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I should have fixed the transmission and left the front metal together instead of trying to fix a little rust out under those headlights....

So great to hear Lance! She is going to look great beside Blue. I'll bet you are anxious to move along on the rag top aren't you. Sweet collection of a fine model. I'm in about the same situation as you regarding the snow as I was out most of the day cleaning up the 3 inches we had over night and thinking about the 8-10 inches we are currently getting now which is supposed to end by noon tomorrow. Unfortunately my Craftsman blew an auger belt and has a possible crack in the body where it attaches to the auger metal so... will be off in the morning (depending on road conditions) to drive to the west end and grab my sons Craftsman. That machine was mine originally so payback time.

Today's effort was to remove a metal shelf unit and slide the metal bench out from in front of the '52. Everything is two steps forward and one step backwards.... Managed to get the shelf unit out of the garage and loaded. Stopped at Mom's to put some things into the garage there and then went home to unload the shelf unit. Went back and moved the spare Whippet motor/frame to give me room to get the bench moved. About the only smart thing I have done over the years is put as many heavy things on casters as I could but... Fortunately the tires on the truck are holding air so should be able to pull her out when things get moved enough to get it home on the trailer. Depending on the actual forecast tomorrow will be boxing more things and maybe doing a run to the container. If holding true we are expecting another 3 -5 inches of snow...

A little late posting for the Red Friday but thought you would enjoy it anyway on this Valentines day. The picture taken in 1983 by a friend using his expensive film camera and I scanned it to my picture file. This was just over ten years of owning the car. This is how she looks today with just maintaining her. (still the same red paint job with many hours of wax on, wax off Douglason)

While yesterday (Saturday) was cold it seemed to feel a bit warm which means I spent less time in the truck warming up my hands. Came across two boxes of brand new gold balls and went over to give them to my son who plays for recreation when he can. (His wife has told him those days will be limited this year now that they have a four month old son... good luck with that son) Ii know these came from inside the house in the basement when we bought it and Dave confirmed that they are old school balls but figures he will use them when he gets around the water holes in case he looses one or two. I don't know anything really about that as I don't golf so have at them. Here is a shot of the house we sold and of course the garage on the left I'm going to miss severely. Heading over shortly to continue the clean out. It is supposed to be one of the coldest days so far this year and expecting 3-5 inches of snow overnight... Guess I'd better fix that recoil on the snow blower tonight to be ready in the morning.

Jim, Let me be the first to say it's good to see you back! Also so glad you and your family came through the virus. We have not been effected directly with it but know a few who have and lost people. (So sad.) Looking forward to the day you, me, Joe and possibly Larry can get together for a lunch one day and catch up in person. Of course a visit to your garage to see the long roof would be a nice thing to do also! If you recall my wife Cindy and I came over the week you purchased the trailer and I have been saving posting a shot of it till you let the news out so here it is. I like your shot best since that day the Special was parked on the other side of your everyday car and there is the long roof with work table ready for you. Looking forward to your progress on the wagon. Maybe you can share some experiences of camping in the Shasta? Stay Well my friend. Doug

The moving adventure continues and discovering finds have their moments. Like finding pairs of old license plates; Those 688 128 plates are really nice like they were not even used. Not sure I'll go to the expense or registering any of them as the pair I have on the Special are the same ones I put on the car when I bought it back in 1972. The Limited though... hmmm, I might consider that when the time comes.

Thanks but again, I don't want to stray from the original intent of the thread, especially since I don't smoke. Is there another thread where it might better fit?

Oh my bad MrEarl. Feel free to move the post or delete it since it does not apply here. Sorry.

Garage clean out continues and latest was to uncover my '52 Ford F1. Having sat for a long time it's going to be an effort to get it running but not in the works right now. Clearing stuff out of the way sorting/throwing out is priority for now.

I had a bit of success today as I accomplished more than I had planned on getting done. I purged two big boxes of travel posters which I now can't remember why I ever saved them... That in itself was big but I also cleaned off the metal work bench in front of the '52 which was the original plan getting it to three tool boxes and uncovering another rebuilt water pump for the Buick's. That makes two sitting on the shelf at home now. That effort allowed me to lower the hood after shifting the bench some. I had put it on casters which can lock it in place and looks like I will be giving it to my Railroad friend who bought a container to used as a work shop. I then moved a bunch of cardboard off the truck roof and behind the Overland where I found the two doors ready in primer I bought for when I redo the paint of the truck.... All that cardboard is loaded into the trailer which I'm taking to the City Transfer Station in the morning where they will take it for free. Much to do yet but it is starting to show some progress.

This cold snap for me is not going win! Making my way deep into the garage and can now get at my '52. Focus will be on clearing the rolling bench in front and removing things placed on top of the truck. I need to bring another garbage can from home as there are two filled for next weeks pickup already. To be cont'd...

I'm in the process of cleaning out one garage (sold the property) and coming across things buried for a long time like this Buick cap. It eventually will be going in my office beside the shelf with some Buick things I have there.

Just another COLD Monday.

For Sale: Oakland speedometer cluster showing 35,000 miles. Working condition unknown but looks in good condition being sold "As Is". See pictures below. Unsure of the year it fits. There can't be many of these around... Firm @ 100.00 USD plus shipping. Located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada Contact me by PM .

