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Not to derail this thread but does any of the mentioned shops work on digital dash clusters? 1987 Lincoln Mark VIII Thanks Dale

Hello, and welcome to the nuthouse! Lots of good people and information here, and some bad apples. Tell use why you are here and what you are interested in.

Thank you for all the help, we decided on $6,000 as the value for estate purposes. It will be added to my stable of vehicles. Then I need to sell a few...

My dad passed away and we are looking for a value of a 1948 Lincoln Continental coupe. Still has its original V12 engine, and overdrive 3 speed trans. Has been run in last couple years but does need work. Chrome is fair, paint is original or repaint many years ago, has the normal dings, dents and scratches for years of use tires are ancient, and the rears have portawalls. Interior has seat covers and moth damage to original from what I can see. I know the value on these cars are lower than what everyone thinks so I need some opinions. My guess is in the $6,000-$8,000 range??? The car was for sale a few years ago for $20,000, which I knew was high.

Thank you for all the kind words and prayers 🙏. He will be in my heart forever ❤️.

Turn off the headlights!

More green!

My dad passed away on March 10th while wintering in Florida. He was 84 years old. He is now with mom who passed away in 2015. He was the reason I have the love of automobiles. His first antique car was a 1929 Hupmobile and then the collection grew from there. Him and I spent many years tinkering with old cars, buying, selling (not too many),fixing and restoring cars, and most importantly bonding! We had been going to Hershey every year since 1980, first camping in surrounding fields and then getting a flea market space. Last year at Hershey he sold his Ford Neon signs and was so happy. When he started downsizing his collection a few years ago I bought his Hupmobile and it will now serve as a fond memory of him. https://www.clawsonfuneralhome.com/obituary/Walter-Frederick

Yes, just open one at a time.

The car in the lead at the checkered flag, unless it is under caution, then the second car.

The chances of it sinking are slim from other reports.

One you have fluid at all 4 wheels, I would gravity bleed it. Just take the top off the master cylinder, open one at time and watch for air bubbles. I use gravity bleed all the time, works like a charm.

Looking Awesome!!!!!

Sheer determination to see it through. Keep up the good fight! We are in your corner Matt. It will be a beautiful car and be well sorted when it is finished.

DPC or HPOF. Driver participation class or Historic preservation of original features, if you have a fair amount of unrestored parts of the car, like interior, top, etc. Show it!!!

That's what I was thinking too 😃

Looks like it is a cutter or reamer of some sort????

What a great story we all can tell! Thanks for all the help!

The double headed VW near Delmont PA on route 66.

Grounds are all good, new cables.

Regulator seems to be working ok, all the points are clean and free.

I am working on a customers 1948 Chrysler Windsor and I am working out the last few problems. This car has been sitting for at least 40 years and when I got it the engine was out and stuck. It has just over 98K for miles. The first problem is that the generator is not putting out any voltage. While it was on the vehicle I polarized it and checked all the wires to make sure they were all hooked up properly, still no output. I have removed it from the vehicle and tried the motoring test and it does motor, but when I take the ground off the Field post it slows down. I was looking online and when you remove the field to ground wire the generator should speed up, is this correct? It is positive ground and I have checked the brushes and they look good. What other things should I check to see what is wrong with it? Also the fuel gauge is not working and I have removed the sending unit from the tank and it is a cork float(and it does float!), the arm is free and is moving up and down. It has two connections on the top of the sending unit, marked "1" and "2". I replaced the wires to the same terminals but it still does not work? I even switched them thinking that someone else might have been messing with it years ago, as the cover was off the in the trunk exposing the sending unit, and it still didn't work. The tank has a good ground. I ohm'ed each terminal to ground and when I moved the gauge the readings changed like I think they should. What is a good way to check to see if the gauge in the dash is good? I HAVE a shop manual but they don't go too deep into the generator or fuel gauge other than with the fuel gauge to get a known good one and hook it up and see if the dash gauge works... Finding shops that will work on the generator are getting hard to find in my area. Thanks for any help offered Dale

Yes, I see were it was supposed to go! I did not tear this car apart and trying to get it back together for the customer. Thank you for the help! I am from PA, near Pitts. Now to get 10W oil for the fluid drive transmission.

Hopefully finishing up on the 1948 Chrysler Windsor, got the brakes on and running on it's own fuel tank, after taking the tank out and flushing it good. Had a problem with the pickup tube, was plugged solid! Now to finish bleeding the brakes and tidying up a few loose ends. Does anyone know where that panel goes???