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My family has owned an original Springfield, S205pr St Regin Sedanca since 1956. Bought from the late great Sam Adleman in My Vernon New York. We actually drove it across the country to our home in Seattle Wa. My father showed the Rolls for some 20 years off and on then it went into a deep sleep. After my father passed my brother decided he wanted the car as we were dividing the cars up. He still has the P1 and it is again in a deep sleep as he is nearly 90 now. brasscarguy

Used to own a 1 cylinder Reo 8 passenger bus. cute to lok at byt utterly useless on the road. Why Reo made a 1 cylinder truck with a little more effort on their part they could have installed one of their 2 cylinder engines and made a very nice drivable truck. As for the ease of driving, My late wife climbed up and in the seat and told me to start the engine as she wanted to take it for a spin. I did as told and away she went. She was out and around the neighborhood. When she returned to our place she had 8 neighborhood children in the bus all screaming and carrying on. just sayin' brasscarguy

Years back we painted black tires with grey tire paint. Go back to the rubber bumper ear of GM cars. When you repainted a rubber bumper you added rubber additive from the paint store. It kept the paint flexible and pliable. Not sure the additive is still available. We just used regular single stage paint and the additive. It lasted very well and one car we did about 20 years ago the tires still look good. just sayin' brasscarguy

Contact Dave Longstreth near Pheonix he is a member of the HCCA. He can manufacture early brass era fasteners. brasscarguy

1915 Oakland right hand drive speedster. 40 hp Northway motor, this car was delivered new to New Zeeland hence the right hand drive option. Electric start, monocle windshield. Outside shift and brake. Factory vee radiator, have carbide headlights bail handle brass side lights and tail lamp. When I purchased the car it needed a refresh , so The chassis was stripped and is done with new paint deep maroon.. The Baker wheels are in prime and the demountable rims are powder coated. 4 new tires and tubes are ready to be mounted. All sheet metal fenders, hood and cowl have been blasted and primed. The 40 hp Northway motor has new babbit work, The engine is now ready for assembly. The water pump has been rebuilt with new shaft and seals. The brakes have been relined and ready for installation. . This was a complete running and driving car, and is now ready for reassembly. I have lots of photos when I took delivery and photos as we disassembled the car for restoration. This car looks very much like a Mercer of the same ira. Long sweeping fenders, right hand drive with outside shift and brake levers. Sadly I'm too old to finish this project and need to move it on to the next collector. Included is 2 gallons of expensive paint deep maroon and a brighter red for contrast, plus thinners and hardener. to finish the car, 4 new 25" tires and tubes the tires and tubes alone were $2000.00 I am only selling due to age and health. It is a project . I am asking $10,500.00 the car is located in the Seattle area. I have both photos as I got the car and as it took it apart, and as we reassembled the chassis as it is now. I can answer any questions and can send you any of the photos I have plus can take any photos you would like. No scammers, no phony cashiers checks, no b/s. thank you brasscarguy@comcast.net(Seattle) test or phone 2ho6-919-1949

My all original 1929 dual cowl phaeton does not have anything that looked like that. It does have 2 Cadillac script side mount mirrors with Cadillac script small padlock's to keep them from being stolen. brasscarguy

Mine is obvious. I've owned and collected brass cars since I was 14, I'm now 80. However since I have recently purchased another brass t with a very unusual racing engine I am going to change my name here. When I purchased this car it came with a gold guilt framed sign, which fit in with the car, "Dr Gallivan" My new 1915 T roadster has a Gallivan dual overhead cam model t racing engine with magneto ignition and 2 very large Winfields. This car has been clocked by the Washington State Patrol at 113 miles per hour, no not by me, but the original restorer back in the late 50's. One of 7 made in the mid 20's. brasscarguy/Dr Gallivan!!

Did you ever see the twin six limousine in the museum in Ft Lauderdale? I restored that car.. I sold it to Authur Stone, he owned the museum. My wife and I shipped it to Warren Ohio for the 100th anniversary of the founding of Packard. Out of 1200 Packards, from all over the world, We took first place in class and won 1st place in Peoples choice! Not bad for a back yard restoration. I might have a few pieces around not sure. Might even have some literature. Will check it out and let you know. brasscarguy

Having restored a Packard twin six limo, I'm very knowledgeable regarding engines and mechanical parts. I live in Western Washington and would be glad to check it out with you. Several parts are unobtanium. For example the fan is cast aluminum and if not broken is a very desirable. The carburetor and aluminum intake are sot after if useable. The starter and generator are good items. contact me brasscarguy@comcast.net

