Rich Niezabitowski

The 1931 Slant Window Town Sedans are found with both the straight firewall and the later indented firewall. My current car has a staright foirewall; I had an indented that I sold around 12 years ago.

I bought my trailer from Transport Designs in Williamsport PA area. They will custom build anything you want.

Correct: The opposite flat is stamped "Bull's Eye". My very unscientific study of these plugs tells me that there are many varieties, which is interesting since it is a pretty scarce plug. I am aware of the one shown, one with the bull's head (I'm told there are two versions of that) and a mica insulator. I was unaware of one with with block letters that you describe. It's funny how many Connecticut plugs have locations on them. Hartford, Breech-Block, Hall (hampton and Willimantic), Daly, Norwalk, Fitzco and Ideal Switch all have a plave name on them.

Here is one from my home town, Stamford, CT

What is really strange about this photo is that the wheels/tires on the front appear larger than the ones on the rear. This may be an optical illusion but it would imply a front drive car, although the front axle does not appear to be live.

The Crosley in the picture was parked in the vacant space next to ours on the Chocolate field on Tuesday. The gentleman in the next space over is a big Crosley collector from Iowa. It seems the owners of the Crosley drove it to Hershey from New Hampshire or Vermont and had a part fail, so they parked it there while trying to figure out how to fix it. Must have been a pretty exiting drive. It was a neat car, but somewhat overpriced.

Just a couplr of comments: The man who died in BABS is often referred to as "Parry Thomas". Actually, his name was "John Parry-Thomas". Babs was indeed dug up in 1969 by an English professor named Owen Wyn Owen. It is now on display amongst the Dunes at Pendine Beach where it originally crashed.

Any chance of posting a picture?

I would like to second that motion. One of the best national meets I've ever attended.

Griot's Rubber Cleaner followed by thier conditioner does a great job on tires. It makes them look like new rubber - no shiny.

I hope to be there with a 1958 Austin Healey Sprite race car

8. This is a sparkplug used in an oil burner. The coil glows when power is applied lighting off the burner. I have seen these with a long extension rod as well. 9. Appears to be a cowl lamp from a 1930-31 model A Ford.

Meguiars 7 is what I use and I got my bottle for free. I use Zymol on the street cars: the $30 stuff- not the $1500 stuff.

I totally agree with Barry. The picture of the Lincoln was taken at the center of the field at the Greenwich Concours. My Sprite was invited and attended the same Concours. It clearly was stated in the application that the emphasis was on the "pizazz" factor and the judges were clearly looking for the most striking cars. And, by the way, those were the cars that deservingly received the awards. Cars that truly do take your breath away. (And if they don't - you are probably dead.) These are not snooty shows for rich people. Most of the people I spoke to were real gearheads whom really showed a great appreciation for all of the cars. My car was originally built and raced by a gear head from upstate Connecticut who had enough passion for his sport to take the car to California and race in the first ARRC. I restored it with my own hands and I beleive my passion in restoring it serves as a tribute to his passion for sports car racing. Seven years of my labor and passion are what it's about to me. The people at Greenwich understood his passion and why the car is significant, even it is just an Austin Healey. The "blue-blood" comments being made are a bit offensive to me because my blood is definately not blue. I've never been jealous of people with great cars (or a lot of money). I have a lot of respect for people's ability in any area, whether it was how well my father could built a house as a carpenter to what a CEO can do to bring a business to a top level. We should never forget that this hobby is about a passion for the cars. A lot of passion and effort takes place on those Pebble Beach cars as well as on the home restorations and everything in between. I also attend opera and symphony concerts with greasy fingernails. Why do those thoings need to be mutally exclusive: beautiful cars - beautiful art - beautiful music - isn't it all the same thing? "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"

Bill: We are still trying to figure this out. Car was just restored and is only used for show so it really isn't correctly sorted. I went to warmer plugs and it idles better. I think it may be related to the excessive fuel pressure drowning the carbs and plugs. After I set up the new regulator we will find out. My experience with "A" engine British race cars is that they don't run too well when cold. I don't run any air cleaners and car has open exhaust which may also contribute.