Even with the sun shinning it felt as cold today as yesterday being only 11 degrees out. I put on an extra sweater before dawning the insulated coveralls and dug in to clean off the shelves. While it doesn't look too cleaned off here, most of the junk is at the curb for tomorrows pickup and what you see is about ready for transport with a bit more sorting. No sense of having two or three boxes separately when putting it together and labelling one box will do the trick. Found three car batteries sitting on the lower shelf that I will return and get 10 bucks each when I take them back to the Battery Man for recycle on Tuesday. Haven't seen the floor under the shelves in a long time so making some progress. One surprise was unearthing this Speedometer Cluster. It is for an Oakland of which I believe will fit a 1927? It is in pretty decent condition showing only 35,000 miles. It must have been a 6 cylinder car as the speedo goes up to 75 miles per hour. It was in a box of stuff Dad got when he bought a pair of wind wings thinking he might mount those on his Whippet. Bet I'll come across those at some point... Going to clean it up some, shoot some pictures and list it for sale on the AACA site and see what happens. I'll bet not many Oaklands are being restored out there... Decided to call it a day tonight as the little heater is only keeping the garage here at home at 29 degrees. It's time for a hot shower and watch a movie. Will strike out early tomorrow.

God Bless you and a few others in that warm belt!! But then again, this is winter time and your summers can be brutal with the heat right. One can't take enough clothes off to stay cool versus putting more clothing on to stay warm. hahaha Thanks for chiming in Bill.

Guessing I'll have to put another 5 gallons of fuel in her as I left it running on a medium fast idle setting cause the chill was being taken out with her heat build up. I turned up the radio (not in the car) and worked away clearing things to save and things to throw out. Interesting find seeing a Buick cap stuffed in a plastic bag on the shelf. Going to bring it home to put in the office. I also came across this valve cover that I hope someone can confirm if it is a Buick one or not? It is in great condition and likely would polish up easily. It and the other parts I took over to Mom's place to put on the rolling shelf for safe keeping. All in all a good bit of progress and pleased that it is finally starting to show. Between the heat from the Special and keeping moving it was manageable but wish it would warm up some... It would motivate me to get here earlier in the day for sure.

BRRRR!! Baby it's Cold outside! Too cold to fix this outside and not ready to clear things to bring it inside the garage at home yet. With no more major snow fall forecast it can wait for a bit. I did put on an extra layer and headed over to the other garage to continue the clean out effort. Time stands still for now one... Once there, to aide some on the comfort level, I decided to fire up the Special again. Having heard that familiar noise last time figured I'd better check the power steering level. Wasn't surprised too much as the last time it was on the road and checked was sometime in the fall of 2019 and here we are. Had a bit of a scare trying to start her when I reached under the air cleaner to pull the linkage and got NOTHING! You know that instant panic and "what the..." feeling when that happens? Double checked the battery disconnect, found the horn working so had contact but no starter. Seeing my breath in the cold garage air I stepped back to think a moment before getting to the point of saying, "I give up" and looked at the gear selector. AAAHA! It hit me that when Conner was sitting in the car the other day he had asked if he could shift the selector to which I said OK but do it gently. Sure enough, I checked and it was still down in low which the safety neutral switch was doing it's job preventing a start in gear. PHEW! By now with multiple attempts to start her there was plenty of fuel in the carb and when I hit the starter this time she fired right up on the first roll over. Dare I say I love the smell of 140,000 mile engine exhaust fumes in the air? hahaha (yes the garage door is wide open but with the cold air it does hang there some)

Cute! I hope the nails were manicured.

I know this is not an Electra but here is a picture of a friend's LeSabre he restored a long time ago. Being a body man he did that part of it himself and had the shop owner apply the paint. If you expand it you can see a bit of that trim discussed here separating the white from the body colour. Love the model on the air cleaner painted the same as his car.

She's a beauty! You sure have a touch man.

Bring this back to the top. Any Canadian people that might know of someone needing these parts? I hate to suggest it on this site but anyone doing a rat rod that could cobble something together with these? They will be gone the end of February as I have no choice/options.

Had a none "garage clean effort day" yesterday as we had 4 inches (possibly a bit more) of snow and had to load up the snow blower since it was a bit heavy for me with the shovel. Having five rather large driveways it took most of the day and naturally about half way through, the pull start came out but would not retract!! Fortunately the old Craftsman has a 110 electric starter so backed up to a plug, fired it up and left it running while loaded in the trailer to finish the rest of the jobs. Had my fingers crossed when deciding I needed to fill it up with fuel so as to NOT run out at a job.... Obviously I'm here so all went well. After supper I went into the garage where I had two boxes of good parts out on the table and decided I would bring them inside to put downstairs. With orders from headquarters to NOT leave them in our already cluttered rec room I decided to put them under my long neglected model railroad table. I have not done much with it for a long time and found myself being distracted while in the 11 x 17 foot room... Somewhere I believe I have a '53 Buick but it didn't jump out at me the short time I was in there. Anyone have or know where I could get a '58 Buick of any model in 1/87 HO scale?

Getting acquainted again with parts marking and placing in boxes for the move out. Can you say, "One Bite At A Time?"