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P-1 fan hub assembly with 4 blade aluminum fan blade for sale. I can provide detailed photos if required. This assembly came from Sam Adleman in Mt Vernon New York back in the mid 50's. It came with the P-1 that my father bought from Sam, same at the same time. $750.00 plus shipping. brasscarguy 2oh6-919-1949(Seattle) text or call.

Winfield aluminum throttle barrel carburetor for sale very nice condition brass barrel operates smoothly. The bore is 1-3/4" . Was going to use this on my T head speedster but age snuck up on me. $450.00 plus shipping. photos on request. frontyboy 2oh6-919-1949(seattle) text or call.

Winfield Aluminum barrel throttle carb for sale. 1-3/4" bore. This Winfield is a large and brass barrel throttle carb that is in excellent condition. Throttle barrel moves with ease and does not appear have much wear. Was going to put it on fleabay but rather get it to someone that can use it. I've had it for years and decided not to build a big speedster. I have lots of photos if you want. frontyboy text or call 2oh6-919-1949(Seattle)

I have a Mitchell brass radiator that is for sale. I can email photos if you are interested. Not sure of year but is smaller than the mitchell my father had, 1911 6 cylinder. brasscarguy 2oh6-919-1949(Seattle)

In 1955 my father bought a used Rover 75 with a blown head gasket. He paid $75.00 for it because nobody would work on it and no one stocked a head gasket. We had an uncle in the Army stationed in England at the time so my father wrote him to see if he could find a head gasket. Turned out he had to buy a complete set of gaskets and had it posted to the US. It took several months to get them in our hands. We pulled the head and as it was aluminum had it cleaned and surfaced. Reassembled the motor and fired it up. The Rover had been imported from Canada and had only about 20,000 miles before the head gasket issue. My mother drove the Rover for nearly 10 years with the only trouble was the trunk mounted SU fuel pump, it failed several times. I remember one time when the pump failed I at 15 years old climbed into the trunk and removed the plastic cover over the points and took a screw driver from the Rover tool kit and by hand operated the points to make the fuel pump provide fuel to the SU carburetors. There I was sitting in the trunk with the lid open massaging the points all the way home. Don't remember when or why the car was sold but it did go away. I do remember my mother driving me to high school and having her drop me off several blocks from the school so I would not be embarrassed being deliver ed in a odd little car called a ROVER!!!! just sayin' brasscarguy

I had the joy and good fortune to have the ONLY certified female Subaru technician in the US at the time she worked for my wife. Factory trained and an excellent diagnostician. The men in the service department came to her when they got stumped. She could figure it out. She had the interest and the patience to do the research and dig through the blogs and service bulletins to get to the root of the problem. Our business is owned by my wife, managed by women and women are on the service floor working alongside the guys. Guys, think about it, a few years ago women did not know how to open the hood, now they can work circles around some of the men in the shop. Never had a complaint about grease on the steering wheel, or dirt on the carpet, and especially the door handles. Better take note, fellas, we are being given a run for our money, and we are loosing, they are taking over the world, and its about time. just sayin' brasscarguy

In 1957 my father bought sight unseen a 1929 Rolls Royce limo from Sam Adleman in Mt Vernon New York. Our family , father, mother, brother and I drove the Rolls from Mt Vernon to Seattle. My parents made an educational trip for us kids. We made all the interesting and historical stops along the way. The trip took 6 weeks. The only problems were the vacuum tank failed and was replaced with an auto pulse electric. The radiator needed to be boiled out in Warland Wyo, seems the hotter weather caused the car to run a bit warm. We ended driving nearly 5000 miles crossing the country with little or no trouble. I still remember the incredible things we saw and took advantage of, especially Yellowstone. The Rolls had 24,000 original miles when we purchased it and today its still in the family, with just under 35,000 miles. It is truly an original unrestored incredible automobile. it has been shown, toured, and part of family members weddings. It's in my brothers care and likely will pass on to his oldest son to stay in the family. The Rolls has been part of our family for nearly 75 years, must be some kinda record . brasscarguy

Eurton electric in so cal. All they do is small low voltage winding. just sayin' brasscarguy

Looks like a smaller version of a Ventnor I had in the 70's. Mine was dated as a 1941. brasscarguy

