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Studebaker also had to remove the Tristar off of the engine hood.

A small town with only a single dealership in it is not unusual today even close to a major centre. The town of Hope BC is 2 hours east of Vancouver. It is a junction point for 4 highways and has a population of about 6200 today. There has been a single GM dealership there for 50+ years. No others.

The Tristar in the glass suggests early 1953 Studebaker. It had to be changed because Mercedes objected.

After WW2 Canadian Pontiacs used Chev bodies and only came with the Pontiac flathead 6 until 1954. In 1955 things were reversed - Pontiac body sitting on a Chev frame.

Studebaker made a one ton pickup with a nine foot box into the mid/late fifties.

Not British. It is a Swiss Saurer bus from the mid 50's.

Change already happening.

A comment best kept to yourself, sir. What happened in the past is in the past and need not be dwelt on. We will see his image on our money as has been the case with all previous British royals.

Clo-oose, Kleena Kleene, Hydraulic, Bella Bella and Bella Coola, all in British Columbia. The last 60 kilometers of Highway 20 into Bella Coola will earn you the right to a bumper sticker which reads "I conquered THE HILL", 9.5 kilometers of 18% downgrade on an often one lane gravel road with drop offs of as much as 3000 feet. People have truthfully been known to refuse to drive back up the hill, preferring the ferry instead.

In England there is Mousehole (pronounced Mawzzle).

I think it is a Renault. All the mid 30's Renault decapotables that I can find have 3 door hinges.

People on this side of the puddle associate the Austin name with low cost econoboxes. Prior to 1920 though, that wasn't the case. Austin was known as a maker of high end low volume limousines and sporting automobiles which rivaled Rolls Royce for quality. The 3.6 litre 4 cylinder 20 could give 3 litre Bentleys a good run. The engine readily accepted modification and could produce up to 90 hp. The post WW1 recession stalled sales of high end cars and Austin introduced the famous Seven in response. Total production of the 20 was just 6000 cars. With the serial number of 5595 what is the possibility that this plate came from a 1919/1920 Sporting 20 brought into the US by someone who wanted a quality performance car but not at a Rolls Royce price?

Do the semaphores flash when they are extended? They did on my first car, a 1946 Morris 10 Series M saloon. ( in 1964.) To meet Canadian regulations, both headlight reflectors tilted down for low beam.

I have 2 motor fuel propane suppliers (Esso and Petro Canada stations) about 10 minutes away and a third (Superior Propane) about 15 minutes away, all in Surrey. I usually go to the Esso station to refill the tank on my motorhome because getting to the motor fuel pump is easy with a 30 foot unit. An upside to running on propane is that engine wear is virtually reduced to zero since there is no carbon in it. When an oil change is done the oil coming out is almost as clean as the new oil.

Maybe Continental F124?

If you have all of the equipment (Impco?) you are a little ahead of things cost wise. The tank is the most expensive part. Tanks meant for installation in pickup boxes will likely be the cheapest, though. Even so, you would have to put a significant amount of mileage on the truck in a short period of time for it to really be cost effective.

Do you know who did the propane conversion on the engine? If it was an after market conversion it is likely missing a propane camshaft which makes a major difference in performance.

1960 Lark 6. Classic Enterprises makes excellent rust repair panels.

I think the steering handle and strap mounted tank are both de Dion Bouton rip offs which account for the French thought. I see nothing remotely resembling brakes on the very light rear axle. Also very light rear springs. If it had centre pivot steering how would the crank work? I think the engine is fixed to the front of the car and drives the front wheels. Are those leather/rubber boots at the outer ends of the front axle?

If the speeding offence occurred in 1906, I think the car is anywhere between 6 and 10 years old at the time. The steering lever is reminiscent of de Dion Bouton vehicles of the late 1890's and the cylindrical tank strapped to the dash board was something Benz did during the same time period. To my eye though, the body looks more North American. What is the purpose of the crank? Is the engine out front under the cow catcher or is it used to secure the catcher to the car? The seat behind the driver looks like a pretty precarious perch to me! I'm going to go (way out) on a limb and say it is the product of some enterprising soul in Toronto who built his own car. It is possible.

There are 4 tie rod ends, 2 on each side from the centre out to each wheel. Two will have right hand thread and two will have left hand thread. Can't see it in the picture, but there will be a drag link from the pitman arm to the steering linkage. May also be called a reach rod.

Sebastien I agree with Ozstatman. I think you are to be commended for taking the time and having the patience to document these gatherings. (We would call them cruiseins here.) These are also good examples of the fact that calling something rare has geographic overtones. Where I am (British Columbia, Canada) French cars are extremely rare.

Exactly!!! Positive or negative ground makes no difference. The engine will turn clockwise as bloo states.

Years ago I knew someone who had a TC. He said that the appeal of a T type was the illusion of speed because your butt was just inches off the ground. The fact that the car took the better part of 20 seconds to reach 60 mph and had a top speed a little over 70 was of little importance in his view.

With all due respect to you sir, you are making.a mountain out of a molehill. A model A has to be one of the simplest vehicles there is to work on. Removing the radiator is not a big job and will make accessing the timing gears much easier. All the advice given here is spot on. If that is the original fibre timing gear it has done well to last 90 years.