to American Bosch and dumped Eisemann in mid 1916. The published information in the catalog was still listed as Eisemann in 1917 but from my research they were all Bosch DU4 units. White made their own carburetor as well as using the Zenith White unit.....one just sold here last month and Dandy Dave bought it. Post a photo of your machine and under hood please.

Ponce De Leon’s water from the fountain of youth is rather brackish........this water was the best, the best tasting water on the planet......no better.....good stuff! 🤪 It was delicious! Best I ever had......and I have had them all!

Over the years I have learned how to get into a lot of events by “helping out” other collectors. I refuse to pay to get into any of the big shows.......since I usually drive a car on the show field at 6am no one is checking that early. The Cavallino show today was 475 per person.......if I didn’t want to eat the lunch I wouldn’t have needed any passes or tickets........so I could have been in and out for free.........knowing the system makes working around it easy. That said, we were displaying a car and thus you receive two tickets for no charge.

Today sets will run 5-7k each for a single one off set. Multiples will be less.........last I knew the most popular places that have been doing them for years are all closed. It’s not getting easier today.

The upper Bakelite unit, or the lower electrical clum switch?

Not sure......I won’t and don’t pay. Last week at the CCCA dinner it was fillet mignon and lobster tail for 350.....basically decent hotel banquet food. 3600 gets you more than dinner......but not much more. Interesting crowd and people watching was fun.

One could guess, the Donald does as he pleases...........😉

Donald brought his car……

The photos I posted were taken at 8 AM. Ticket to get into the Cavallino is 3600. It was sold out. As was sports car Sunday. Participation looks identical to me for the last five years.

Interesting day today. Lunch with the Donald. Car show on the back lawn

Looks like Don C's place to me...........so lots of cool, big, heavy iron.

Interesting car.......and a fun project to get it back on the road. I think the questions are broad in scope.....from the little I know, I would refer to the car as a special. Because of WWI creating a cut off date, using a number of convenience of 1920 in my vernacular we would refer to it as a pre war special. If it was built before 1920 we would refer to it as a pre WWI special. Since production was never intended........and it probably was envisioned as a street and track car, and used as such.......... I think I would refer to it as a 1936 Harris Special. So many specials were built and driven on the open road that “ classifying“ them is really only important when registering for events and finding a place for them to “fit in for display or judging.” Since specials come in all shapes, sizes, and how shall we say inspired or uninspired design..... I’m of the opinion they should be stand alone or feature cars at shows and events. Trying to toss them in somewhere to fill out a class is usually not fair to anyone looking to participate in normal car show competition. Since your car suffered a substantial fire....documentation of what survived and what is used on the car now is obviously important. Replacing the skin during a restoration on such a car that didn’t burn would probably be considered just for ease of restoration. So replacement of it from the fire shouldn’t be any concern. Trying to keep as much frame, chassis, engine components and accessories is important. If it were mine I would use heroic methods to save as much as possible and still make the car safe for the road. It’s the nature of Specials to evolve and change over time while still in the original owners hands. Usually they get better as time goes on from a looks and performance standpoint. Thus it’s important to “pick a date” to put the car back to..........I would do it to the initial design for a bunch of reasons.......even if later modifications were great improvements. Photos, articles, newspapers........all of it should be digitized and archived. We have a saying when dealing with one off show cars and specials........”Let the car be the car.” Seldom are they perfect, free from design flaws and engineering issues.........but being true to its original design with the good and the bad is what is important. Too many similar cars get “new” and “overblown” stories added to them......and it’s all totally unnecessary. Having done some similar type projects.......photos of the building where it was built in 1936 as seen today is an example of what should be documented. I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to try and figure out a classification for every club or show to try and get the car to fit in.......get the whole story down in chronological order, make a small presentation catalog of it, and then just submit the catalog to the organization and let them figure it out. If I wasn’t in agreement with what and where they want to place it on the field.......I wouldn’t show it. Most events love specials and one off’s........so getting on the grass shouldn’t be hard when it’s finished. Take your time, do it right, and most importantly.....have fun doing it. Good and unique cars find their way through the hobby........and there isn’t much interesting in the way of one offs and specials from the 1935-1942 era.......... so I expect your vehicle will be popular anywhere you decide to show it. If you want some additional input or advice PM me........Ed

I’m told that VW kit car runs 60..........and not mph! So much for the working mans ride.........someone said short nose series II......... what ever that means. Anyone have a bargain Duesenberg SSJ for 20?

George........well,done! 👍👍👍