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    New to Cadillac

    in Cadillac & LaSalle

    Posted · Edited by ellagee (see edit history)

    I just acquired a 1930 Cadillac 353 . I am absolutely new to the Cadillac world and would like to know the best source for parts i.e, distributor, carburetor , window crank handle, wiper arms,Probably other items as I get into the vehicle.

    Any help would be appreciated,

    Just for FUN...... A Studebaker "Tale"

    in Studebaker, Erskine & Rockne

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    A Studebaker Tale This 1931 Studebaker President was to be a gift for the wife of Gordon Sidney Harrington, the Premier of Nova Scotia from 1930 – 1933. The roomy interior and straight-8 engine would provide the First Lady of Nova Scotia capable and suitable transportation in the coastal Canadian province. Unfortunately, Mrs. Harrington would never see her new Studebaker. While awaiting transport at a Lake Michigan dock, the Studebaker was stolen by a delinquent attempting to impress the prominent Chicago thugs of the time. He and the Studebaker caught the notice of Fred “Killer” Burke, well-known in the underworld as a gunman in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929. Burke was looking for a chauffeur and a ride to settle a score with Purple Gang break-aways in Detroit. Rather than feud with the Purple Gang, Alphonse Capone contracted a truce allowing the east side gang power and profit while keeping other Detroit gangs in check. The ruthless Purple Gang successfully preyed exclusively on other gangs and independent bootleggers, insulating themselves from law enforcement. Prohibition and the poverty following the stock market crash of 1929 made Detroit a hub for bootlegging liquor from Canada. Bootlegging had become a highly profitable trade in the city, second in revenues only to Henry Ford’s Motor Company. Enforcement from Chicago was needed when the “Little Jewish Navy,” a group of Purples owning boats on the Detroit River, violated the underworld code by operating outside their agreed territory. “Killer” Burke’s presence in Detroit on September 16, 1931 was soon associated with the Collingwood Manor Massacre. The Studebaker President was far too conspicuous in the home city of Ford automobiles. Making a hasty withdrawal from Detroit, the panicked chauffer wheeled Burke along Michigan Avenue to Ford Airport in Dearborn. With police in pursuit, a Ford Tri-Motor was commandeered. The plane, still idling near the runway from a previous flight, had not been refueled. It crashed in a cornfield within minutes of take-off. All aboard were killed. The Studebaker was impounded, then after some time in storage was released for sale. Purchased by Fred Sanders, the Studebaker briefly enjoyed a much “sweeter” existence. Sanders had found great success with his candy store, the Pavilion of Sweets, on Woodward Avenue. Reputed to be the inventor of the ice-cream float, the Sanders’ name is still seen on boxes of chocolate candies and ice cream toppings. The Studebaker was Mr. Sanders’ business car and family transportation. In the spring of 1933 the Sanders’ family traveled to New York for business and site seeing. The free-wheeling Studebaker easily navigated the busy streets of New York, taking the family to the perennially popular attractions of Central Park, Broadway, the Statue of Liberty and the Seventh Wonder of the Modern World, the Empire State Building, completed just two years earlier. In the summer of 1933, the Studebaker comfortably motored the Sanders’ family to the Chicago World’s Fair. Mrs. Sanders prevailed over Fred’s suggestion that the family attend the “culturally educational” fan dance performance of Sally Rand. Instead the family enjoyed the Sky Ride, viewed exhibits depicting life in the future, and debated the controversial flyover of the German airship Graf Zepelin, which heralded Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. The Sander’s week in Chicago concluded with a ballgame at Comiskey Park. Continuing to Kansas City, Missouri for business, a lunch stop at a roadside diner quickly turned the family travel into national headlines. Mr. Clyde Barrow and his brother, Buck, accompanied by two women, needed a quick ride out of town. Though Clyde Barrow had advised Henry Ford of his preference for Ford V-8 automobiles, his companion, Bonnie Parker, made it clear in one of her many “letters to the editor” that she preferred the Studebaker President sedan for travel. At only ninety pounds and 4’11” in height she could comfortably rest in the roomy backseat, though only briefly. The Studebaker was soon abandoned by the group, presumably exchanged for a Ford, and was subsequently recovered from a small-time hoodlum in the Dayton, Ohio area. By then it had become necessary for Sanders to acquire another vehicle. Unwilling to part with the President sedan, the Studebaker was stored in Tiffin, Ohio until arrangements could be made to bring it home. The present owner, a Detroit native now known as Larry Gardon, also uses the Studebaker President for business and pleasure, and keeps the car in storage for extended periods. Following the mysterious disappearance of James Riddle Hoffa in 1975, Gardon moved to a farm near the quiet village of Brooklyn, Michigan. Gardon’s idyllic life in the country was interrupted by 20 years served at the State of Michigan Prison System. Once out, Gardon, along with the Studebaker President, again relocated to a home near US 12, demonstrating his apparent preference for the Chicago Turnpike’s ease of access to Detroit and the Windy City. Researched and compiled by U. Ben Hadd

