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6 hours ago, TAKerry said:
Someone would have to literally be living under a rock to not know what a MB Gullwing is! Especially if it has been in there family for 60+ years and in mint condition.
Nah, I was with a non car guy the first time he saw one... called it a back to the future car.
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1 hour ago, edinmass said:
Who ever said he was getting the Stearns back? There are legal terms that apply.........Orin......please check in here........comments on abandoned property, mechanics lean, and the most appropriate term......conversion. 😇
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2 hours ago, Matt Harwood said:
Just out of curiosity, do you guys view deposits as non-refundable?
Generally speaking, yes they are and should be. From my youth I recall the term “good faith money” often times a small amount in comparison to the deal at hand, in other words, a deposit. I have seen the money returned when a deal didn’t complete, but only under circumstances where “good faith” was still present. Everybody has a story and it would be up to the guy holding the cash to decide how he feels about that. If a guy handed me money on a Sunday with the promise to show up next Saturday with a trailer and the agreed balance but lost his job or even just lost the transmission on his truck in the week between.... but found himself unable to complete the transaction, I would be inclined to return some or all. For the BS excuses we all know... not so inclined.
I did get to hear a neighbor at Hershey, when asked for a deposit back via the wife excuse, give the best response ever: “You think she will be mad at you for buying a $12,000 car that doesn’t run, imagine how mad she will be when you come home $2,000 poorer with nothing to show for it.”
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You could buy it and let Ed know he can’t play with it until you get the Stearns back.
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This has to be someone we know messing with us.
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1 hour ago, auburnseeker said:
The question is are you going to let her get back in and ride home looking like that? Better hose her down first.
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32 minutes ago, George Cole said:
For me it was my first set of brass era tires. All of my drug knowledge comes from Willie Nelson cameos in movies, so I don’t know how much of anything you can get for $3,000... but I assume it is a lot.-
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On 12/15/2020 at 3:52 PM, Grimy said:
A few Series 4 cars were actually built in calendar year 1915, and 300% of them are registered with HCCA......
December of 1915 was a huge production month for all auto manufacturers, they needed to get the 16 models ready.... or so I have told myself every time I look at anything built in 1916. -
The 1922 pikes peak racing claim is interesting. If the vintage racing history is verifiable beyond the photos provided, the bidding was a little low, if it claims don’t hold up (and it sure does not look like the same car to me), all the money in the world and then some was bid.
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That seems about right. The overland is a very good performer and a quality car.
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35 minutes ago, steveinky said:
If you're interested in selling, I'm interested in buying! Of course that depends on price, location, and condition.
The OP has not logged in since the day the first post was placed.
@Cgarv12 this may prompt a response.
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If a clincher in the size desired is not available, don’t forget you can put a filler (usually a stiff rope) in the groove of the clincher rim and place a straight wall tire on the wheel. It has been done on many cars, even cars that see a lot of touring miles.
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Another thought, there are likely enough fake cars on a Stutz chassis out there that there should be a few loose correct bodies for the car shoved in a corner somewhere.
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7 minutes ago, 58L-Y8 said:
Only because its RHD...do the English style...
If going to the expense of a rebody, why leave it right hand drive? Even as I type that I don’t know why I or anyone would argue against the vandan plas body on a Stutz, it would be fantastic.
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19 minutes ago, GregLaR said:
I appreciate how nice this car is and the amount of work that it took to get it into this condition. Perhaps the $45 K price tag is the biggest hindrance. I would suspect that most vintage car buyers with $45K to spend, would prefer to buy a car that is a lot more user friendly than something like this. I mean no disrespect to the beass era collectors but a car with roll up windows, a heater, good brakes, realistic road speeds, etc. has to have a much broader appeal. These brass cars are probably more saleable to someone who can afford to let it sit in his garage until the perfect sunny day comes along. Less return on drive days vs. investment.
actually a buyer at 45k is either going to get something a little bit bigger with none of the refinements you listed, or something similarly sized but a couple years older and no front doors, an aesthetic difference that people, myself included, tend to like.
I very much so agree with Ed that Model T’s are where it is at for brass touring. Even the guys with big collections of big boy cars tend to show up on many tours in a model T. Ever try to get a locomobile stopped at the bottom mountain? A side note on that taking us back to the Lambert, friction drive cars can be put in reverse to aid in braking.... a 35 horse engine can provide a lot of braking.-
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https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19101/lot/617/
Same car in 2011. $16k pre restoration.
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The Lambert is an interesting car for sure and there are no lack of people interested in it. Being Built in Indiana (where I live) and friction drive (I have a lot of Cartercar miles under my belt) this car really calls to me, but I am focused on finishing the brass car I have and getting a child through college that starts in less than a year.
Also, brass is still a small community and anyone looking at the car on BAT has already seen it and knows the price point the seller is after. Many people are scared of friction drive, so the unique system is not a selling point over a standard transmission. Most importantly, there is a lot of competition in the 40k neighborhood for brass era cars.
Getting back to the idea that there is a dwindling interest in brass cars: not a chance. There is a dwindling group of people with the financial resources to own several of them or to keep large numbers of them on the road. Lower prices would bring some people in, but they will never get low enough for the majority. Saying there is a lack of interest in brass is like saying there is a lack of interest in Model J’s because a dumpy one with issues sold for under a million and a half.
This Lambert will get bid up considerably from where it is now, and likely not sell, assuming a reserve north of 35k. If a price in the teens of thousands would actually buy the car... there would be quite a line. At the 11k, I will take it.... and figure out how to pay for it later. My guess on where the money should be: something hovering on top of 30k.
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56 minutes ago, 89tc said:
What's one of those worth (to sell) that needs work or a restoration? I'm thinking it would be impossible to find parts if they were needed.
Also, did someone say "wooden axle"??
yes, they have axles made of wood. These are obviously not drive axles.https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1910-brush-model-d/
This one sold in unknown mechanical condition with a presentable but old restoration a few months ago for $11,500. I watched the auction and thought the sales price was a bit low, but I don’t know the car or what issues it may have so it could have been all the money in the world.
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Wasn’t CM the 6 and CD the 8?
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Although I 100% agree with a shim not being a correct repair vs getting a manifold flat, I don’t think the manifold in question is out of acceptable tolerance. .005 is nothing with new crush gaskets being used.
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I would be concerned with some cleaners hurting plastic parts or staining the panel. Perhaps armor-all dash cleaner as the solvent and some compressed air as mentioned, to move it through the gap around the button.
To prevent something like this from happening again try taking your coffee with less cream and sugar.
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I have met George at Hershey and spoken with him a time or two via these forums. The man certainly loves and knows early vehicles and engines. My only regret about that simplicity is that it isn’t still driving around in Indiana as I may never get to see it down in Florida. I doubt this thread has gone unnoticed by him but just in case @George Albright
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Come on guys, they are only one decimal point off on this one...
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