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V.Milke

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  1. Thanks, guys! I found some Briggs and Stratton key blanks (#3) on ebay.... got them already! Victor
  2. Hi guys! Long time, no post. I just got my car out of the museum and to the city I live in, Queretaro, Mexico. I haven't taken it out on the road yet, as I need to check on the basic mechanicals, change engine oil, etc. I am eager to do it, but my friend and mechanic has not been able to visit for a while. One little detail I am curious about: the original key! The car currently has an aftermarket generic key and would like to get the correct key for it. Owner's manual, both CD and CD-8 Deluxe, have a full page devoted to LOCK YOUR CAR, in a funny way, mentioned many times, but no pick of the original key. Would anybody know what key was used originally? Any chance to get a picture? Thanks, Victor
  3. Thanks! As a matter of fact, my heads just started leaking! But I would be looking for aluminum engine heads only. Getting a full engine would be difficult for me.
  4. Hi, I am looking for the following parts for my 1937 Cadillac series 75 formal sedan (external trunk rack). Hubcap, large type, (4 pieces) Trunk rack knurled thumb knobs or attaching hardware Owner's manual Running board mats Radio antena, under running board type. Rear License plate bracket Bumper bracket rubber covers to body, front bumper Radio knobs Cigarette lighters (2) for rear vanities Interior vanity mirror in rear Telephone and speaker Wiper motor and connecting hardware to wipers Rear compartment foot rests Rear view mirror, interior. Heater Air Cleaner (1937 only for sure… perhaps also 1938, with bracket that attaches to the rear portion for the horns and relay. There is also a breather tube that runs from the rear engine valley valve cover to the rear of the air cleaner). Horns and relay Carburator, Stromber AA 25 (electric choke). Tube for crankcase ventilation system. Original tools Thanks! Victor
  5. Hi, I am looking for a 1931 LaSalle Owners manual. As I understand it, it should be identical to the pic posted, but that one, on sale on ebay, seems expensive for the condition it is in. Thanks, Victor
  6. Hi, I am looking for a 1937 Cadillac series 75 Owners manual. As I understand it, it should say "Your Cadillac" and the cover printed in blue or green over beige colored cardboard. Thanks, Victor
  7. Hi, I have a 1984 Fleetwood Brougham, and as with many of these cars, the fender extensions, between the metallic fenders and the chromed bumpers, are shot. I bought a set of replacements via ebay and they were really lousy, so I would rather find good originals. Anybody out there that can sell a set? I basically need the two of them, and not the rest of the bumper to body fillers sold with kits. Thanks, Victor
  8. Yes, mi car is definately a first or second series CD8, with straight line gauges, drum style speedometer, and side vents in cowl... Sure wish it was a later car, a Deluxe, with the added horsepower, but no... it is not the case... anyhow, I am very happy with it. Thanks, Victor
  9. Unfortunately not. The second car is mine, and it is a CD8.... but now you mention it, I noticed the chrome mouldings on the rear fender. Could that be optional? I have pics of over 20 different CD-8 or CD Deluxe Roadsters, and only one has identical trim (pic attached), and another one a different type. The rest of the cars show nothing there.
  10. Interesting information! Thanks! Curiously, no blue body is listed, so perhaps my color was chosen by a past owner or maybe it was optional. I know of at least another Roadster painted in the exact same way, first pic attached, though this one has a blue interior... mine has a dark tan or medium brown, as the second pic shows.
  11. Just a brief note to demonstrate I am alive.... Very little progress: I did pay for the car but it is being stored at a museum for now as I have no space for at least a couple of months.... but the good news is I visited the museum, installed a battery, turned on the auxiliary electric fuel pump, and the car started right away. Engine sounds great and is very smooth. I am very happy about it! Engine color is still a doubt for me, as many, as pointed before, are gray/blue/green with silver head but I also have seen several painted completely in light gray. I also got the WPC news bulletin from July 1980 and I am eagerly waiting for it to arrive... and a couple of owner's manual. A CD8 and a CD Deluxe version, just to understand more about the differences, which I am guessing will be difficult to spot in the manuals... probably useless to have both, but I am happy to have gotten them. Victor
  12. Thanks, Gunsmoke! I will start looking for the material you mention. I am still guessing my best bet to understand the differences will be that WPC news bulletin from July 1980. And of course the original brochure and manuals will be great to have! Thank you also for letting me know about the weak points on the car. Hopefully, as you say, they were attended to earlier in the car's life... and if not I will be carefull always to keep them in mind and use the car appropiately. Victor
  13. Congratulations! Fabulous collection. I am quite a fan of 1932 Imperials. I have been after a CG Close coupled sedan for many years now, but the owner does not want to sell. Yours is a nice looking place with a gorgeous collection! All the cars look mint!
  14. Gunsmoke, I found your post on restoration... quite a job! Congratulations. If I can help with any detailed pics of mine (when I get the car), just let me know. 24Chry48, I did see your car. Fabulous! I have to say the hood doors would have certainly fooled me as original and it looks fantastic. I just love those... which is part of the reason I am really a 1932 big Imperial fan, much more than a 1931.
  15. Thanks a lot, Gunsmoke and 24Chry48! Yes, it is a nice and well done car, an older restoration which remains in very good condition, from what I can see. So, if I get it correctly, I have an earlier car, not a CD Deluxe confirmed by the straight line gages and the cowl side vents (pic included)... which would make it one of the smaller engines (oh, well... life isn't always perfect! Haha). To know which engine the car has, would serial numbers help? CHASSIS: CD14879 I haven't received the car yet, but I want to start learning on it and finding the few parts needed, if any. I am sure I will have to look for owner's manual, shop manual, tool kit info to get the correct tools, etc. The car is not intented to be a show car, just an ocassional driver. I intend to enjoy it, but I would sure love to have it as correct and complete as possible. So far, from cars I have been able to find on the net, I see some different patterns in upholstery and also the engine color puzzles me a bit. I do see many green gray motors, but also some light ones. Could those thing be an early vs. late thing? I will sure keep my eyes open for a copy of the July 1980 WPC News. Sure sounds like just what I need. Some other clubs have their bulletins on the net. Would you know if I could find an electronic copy somewhere? I had no idea Chrysler did not make Roadsters after 1931 or that there were so few survivors... but I did see a pic of one in the net with hood doors and a divided windshield. It certainly puzzled me. Thanks again for your help, Victor
  16. Just found your post.... great job! It will help me a lot understand many details on my car. Congratulations! Victor
  17. Hi guys! I am about to purchase a 1931 CD-8 Roadster, and I've read there is 3 different series for them... or 3 engine sizes. I have seen some green and some gray engines. Is there a difference between them? Or which one is correct? How can I tell the different series appart and know what am I getting? Car has several accesories: sidemountrs, trunk rack and trunk, Trippe lights, stone guard... Thanks, Victor
  18. WTB 1954 Imperial taillight lenses and backup light lenses.... thanks for any leads! vmilke at nutryplus dot com
  19. V.Milke

