zepher
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That Bronski Beat folder sure looks out of place with the rest of those folders.
You must be a real Small Town Boy, stuck in Tucson.
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2 hours ago, Mark Shaw said:
But I am not interested in trophies, and I think sitting all day at a car show is one of the most boring things to do with collector cars.
While sitting with your car all day can be tedious at times, shows where the cars are there for quite a few hours, allow me to educate people about my car(s).
Most people have never heard of a Rickenbacker or a Pierce Arrow and have no idea where they were made or what historical significance these cars hold.
I find that most people think my Rickenbacker is a foreign car, given the name.
And my Pierce Arrow is such a large and impressive car that is always draws plenty of attention and questions.
Yes, it can be hot sitting or standing on pavement but the smiles I see and the 'thank you' comments I get after explaining things about the cars make it worth it.
Those of us that own these cars aren't getting any younger, and if I can light a spark in someone that will lead them to be a caretaker for a few of these pre-war cars, those hours on the hot pavement are worth it.
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I used to own a 2017 Kia PHEV that had the top level trim package.
No CD player.
So it started quite a few years ago.
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I would think on a car like a Lincoln of that era the bands would be bright not painted black.
On another note, it would be nice if folks would be more descriptive in their titles.
We have this one and the one just said help with wheels.
Way to be as vague as possible.
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I miss my 1964 Malibu SS.
I have always loved the overall looks of that car.
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57 minutes ago, Frank DuVal said:
It's not the clutch failure from stop and go traffic, it is the knee failure! If you are in stop and go traffic with a clutch and your knee/legs don't hurt, then that is just a little heavy traffic with no real stops for short periods of time (not long enough to put it in neutral and take your foot off the clutch). If you are in agony, then you have real stop and go traffic, and for an hour at least! If your commute through stop and go traffic is 20, 30 minutes, then again, not stop and go traffic, just a little slow down. Anyone can handle that. Think of it as leg exercise!
Come here to I-95 when it snows! I'll show you hours on end in stop and go traffic. People with clutches are screaming in agony!😧
Exactly.
When I commuted from Orange County to Riverside County the drive was 26 miles.
It often took me 2 hours to travel those 26 miles.
Nothing but stopping then moving up a few feet, stopping then moving up a few feet.
With a hydraulic clutch setup it wasn't too bad, but with the mechanical clutch, Z bar, setup in my Malibu it was horrible.
My left leg was shaking by the time I got home.
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That is quite a car show!
And you guys sure do love your American police cars.
Thank you for the pictures.
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2 hours ago, joe_padavano said:
I rowed the four speed in my 1970 Olds W-30 up and down PCH in the South Bay for a couple of years when I lived in Torrance and worked in El Segundo. I think I only went through two clutches...
I never wore out the clutch on that Toyota.
It had the original clutch when I passed it on with 150k miles on it.
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I bet there isn't anyone that had to commute in LA traffic that used a manual trans for years.
I did commute in a Toyota Tercel for many years that was a manual.
At that time I was an equipment operator so I rarely used the clutch while in motion.
If I drove it properly, I could get 40mpg.
Still didn't make stop and go traffic any more enjoyable.
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Sounds like the commentators are the same ones hired to 'inspect' classic cars as experts.
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19 hours ago, BobinVirginia said:
I still think a truck should be setup like a locomotive. A small efficient diesel driving a genset with electric wheel motors. Pull anything and be efficient.
That is how the Chevy Volt was setup, but with a gas engine.
Chevy killed it a few years ago.
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My DD was a stick shift car for decades.
I finally broke down and bought an automatic car because traffic in Los Angeles is horrible and it was a miserable commute in a stick.
Then, I went and bought a '78 Corvette Silver Anniversary with the L82 / 4 speed and I was right back in a stick shift car again.
When I got married I bought an automatic as the wife didn't want to shift gears.
I sold my last stick shift, DD a few years ago and now have all automatics in my modern cars.
A friend really wanted a new car but didn't want a CVT trans so he ordered a manual trans car.
It took 8 months for it come in after he ordered it and he was forced to put down a sizable deposit because the dealer said they would have trouble selling it if he backed out of the deal.
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I have a few engines and transmissions laying around.
It is a natural part of the hobby.
My difference is all the spare drivetrain parts I have are for the cars I currently own.
When a car gets sold off I either include the spare parts in the sale or I sell them off later for extra old car money.
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I have seen and toured with @Grimy's Silver Arrow and it is a spectacular car in person.
It is of those cars that is far more impressive in person than it is in pictures.
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I would never take delivery of a vehicle with dealer emblems on it.
And I agree that any dealer tag affixed to a vehicle should result in points deductions on any judged vehicle.
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In a private vehicle, I have never stopped at the scales and I have never been pulled over for bypassing them.
Didn't matter if I was in a moving truck or pulling a large trailer.
Last time I went through the scales I was driving a trash truck for someone that had won it at an auction out of state and I drove it back to his shop in a different state.
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4 hours ago, arcticbuicks said:
i see that this is more about bragging about what he carries .......actually all bragging seems to be more the topic in any discussion always......i trust the copied quotes from DOT and state laws .........not what Ed says Zephyr..............have at er boys
Ed doesn't need to brag about what he does or what he's done.
He has the knowledge, experience and resume to back it all up.
If Ed was bragging, you'd know it.
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All this talk about weight is why I refuse to give up my Class A CDL.
I can drive pretty much anything and be legal no matter where I go.
And, I trust that Ed has done more than enough research to stay legal with the vehicles he carries.
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That is a shame but I completely understand.
I have very few pictures of the '64 Malibu SS Convertible I owned for decades.
Mainly because it was a daily driver and it was something that was always just supposed to be around.
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7 hours ago, keiser31 said:
Looks like my old 1929 Franklin.
It was a random pic I grabbed off the internet so it could be.
Have any pictures you could post?
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Grand cars from the late 20's like Franklins, had huge headlamps.
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15 minutes ago, TAKerry said:
I would imagine a wealthy industrialist would have been the owner of an enclosed drive limousine.
It was originally purchased by a doctor in Pasadena, CA.
He owned it until his death in the early 60's.
Today, it would be possible for me to purchase a $100k car but I would never spend that much on such a depreciating asset.
I am happy to purchase used cars that someone has already taken the initial hit on depreciation.
The Yukon Denali I drive every day is a good example of this, no way I would have purchased that car new but it sure is a great used car to drive and it has served me well, so far.
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Pierce Arrow Society Meet 2024
in General Discussion
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Good to see you had such a lasting experience with the PAS @BobinVirginia.
As I mentioned before, it would be real tough to find a better group of folks than those in the PAS.
Now all you need to do is join the PAS and pick up a Pierce Arrow of your own.