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C Carl, has had the same experience as me. They rebuilt several coil & distributor units for Maxwell's as well as 3 complicated and rare Briggs & Stratton cutout/regulator dashboard fuse panels for Maxwell's. Great guys to work with. Check out all they work on: http://www.mykmlifestyle.com/ Howard Dennis

My 1917 Maxwell has one of the first factory applied coil & distributor setups. The year before Simms-Huff supplied the magneto and starter/generators for Maxwell. Early in 1917 Simms Magneto decided to go on strike leaving Maxwell with no ignition system supplier. Unfortunately for Simms, Atwater-Kent had just introduced his new coil & distributor combination that just happened to be designed to replace magnetos as a direct bolt on. If I remember the details correctly Atwater-Kent's closure came about when the unions were all fighting Ford and GM. They decided to go after Atwater-Kent and being independently wealthy and already paying a decent wage he just locked the doors and walked away. Howard Dennis .

Having owned a pair of 66 Hemi Coronets back in the day, when I get nostalgic I listen to this: I love when it switches from gas to nitro and that exploding throttle!! Howard Dennis

My guess would be DC3 Howard Dennis

Thanks for posting this link. Hopefully it will help some owners find a build sheet for their cars. They had misplaced mine and never could find it when contacted years ago. I don't believe, other than making money off these requests, they have any concern about actual company history. Howard Dennis

Frank, I only know the latest (Feb.) edition of Hemmings Classic Car mentioned the museum will close and the building will be used for other purposes and the cars will be moved to various other Chrysler facilities. Howard Dennis

Thanks Frank, I was hoping you would chime in. This is another eBay find, can't believe it survived. To my eye it is another really early piece that speaks to the very foundations of what would become Maxwell and later Chrysler Corp. I got the same reading as you except I took it to mean 1905.Just teasing you, I knew that 2005 was a typo. Sure wished Chrysler had a functioning historical dept. When I got this card I thought maybe I would contact the W.P. Chrysler Museum but just read the museum is closing and the collection scattered. Seems like it's up to us collectors to hoard this stuff until the corporation once again decides it's past has some importance. Until then feel free to share this with anyone you think might be interested or could add anything to the story these items tell of early Maxwell/Chrysler history. Howard Dennis

Years ago I tried to get information on a 1936 Dodge and was told Chrysler Archives were closed. In recent years I assumed everything was at the Chrysler Museum but I just read that the museum is being closed and turned into other uses. Does that mean there is no longer any branch of this company that has anything to do with it's own history?? Howard Dennis

Just got this neat card and wondered if anyone can figure out what it says. It appears to be VERY early in Maxwell's history. Howard Dennis

See if this would work: http://www.colletizer.com/store/p72/Universal_Joint_Flex_Disc.html Howard Dennis

Just a reminder that this is going on right now: http://rtbassemir.com/1916-transcontinental-road-trip/2016-road-trip-story/the-maxwell-chronicles/ Lots of pictures and videos. Howard Dennis

I too failed to take pictures but I did have my convertible frame and a sedan frame nearby and failed to notice any major differences. Were there small differences, maybe but at the time I choose the best of the two. It was a long time ago and I may have missed minor differences. I do know if you Google images of 1936 through 1938 Dodge, Chrysler and Desoto convertible sedans the only differences seems to be from the firewall forward. When you look at a Dodge body compared to these others it makes no sense that something so similar visually would be manufactured differently from the others especially knowing how Chrysler Corp. shared so many parts among the different divisions. Howard Dennis

Having owned one of these which was one of 14 known survivors at the time and having removed the body from the frame I'm going to stick with my belief that this was a Chrysler body on a Dodge frame because the body had a sub frame between the floor of the body and the Dodge frame and not all of the mounting bolts passed through the floor, subframe and Dodge frame. Most did but some body bolt holes were into open air and not all the holes in the Dodge frame were filled with bolts. Also the subframe was an X shape as was the Dodge frame but the two X's did not line up perfectly as would a subframe originally designed to stiffen a body floor where it bolted to the frame. Howard Dennis

Thanks Guy's, it's on eBay with no bids, I thought maybe someone could use it. Howard Dennis http://www.ebay.com/itm/391616776097?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Anyone recognize what this flying goddess fits? Looks too elaborate to be aftermarket, appears to be factory fitted. Howard Dennis

Could still use this for either myself or the brothers about to make this trip:http://rtbassemir.com/1916-transcontinental-road-trip/2016-road-trip-story/the-maxwell-chronicles/ Howard Dennis

Appreciate the thought Chris. I'll just have to tell everyone I'm running "Imported" parts in my Maxwell. Howard Dennis

Yes, I just ordered from England. By the time all the fees and shipping were added I paid $12.64 for 10 ends. Howard Dennis

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Chris, you are exactly right. This is for one of the dashes like you helped me with. I've done about 6 of these and all had the pressed cardboard fuse holders destroyed from age and moisture. I bought a good one off eBay and decided to combine all my spare parts and build up another very authentic dash for my Maxwell. I remembered one of the past restorations had remnants of these ends and thought it would be nice on this, my most original dash to have these style wire ends. Having used them years ago, probably on a Rolls-Royce I re-wired, I remembered they made a very neat connection, especially when soldered before closing. Howard Dennis

If I knew what these were called I could look them up and find where to buy new ones. They were stamped out of brass or copper and the wire is formed in a half circle in one side and the other side is folded over trapping the wire and making a nice neat circle to go on a screw or stud. Are they still available? Howard Dennis

Just wanted to remind everyone of the upcoming 100 Anniversary Road Trip recreation : http://rtbassemir.com/1916-transcontinental-road-trip/2016-road-trip-story/the-maxwell-chronicles/ I was amazed to learn that one of the original sponsors, Texaco had refused to have anything to do with the recreation. I was doubly flabbergasted to learn here: http://www.texaco.com/about.html that they are currently touting 100th anniversary on their website. Don't they realize that daily reports of the progress could link back to this very web page and tie it all together for the benefit of both Texaco and the recreation?? Anybody have any ideas of how to wake up the "Right" people at this company?? Howard Dennis

They do look like drawer rails. First thing that they reminded me of was the parts that screw onto the windshield post of convertible coupes and sedans to hold the molded rubber weatherstripping that butts up against the door windows. Howard Dennis

Yes, Yes, I do. Call me when you get a chance, either you or Doug called me before. I'm at home now Howard Dennis

Rich, Is this the connector you need? Howard Dennis

Since my Maxwell will be packed away for the winter cold weather should it ever hit Georgia which it hasn't in the last 13 years I've lived here and since I've spent my entire adult life (over half a century) working on cars nearing a century old that got that old on a steady diet of this oil I think I'll continue using it as I and these cars go into our golden years. Howard Dennis