My father had a really nice collection of brass cars and classics when he died. When the estate was distributed my brother and I each got our pick of one each, me 1st then my brother. My wife at the time loved the 1930 yellow model a Phaeton restored, and my brother picked a 1929 Rolls Royce Sedanca Deville all original with 25,000 miles. My wife hated the Rolls she thought it was a funeral car. Still have the model a, brother has the Rolls. Oh, don't have that wife any more. brasscarguy

Factory location some had 2 spot lights and others had 1 brasscarguy

I have a friend that had 2 Darren's in Seattle. One was all original and the other had a blown engine. My friend was an incredible mechanic and fabricator. The blown engine Darren ended up with a 6 cylinder twin cam Maserati engine and transmission installed. That combination made the ol' Darren get up and scoot. Not sure what happened to it after he passed. brasscarguy

WTB: Mk2 Continental. Prefer black and west coast car. brasscarguy@comcast.net

Back in the day when I was a kid in a automotive shop, the old timers had a fool proof way to test condensers. Again the good old days everyone wore coveralls. So the old guys would charge a condenser and drop in into the side pockets of the 'new kids' coveralls. The next morning when the kid put the coveralls on he naturally shoved his hands into the side pockets the get them straightened out. ZAP ZAP!!!!!!! he got the shock of his life!!!! no harm just a great laugh for the older guys to start their day. just sayin' brasscarguy

Looking for a decent turn key Mk2 Continental. Must be black!! West coast preferred. Not looking for a project, running, driving, and no rust!!!!. Serious buyer for the right car. If you have one or know of one, email me brasscarguy@comcast.net(Seattle)

I did not realize there was a price requirement to place an ad. I want $80,000.00 FOB Seattle buyer pays the freight. brasscarguy

opps for got to deal with the price. I'm looking for a reasonable offer. I realize there will be a freight cost for who ever buys the car. I am taking that into consideration. As I stated above I'm looking for a reasonable offer. So just make an offer. brasscarguy

brasscarguy Posted Friday at 12:55 PM An original very nice very complete running and driving automobile. V8, numbers matching beautiful car. Starts,runs and drives with ease. Original paint and leather interior' front drives seat redone with matching black grained leather. All pot metal mountings were replaced a few years ago. Chrome is excellent and original . I have a service log with this car starting in the 1930's. The engine was rebuilt, top replaced a few years back. This is a beautiful and sporty looking classic. I have detailed photos which I will send via email. New tires replaced a few years ago, no wear like new. Its time to thin the herd as I just turned 80 and still have not figured out how to drive more than 1 car at time. I have original color sales catalogs original owners manual and service book. I have clear title. Have not figured out how to post photos here sorry, the car is rust free, dent free and well qualified for the survivor category in judging. Come look at it drive it you will not be disappointed. brasscarguy@comcast.net Edited 4 minutes ago by brasscarguy (see edit history) Quote Edit Report

An original very nice very complete running and driving automobile. V8, numbers matching beautiful car. Starts, runs and drives with ease. Original paint and leather interior' front drives seat redone with matching black pebble grained leather. All pot metal mountings were replaced a few years ago. Chrome is excellent and original . I have a service log with this car starting in the 1930's. The engine was rebuilt, new top , top boot, rear tonneau replaced a few years back. This is a beautiful and sporty looking classic. I have detailed photos which I will send via email. New tires replaced a few years ago, no wear like new. Have most of the original tools, jack, wheel wrench. Its time to thin the herd as I just turned 80 and still have not figured out how to drive more than 1 car at time. I have original color sales catalogs original owners manual and service book. I have clear title. The car is rust free, dent free and well qualified for the survivor category in judging. Come look at it drive it you will not be disappointed. Make Reasonable Offer. brasscarguy@comcast.net

West coast if possible, decent condition, running.driving,straight. No projects I'm too old. Prefer black or white. A turn key car would be perfect. Serious buyer, no scams no b/s. brasscarguy@comcat.net

