Mark Shaw

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Hugh, Evidently, someone modified this component. Your modified part doesn't have enough flex to make contact. The flat spring steel part acts as a spring to hold the contact tight against the end of the pencil. I suggest you remove the copper supports and replace them with a single piece of spring steel as shown below. Also note that the base of the spring part is insulated from the cover as is the threaded ground connection.

Yes, Gerry Luckow was a member of our HCCA Portland Group. Jerry and his wife have long passed, but I do remember him driving this car on one of the club's earlier annual tours.

I don't disagree, However, your previous post stated: "GM has a history of claiming to invent more than they do." That article was not written by GM.

I don't want to argue, but I think it is interesting to point out these documents:

I expect they were referring to engines being built in the US...

What did you do to your pre war Buick today? I sold it! The check cleared yesterday. Title with release signature goes out tomorrow. Now we wait for the transport to come pick it up.

In 1902, Buick established the Buick Manufacturing Company. This was intended to produce engines for use in other manufacturers’ cars and make its own cars. The money again ran out in 1903. By now, however, Buick had managed to produce an engine that offered far more power than anything else being built at the time. The overhead valve engine, or “Valve-in-Head” as it was known at the time, was revolutionary and offered car manufacturers benefits unavailable from any other engine then on the market. The Great Scot who invented the overhead valve engine and the Buick Motor Company – Great Scots Foundation

Here are some measurements... Your location??

Measure center to center on each side. Add the two numbers and divide by 2 to get an accurate wheelbase measurement. This eliminates any difference caused by steering.

Just about any metal fab shop could do it. Post your location so others can help.

Hugh, Under the points cap there is a flat piece of spring steel mounted to the grounding contact. The button at the end should be touching the end of the pencil (Q in the drawing). See if you have continuity between the other end of the pencil and the ground contact.

Looks to be for a 1914 B25 Series Buick.

Many years ago, I used the old Drano drain cleaner crystals with pea gravel & agitated it to clean my 29 Buick fuel tank. Then I used the Bill Hearsch tank coating. The car is still going strong...

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Yes...

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And how old is the gas in the tank? Non-ethanol?

I am waiting for the certified check to arrive in the next day or so for the sale of my 1912 Model 34 Buick (Model T Size Roadster). I agreed to discount the price by half of the transport cost from Washington to Connecticut. The buyer informed me that the highly recommended commercial transporter cost is currently $3200 which seems a bit high even with today's high fuel prices. Since I am paying half, I will ask for a copy of the transport receipt.

The Pierce Arrow has been owned by a local HCCA Portland Group member for several years. He sold it at the Portland Swap Meet last weekend. Dandy Dave flew out from NY and stayed with us for the Swap Meet. I am glad he got these photos so others can see what was there. Other swap meets so far this year have been a bit thin on vendors. The Portland Swap was also thinned by about 25% compared to pre-Covid swaps.

Mike, Your general location would help...

Accurately describes the inspector in my case. He had recently transferred to inspections and was not a happy camper. I called his boss who overruled him the next day.

Just another interesting registration issue: When I tried to register my 1913 Buick that I got from my father in CA, the WA DMV researched the frame number (looking for a VIN #). My Buick only had a 4 digit frame # and the DMV found a 17 digit VIN # from a stolen car that had the same 4 digits in order. So, the clerk refused to issue a license until I showed her a photo of the car and asked how many digits she found. She had to call Olympia to verify this 4 digit number was OK & got authorization to issue the license. All this happened after the WA State Police inspector refused to accept the frame # because it was stamped on a tag riveted to the frame and not stamped directly into the frame. But that is another story of bureaucratic nonsense...