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3 hours ago, keiser31 said:
...A lot of times, a good clue to identifying old cars is to look at the taillight lens for the date.
I remember that from my days working at Western Auto. It was amazing how many people didn't know the year of the car they were driving. It was the right hand lens wasn't it? The first two(?) digits represented the year. Do they still do that? I don't think so. When did they stop?
Another way is to look at the approval date etched into the window glass. I ran across a Chevrolet that was clearly a 1946 model but was claimed to be a very rare 1943 military vehicle. I pointed out to the owner that all the windows were labeled 03 or 04/1946, but it wasn't enough to convince him. Nor was the fact that it was a fully optioned Master Deluxe which is not what the military would have specified. If anyone wants a rare 1943 Chevrolet Master Deluxe in rough condition it's probably still for sale.
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The Ford emblem is covered or missing. Possibly related to Henry Ford's alleged anti-Semitism?
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Welcome to the forum of the Antique Car Club of America. You might wonder why you haven't received any replies after several days. There are several reasons:
1) As the heading of this particular topic says, " DO NOT POST CAR QUESTIONS HERE! Forum software and features questions ONLY."
This topic is for questions regarding how to use the forum. 99% of the users know how to use the forum and rarely look at this topic. If you look through the entire forum there are dozens of topics including several specific to Chevrolets.
2) The focus of AACA is the preservation and restoration of cars in their original configuration. You won't get much encouragement here for the bastardization of perfectly good cars by adding late model engines, plush bucket seats, flames, etc., etc.
It looks like you have a really complete, solid and straight car that someone has preserved while most of its contemporaries were junked decades ago. My family had one exactly like this that was totaled in an accident around 1957. 95 hp has served yours for 73 years and will be going 73 years from now if it is well maintained. It will go faster with a 350 -- as long as you don't need to stop. The brakes were inadequate even in 1949. I remember a harrowing trip down Lookout Mountain in Tennessee in our '49 when the brakes faded out entirely. My Dad managed to keep it in the road and somehow dodged the traffic at the foot of the mountain until we rolled to a stop and let the brakes cool down for a while. And this was with the manual transmission. An automatic, with less engine braking, will put a lot more stress on the brakes.
Once you've change out the brakes, you'll notice the suspension is too mushy for the new performance. And of course you'll want power steering and air conditioning.
When it's all done, you'll take it to a cruise in, park it with a dozen other old cars with 350's and notice most of the crowd is drawn to an aging, rusty but intact old car sitting over in the corner that reminds them of the one their grandfather used to have. If you want modern performance, comfort and safety, you might as well buy a modern car.
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If you blow up the photos and look at the designation on the hood trim the original car in question says "OneTwenty", the second says "OneSixty" so they are not the same models. The 160 and 180 models retained the older body style for 1942.
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12 hours ago, twin6 said:
To get back to this photo, the unique radiator shape, split running boards and toolbox set into the fender certainly look like the 1913 Oakland below. The cowl lights are also similar but the cowl itself is not.
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Here's the other one.
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I've seen some portholes like that on this from not long ago. Don't recall what they were on.
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Here's a 1916 photographed at Gatlinburg, Tennessee in 1967. I wonder if it belongs to the little boy in the passenger seat now.
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A family of tourists with their mid-twenties 2-door sedan. What make and year?
Photo courtesy of the Chattanooga Historical Society, The Chattanooga Historical Society – Making local history accessible (picnooga.org)
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The Packard script was an add-on by that owner.
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The rear trunk was a popular accessory at the time and even more popular with modern restorers. Below are photos I shot in 2012 of a similar car which I really fell for. Beautiful, as is yours.
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1939 Chevrolet sedan. Can't tell if it's 2-door or 4-door. The center bumper guard was a popular after-market accessory.
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I agree the oldest cars I see are 1941, but since no cars were built from 1943 to 1945 the photo could be from that era. If it was during the war you would expect to see a ration sticker on the windshield. I don't see one on the Packard facing the camera but a higher resolution screen than mine might show a sticker.
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Little "Skip" helps out at his father's garage.
Photo courtesy of the Chattanooga Historical Society, The Chattanooga Historical Society – Making local history accessible (picnooga.org)
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An Illinois family pauses with their 1938 Plymouth after visiting "Rock City" on Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Photo courtesy of the Chattanooga Historical Society, The Chattanooga Historical Society – Making local history accessible (picnooga.org)
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The Chattanoga Historical Society has a website "picnooga.org" where they post old photos from the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. Of course, many of the photos contain automobile related content. With their permission I will post some of my favorites here. From their website "...we’ve made our collection open and free to view through our social channels and, most recently, our website. Physical source material can be accessed by appointment to educators, students, and community projects. In the future, we plan to make source material open to everyone."
Let's begin with a 1933-1934 Ford Cabriolet.
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I wonder who the lucky guy is who drove it 34k miles.
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1998 Ford SVT Contour. No contest.
I have not had the privilege of spending any time in the big classics or luxury performance cars, but my SVT Contour was the best driving car I've ever had. I should have kept it, but when I moved to SC there was no place nearby that I could exercise the car – by now I'm sure I would have lost my license!
