West Peterson
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I agree. Love it. But.... Sometimes 30 days or more goes past before I have a chance to catch back up, and making comments on any of the photos is frustrating, because one has no idea if comments have already been made on it.
While I absolutely love seeing the posted photos, I cannot fathom a newcomer going through all 600 pages.
I cannot offer any solution to the problem.
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On 1/30/2024 at 3:31 PM, Twisted Shifter said:
I never bought a car with more horns than carburetors. That' gotta say something.
Most cars have two horns.
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A friend had the best one in the world, and couldn't get $100k. As with almost every single car out there in regard to restoring, you CANNOT do it for any other reason than for the passion of it.
But, as AJ said, it's rare, rare, rare, and it's beautiful. If you're going to spend your time and resources on a really cool looking postwar car, this is the one to do it to.
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Thanks. That's what I did.
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What is the normal number of points deducted when giving a warning for making political posts or for deliberately making a post specifically to get the thread shut down?
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On 1/29/2024 at 11:53 AM, alsancle said:
Was it this months magazine that talked about the fact that you don’t need double clutch if you’re driving the car correctly?
I slightly disagree. You have to double clutch if you’re going to downshift.
The point is that once you're moving, you don't need to downshift.
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So we have to send an individual message every time we hide a post??? How about we also drop a 30-day ban on them at the same time.
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14 hours ago, KRK Sr. said:
.... As for the guilty ones, I did not have time during work to scold them and or give out warnings.... Karl
I refuse to "scold" or give "warnings." If their post was removed, they should automatically know it was not appropriate.
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8 minutes ago, edinmass said:
It needs a bigger trunk..........
It looks to be a Packard trunk. If it is, it's worth about half the value of the whole car. Not that I like trunks other than for touring with, but correct metal ones are quite valuable, especially with fitted luggage. I've sold two or three for several thousand dollars each.
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Since it's a hobby, you have to love the process for that reason only.... just like any other hobby. Sentimentality is another reason for restoring, which is where it sounds like you are at the present time. If you find yourself moving into the hobby of collecting/restoring old cars, then that helps take the "sting" out of the costs. There is hardly ANY car out there that is monetarily "worth" restoring.
Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress. Welcome to the AACA Forum. There is a heck of a lot of good knowledgable people here to answer questions along the way.
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On 1/27/2024 at 2:11 PM, CarNucopia said:
I took a look at my trailer today and learned the hinges are welded. It’s a “Raven” model, though they changed their naming scheme at some point after I bought it in September of 2019.
Interesting. I saw some brand new trailers on the dealer's lot, and they all had the bolted hinges. Only the steel and non-ATC trailers had welded hinges.
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Yes. I believe so. We have rules in place that can ban the ones who are breaking the rules. Why should we punish the person who is following the rules but merely making a thread about car activity? It shouldn't matter if it's a thread that "might" provoke the idiots to come out of the woodwork. Ban the idiots.
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8 minutes ago, Peter Gariepy said:
The post would appear innocent. But, it sparks rule-breaking political discourse. Hence You and Phillip having to hide posts.
So the question is, is it worth all the work to surgically remove all the out of line posts, or would it not serve the forum better taking away the temptation.
Example: If I posted a photo of Biden and his corvette... would you delete the entire topic because it stoke political responses - or would you surgically remove / hide the rule breakers?
Just asking.
I totally disagree. It's a post about a top-ten concours event. Ed, himself, never made any political remarks, and even stated for responders to keep it non-political. If you wanted to make a thread about Biden's Corvette, there are no rules against doing such thing. I'd leave it up to you whether you wanted to stay up all night deleting the responses.
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On 1/26/2024 at 12:47 PM, c49er said:
Highlander was not an interior option on the C39 T&C convertibles.
C38 4 dr's...yes.
I think if you read between the lines and squint, you could order any interior option available. As I mentioned above, tho, I don't think there is any documentation that the Highlander interior was installed on any T&C from the factory.
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1 hour ago, Ronnie said:
@Peter Gariepy There is too many surgical removals being done. In my opinion it's not being done even handedly. I planted a test reply just to see if it would get deleted. My reply was hidden while the post I quoted to was left standing. Anything that opposes a certain point of view is being hidden. The whole thread should have been deleted from the beginning for politically leaning in one direction. It didn't get deleted because one of the forums untouchables posted it. I'm done with this kind of moderating. I think everyone should be treated equally regardless of who you are or who you know.
The reason the thread didn't get deleted is because it's not a political thread. Absolutely nothing to do with who posted it. So far, all posts that were political have gotten hidden.
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On 1/27/2024 at 2:37 PM, edinmass said:
They had two transmissions that year…….four speed crash box, and then the three speed synchro. 4.4 isn’t a terrible rear ratio………unless you are familiar with pre war stuff…….you almost never drive the car except in direct. First and seconded should be used to get the car moving, and it should be in third by 10 mph. Most modern drivers hold the gears much too long. Maybe changing how you drive will help you out. Get to direst as soon as possible…..
AND... when driving that way, there is probably no need to double-clutch.
Since I drive our Speedster aggressively, I double-clutch. With the four-speed and a rear-end ratio of 3.31:1, the clutch doesn't really like it if you try to take off in second.
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I cleaned up a few more. I do not see any more political leaning.
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Thanks for the update. I think that fire consumed the extremely rare 1942 Oldsmobile woody as well. Very sad day.
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Wow! I'm looking forward to this build.
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I was hoping the Winton stuck in the basement of the Smithsonian could be moved over to the AACA headquarters.
In regard to the whereabouts of the Winton these plates belonged to, I don't think I have a serial number of the car.
I don't know if Bernie Golias still frequents the AACA forum or not, but he used to. He is a Winton expert, and could certainly provide a lot of knowledge for this thread.
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In regard to Winton, I have this set of Minnesota license plates that were registered to a 1922 Winton. The 1927 plate actually has hand-written on it "Winton," along with the Doctor's name. I also have some of the original envelopes with name and address, as several of them were never used/installed (especially during the war years). I do not know if the later plates were registered to the Winton. I don't know if it was common to transfer tags from one car to another during that period. Possible, though, especially since the owner may have been proud of the low number. Perhaps as a dig on Winton, for helping Packard get started in the industry (Mr. Packard, if you think you can build a better car, then go ahead!), I put one on our 1930 Packard Speedster.
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1 hour ago, John Bloom said:
So I've been doing a little more research into Winton. A fascinating story and it impresses me how successful they were in those early years of the start of automobile production. A Cleveland Ohio Manufacturer, Winton, like others, segued from bicycle production into cars. Winton claimed to have produced over 100 vehicles in 1899 making it the highest production auto manufacturing company in the US. In addition to James Packard, the Vanderbilt family were early owners as well, buying two in 1901. In 1902 Winton produced the Winton Bullet (of which there were eventually three made) and set an unofficial land speed record in the US of 70 mph in Cleveland that year.
Winton Bullet #1 at Smithsonian Museum
That is so beautiful. It would be nice it if could be displayed. Hey, Steve M, we need this for the AACA Headquarters lobby, stat!!
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On 1/27/2024 at 8:26 PM, Bert in California said:
So I would have to take 100 year old car to Montana or Wyoming to drive it to qualify for a badge?
Correct. If you want it this year. There will be more shows/tours closer to you in the near future.
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I'm north of the Mason Dixon, but winter is not of concern since the tow-rig is not used in the winter. I'd much sooner spend a few thousand dollars on an AWD "winter beater" truck then have the expensive tow vehicle rot away by rust.
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Period images to relieve some of the stress
in Period Photos - Pre WWII
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