Larry Schramm

I would guess that the two levers in the center were used to lock in the tow bars at the set angle so they would not change the distance between the ends on the car being towed. At least that is what the were for on a tow bar that I owned in the 70's. The chain would be the "safety chain" connected to the tow car for safety. At least that is my story and I currently sticking to it.

Does it have solid rubber tires on the front and maybe on the rear too?

Are there patent numbers on the part anywhere?

Is that not really from the 50's and maybe the late 40's?

Maybe this will help your neck.

Maybe this will help.

If I remember correctly, two tail lights were not required on vehicles until about 1958. Back up lights were optional on many vehicles well into the '60's.

Super news!!!

I have 5 Lucas 5.25 / 5.50 -21 white wall tires still in wrappers, except one. The tires have a 4 inch whitewall. $800.00 for all 5 plus shipping. I can deliver to Hershey. They will be in spaces RWK 30-31.

One way that you might be able to get the rear wheels loose is to loosen the axle nuts a couple of turns and then drive the car in a figure eight. It is not necessary to make it a speed sprint. Slow and easy will many times loosen the wheel from the axle. It has worked for me when I did not have a hub puller available.

In my opinion, not that it means anything, but I would vote to spend the money in Flint in connection with The Sloan Museum. They are just completing a $30 Million dollar renovation that about doubled the size of the museum. I have seen the museum during construction and it is extremely impressive. I would think that putting historical Buick resources at one location would be a strategic move that would be beneficial to the Buick fan community. Plus the library at the Gilmore is kind of small compared to The Sloan & AACA at Hershey.

You might look at a Dykes manual for some information.

I personally use Lubriplate SPO-299. I also use it in the transmission. Look here. https://www.google.com/search?q=sp-299+lubriplate&client=opera&hs=wV0&sxsrf=ALiCzsaD20726_yn9677w5osJEAyeyPpkg%3A1655254195403&ei=syypYr-iGL64uvQPm_ikmAI&ved=0ahUKEwj_x9Gynq74AhU-nI4IHRs8CSMQ4dUDCA0&uact=5&oq=sp-299+lubriplate&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzoJCAAQHhCwAxAHOgcIABAeELADOgkIABAeELADEAg6CAgAELADEIYDOgQIABAeOgYIABAeEAU6BggAEB4QCDoGCAAQHhAKOggIABAeEA8QCjoFCAAQhgM6BQghEKABOgUIIRCrAjoHCCEQChCgAUoECEEYAUoECEYYAFCtCljlHGCbHmgBcAB4AIABqQGIAbQKkgEDNC43mAEAoAEByAEKwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

I would think that the plate is for a 1924 Model 35 which should be an open touring car with a 4 cylinder engine.

From my experience, "death wobble" usually happens from about 1-2 MPH to about 10 MPH. I have never had it at 20-25 mph on any of my cars. The best thing is to take the front end apart and check everything for wear and fix what is worn. I just did that on my 1913 Buick. Fixed most of it. I can still get it once in a while, but I believe it is now tires. You can check the lateral run out of both the tires and rims with a good dial indicator. Run out on good tires is usually less than .040" Be sure you have the correct amount of caster in the front end and the correct amount of toe-in.

Congrats. You guys are one year ahead of us.

Not yet. I am going to use the old ones and see for the time being if I can rotate them some. I will look for replacements after I get done with the tour this month.

I hope not when I get finished.

Rebuilt the front end of our '13 Buick.

Larry, You do nice work. The other Larry

Yes, and I use old wine corks glued together, formed the float, and coat with superglue.

I use super glue, the gel type to seal the floats. I use cork.

I had a friend call me this morning and he was asking why we were not at the local car show. He talked me into going to the local Lions Club car show in the city park, an annual Memorial Day Weekend event. We ended up going and spent the day visiting and see a lot of friends. And then low and behold out of the blue we won an award. My bride of 44 years (two days ago) with the first plaque. Actually one of two we received. The other one was for the Sponsor Award.

We took the 1913 out for a ride and a stop at the local Dairy Queen. Not the best pix as it was pointed towards the sun.

That crank looks exactly like the original one that I have. Nice work.