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A friend of mine, a fellow AACA member, owns a 1977 Lincoln convertible, one of a handful built in Canada under license to Andy Hotten and associates and sold new through the Lincoln dealer network. He slammed the drivers door and broke the glass. Because the car is a custom, there are no listings for a replacement. I would think that because the warrantee was honored by Ford, all FOMOCO parts would be used. I have found that the last full size Ford convert was built in 1972, while the last full size Mercury built in 1970. Do you think that we are on the right track by assuming full size Ford or Merc components were used as opposed to custom fabricating all of the door glass? Has anyone had any experience with such conversions or can give us any advice as to what and where to look? My friend says that the glass is curved and he cannot find any part numbers on the glass or frame. Thanks for your help.

Thank you for the heads up! John R.

An old pal of mine has a pair of good used 1951 Buick Roadmaster(four-hole)fenders that he would like to find a home for. The fenders are now located in the Erie Pa area. If anyone might have a need for them, please leave me a message and I will put you in touch with my friend. Thanks!

I am currently negotiating on a '47 Ford coupe. Current owner says he had an electronic ign (petronix type?)installed. I then noticed that the car had a 12volt coil with a 6v electrical system. Owner then says the car was converted to 12v then back to 6v again. I don't think that the guy really knows a lot about the car, it's just that all of these mods kind of scare me. I really like the car but I would like a little price cushion in case I have to put a lot of work in it to make it right again. Any advice? I would like to add that I am a member of AACA and the Early Ford V8 club. I currently own a 1951 Ford Flathead V8. I am not very familiar with the "pancake" type of distributor, having never owned one.

Marg-I could be interested in this car. Please contact me at JNDROPE@aol.com I am having trouble navigating this website. Thanks, John

Do you still have this car? If so, please drop me a line at JNDROPE@aol.com I am having a very difficult time navigating this website. Please put 1938 Buick in the subject line. Thanks, John Ropelewski

My name is John Ropelewski. I live in Erie Pa and own a 1939 LZ Sedan. I visited your town two days ago as a chaperone for my son's highschool field trip to the Henry Ford and Greenfield Village. You must know that there is a 1936(?) in the museum. If I can help you, let me know

Just a quick note to let you know that the March-April issue arrived here in Erie Pa, today, Monday, March 28th. Again, a fine job! I subscrbe to several antique car publications and read most of them cover-to-cover. I think that the recent changes were appropriate and necessary in order to address the interests of our current membership. Keep up the good work!

You guys might be using the wrong term. Years ago, when I called it a "Dashboard," a dear friend of mine, now since departed, corrected me. He said "It's not a dashboard, it's an instrument panel. A dashboard is a piece of wood mounted on the front of a buggy in order to keep the horse from pooping on your shoes!"

To elaborate on an earlier comment, I meet with a mostly retired group of members from the Presque Isle Region in Erie Pa and would like to report that all of the comments were extremely favorable. For too many years, I felt the magazine concentrated on cars that nobody remembered or cared about. It's good to see that we are heading in a direction that refects the complexion of the general membership. Most of our members know,or have access to, facts and figures on production, horsepower, etc. so we find it interesting to hear the story of the indivdual car-Why did you want it? How did you find it? What difficulties were encountered during restoration? How were they overcome? Articles like this can be inspiring to owners that are worried about their own limitations. As I say, It is clear you are heading in the right direction. Please keep up the good work!

I really like the new look of the magazine. I am amused that many members have not received their copy yet. I guess things have gotten bad since I retired from the Postal Service. I'm glad that I chose direct deposit for my pension check.

I am still a little unfamiliar with this venue, but I can tell by reading some of the posts that you are ?my kind of People?. I was fortunate to purchase a 1939 LZ sedan from a dear friend of mine a couple of years ago. A retired aircraft mechanic, he owned the car for more than thirty years. It is a very presentable unrestored auto with one repaint sometime in the sixties. It has a working Columbia and is a very good driver, although it is not without the problems associated with the V-12. I.e., smoking and leaking oil, hard hot starts, however it does run cool in warm weather. I enjoy taking it to local cruise-ins where most of the young rodders have never seen a 12 cylinder Ford before. I drive the car as much as I can, weather permitting, but I do treat it with respect. I own a few other junkers, mostly FoMoCo, and enjoy all of them immensely. I am looking forward to chatting on this site from time to time. Thanks for having Me.-John R.