DonMicheletti

You would have to be crazy to ship by rail...if they would even take it. Dealing with railroads is a real PITA

"Bill Harrah offered me $15,000 for my Model T"

Boy, talk about overthinking something............

My two cents. You have found that much of the previous work was...say... questioable to poor. To me, that makes everything suspect. You are already in it knee deep. Go ahead and have everything checked and fixed. You'll be ahead in the long run.

There are a lot of cars faster than the Ferrari GTO, but you CAN drive the Ferrari on the street - but nobody does because they are too expensive now, as are a lot of the big buck Ferraris. It is a shame, because they are a whole lot of fun to drive if you have an appropriate place to drive them. (very difficult these days). I love the looks of the late 20's and early '30s Packards. As for driving them...they are "trucks". They dont go, dont stop and dont corner. But there WERE made to look good in.

While not the same transmission, on my '38 Roadmaster, the countershaft is a real source of an oil leak (I did not seal that one and I can tolerate the leak better than I can the removal of the trans to fix it). Using a sealant on the shaft is cheap insurance. The Roadmaster tauaght me a lesson on assembling the Special trans.

Morgan, If you have the reflectors silver plated, ask the plater if you should wax the plating. You may do more harm than good. Silver and its reflectivity is sensitive to abuse.

To call a Ferrari GTO a "boy racer" is abit of a stretch for a real no BS race car with a heck of a sucessful history.

A potential leak source at the front of the transmission is the countershaft. The shaft is just a close fit in the case and may leak. Be sure to seal it well on installing the shaft. I used a Permatex product (I dont remember which one) on mine and it is leak tight.

Try Hastings. You'll need all the dimensions. I have found them to be very helpfull.

Easier than removing the starter is removing the pan covering the clutch, just a few 5/16" bolts, and use a screwdriver to try to pry the ring gear

Your question is one that you will have to answer yourself. All the above comments are correct. I have had two '38 Buicks for over 40 years. A Special and a Roadmaster. Both have their original Stromberg carburators and original chokes. They both run very well. However, I'll have to admit that those chokes were a real challenge to get working properly - but they do.

I love your attention to detail like the paint spots. In the end it does matter because that is what they really did at the factory and there was a good reason for doing it..

Using talcum powder on the wires will help feed them through. The talc can be washed off after installation. Obviously this will not work on cloth covered wiring.

I have used the Neway seat cutters on bronze and cast iron valve seats and find that they work very well. I dont know how well they would work on stellite seats. It is easier, in my opinion, to control seat dimenstions with the Neway cutters than with the traditional stone seat grinders that I have also used.

OOPS. I did it to both head and manifold gaskets.

I have done it on an old Caterpillar gasoline tractor successfully. But I doint imagine the compression ratio of that engine was much above 4.5:1. The "process" was something my dad told me that they used to do - I'd guess in the '20's or during the depression

The kind of gasket you speak of freezing are of the old style copper and asbestos. Theory is that the water will be absorbed by the asbestos and the freezing water in the asbestos will cause the laminated copper /asbestos gasket to swell. I doubt this would ever work using a modern gasket

The start problem is entirely linked to how long the car sits unused. If started frequently - no problem. If started once every 6 months it would be entirely different.

Yep. 'They dont build 'em like they usta" - thankfully

There is a ton of difference between starting a teens Buick and a '40's car. No comparison whatsoever.

My old AC bellows pumps failed with the ethanol fuel. I am going with the Carter rotary vane pumps too.

I just used Karps a couple of months ago. They are still there

I like he noise the electric fuel pump makes - it is a reminder that it is on

Just watch the bronze washer locations