Is that the Autocar that belonged to the 2 brothers in Penn? If so I looked at it some 20 years ago, they offered it to me for $24,000.00. Totally original unrestored. That same year I almost bought a late '04 at the auction at Hershey also unrestored and nice original from the swigart museum. brasscarguy

Stock, not a street rod. Westcoast location, running or not, prefer a complete pick up. brasscarguy text 2oh6-919-1949(Seattle)

WTB: cast iron 4 cylinder 1913-1915 exhaust manifold. brasscarguy text 2oh6-919-1949(SEattle)

Having owned a Jaguar and Rolls Royce service center for a number of years we always said you need two Jaguars one to get you there and then one to get you home, and a platinum credit card. just sayin' brasscarguy

I drive my '41 Cadillac convertible sedan as often as weather permits. Since I have owned the car the top has never been up. I drive my '29 Cadillac dual cowl phaeton again as weather permits, same story top has not been up since I have owned it. My '30 model a touring is out and about again as weather permits. We enjoy taking it to an old fashion drive in for dinner. We get lots of comments. My 40 year old Ferrari cabiolet gets used in warm weather often. My significant other drives the Ferrari quite often. She loves to go shopping at Walmart with it, gets lots of comments. She often tells those that ask, she shops at Walmart so she can afford to own a Ferrari. And yes, the top is always down. These cars are not garage queens. They are designed to be taken out and exercised. Why have them if you don't use them. My biggest regret is I can only drive one at a time. brasscarguy

post a photo of the body. When I worked at Harrar's Automobile collection they purchased a Cunningham Hearse and the body was removed and sold as Mr Harrah said he would be riding in a hearse soon enough and did not want one in the collection. The Cuningham body was highly carved and very ornate. I was charged with doing the preliminary research when it arrived in Reno. Some of the research staff played a trick on me and took a hand off if one of the mannequins and hid it in the back of the body. As I was taking inventory of the parts I uncovered the hand which unnerved me while the staff were behind me laughing. Those were the fun days. just sayin' brasscarguy

I remember the whistler on the radio on Sunday evenings in the Seattle area. Their tag line was go farther with Signal and on signs and print ads it was a play on words as the father wearing a hat and ran out of gas "go farther with signal gas" There were even a couple of black and white movies, titled, "the Whistler" with the same sound track as the radio program just sayin' frontyboy.

Here is a whole new insurance company loop hole. "Gap Insurance" If you have a new car and have an accident because your car has already lost value and depreciated if the car is now worth say $30.000.00, and it is totaled and the insurance co determines the value is $25,000.00, and your car loan is $30,000.00 you will owe the bank the difference of $5000.00. Unless you buy gap insurance, another premium and profit for the insurance company. Because the values of cars today are a lot higher and the sur charges the dealers get because the market was hot, Most car loans are more than the actual retail value of the car. The insurance companies only pay off of blue book not the inflated loan amounts, so unless you buy gap insurance, you will pay out of pocket the difference. Most consumers have no idea about this new wrinkle. In some cases very few however the insurance co will pay off your car loan but that is very rare. just sayin' brasscarguy

Seattle just had an $8 million fire in a dry marina. Over 100 very hi end boats stored on racks burned to the ground. Fire was arson, they caught the arsonist. Even have him on video pouring the gas from a can and lighting the fire. The insurance companies got together and are just paying the owners off. The boat dealer that was storing the boats notified the owners it would take up to 5 years to get replacement boats due to factories being sold out for production slots for 3 years. These were very high end boats average cost was $150,000.00 each some upwards of $250.000.00. Because some Ins policies had loss of use riders which met the insurance co would have to pay until the boat was replaced. Quicker to pay them off and take the loss. Now that so many parts are on back order for damage cars the body shops are over run with wrecks. They are now charging the Ins Companys huge storage bills. So the insurance companies are quickly totaling the cars to cut their losses. The tail gate on the new GM trucks has a parts cost of nearly $6000.00 all aluminum, not welded all melted together with special glues. Oh yes no parts available for the forceable future. just sayin, brasscarguy

