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Doe this radio fit a specific car, or is it a generic aftermarket? It's a Philco.

I recently bought an old Packard, and among the parts in the trunk was this. It's a bracket with an Indian logo on it. Is it for an Indian motorcycle? If so, what era?

The guy who was reproducing them in WA state is not doing it anymore. I hope someone buys the tooling and starts production again. I've been told where they corrode is behind the water pump impeller. I've also been told that they can be fixed by cutting out the corroded aluminum part and welding in a fresh aluminum piece. This is all internal and cannot be seen on the outside.

It's a 1929 Stutz Model M with Weymann body. It's definitely a 1929 as it has Ryanlite headlights and the later style smooth buffalo knockoff caps. 1928 Stutz cars had Parabeam headlights and the hexagonal buffalo caps. Taillights are also 1929-style. This phot has been published before and is often for sale on e bay by one of the literature guys. This car is probably a one off and is not known to have survived. One thing I have now noticed that I didn't before is that it appears to have a sliding roof - like a sunroof.

A lot of the stuff in the auction has been for sale on e bay with high prices for quite some time.

I bought one in about the same shape as the one in your picture at Hershey 15 years ago for $200.

There is no shop manual for late 30's Lincoln Ks. They never printed one. They had service bulletins and I think you can buy the set through the Lincoln Owners Club. The Lincoln Owners Club certainly is active. They have a meet every year in the eastern half of the US, and one Pebble Beach week in CA. They have a great publication, and also a large dinner gathering Thursday night of Hershey week at the Lodge. Most of the large Lincoln parts guys advertise in the publication.

Yes, that is a 6 cylinder overhead cam Blackhawk engine. Used in 1929 & 30. Not worth a lot, I see most of the engine accessories are missing. Carb is potmetal and they fall apart. Perhaps someone in California will want to drive over and grab it.

You need to post a picture of it so we know which car it is.

West, the car above you posted is not a Murphy clear vision sedan. This is: I remember this car when it was in the car corral at Hershey 2 years in a row for $600,000. That was probably in the late 1990's. It's been repainted the same color again since. What West posted is something far more special. While it is a Murphy, the doors go into the roof. I believe two like it were built. One LWB and one SWB.

I've posted this clip a couple times on here in the past. I would think 100% of the cars in the show are still with us. Some have probably been re restored twice since the video was taken.

A twin to the car above lives in Northern Ohio. Different windshield & bumpers though. Was owned by same person from about 1948-2005 when he passed away. Well known car. Restored in the 1960's. Was all black originally.

About 15 years ago, wasn't there a yellow school bus from the 1960s with "Yosemite" painted on the side of it that was in the Saturday show a couple years in a row?

Nice car. That car was listed on here many years ago when it was for sale. Just for clarification, it's a 1929 or 1930 6 cylinder Blackhawk with a Weymann body, not a 1928 BB.

I was at Hampton Court Palace in 2001 when The Stutz Club had their 3 week England tour. Unfortunately there no car show when I was there.

To get the two square pieces off on top you have to remove the interior windshield trim. These pieces have a stud attached to them and you loosen the nut from the inside of the car. I'm assuming it's the same as a 400 hardtop which is what I used to own.

Yup. It's still in the same place.

1937 Lincoln K by Derham

1932 Cadillac V 16 one off

DV Stutz Hollywood sedan by Rollston.

According to the listing some of the customizing may have be done in the mid 1950's, which was common in SoCal during that time. Maybe the 1953 style wire wheels were put on then too. But there was more customizing done along the way. The seats look like they're out of a 1969-70 Cadillac. The door panel upholstery pattern is wrong. Under the hood the oil bath air cleaner has been crudely converted to a paper element, and the exhaust crossover on top of the engine has been flipped in order to put dual exhaust on the car which it didn't have originally. The serial number on these cars is stamped on top of the frame on the drivers side right by the oil fill. For some reason, someone made a homemade tag with the serial number and attached it to the drivers side front door jamb. Who ever did this all must have liked the look of the Continental rear end. I think they would have been better off buying a Continental and putting a Caddy engine in it which was also a common occurrence in the 1950's.

Willy, PM sent

Regarding to roof mounted antenna. I know on 48-50 Packards the roof mounted manually operated antenna was standard, and the fender mounted vacuum operated one was an accessory. 46/47 may be the same deal. So you may have the more expensive option already with the fender mounted antenna. Also, the rubber around those roof mounted antenna leaked over time and you'd have water entering and causing rust. I think you're better off without the roof mounted unit.

1941 Cadillacs have it on the drivers side (left) top of the frame. You open the hood, stand on the drivers side of the engine compartment and look down. It's hard to find sometimes as grease/rust can cover it up. 1939 may be the same.