West Peterson

John, Am I correct in thinking that the Oldsmobile diesel fiasco originated from the fact that GM merely converted a gas engine into diesel? ... rather than develop a new diesel engine? Or were the problems stemming from something more simple in the execution of the redesign.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Right, why bother looking for ourselves to see what the actual quote was, much less what actions were taken in terms of supporting development of the internet, when we can just eat the sound bite that Karl Rove fed us. </div></div> Nah... That's not as funny sounding.

How about Edsel's automatic transmission from 1958?

No... but I know someone who is applying twin superchargers to a Packard 12. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Would you trade for the 4-4-2 seen above?

Oh yes, they exist. I think that the Stutz club may have a seperate registry for owners of them. I remember seeing at least one at the CCCA Museum show a couple of years ago in Kalamazoo. Bill Greer, from Indy-noplace, can probably help you out. I'll send you a private message with his contact information.

Is it a PI or a Silver Ghost? Do you have a photo of the side? Is your asking price in the ball park of a pooooor schlep like me?

My thoughts exactly with 14-year-old and 11-year-old boys. Just need the space to do it. They're already turning their noses up at cars with automaic transmissions, though, which this one has.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here's a West Peterson request, barn find that is. </div></div> My neighbor, knowing of my love of old cars, asked me to give him an opinion of a car he had in his well-hidden garage. I was floored to find under all that crap a 1969 4-4-2 coupe. He bought it new. Several years ago, took off the top layer of paint to "freshen it up a bit." The new paint job never happened and now it's a garage shelf. I'm gonna try and talk "Mrs. Peterson" into letting me buy it. Maybe she'll like it better than Diz's Corvette and come back home.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Now I see why Mrs. Peterson is fooling around! </div></div> Ow!

A similar situation in the Oakwood suburb of Dayton. A man installed a nice picket fence around his "main drag" property. Unfortunately, it was a few inches too high and the association told him to shorten it or take it down. After going around and around and getting no where, he finally took down his fence, painted his house purple, and rented the house out. As John said, you've got an uphill battle.

Motor Inn Co. is said to have served Albert Lea since 1904.

No, the battery didn't blow up, but it took out my regulator... But that turned out to be a good thing, because in trying to fix the damage, I found out my generator's bearings and bushings were really bad, and would have surely left me stranded on the side of the road on a longer trip. God works in mysterious ways, sometimes. I did have a battery blow up in my face during another incident, though. I was young (16), stupid and frustrated. Fortunately no physical damage to my face or eyes. (They say experience comes from doing stupid things, which means I've got a lot of experience under my belt )

Bruce, Did you get my e-mail regarding a story in the Harford Horn?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'll bet someone tried to jump it with a 12 volt battery, and blew the lite bulbs. Oh, just got the coupe running again. It's poor old battery just gave out! Advance Auto to the rescue!!!!!!! </div></div> I've often jumped six-volt batteries with a 12-volt, without any problems... except that time when I hooked the darn thing up backwards $$

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Our '87 BMW had 232,000 miles on the origional plugs when it went down the road. Bill Boudway </div></div> I think we have a winner!

Teste Rossa? Si, certimente!!!

I told my wife that if I die before she does, she should get re-married. But I told her I wanted my boys to get the Packard and not to let her new husband to drive it. She said that would be no problem, 'cuz he doesn't even like old cars.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ron, All of the information I see on the Internet states that the 1948 Cadillac was the first car with a factory rear window defogger. </div></div> Is that an "in-glass" system? or blower?

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My 1972 Impala two-door with the concave rear window had the same thing.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">West, A speedometer measures speed. That one is easy. What the heck is an odo? And do we really need a meter to measure it, whatever it is? </div></div> Susan, I never mentioned speedometer, but if you like, I'll try and come up with something. Second. I never mentioned odo, either, but I know that an odo is a meter that measures miles... more typically run together as... odometer.

Diz, I can match you with my mini van. 1992 Plymouth Voyager. It's impossible to replace the rear plugs without taking off the intake and a bunch of other stuff, so I didn't. It had 200,000 miles on it when I sold it, and, like you, was getting 20mpg.

Are you asking about the in-glass "wired" defoggers, or would some sort of fan ducted toward the rear window count? I remember my dad's 1967 Eldo had the wired kind.