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I'll have to take a look. It was a few years ago and I can't remember if I sold it or not. I'll get back to you. Peter

No mention of either of these men.

In "Northern Who's Who" (1916) Richard Loney is listed as First Vice-President of the Canadian Standard Automobile and Tractor Co. Ltd. along with a number of other business interests. This might suggest that the company existed, at least on paper, into the war years However, although the book was published in 1916 I don't see any references past 1912 for anyone so the information may have been quite dated by the time the book was published. Peter

I've been wondering about this little kit for awhile - anyone know what it's for?

That makes sense. The 6N would have been the later, monobloc model. My listing of Continental engines doesn't show a 6D, probably because it was the Hudson engine. I have a spare engine that says Overland on the Valve covers. It is a 7H engine, which also does not appear in the Continental list. Who made the Hudson transmission in 14-15? 3 speed or 4?

Nice, I hadn't seen that body. Do you think the hood from a 4 cylinder Cadillac would be long enough for the six cylinder Standard?

Has anyone seen a switch like this in a twenties or thirties car? It's about 2" in diameter and says Off Dim Bright. Thanks

According to the list of Continental engines (SIA, Jan-Feb. 1977) the Hudson 6-40 used a Continental 6N engine for 1914-15. This is the same engine as the one in my 1915 Russell. So, Hudson may have designed it but it looks like they were willing to sell it to Russell and a few other manufacturers. Jeff, does your engine have a 6N tag on it? Peter

Nice work and a good story! I hope you're able to dig up more about this unique Canadian enterprise. Here are a few observations ... - I don't think it's a Cadillac body. I don't see any early Cadillacs with that double belt line trim along the upper body and right over the cowl. Also, a 1914 Cadillac would be right hand drive. - I'm also not sure the original front fenders are Cadillac although I'm not sure why. - the cowl lights appear to be Cadillac - I doubt the the piece under the dash is starter related. The (Delco?) starter would probably had a floorboard button to engage the starter and activate it. I wonder if it could be fuel related - a mixture control? Or perhaps lights? The switch on the left could be for various combinations of the available lights. This switch could have been something added by Munns and may not be automotive at all. - I wonder if any of the wire wheel guys can identify the wheels? They mount with studs through the inner flange of the hub - maybe Houk wheels? - the later, angular, cowl modifications appear to be an attempt to fit a hood that better matches the radiator. It's a little clumsy. - in the larger church picture, the left front fender looks like it may be different than the right (at the front). - car #4 has totally different headlight mounts, probably different lights, like the existing car. I hope you can dig up more on this. As you know, my 1915 Russell was restored by Loney's son so I was interested to see him figure into the story. Have you contacted the Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa? They are building up their library and you never know... I have enlarged the smaller pictures so that others can get a better look. Peter

Yes, looks like a Stewart speedo, but without the speedo wheel. Odometer only? Maybe to avoid "Are we there yet?"

Actually, I was just asking for a friend who has the car. He still has it. Based on the above comments, I'd say my friend's car is definitely not a 60K car, likely somewhere near 30K.

The early Schebler Model H carbs, used on motorcycles, were a large pipe thread.

1962 ... I was 6 years old (far right) and Dad had gathered a few trophies with his freshly painted 35 year old Auburn. I got to hold the Hard Luck trophy. I still have the car today. Big brother, who goes by KLF on this forum, was 10 years old.

Many years ago, when we hadn't been married for long, my wife agreed to accompany me to pick up an old motorcycle I'd found. It was a 1957 Triumph TRW, 500 cc side valve twin, ex-Canadian military. It looked bad but "just needed a battery and it would run." So I packed up a 6 volt car battery and off we headed. Fortunately, everything checked out and the bike did indeed run. I put a plate on it, strapped the battery to one side rack (a little side-heavy), and headed home with Teresa following along behind "to pick up the pieces", as we jokingly say. Well, maybe not so jokingly, as the muffler decided to part company with the rest of the bike. This slight problem was exacerbated by the fact that it happened just as I was crossing a fairly busy bridge across the Fraser River, heading back into Vancouver. As luck would have it there was an exit off the bridge right about that point so I pulled over into the wide spot at the turnoff. And my young wife? She did what any devoted new wife would do - she stopped on the bridge to pick up the (hot) muffler! Well, she didn't get a chance to learn about exhaust temperatures because precisely at that moment she heard the voice of God saying "GET BACK IN THAT CAR!!" Actually, it turned out to be a bridge patrol guy who "just happened" to be coming along behind her at that time. Could it be that he saw me head over the bridge and wisely fell in line behind her? We don't know about that, but we both drove off and the bridge patrol picked up the muffler and brought it over to me. I was able to push it back on the end of the pipe and carry on home. What my wife soon learned was that an afternoon like that was nothing out of the norm in the family she had married into and in the years since she has towed me home (2 wheels or 4) or otherwise rescued me numerous times. As a postscript, within a year she was learning to ride on that old Triumph ... until we learned that our first child was on the way and the doctor suggested she shouldn't be learning to ride at that time. We recently found the pictures below and our now-adult kids were shocked to see their mom riding a motorcycle solo!

Thanks, I should have known that. Maybe I got thrown off by what appears to be a brass radiator shell.

Can anyone ID this car? It looks European to me. The picture was taken in July 1910 and shows the first car in Thetford Mines, Quebec. The owner is Benson James Bennett, manager of Amalgamated Absestos.

For a twenties sedan, I like the looks of my Auburn.

Does that include the 1934 Airflow models?

It looks like Packard was borrowing a line from Charles Y. Knight - "... gets more powerful with use." (Referring to the Knight engined cars.) I wonder if this was part of the ongoing and very public spat between Knight and Henry Joy?

I found these among my dad's old items. I can't guarantee that each package has all its original contents. What's there is shown in the pictures. Original factory packets.Part nos:648061-KIT DIFF. BRG. SHIM648061-KIT DIFF. BRG. SHIM649228-KIT AXLE DRIVE PINION SHIM$40 USD for all three + shipping from Canada.Peter

Interesting to read but also a bit biased as are all such advertiser's claims. Note that the Packard chart records E.T. for 5 - 50 mph, not 0 - 50 as Cole claims. Likely the Packard chart is referring to high gear acceleration so shift time is not a factor. If the Cole number is anywhere near accurate it seems pretty impressive, but ...

Seeing these blotters reminded that I have a few tucked away. Most are local, but these two may be of most interest here ...

Yes, it's a Schebler Model H motorcycle carb. Some of the early ones had a 3/4" pipe thread rather than a flange mount. And it may not have a stamped model number. Years ago I printed off these sheets from an Indian site that no longer exists. If you end up replacing the Model H carb I'd be interested in buying it. Peter

Great story! Thanks for taking the time to share it with us. Question ... is the Mama car the same car as the baby was shown with at the 1906 auto show?