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Yes, I plan to do exactly that, a cheap set from somewhere like Harbor Freight.

Will do, regarding the itinerary. I'll be basically making it up as I go along, as I have until July 6 to be back in Norcross. Right now, the plan is to stay in Stormville, NY, with my friend Mike on Monday night and to head for Hershey early Tuesday. Probably stay in the vicinity of Hershey Tuesday evening, as I have to drop Mike off at the airport in Harrisburg no later than mid-afternoon on Wednesday. Then I'll head for either Skyline Drive or the BRP by the most convenient route and grab a hotel where I can. After that, we'll see how it goes.

Received my MARC roster and my Rand McNally large format atlas today. Getting really excited about my trip, which will start in a couple of days. My good friend from NY, who will be riding with me from the start, has to leave after a day or so to attend his son's wedding in the Dominican Republic. He and his wife have to fly out on July 4, so he will be dropped off at the airport in Harrisburg after we visit Hershey. Which means I will be traveling solo on the Blue Ridge Parkway. If any of you are in the area, please reach out, as I would love to meet up for a visit or a meal. My biggest concern now is lodging along the Blue Ridge, as most of it is stupidly expensive. Getting too old to camp and it would be hard to bring along on Amtrak the stuff it need to do that. Hopefully, Priceline will point me to cheaper lodging off the Parkway... As promised, I will post links here to my daily trip blog so you can follow along on this old guy's crazy Model A adventure.

Gary, I appreciate the advice! I'll fire up the map program and take a look.

Terry, Yeah, you're right about storage being tight. Seller has reinstalled the trunk rack (a nice wood-trimmed unit, see picture) that comes with the car and I'm planning to strap a big Rubbermaid container on it in lieu of a proper trunk. It'll look ugly (like me!), but I can deal with that.

Not in Old Cars. Either in the 'Antique Automobile' in summer 2015, or at this LINK. Or possibly when I reprised the daily blog posts on Facebook a year or two later.

Back in Oct-Nov 2014, I purchased a 1930 Tudor in Oregon and drove it back home to Atlanta. That trip was blogged and chronicled in several places, including an article in a summer 2015 issue of the 'Antique Automobile.' The trip was so much fun that I kept looking to do something similar again and now I will be doing so. Found a very nice 1930 Coupe on Hemmings Marketplace last week and made the deal. The car is in Connecticut and yes, I'm driving it home, this time without a chase car as this vehicle is in much better condition than was the Tudor. Rebuilt Model B engine with full-pressure oiling, FSI electronic ignition, the Lincoln drum hydraulic brake conversion, recent tires and tubes, recent correct upholstery in the cabin and rumble seat, a trunk rack, and a stone guard, plus a number of spares. The seller runs a vintage race car service and restoration shop he founded in 1978, and he assures me this car is mechanically sound and will be well-serviced before we depart. Another fun part of the adverture is that I will be able to get directly to pick up the car almost entirely by Amtrak, at a substantial savings over flying (which I detest these days). In my retirement I help to run a 35-acre train museum in the Atlanta area, so this is right in my wheelhouse. Looks like a close friend who lives near the seller may ride along and fly back home afterwards. The planned route is to avoid I-95 entirely, to stop off in Hershey to see the AACA Museum and the new AACA national headquarters and library, and then to make as much of the southward trip as we can via the Blue Ridge Parkway. Figuring on about four-five days travel time, depending on how much we sightsee and dawdle. As before, I'll be posting a daily trip blog, most likely on Facebook and perhaps on my hobby website, too. And I hope to dabble with video this trip, something I didn't do at all in 2014. Likely won't try to learn to edit video on the trip so that will be posted after I'm back home Hope some of you here will be interested enough to follow along and if anyone spots me on the road or in Hershey, do try to say hello.

Lincoln Continental Owners Club makes the most sense.