So looking at the thought of getting new younger people to purchase a smaller horsepower brass car, the cost of the car is not the problem. Say $25,000 to 40,000 will get you a good reliable brass car in todays market. About what you would have in a street rod or entry level mid 70's resto rod. Now lets talk about the differences, These cars can be used and driven to events , brass cars for the most part can't in these days of heavy traffic and high speeds. So to buy a reasonably priced brass car requires a tow vehicle, a trailer and of course storage for all 3 plus insurance. The big boys can buy the $100,000 plus cars and add them to their collections no big deal. The family man does not have that luxury. The cars may be less expensive but the add ons are not just sayin' brasscarguy

I have an absolute fool proof way that solves all the problems. Very simple I use the CIF system, used it for years and never never had a problem. Now you ask what is the "CIF" system simple CASH IN FIST!!!!! no checks no notes no bull S@@t! just US Government green backs, never failed me yet and I'm 2 months short of 80. just sayin' brasscarguy

Commercial model a's did not have fold down windshields as the roadsters and touring cars had. I question the back of the seat it appears to me that it might have been a cut off touring. Seems the back corners and rear panel might have been fabricated. just sayin brasscarguy

I learned several important business ideas from my father that had a business during the depression. I started my Subaru business 30 plus years ago, and financed it from my back pocket. I had little money, and no credit history. I paid cash for everything. If I did not have the money I did without until I could afford to buy. The very worst thing you can do in business bar none is giving credit. I always paid cash and got cash in return when the job was completed. We only started taking credit cards about 15 years ago. I included the cost of using credit cards in my pricing. Those that paid in cash or check I gave them a 2% discount. I put every extra dollar into inventory on the shelf. I realized that I did not make any money with cars sitting around the shop. I made money when the job finished and I got paid. If you drive by a shop and there at lots of cars hanging around they are not making money they are in the non paying storage business. Drive by a few times and the same cars are still sitting. I looked at what would get jobs in and out quicker, having the parts inventory on the shelf was the answer. I also saw we were doing a lot of valve grinds and head gaskets jobs. I purchased all the cylinder head cores I could find and had them reconditioned on the shelf. A basic Subaru head gasket job pays 13.5 hours flat rate. With all the parts and the heads ready to go a good tech can do the job in 7.5 hours. My technicians get paid flat rate. The more they do the more they get paid. So the more jobs they complete in a week the more money they make. On average my techs flag 100-120 hours a week. On average my techs make between $125,000.00 to $140,000.00 annually. Another thing I learned from my dad, was take care of your employees. Its cheaper to keep them than to find a replacement. I give each employee $200.00 tool credit on the tool truck each month. Each employee with more than 1 year of employment, can take one of our many loaners home daily or on vacation. It's taxable but in the long run these are nice perks. We always do a New Years party for employees and their spouses or partners. We pay for child care if needed. We put everyone up in a nice hotel in the city, we then take all car keys and hold them until new years day, then start with a very nice dinner then a show, or dancing. Then after new years we have limos take everyone back to the hotel. New Years day we have an 11 am brunch at a high end restaurant then we give them their car keys back and everyone can go home safe and sound. We are as efficient as possible, with our inventories, our recon parts and the way our shops are laid out. AS I always pay cash for all deliveries each time, I always ask for a cash discount. The parts stores that I do buy from will deliver a thermostat gasket if I needed it, because in the long run other shops don't pay so fast. I am a cash cow for the parts stores and they love the cash. After 35 plus years we are doing quite well and always looking at ways to improve working conditions and the bottom line. No one knows what tomorrow will bring but as I own every piece of equipment, part, every fixture in my business. I owe no one anything and I sleep very well every night. just sayin' frontyboy.

A few years back when I had a Rolls Royce/Jaguar service center I hired a brit to work for me. His workmanship was outstanding and had Rolls Royce training. That said he worked for a short while for one of the British brokers specializing in overseas sales. The stories he told of shoddy repairs, bondo rust out with carboard patches, slip shod repairs to get it running just enough to get it off the dock. He lasted 2 weeks and bailed. There are used car huckster there just as there are in the US. Especially if you bought this car without driving. They are experts at making it look good and can fabricate stories that would satisfy the queen, in reality once they get an out of the country buyer, without a road test, they know they are safe and you the buyer has no recourse without spending a ton of money likely exceeding what you spent. OH, just to know no way did they forget the MOT, its British law!!! to perform the MOT. just sayin, brasscarguy

My solution to a possible scam is to request a current photo with that days newspaper showing. and the seller in the photo. just sayin brasscarguy