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  1. Not sure where to announce I am bringing my 86 year old Mullins trailer for another car person to enjoy.  It will be in the Chocolate North field space C4V20 just south of light pole # 33.  I purchased it in 2003 & painted it black with a light gray interior.  Upgrades over the years include; wheels, hubcaps, tubes, and new 6.00X17 tires.

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  2. Using the “old cars price guide” the approximate value is $1,250. The magazine is available at most book stores.

    You need to scroll down to the forum Hupmobile & post your ad with your contact phone #.  You can also go to Facebook & search for Hupmobile club and post your ad.

    you can also contact the Hupmobile Club at:

    Hupp Club Membership

    4 Ash Road

    Bradford, CT 06405

  3. In the 1960's I used a tank heater on 2 cars and with no garage, in Des Moines, IA winters. It was installed in the heater hose and both heated and circulated the anti-freeze.  The built-in thermostat heated to 55 degrees and the car blew hot air in less than a block.  If you had the defroster set on, your windows were clean when you came out.  Stopped using the heater when we moved & had a garage.

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  4.  An excellent gift would be the book “Mustang by design” written by Jimmy Dinsmore and James Halderman.  Gale developed the original Mustang on his kitchen table.  When he retired, he & his daughter converted the family barn into a museum.  We lost him the winter of 2021 but the museum is open by appointment.

     

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  5. 8D358720-6B76-4803-9E13-E2B9A9AD86F6.jpeg.396c7dd49911313bea66b1a80e55629e.jpegWe have a comfortable truck & open trailer.  Our touring car & trailer weigh 5,000 lbs & pull easily.  By spending our money touring, the kids will be relieved of disposing the balance.  I like the bumper sticker I once saw “ spending our kids inheritance “.  The problem with this is covid.

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  6. post-41405-14314298061_thumb.pngI have been asked if I did the restoration, I always say “No”, my enjoyment is driving the car.  I was born in 1942 & the Hupmobile is a 1931.  The interesting question is “Did you buy it new?”  My original response was “No”, later I might say “Think about it.”, now I smile & say “Yes”.  The time line requires me to purchase the Hupmobile 9 years before my birth.

     

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  7. I tow my Mullins trailer with a custom a 3 bolt hitch.  There are two steel  braces on the frame where the hitch is attached.  I have no problems with the hitch being too light.  The trailer wheels are actually a set of front hubs & wheels including the brake drum.  My trailer is 450 pounds with a 70 horse engine, it requires some down shifting at corners.  

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  8. Sorry about the slow reply.  Several years ago I purchased what I thought was a 2 1/2 wheel puller & it was too big @ 2 5/8.  Later I found a 2 1/2 puller.  I have photos of the two bell shaped pullers.  If requested, I can post photos of the top side.  Am I measuring wrong & can it be a 2 9/16?  My car, a 1931 Hupmobile 6 cyl uses the 2 1/2 size.

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  9. 1967 289, auto, ps, A/C restored for touring, not as show car.  I drive it in the rain but not snow.  Upgrades since 2016 include paint, motor rebuilt, exhaust, brakes.  New interior including carpet, seats, headliner, & Factory Air Conditioning. Located north of Cincinnati.  $17,500

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  10. If you are a member of the Hupmobile Club?  They have the color codes for the engine color.  Membership is $31 a year.  There is a company in Dayton Ohio who can mix the color, in quart qty, & ship.  How soon do you need it?  I can deliver paint cans to Hershey for pickup.

  11. When filling my 1967 Mustang, the gas explodes out the tank at the 3/4 mark.  Still happens when filled very very slow.  The Mustang doesn’t use a vented tank.

     

    Previous owner passed away before finishing a major restoration including motor & trans rebuild, new interior, repaint including most chrome parts. 
     

    The tank was already installed when I purchased it.  Is it possible the gas tank is partially blocked or am I missing the problem.  A new tank is easy to replace not really expensive.

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