West Peterson
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9 hours ago, alsancle said:
If everybody on this forum matched their title to the actual car, I would bet quite a bit that at least 5% are wrong.
How many people take the title when it comes in the mail and go out to the car and make sure it’s correct? I know I never did.
In Ohio, you get your title at the DMV window. No waiting for the mail to arrive to see if it's accurate. You check it right there and then.
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I found my post back around page 36. No remarks on it, from what I could find. Here are the photos I posted then.
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I believe this car may have been discussed somewhere along the line here. I just took this photo off of a FB post. I remember the car being "restored" by a Classic Car dealer in Atlanta in the 1970s. Apparently, rumor says the chassis of it is now under a replica Special Roadster. Anyone have more information?
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Looks "Cadillacy" to me...
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The earliest known propeller-driven sleigh is credited to Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972) who, before he became famous for his helicopter designs, was seen in late 1909 motoring through the snow-packed streets of Kiev – not in an early automobile, but in a propeller-powered sleigh with a rear-mounted engine. This Buick was photographed in Standish, Michigan, on January 12, 1911.
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Great ad campaign. Nothing is as creative as nose art.
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For me, the less computerization/electronics/online-dependent the better. Once you get into the 2000s, the harder it is to find one.
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On 12/13/2023 at 9:36 PM, 1935Packard said:
Agreed that the color scheme doesn't work so well as-is. It's not original, and I wonder what they were thinking. Maybe they were drawing inspiration from this Figoni-bodied car, #48667? Either way, I don't think it worked.
This would inspire me to paint it differently.
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My goal, like others here, is to have every car in the garage sorted.
I've sold three cars in the past year. For me, it was important that each one was mostly sorted before I offered them for sale. For the 1910 Model T, I even went as far as having the engine/transmission completely rebuilt. For the 1940 Zephyr, transmission rebuilt AND rebuilt coil with new plates installed in distributor. And the 1942 Ford truck, completely tuned as well. In addition to ease of mind, it kind of eliminates any negotiation. I get my asking price.
For Matt... I'd bet my Zephyr could have beat your Buick in elapsed time to start: It was running before I could remove my finger from the start button, and I pushed it as if I were pushing a door bell. Probably shouldn't have sold that car, but I just didn't need it.
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Reminds me of my father, who bought a car when he was 89 years old, specifically to take on a certain week-long tour. Driving a few thousand miles by himself in the process.
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The car in the photo is a Reo Royale. I think Graham also sometimes used that light. A friend has one for sale if you're still in need. There's also a set on ebay right now.
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I was picking the second cheapest path...
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On 12/12/2023 at 7:47 AM, alsancle said:
I thought of you when that came through my feed last night. Paint the wheels fender color and throw the whitewalls in a rubber pile and I'll say "not bad!".
Or... Paint the fenders body color, and throw the white sidewalls away. Even better. High contrast colors are to clown-like, in my opinion.
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Oh, no! I'm shocked as well. He sure liked to share his cars at the shows.
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With soooo many of the incorrect triple-ribbed frames on prewar cars these days, I'd bet 999 people out of 1,000 don't know the difference anymore.
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On 12/12/2023 at 8:13 AM, TAKerry said:
By the looks of the shop looks like it was a parts car.
... except that there aren't any parts on it that are good enough to help anyone restore another one..
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10 minutes ago, trimacar said:
An Edsel retractable? Didn’t think such a thing existed.
I believe there are a few. Of course, they're made up from Ford Skyliners.
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Have you tried Al Longly?
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1 hour ago, mriley1 said:
... a restored 1938 Buick Ambulance. It is mostly original ...
This is where it is confusing. I suspect you mean "authentic" vs "original."
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Mriley. Welcome to AACA's Buick Forum.
The title of your post is confusing. It's either restored or original. It can't be both. I'm guessing you probably meant authentic, as opposed to original.
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Mriley. Welcome to the AACA Forum.
Just because there aren't many 1938 Buick ambulances, doesn't mean that its value is much different than any other ambulance from the same period. I'd Google "1938 ambulance for sale" and see what comes up. Then, check 1937... and 1939... then 1940. The value will be in the same ballpark no matter what manufacturer built it.
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Those would be from 1941 and later, that's when the triple ribbed versions appeared. Before that, they were single-ribbbed.
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On 12/9/2023 at 12:46 PM, alsancle said:
18 hours ago, TG57Roadmaster said:1941 Henney-Packard Model 4196 Flower Car with a faux-cabriolet roof - earlier models had a working convertible top.
The car in the first photo appears to be a 1942 model, based on the hub caps. Of course, those could have easily been changed. Without seeing the side grilles, there's absolutely no way of knowing the difference between 1941 and 1942 other than the hub caps.
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On 12/6/2023 at 11:54 AM, MetroPetro said:
1931 Buick
Have you identified the next caretaker for your current collector car?
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I'm not sure what you're asking regarding automatically... I look at the title when they slip to me, and check the number against the old title/bill-of-sale.