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Mary Margaret Gentry standing next to a car; (1940 Kentuckian) (University of Kentucky), undated

Still recommend Shawn Miller significantcars.com (and Shawn persoanlly owns a 645 Dual Cowl, plus has sod quite a few 640, 645, 740, 745, 840, & 845 cars) Sidenote: 1. I need the right front brake actuating mechanism for a 640 (the part between the frame and the brake backin plate that the brake cable attaches too. 2. I need a brass outer running board molding for a 640 too (it is brass)

For bakelite I use 3M Auto Body Panel adhesive - bonds like not tomorrow, sands, polishes, and is black. as to the Why - NOT A FAN OF PAINTED BAKELITE

no clue

Do not worry, this RR PI has been well maintained (and driven too) for years - Ned Herrmann (Vintage Garage) worked on the car (Ned did some incredible restorations on RR cars), Glenn Grismere worked on the car (he and I bought the 1936 25/30 Owne Gurney Nutting Drophead that was in same garage as this car for 40 some years) and Glenn apprenticed with Ned, I helped Glenn work on the car, a few other people handled this and that over time, and the current owner is EXCEPTIONALLY skilled too (matched to having successfully driven it over time).

I am going to possibly disagree - I had a phaeton that was Neptune Blue (in what turned out to be a pearl finish) and I thought it a horrid color until one day it was glistening in the sunlight - I polished it a touch and the metalic was a gold flake and almost so faint it was not noticeable in the paint (basically, I passed that car for days and days over 10 years and never noticed the "metalic").

In "Rolls-Royce in America" book you would use the index to find a 1927 Warwick sedan with a female owner in I believe NYC.

Also, such as our 1935 Auburn 851 Phaeton - the car had a 40K plus mechanical restoration 40 years ago and since then has probably had another 25K+ in maintenance over 50K miles verses the normal restored car that never sees such mechanically = also a definition of "sorted out."

Takes considerable work to "sort out" a car to be truly driveable - and most restored cars cannot get out of their own way.

Packard Boattail is the key to the photo

Makes for a really really long day !!!

Yes, often the case - car dealers were notorious for this or taking off slightly damaged poarts to replace for new. Good news is often better choice than anything else in parts !

Sidenote: Also do not take something apart that you think you can replace without first getting the next one in your hand (example - Dealing with a MK1 Jaguar sedan that someone shredded out all the door window channels = guess what - they are not made new so I am having to buy a whole set of MK1 doors to get a used decent set andf that is fine, but sometimes ypou are not lucky and part is unobtainum).

As a sidenote - CCCA has really well done publications

We took in a lot of things to 1915 (and that was nice as a whole group of luxury cars 1915 to 1925 that had little to no club representation or activities).

Just depends via orice - notice someone looks to have possibly converted rear to a pick-em-up-truck (or I guess it just could have leaked and they sought solution). And acres of die cast chrome and ... Cool body stryle though and looks to have potential as rather exceptional in surviver condition.