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  1. Hi West, I thought it was time to get another picture thread going, so I figured the best photo would win. Car, content, location, and other factors that make the photo the over all best posting will win. To be fair, I'll let you pick the top three, then I will choose the winner from them. Might make a good story for you to cover. I'll kick in for lunch for you also. We also could use two cars to compare an eight and twelve Pierce. I thought the chance to take a car for a spin would help give a push for people to post. I hope to see a lot of interesting photos. Ed

  2. OK, the Packard and Mercedes threads were great, now lets try for the real rare stuff, must be Pre War, CCCA Classic, The winner gets to drive my Pierce Arrow to a local lunch spot from my garage. You must provide your own transportation to my garage in Springfield, Mass. 30 days till the contest will close. No time limit to collect on the drive to lunch. I'll even buy lunch! If you don't get to the east coast often, you can ride (and drive) for a day at the Pierce Arrow national meet, as they move around the country quite a bit. Here we go, good luck, Ed.

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  3. Wow, you would think that something like this is a once in a lifetime event. The same thing happened to me this morning, but the only thing that was lost in the sink hole is the motor I sold you last week. I bet the odds of that happening was the same as winning the 640 million dollar jackpot. It's a shame you "wasted" all that luck on sink holes. Anyway, I was able to turn the money around you sent me a few days ago, and now I'm going to take my new Oldsmobile (Limited) for a ride. Better luck next time! Ed

  4. Sorry I lost track of this thread. John, thanks for the lead as we sold the entire pile of parts to Ray, he was great to deal with, and the parts will get to people who need them. I sold the parts less than two weeks after posting. Sorry I did not update then. I am still looking for a 34 Lincoln turn key sedan or Limo. Ed

  5. Very nice car in it's "garage find" condition. Last run in the 70's and was disassembled and the restoration stalled. We reassembled it and now are offering it for sale. 99.5 percent complete. Perfect wood and very nice sheet metal. All the hard to find part are there. Has a good carb and manifold. All the splash pans are on the car, and the dash and gauges are very nice. Factory upholstery is still in the car and is decent condition; but will be needed to be replaced. Roof never leaked. Headliner torn. Motor spins over but does not run. Call for more information. Ed or John, 413-543-9017. Car located in Western Mass. Asking 19,500 or best offer.

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  6. Dave is a great guy. I have been bumping into him for years at the Pierce meet. He does most of his own work, and DRIVES his cars to the meet. He always has a smile and a story to share. I was a guest at his home not too long ago, spending an afternoon and evening kicking tires and looking through his collection. My favorite part was the free test drive he offers to ALL his friends and visitors! :rolleyes: He insisted I drive his cars like I stole it! :eek: What a great guy! :D

  7. I just helped out on a Pertronix custom job on a dual plug Stutz special. We have it working fine, but had both good and bad experience with them. Long story short, they were slow to answer technical questions. Had to get aggressive to talk to someone qualified. The first answer we received was "we don't give technical support for custom applications." After many calls we found someone who was very helpful and we got all the issues resolved. We made our own fixed and adjustable plates to hold the pick ups (Two plugs per cylinder means two pick ups.), and you also have to allow for air gap. Be sure to keep the magnets all in the same correct polar direction, and have the north end face up. We had them up sides down the first time and it would not trigger the coil. It works fine on the Sun distributor machine, and was throwing such a hot spark, the insulation on the old tester FAILED! Had to repair the machine before we finished. I'll post some photos of it over the weekend. Most complicated part was making an accurate reluctor to hold the magnets. We were able to synchronize the plugs to fire at the same time without any problems. Also, we changed out the advance to put more timing in it, much faster than stock. Ed

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