Steve Braverman

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Looks more like Lincoln to me, about 1936.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> We can look back on those early Falcons and see period cues that date it. Can you say the same about a Chevette or a Ford Fiesta? </div></div> I really don't see how the Chevette was any less stylish than everything else built from 1976-1987. Personally, I think the Mustangs and Camaros from that era were butt ugly too. Didn't make them any less stylish at the time. My parents bought two new Chevys in 1985, a Celebrity and a left over '84 Chevette. They were both boring by today's standards, but they weren't any more so than everything else on the road at the time.

According to IMCDB.com it's a Yellow Cab model O-5. http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_51693-Yellow-Cab-Model-O-5.html

Your car may have a Chapman Lock. They were popular in the 80s. Look for a barrel lock under the dash with an armored cable leading to the firewall. If this is the case, you could be in for a little trouble if you don't have the key. I believe these devices locked the hood and disabled the engine somehow.

My dad had two Chevettes, an '84 he bought new for $5,000, and an '87 he got after he killed the '84. I learned to drive a manual transmission in the '84. It may have been a cheap car with no frills, designed to get from point A to point B, but so was the model T and the VW bug, and lots of folks seem to like them. The 70s and 80s were the birth of extreme consumerism, so most everything from those periods have been thrown away. Chevettes, Gremlins, Escorts, etc. were common sights in the 70s and 80s. Those types of small hatchbacks still pervade most of Europe. Americans are too infatuated with Hummers and Escalades now to be caught dead in a hatchback. Too bad, hatchbacks are probably the most versatile small cars there are. I'll probably get a lot of flack for comparing the Chevette to the model T, so tell me how they're different. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wasn't freewheeling outlawed in about 1933? </div></div> My 1933 Franklin still has it. The knob says "Coasting Out."

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">By the way, I would like to contact you regarding your last name. E-mail me at jack_redman@hotmail.com when you get a chance. </div></div> Whose last name are you referring to?

Cars like this are interesting. While it may not be collectible to most people, it is a time capsule. I bought a 1965 Corvair in 1990 with 23,000 miles on it for little money. It never really became super valuable, but I wish I still had it. I would put it up on ebay, and see what the market will bear. You might be suprised.

I think that Lester has changed their carcass design from what was used years ago. My grandfather used them on all his cars, and they were ok. He did have a few horrible blowouts, but they were tire from the 1970s (this happened in the 1980s). This is pure hearsay, but I think they got a bad rap from using poor carcasses way back when. Many people I know use them without problems, but I think the tread design does not look authentic. I have Custom Classic on my Franklin now, and they cup easily. Next set will be BF Goodrich Silvertowns.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How about the word RARE ? </div></div> Cow poop on the subway is rare, doesn't mean it's worth anything. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

1905 Franklin Model E. The last of Franklin's "cross engines." My friend, the late Peter Kunan, gave me my first ride in this car when I was about 13 years old. It was late at night, and the single gas lamp lit the road. He didn't hold the car back, and 45-50 mph in that car was thrilling to say the least. Some day.... <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

I think they were built with recycled Plymouth parts.

Here ya go West: http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=6

I'm guessing it's a Huppmobile. More pictures would be helpful.

Thanks Paul, I will try that.

I took my '32 sedan out yesterday for the first time this year. When I make left turns, the hand throttle opens. This never happened before, and is a bad thing. Did the lever expand, or did the wheel shrink? The steering wheel is rubber or plastic I think. Is the lever pot metal and about to explode? Has this happened to anyone else? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

The difference is that you can't just let the clutch out to regain your engine braking. Truly a useless feature that two of my cars have.

Crossed flags appeared on everything from Corvettes to Corvairs in the 60s.

Thanks Barry, I'll have to order a set next time. Maybe it will make the trailer pull better.

Six months after we met, I brought my girlfriend to a Franklin meet in Lake Tahoe. We drove a friend's Franklin through the California desert on the way there and the ambient temp went to 104. The car was fine, but the engine heat on the passenger side got so intense (Franklin's cooling air exits on that side) that her feet started to burn through her sneakers! This picture was taken a year later. We'll be married five years this year. This year the Franklin gets seatbelts for our newest little passenger, and for everyone else for that matter.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Trailer tires are not made in 16" sizes</div></div> Says who? My Goodyear ST (Special Trailer) tires are 16" </div></div> What is the exact model of those tires? I can not find them on the Goodyear web site.

Did your car come from Long Island? I worked on an identical car years ago that I believe lived in Patchogue, NY. There are not many like this around. Great looking car. I have a Franklin Olympic which is basically the same car with Franklin's much larger engine shoehorned into it. The first muscle car. I think the Reo may be harder to find than the Franklin. Good luck selling it.

Go to Sears and pick up a cheap timing light and tach/dwell meter. The instructions that come with the tools will be enough to get a mid 60s Chevy running like a top. If your truck is an eight cylinder, setting the points is very easy through the window in the distributor cap. I don't know if the six has a window in the cap. You set them while the engine is running using the meter. No other setup is as easy to adjust. Try to find an original Chevrolet shop manual. They were the best, much better than anything from Haynes or Chilton. Look on Ebay. Good luck and have fun. The best way to learn is by just doing it.

Says who? My Goodyear ST (Special Trailer) tires are 16" Hmmm.... I looked all over the internet and asked all the tire dealers. All I could find were 15 inchers. Not an issue though, the trailer came from the factory with truck tires, and always worked well. Maybe next time I'll look for Goodyear STs.