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Have you purchased a Hemmings Magazine & checked the last 6 or 8 pages? They will be at Hershey & you can pick them there. Best of luck.
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It’s posted in the forum “Cars For Sale”
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The AACA club does not require you to own an antique vehicle, you only have to have an interest. Our local club tours monthly from April thru October and normally 10 to 50 percent will drive a modern car. We tour about 40 MPH unless a slower car shows up.
In Ohio there is the “Ohio Region” & 7 local Chapters around the state. Three times a year we have a weekend region gathering with both modern & antique vehicles.
Join in the National club and visit your local chapter/region tours before joining.
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Late 1920’s Hupmobile. Try posting under Hupmobile forum.
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If you post your zip code, someone may recommend a good shop. How far are you willing to travel?
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They are the front & rear wheel. They look like 1930/31 Hupmobile wheels & 1930 Chrysler wheels. Also may fit 1931 Desoto.
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In 1988 I was looking for a good used car for my daughter and seriously considered a new Yugo. I purchased a used low mileage 5 year old car from a church member. In checking with my machanic, he discouraged my purchasing a Yugo calling it a “throw away car”. You don’t fix it, junk it. Yugo shipped cars but not repair parts & it took weeks to months to repair them. The part that held the hatch back window in place was faulty & people taped a plywood pannel in place driving the car for months. I listened to my machanic’s advice & thanked him for years.
if you are keeping it in a museum, it ok. It was never a dependable daily driver.
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Bump due to drop in price.
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Hupmobile painted their 8 cyl block & head Black.
The 6 cyl were a green close to Packard,s with some in black.
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Area code 385 is the Salt Lake area.
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I suggest you post on the forum “Technical”.
More members will see it there.
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A longer tongue allows better control when backing.
With more steel, a longer tongue will add weight to the tongue at the ball.
The tongue weight calculation is to use the distance from the ball to the axel & the percentage of distance the weight is from the front. we need the cargo area length & the tongue length for both trailers. We will also need the distance the axle is from the ball.
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It appears you are using the “by guess & by golly” weight distribution methiod. When you buy a travel trailer, it is built with a tongue weight equal 10 to 15% of the trailer. When the hitch weight gets heavier, you need equalizer bars to distribute the tongue weight to the front wheels & back to the trailer wheels.
When the tongue weight is too little, the trailer can sway sideways back & forth till you slow down or flip over.
(1) load your trailer & weight it without the tow vehicle attached.
(2) Next weigh the tow vehicle without the loaded trailer.
(3) Attach the trailer to your tow vehicle & move the only the tow vehicle wheels on the scale.
(4) Subtract the tow vehicle (2) weight from the tow vehicle attached to trailer (3) giving the tongue weight.
(5) Divide the tongue weight (4) by the trailer weight (1) giving percentage of hitch weight. This should be in the 10 to 15% range.
(6) Move the car forward or back to attain 10 to 15% tongue weight.
The tow vehicle & trailer should be even height front to back. If it sags at the ball, you are a candidate for equalizer bars. With the bars, you can load the car closer to the front with a 15 to 20% tongue weight.
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You can find the club webpage at:
http://clubs.hemmings.com/hupmobile/
To join, go to the tab MEMBERS.
June 3rd thru the 7th our yearly Hupmobile Club tour and this year we will be at Staunton VA
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8 cyl were painted shiny black.
Most 6 cyl were a green close to Packard Green.
A few 6 cyl were black.
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The shocks on my 1931 Hupmobile are not working.
They are 87 years old with 45,000 miles.
I am looking for information to do maintenance , or rebuild them if needed.
A source for parts would be nice.
Does anyone have printed instructions?
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Try contacting the AACA Library at Hershey.
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In 1929 they used a cutout instead of a voltage regulator.
The relay is open until the generator is putting out about 8 volts.
It then closes to charge the battery.
At idle, the the relay is open.
Without a relay cutout, the generator will discharge the battery at idle.
Also the cutout could be bad.
Many cutouts have a connection on the bottom connecting to the generator & a 2nd connecting to the wiring harness.
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It could be an early Hupmobile. This photo is a 1915.
Hupmobile Made the model N from 1915-17.
They moved the steering wheel to the left side about this time.
The fender lights and rear view mirrors were aftermarket options.
They also placed the "Hupmobile" script in the lower right radiator.
Keiser31, in reference to this post, in your comment below. Thanks, you are correct.
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I replaced the factory Stromburg Carb U-2 with a Carter BB-1 unit on my 31 Hupp 6 cyl. It boltes right up & runs fine. It should work with most updraft 6 cyl cars in the range of 1927 to 1932. If I am wrong, somebody jump in & correct me!
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The woman, in red, has her hand on the door of a 1960 Plymouth. Just over the top of the Plymouth is a white 1960 Mercury station wagon. In 1959 the new 1960 models were introduced in September or October.
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Have you joined the Hupmobile Club? It is an excellent source of parts & information. They publish a newsletter 5 or 6 times a year with sections for cars or parts wanted and for sale. Additionally, they publish a magazine quarterly.
Once a year we have a rally, this year we will meet in StauntonVA the 1st week in June. I can assure you, there will 28/29 model M’s. We expect 20 to 25 cars this year but most come without their car due to distance or status of restoration. Registration is Sunday with touring starting Monday.
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Do you have a NAPA Store near you. When I go in to get an oil filter, they apologize for not having one in stock but the warehouse will get one the next day. Also points, plugs, condenser, etc.
Also, try posting on the Buick forum. The Buick club is known as an excellent source.
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Joining the Hupmobile Club will provide you with technical information you can contact.
Once a year we have a 4 or 5 day rally.
It moves around the country, in 2017 it was in San Diego and the June 2018 will be in Staunton, VA.
Based on travel distance & if your car is running, many people fly or drive in and tour in a Hupp.
In 2017, one couple flew in from Australia.
Hershey 2018
in General Discussion
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2001 was my first trip & my 21 year old nephew came from western Iowa. When my brother asked about the swap meet, all Joe would say was “I can’t describe it”. You have to go next year.