    Elcar

    The blue 7 passenger sedan is my car, one of my projects... in much worse condition now that in that very old picture. The touring car next to it I understand was dismantled. I only saw the windshield frame out of that car. I guess the rest ended in the crusher. The pic was taken around 1984. As for my long wheelbase sedan, it will be restored as a Cantrel Suburban replica body, as there is no possible way to replicate the original body at any reasonable cost. Anyhow, that is the idea... some day.... Victor
  20. Just curious if you decided to restore the car. In case you didn't, I might be interested in grill, bumpers and a few parts. Thanks, Victor
  21. That car will surely be an invaluable aid for restorations!
  22. Wow! It must be something! Unfortunatley I missed the pics... any chance to see them here or in any other site? Thanks, Victor
  23. Hello Dan! Quite an old post... and things have changed a bit with the Stutz, but not the steep price. I will start by saying what you said in the other post. I don't know the current asking price but: " I sense he thinks he has a prize! "The past owner, a very nice gentlemen who had it for close to 4 decades, could never sold the car at his asking price... so he very generously decided to donate to a Cancer help society. This society in turn offered it on the market. I tried to get it, but again the value discussing was not easy and it was sold to the current owner who I am sure made a much better offer than mine. That was proably 3-4 years ago.As the collector car world is small, eventually I was contacted by the new owner, a very interesting and nice guy probably in his early 70's, who also has one other interesting old car and several newer classics... but he never uses any of them and likes to run around in his bycicle. He keeps them in his house, a late 1800's or early 1900's era house he restored in Mexico city, but has a daughter in Queretaro, the city I live in, 3 hours north of him. Eventually he accepted my invitation to lunch and to see my Stutz phaeton. He came around Christmas to visit and we had a great time, and stayed a few days here with his family. He offered me the car, but again, with no price, only a vague idea that he wanted to trade it for a small house in this city... which gives you a sense that he does want a lot for the car. Since then, he has called twice to insist a bit on the idea. There is no huge market for a car of this type down here. I know he has called at least another collector that I know, but he has not been able to sell it. I have an open invitation to visit him and see the car. I will do that soon... to see his house as the car I almostly know it by heart and have at least 50 pics of it that I took when I was looking at the chance of getting it to partially re-do it.If I would have to guess, he bought the car without knowing what he was getting, and he probably overpayed it. I guess he was not too happy to hear the story about his being a rebodied car. That being said, I would still love to get the car to repair it, or re-do it as it is, using most of what it has, but only improving the lines and workmanship. That means reducing the body height, making new doors, etc. It would be like playing to be a designer in that era. I had made some excercises on it and believe it could look great! But of course, I also know that would take a lot of money and that the final product would not be worth it. But anyhow, I wanted to do it.I had no idea that the firewall number confirmed it at as 7 passenger sedan, but it matches what I had thought, as another old friend, now deceased, told me his father had such a car when he was little, already as a used car in not very good shape, and that it eventually fell in dispair and was sold. He never knew what happened with it. I am almost sure it is this same chassis used for the speedster, as Stutz was not a common brand in Mexico. I am sure only a handful were sold.Anyhow... that is the update. In brief, yes, the car is still for sale, now with a new owner, but he does want a pretty hefty price for it, uknown to me. I will continue to pursue it, but I would not pay a fortune for it. Victor
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