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Paul Dobbin

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  1. We regularly take group outings up and down that road in everything 1913 to 1970. While we're not racing, we do pull over when the traffic backs up. Down shifting is the clue to coming down. Great scenery is better at low speeds. However, the road to Clayton GA was U. S. 441, is is fairly straight and 55 MPH. The oldest car this week was a 1930. Speed limit on the Highlands Rd is 35, but it seems like most drivers are in more of hurry, and pulling over is a common occurrence. With no room for error, most people are considerate. Near the top, is Bridal Veil Falls. This was our 2018 "National Drive Your Ford V8 Day" photo, at Bridal Veil Falls.
  2. Looks like a 1913 car and a 2009 daughter. Congratulations to both.
  3. Potter Trunks were aftermarket accessories for many models of cars in the 1930's. Ford Dealers sold many of them that were made to fit to the back of the body contours. Search for authorized accessories for the 37 Chevrolets, to find out if it's correct for your car. Many were made as non-specific vehicle accessory items.
  4. Here in North Carolina, Duke Energy give LED bulbs and fixtures to the Habitat Restore Stores to resell at fantastic prices. (CHEAP} When in NC, Check them out.
  5. I had a white one with red interior in 1971. It had the slant 6 engine. At the same time my wife's car was a 65 Mustang Deluxe Conv. The fit and finish was a world better on the Mustang. Kept the Mustang for 24 years, sold the Barrcuda in a year. This one could be fun for the price.
  6. Clampett Cove is on the other side of town but it looks like their trailer burned down. I had a 1915 Grant Touring in that shape. Traded it and a Ford V8 front and rear end for a 59 El Camino in the late 80's. I think the Clampett's car was a GMC with a Buick 4 cylinder engine.
  7. A good Tool Rental Store, will save you a fortune and space, because it you buy it, you have to store it and maintain it.
  8. I think Frank Kleptz in Terra Haute IN had one too.
  9. Great day for a ride in the country was today 3/16/24. We organized a ride into Georgia for the Clayton Block Party. They closed off the main street for a Cruise in and about 100 cars showed up. We led 8 cars from Franklin. to Clayton (About 25 Miles) Our 8 cars had 18 people and 16 of us patronized the Clayton Cafe' for dinner together. Clayton has about 7 eateries on its Main Street and all are good places. As usual I waited until we were ready to leave to take a picture. (Now the challenge is to find and load the picture here)
  10. That's why I said," Find the rules in Your State" BEFORE you buy. Each state may have exceptions
  11. 50 States with 50 different sets of rules. A title is a must in most of the 50. Find out the rules in YOUR state, BEFORE you buy something without a title.
  12. I remember my father telling the story of his first car, a 1917 Model T Ford an all the fun he and his friends had with it. He also loved telling of the 31 Model A Roadster that he courted my mother in. (Pictured) Other than that his car were functional ones like the 54 Metropolitan I learned to drive in and a series of station wagons that we used for family trips and Boy Scout outings. Then he bought a lightly used 53 Cadillac Fleetwood which lit the fire for string of Cadillacs from a 47 Conv. a 48 Conv, a 56 Coupe Deville and a 58 Eldorado Biaritz Conv. By that time my brother and I had a few cars too, but well used ones. He switched to newer cars, then new cars. When I came home from Germany with my 57 Porsche Speedster and my brother brought back a 63 Super 90 Cabriolet. My brother, with a new baby was assigned to Washington and traded the Porsche for the Biaritz. A few years passed and I bought my first 34 Ford, which my father enjoyed with me, after I restored it. He died at 64 and missed all the cars I restored after that, including my 15 Model T. He influenced me on the T and a few of my Model A's. P. S. Car were always part of my life, by age 5, my brother and I had 81 cars & trucks.
  13. I usually have the upholstery shop do it. On my 35 Buick, the top was so low I made tinted plexey glass sun visors, for more visabliity.
  14. I even liked some of the cars with black wall tires!
  15. While we no longer own a "Brass Era Car", we still love the vehicles of that era. We don't see many of them at many functions any more, except the Glidden Tour. We admire the owners that keep them going. One of my pet peeves is the lack of really old car articles in publications like Classic Car. West Peterson does a good job of covering 100 years of old cars in our Antique Automobile. Bur, I do read the older car stuff first!, especially the cars I'm not familiar with. I would welcome the Brass Era ] Clubs and their contribution to AACA as well as other lessor know marques.
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