I too started at the age of 14 following my father restoring cars. Too many to count or remember. I have brass era cars as my favorite era. I know the work and effort required to restore a quality project. The 1915 Packard twin six Limo I restored took 1st place at the 100th anniversary of Packard in Warren Ohio. This car took 2 years to restore, 1 year to do all the mechanicals, body work, upholstery, fit work. 1 year to outfit and put the final touches on the car . At 80 now I no longer do complete restorations, too much work and too expensive. I prefer to purchase a 'restored' car knowing full well the most misused word in the American language is "restored". Buying a restored collector car is in short buying a project. I understand it will need work, correct parts, adjustments and additional work. This is much easier than a complete frame off nut and bolt project however. I recently purchased several cars, a fully professionally restored 1906 Reo, restored by Don Bolton and Ted Oney in Oklahoma City, A 100 point restoration that needs no work. The price was based on the quality of the restoration and the fact it was a total original and very complete car to start with. The second car is a 1929 Cadillac dual cowl phaeton all original with very low millage and a service log of all work and repairs done over the last 50 years. No work required except to put gas in it and drive. Not cheap but instant gratification, The third car is a 1941 Cadillac 4 door convertible sedan. This is a restored car, by the nephew of the original purchaser. He it turned out to be a Cadillac Factory exec. It was an incredible purchase from BAT, but I did my leg work before purchase. A low millage 45,000 original car always stored for the winter only in the summer. My latest(last?) purchase is a old restoration, 1915 model t roadster powered by a Gallivan dual overhead cam racing engine. Just change the oil drain the old gas add a battery and we were driving the car in a couple of days. At 80 I need instant gratification, who knows how much time I have to enjoy my collection, and don't want to take the time to do a restoration. I dig up a few tomato cans in the back yard peel off the bills and buy ready to go cars, in the long run its much quicker and cheaper and a lot more fun. just sayin' brasscarguy

In 1959 my father was told about a model a touring for sale. The car was bought new in Seattle and shipped to Alaska, where it was only driven in summers when the family was there for their summer vacations. The total mileage of 4500 miles. They brought the car back to Seattle in 1955, and parked it in a garage. The car was for sale for the outrageous price of $50.00. He had to sign a note that he would never sell the car to a young kid to drive or hot rod. The woman owner did not want any young person to drive the car due to the antiquated brakes. Once the paperwork was done we put a battery in and drove it home. We still have the car now showing about 15,000 miles. In 1959 it was in a fire and burnt to the ground. We restored the touring car to a 100 point car and my dad and mother drove it to Reno from Seattle in 1980 for the 50th anniversary of the 1930 production year. It is my wifes favorite car, beating out, a vintage Ferrari. '41 Cadillac convertible sedan, '29 Cadillac dual cowl phaeton, to name a few cars in our collection.. Our family has enjoyed this model a for well over 75 years. brasscarguy

When I worked at Harrah's Automobile collection, I met a number of celebs. Some names you might not remember, Trini Lopez, Don Rickels, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and a number of others, part of my job was to give tours to them, Several Celebs had cars on display so they were allowed to go thru the collection without guides. The only rule was they had to wear white shop coats with the Harrah's logo on the back and their name patch on front. We also did some restoration of celebs cars. Bill Cosby had a Frasier Nash, Robert Culp had a Phantom 3. If they had questions we got the answers. My all time favorite was Steve Mcqueen. He donated his ultra rare Jaguar XKSS. He had played rough with his baby. We did a cosmetic restoration. His only request was to call him with any changes or upgrades. I called over several issues. This was before cell phones and someone always answered the phone, not Steve. I was told to tell the one on the phone it was about the Jaguar. He always was quick to call back. I met him several times in Reno over the project. A few years later I was working in Montana selling Automotive test equipment and still interested in old cars I saw an original 1911 Hudson motorcycle in an antique shop. It was 2500.00, all original and out of my league. On my next stop in Stevenson made my sales call and entered another antique shop. Just looking around and a voice from the back of the store, What the hell are you doing in Montana? I looked up and there was Steve sitting around wood stove . I knew he collected vintage motorcycles and I told him about the Hudson. He got all excited and wanted to check it out. So I drove him back where the bike was. As it was in the front window he could see it and wanted to buy it. He only wanted to pay 2grand. Because of who he was he asked if I would go over and make the purchase. I agreed and we went to a bank he got the cash and I walked in bought the bike for 2 grand , once the deal was done he then walked in to check out his new purchase. He owned a ranch in Montana where he stored the motorcycles and of all things old cast iron wood stoves. After he died they sold the collection of nearly 200 vintage bikes at the big Las Vegas bike auction. brasscarguy

Seems you guys got it all wrong. One year my gift was a Mercedes roadster. She enjoyed the car but she told me it was not very personal. Next year and those that have followed, I got real personal. Guys you can never go wrong with expensive(not cheap) quality LINGERIE!!!!! you can't get more personal. Every birthday, anniversary, Christmas and any special occasion, for me its the gift that keeps on giving. Try it its the only way to go. brasscarguy

I'm thankful for the best things in life. Good health, good friends, and meeting a wonderful younger woman that likes cars. As far as the younger part before all you guy start salivating, my birthday is July 30, 1943 my sweet young things birthday is August 4 1943. Life is full of surprises, as well wonderful days, with many more yet to come. We look forward to each day with interest and anticipation. For which we are all thankful for. brasscarguy and Kathy.