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  1. Mike im in provinece tonight leaving 4 home tomoorrrw at noon mike 585 738 1541
  2. Yes Jeff thank you for the list. I havent reached out to only 2 people on the list so far. No replys. Keep digging . do you have a picture of the Germany car FIRETRUCK?? wood or wire wheels??
  3. Thank you Jeff, I just emailed Coffee. He told the story how he bought it at Auburn one year. A man that owned a construction company owned the SSJ, Al said he went to look at it and he was shown the car. He was invited into the owners office and al sat across from him. The guy said the car wasnt really for sale , but what have you got in mind?? Al said he dumped a bag of cash out on the table and owner said how much is there?? Al told him and owner opened the top drawer , slid the cash in and said you OWN IT. I have no reason to nor believe the story.
  4. It was a 1916 model . It was built in Dec of 1915 , so I called it a 1915 and it was titled as a 1915.
  5. He told the story how he bought it at Auburn one year. A man that owned a construction company owned the SSJ, Al said he went to look at it and he was shown the car. He was invited into the owners office and al sat across from him. The guy said the car wasnt really for sale , but what have you got in mind?? Al said he dumped a bag of cash out on the table and owner said how much is there?? Al told him and owner opened the top drawer , slid the cash in and said you OWN IT. I have no reason to nor believe the story.
  6. How about Al Ferraras taper tailed SJ , wasnt it Clark Gables car new??
  7. ONE TOO MANY ZEROS........ I owned the second oldest Lexington known. It went back to its birthplace ,Connersville Indiana museum. It looks like a nice car though.
  8. Jeff , Im betting that out of the survivor 8-125 cars, there is only one that has wood wheels, like dads. The others Ive seen are all wire wheel cars. The wood wheels may be the key to finding our old car. Thank YOU for your efforts on keeping track of these rare cars. The story I told you about the high speed ride was in my 32 Master 8. The wrist pins used to rattle pretty bad when it warmed up. Im going to check the roaster of the Peerless club for 125s. Mike
  9. Al, how many sets of points does it have?
  10. Jeff where did you get the info about hank Jodry???? Was he from NY or Penn?? The $550 seems low. It would be fun to track our car down. Im curious how many had the wood wheels you have found?
  11. Jeff a few clews that might find our old car. It was a 3 speed trans, it had artillery wheels, it had a wonderful eagle on the rad, it had white spare tire covers made of canvas that said 1929 Peerless on them, (barely can be seen in the pictures) and 7 pass sedan .(not limo) It was sold from here by Mr Krest in or around 1972.
  12. I never heard of them but the Finger Lakes , upstate NY had some great treasures. The rear engine , aircooled car made in Syracuse (THE JULIAN) that went to Harrah's was only 30 miles from our town. My dad said it was sold for a storage lien and it ended up in Webster NY. That car was less than $5000. If not familiar with that car, take a few minutes and read about it. I was too young to really push my dad... but lucky he saved what he did.
  13. Yes it was the biggest model made , straight 8. I remember it had a 3 speed transmission. Back then nobody thought of overdrives or a different ring and pinion. If I owned it today it would hold a special place in the garage . Off subject, but in 1958 dad passed on a 1929 J Duesy at Watkins Glen Concours for $2000.00. It was a well worn sedan that ran , but not well. Instead he bought the 1930 Franklin seven passenger sedan I mentioned in the story above for $350.00 . As they say "Those were the days".
  14. When I was a kid (around 1970) my dad and his partner in a Shell Garage in Livonia NY had a collection of cars. Ther were wheeler dealers , and would buy anything of value. The big sedan next to the 35 Ford sedan was bought in Olean NY at the annual car show and flea market in 1970. The guy wanted $2000.00 for it but he wasnt getting much action. I pestered dad to " Make a Deal" but he kept a eye on it from a distance. He said lets wait until the end of the day. I walked past it about 20 times and kept looking it over. It was a clean honest old car , original interior and paint. It ran well , and had a great eagle on the radiator cap. Finally about 4pm dad walked over and made a deal . $1500.00 cash and we owned a Peerless. Dad drove it home ,it ran well but he was very disappointed in its speed. It had lots of power but 45-50 was all he dared push it. He didnt like ,I could tell. He had a 1930 Franklin 7 passenger sedan and a 1930 Hudson 8 that both would run 60 mph , no problem. Dad dolled it up and we took it to Hershey that fall. It didnt sell at $2000.00. There was a salesman at Hayes and Andrews Ford in Lima , Nick Krest. He was a big guy and fell in love with the Peerless. Dad got it sold for $2000.00 . Nick ran it around for a spell after Hershey and it went into storage.
  15. Yes , The earlier small LaFrance motor will bolt it . Of coarse there are many differences. The obvious difference is the heads. Fire trucks fired 2 plugs per cylinder . Post your question to the ACD site and you will get a more Indepth answer.
  16. THE ROD BEARINGS YOU WANT ARE PART NUMBER CB1219G. THE APPLICATION IS TOYOTA LAND CRUISER.
  17. How much? I really dont need the rims .
  18. semi flat and Plymouth is spelled out in block letters
  19. Make your own! Use stainless bar stock and polish them. Rivit them just like they did. There is a guy in New England , The L29 restorer Ken Clark ho will knock them out, no big deal.... Go look at another car , get a few measurements and it will be easy. Did you buy the car Walter Miller estate sold that had no top??
  20. Its in my shop Ill post one
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