And a fabulous HO model railroad with computer-controlled sound and animation, over 400 lighting effects, and a beautiful backdrop mural done by a talented local artist, Brenda Ehly. SRM is the only museum in the world with two presidential private cars, one of which visitors can walk through. Lots of material from the now-gone Atlanta Terminal Station. And, seriously, much more. SRM has been open for 42+ years and is operated 98% by volunteers; there's not a single full-time employee. It is voted the best museum in Gwinnett County year after year. As I tell visitors all the time, if you don't enjoy your visit to the Southeastern Railway Museum, it's your fault! LOL.

Two days until the 2nd annual 2023 CotAC event at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA. We've been watching the weather reports closely and the chance of rain, as of a couple minutes ago, has dropped to 40%. Honestly, the heat island effect of the greater Atlanta area tends to reduce the forecasted precipitation most of the time. It was 80% today, and we received very little rain all day. Since the museum is open rain or shine, the car show will follow the same path. Whether you bring a CotAC eligible car, a custom or special car that doesn't fit the criteria, or if you're going to drive modern, please come to the event. I can guarantee you will enjoy the experience, especially if you haven't visited SRM before. No one is going to be dissed because of the car they bring, I promise you that. My good friend Jeff Chattin indicates he's going to bring his Lozier this year. When is the last time you saw one of those? Hope to see everyone on Saturday!

Just received the dash plaques that will be given to the first 50 entrants to the 2023 'Celebration of the Authentic Car' event in Duluth, GA, next Saturday, May 20. 1911 Thomas Flyer owned by Jeff Chattin of Canton, GA. The Thomas was at the inaugural CotAC show last year, but he has indicated he is bringing a different vehicle this year. If I know Jeff, it's sure to be something very interesting. Anyone notice anything unusual about the image? I should point out the Jeff drives this car just about everywhere he shows it.

That weird rear hubcap ought to be a clue.

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I've used both and there's no comparison. IIRC, Dick Teague stated in a Clausen ad in HMN in the '60s that he was able to use Leatherique (then Clausen) to restore the leather in a pre-1910 car pulled from storage after many decades such that it did not have to be reupholstered. Don't think Lexol will do that, but I could be wrong.

Perhaps you are thinking of Leatherique? http://www.leatherique.com Run for many years by George and Christy Pavlisko. IIRC this line was formerly marketed in the '60s under the Clausen name and was highly regarded by people such as Dick Teague and others.

Here's all the info about the 2nd annual 'Celebration of the Authentic Car' show being held Saturday, May 20, at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA. Hope to see a lot of my AACA friends and their cars there!

I understand. I spoke to this earlier in this thread in reference to the inaugural event last year. The museum site is only available for CotAC in May due to other long-running events there and because of Mother's Day and Memorial Day, there are really only two possible weekends to hold it. Wish there were more than 52 weekends per year...

If you're looking for automotive museums, you need to bookmark this website: Automotive Museum Guide This website is maintained by Sean Mathis, proprietor of the 'Miles Through Time" museum in Clarkesville, GA. He lists several museums in the Georgia section that haven't been mentioned in this thread.

There will indeed be 2023 version of the "Celebration of the Authentic Car' show in Duluth, GA. I'm meeting with the local Marriott Courtyard on Monday to negotiate a reduced rate for those who can't travel to the show and back home the same day. We will also have trailer storage on the museum's fenced and gated property both Friday and Saturday nights. The same basic format as last year, which I regard as 'car show light,' to reduce the number of people needed to put the event on. Hope CotAC II will be bigger and better, with many more rare and historic cars.

Rivguy, the story on White Post you saw in Car Collector magazine was probably the one I wrote after my visit there so many years ago.

Leatherique. Check it out.

Just to tie up the loose end, my co-worker who requested the ID indicates the images were found in an antique shop, so no background on them is available. Can anyone ID the country where such a license plate was used?

I've been asked to ID this vehicle and I feel like I should know what it is, but that European plate makes me nervous. Anyone sure what car this is?

I get pulled over for speeding all the time, Bill.

Many years ago I worked on a low-mileage '26-27 Model T in Georgia that had a Ford script spare tire that was believed to be original, so they must also have been available during the Model T era.