In 1998 Ford's Special Vehicles Team (SVT) brought out the SVT Contour to compete with the 3-series BMW. It was a limited edition model sold through select dealers, and around 11,000 were produced from 1998 to 2001. The SVT group was already building the Mustang Cobra and the Lightning pickup. The SVT Contour was based on the plebeian Ford Contour and modeled after the European Ford Mondeo.
The car was powered by a hand-assembled and signed 24-valve DOHC 2.5 liter V-6 with 195-200 hp at 6700 rpm. It had a lightened flywheel, higher compression ratio, more aggressive cam and a larger throttle body than the normal Contour V-6. A larger radiator and an oil cooler were included in the package.. The engine had a secondary intake manifold that was “ExtrudeHoned” to polish the interior passages for smoother and faster fuel flow. All SVT models had a 5-speed stick shift. The suspension was lowered and stiffened, and 4-wheel ventilated disc brakes stopped the Z-rated tires. Special front, side and rear body moldings dressed up the exterior, and the leather interior was fully equipped including a 10-way power seat. Originally a spoiler, popular on the normal Contours, was NOT available on the SVT. Ford intended it to be a “sleeper”.
At low speeds the car was a mundane performer. But at 3400 rpm you got a kick in the rear as the secondary intake opened up and the performance tuning took over. From there to the computer cut-off at 6700 rpm it was play time. The sound from the oversized stainless steel dual exhaust was exhilarating.
The computer limit at 6700 rpm equated to 144 mph in 5th gear. I never tried it, but the magazines said it pulled right up to the cut off., and with some tweaking of the computer you could go right past 144. The media did a side-by-side comparison with a Mustang Cobra of 1998 and reported that while the Cobra won the ¼ mile drag race, put them on a twisty road and the Cobra had a hard time keeping the Contour's taillights in sight.
Has anyone here saved an SVT Contour?
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I was just looking through my old photographs and found this Packard photographed in 1962. It appears to be a 1942 series 120 -- 1942 grille and "One Twenty" logo on the hood. Did Packard make old-style 120 sedans in 1942? I know the senior Packards and convertibles retained the body style of the 1941 cars, but I thought the 6-cylinder and 120 sedans in 1942 were the new "Clipper" style. Is this factory correct or is it a 1941 with a 1942 front clip?
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Trade for land? Let's see -- if the non-running, rusty car with rotten wood is worth, say $2,000, how much land would it take in Winston-Salem to equal that? Maybe just enough to park the car on?
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One pizza shop owner/car restorer built a pizza food truck for his own business. It attracted such attention that he has now built about 60 units for buyers across the country, according to an article in the Charleston, SC Post and Courier.
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I know nothing except what the ad says. Don't know if it's legitimate or not, but could be interesting.
1976 Lincoln town car continental carrier 5k original miles runs... (craigslist.org)
1976 Lincoln town car continental Cartier edition they are very rare and luxurious it has 5000 original miles it has sat in the garage most of its life that being said it is in truly beautiful condition you never see them all original like this and you will never find one with that kind of mileage again it is in good running condition with the Ford 460 motor and everything works surprisingly the interior is in like new condition it’s still smells like a new car even the eight track tape player works it has a very tiny bit of surface rust here and there maybe two or three spots but nothing to talk about We are only selling because we don’t have a place to store it anymore and we do not want to leave it in the elements to get ruined only asking $8,500 with a free and clear title please call 843-425-9762.
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On 1/4/2022 at 9:20 PM, Jim Skelly said:
Isn't this the first year for the Chevrolet Cabriolet?
Yes. In late 1927 they introduced a "Sport Cabriolet", but it was a cabriolet in name only. It Looked like a cabriolet, but the top was actually fixed and did not fold. The '28 was the first true cabriolet. Either year's cabriolet is a low production, desirable body style.
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I know nothing about the car except what's in the ad.
1964 Ford Thunderbird - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org)
1964 thunderbird. V8. Automatic. Power windows. Power steering. AM only radio.
This is a project I have no interest in anymore.
The car has 55,810 miles on it
The drivers side head gasket is blown. And a hole in one of the mufflers.
The car has a new battery, carburetor, front brakes.thermostat
Runs strong. Trans shifts smoothly.
Car history (what I know). This was a project car bought in Charlotte NC by a friend of mine.
The car was given a salvage title after some flood damage, friend bought the car to use as a daily driver. It’s not ready for that yet. After several months I bought the car to keep it from being scrapped. I don’t really want the car anymore and would like to get it passed on to someone who would like to get it running for daily use or as a restoration/rat rod project
The car has rust and some interior work needed.
The car is painted silver mink with matching interior and a black vinyl roof
Asking $4,500.00. Or Best Offer
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A familiar looking 66 yet one of a kind
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I think my buddy In 1964 my buddy bought a 1-ton GMC furniture delivery truck with 19.5 inch tires and dual wheels on the rear. He removed the cargo box, replaced it with a 9-foot bed from a 1-ton pickup and had the fenders extended to cover the dual rear tires. He liked it so much he ordered a new 1-ton Chevrolet cab and chassis with dual rear wheels, 6-cylinder engine and the 4-speed transmission with the "granny" low gear. He then moved the 9-foot bed to the new chassis and painted it all to match. It looked like a factory model. I always thought that might have been the first Chevrolet dually pickup.
Sorry, but I can't find a side-view photo to see the proportions with the long 9-foot bed.
Don