Mark Shaw

I suggest you get in contact with Dean Tryon. Dean has been running tests on Marvel carbs that have revealed some interesting performance data related to jet sizing with modern gasolines.

I bought a Harbor Freight full standing unit from Craigslist for $100. Then, I used several YouTube videos to modify it with new lighting and a vacuum sand separator to make it work much better. Note: This unit works fine for occasional use with my 11 CFM compressor. I only work on my own cars and do very little parts blasting.

We thoroughly enjoyed the Reynolds Museum and warehouse tours as part of the Horseless Carriage Club Northern Brass Lights Tour in 2017. That tour also included Ft Edmonton, a Ukranian village, Elk Island National Park, and two awesome private collections that would knock your socks off! If you have a pre-1916 automobile and have not yet participated in a National Tour with the Horseless Carriage Club, you are really missing out. The HCCA accepts members with 1942 & older vehicles & encourages members with post 1915 vehicles to participate in the many Regional Tours held by their various groups all over the country.

Radiant floor heat tubing is easy to locate with a laser temperature gage.

While you're at it, check between the firewall and the back of the engine for one more plug. When I replaced all the plugs in my 29 Buick Standard, I found a plug at the rear of the block that could not be reached from the engine side. I looked under the dash and found a flap in the firewall to access the plug. A previous owner/mechanic drilled a U pattern of holes & cuts between the holes to make the flap. Maybe you will be lucky too!

I have been told that Buick dealers offered black replacement engines after WWII. If your engine is painted black, you probably have a replacement engine. Immediately after the war, there were no new cars available due to conversion of the car factories for the war effort. So, dealers did what they could to extend the life of cars built before the war.

Size would be good to post....

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Not if you buy her a new car.

Yes, it is a very dark blue only visible as blue in sunlight. I mixed my own blue/black for my 1913 Model 31 Buick and chose to go a bit lighter than the true blue/black. The photo below shows how direct light versus shade effects the color.

Time to raise the roof to make room for one or two storage lifts.

We did the same analysis and moved over 20 years ago from CA to SW WA. I am retired now and pay no state income tax and live just 12 miles from OR where there is no sales tax. Need I say more?

This is a work in progress for a new top for my 15 Buick speedster "The Bumble Buick". I could have purchased a roadster two man top kit for $500-$900 from an online catalog but it still wouldn’t be correct. But this is for a 1915 speedster that is already a modified car. So, I bought a Bimini boat top kit with aluminum bows and black plastic hardware for under $100 to get all the parts needed to adapt the kit to make a one man two bow top for the Bumble Buick. I plan to paint the aluminum bows so nobody will notice the difference as the Bumble Buick speeds past spectators…. 3 Bow / 4 Bow Boat Bimini Top Cover Sun Shade Boat Canopy Cover 6ft / 8ft Long with Rear Poles & Storage Boot $89.09/EA from Walmart Online. All went well to get the two bows to fit; but getting all the wrinkles out by making darts in the top fabric to fit the contours of the bows has been quite challenging. I am sure it will cost me at least a couple of nice appreciation dinners to keep my resident seamstress happy. But I expect she will also appreciate the shade it provides on summer tours. Now I know why getting a top made for an old car is so time consuming and expensive! More progress yesterday..... Now we just need to stretch it to remove most of the wrinkles before fastening it to the top of the windshield.

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Bob, I suggest you first try cold bending it. You will need some big adjustable wrenches with cheaters to get enough leverage. Go slow and put the old pin into it to test as you go. If that doesn't work, get out the rosebud and heat it until it moves. You will still need those wrenches and a couple of strong helpers. Good luck,

Rubber formulas today are far better, and any new tire will be softer and perform fine compared to your old hard tires.

Several machine shops can re-work the old rods to accept insert bearings. There are also several re-babbiting shops that can renew your poured rod bearings.

Manual transmissions that are still shifting well may only need new seals and bearings. Just about any shop can do this... Just look for the oldest shop in town to find someone with experience.

Oversized oil pans were settling ponds for solids to drop out in early cars & trucks. So, you will likely find oil sludge in the pan as intended by the early engineers.

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Correct...

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Installed the door logos on my 1915 Speedster...

Jon, Many thanks for also sharing your expertise over the years with everyone on this forum!

The 165 cu in enigne in the Model 10 is a great little engine for touring. I have two Buicks with that engine and they are both great little cars. The only down side of the Model 10, in my opinion, is the planetary transmission. But if you are already a T guy, you are familiar with it. I have replaced the Scheblers in my cars with Model A Zenith carbs and the REMY mag in my 1912 Model 34 to make them run better and more reliably.