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    Just for FUN ------A Studebaker Tale

    in Automobile Humor and Interest

    Posted

     A Studebaker Tale

     

     

    This 1931 Studebaker President was to be a gift for the wife of Gordon Sidney Harrington, the Premier of Nova Scotia from 1930 – 1933.  The roomy interior and straight-8 engine would provide the First Lady of Nova Scotia capable and suitable transportation in the coastal Canadian province.  Unfortunately, Mrs. Harrington would never see her new Studebaker.

     

    While awaiting transport at a Lake Michigan dock, the Studebaker was stolen by a delinquent attempting to impress the prominent Chicago thugs of the time.  He and the Studebaker caught the notice of Fred “Killer” Burke, well-known in the underworld as a gunman in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929.  Burke was looking for a chauffeur and a ride to settle a score with Purple Gang break-aways in Detroit. 

     

    Rather than feud with the Purple Gang, Alphonse Capone contracted a truce allowing the east side gang power and profit while keeping other Detroit gangs in check.  The ruthless Purple Gang successfully preyed exclusively on other gangs and independent bootleggers, insulating themselves from law enforcement.  Prohibition and the poverty following the stock market crash of 1929 made Detroit a hub for bootlegging liquor from Canada. Bootlegging had become a highly profitable trade in the city, second in revenues only to Henry Ford’s Motor Company.  Enforcement from Chicago was needed when the “Little Jewish Navy,” a group of Purples owning boats on the Detroit River, violated the underworld code by operating outside their agreed territory.  “Killer” Burke’s presence in Detroit on September 16, 1931 was soon associated with the Collingwood Manor Massacre. 

     

    The Studebaker President was far too conspicuous in the home city of Ford automobiles.  Making a hasty withdrawal from Detroit, the panicked chauffer wheeled Burke along Michigan Avenue to Ford Airport in Dearborn.  With police in pursuit, a Ford Tri-Motor was commandeered.  The plane, still idling near the runway from a previous flight, had not been refueled.  It crashed in a cornfield within minutes of take-off.  All aboard were killed.

     

    The Studebaker was impounded, then after some time in storage was released for sale.  Purchased by Fred Sanders, the Studebaker briefly enjoyed a much “sweeter” existence.  Sanders had found great success with his candy store, the Pavilion of Sweets, on Woodward Avenue.  Reputed to be the inventor of the ice-cream float, the Sanders’ name is still seen on boxes of chocolate candies and ice cream toppings. 

     

    The Studebaker was Mr. Sanders’ business car and family transportation.  In the spring of 1933 the Sanders’ family traveled to New York for business and site seeing.  The free-wheeling Studebaker easily navigated the busy streets of New York, taking the family to the perennially popular attractions of Central Park, Broadway, the Statue of Liberty and the Seventh Wonder of the Modern World, the Empire State Building, completed just two years earlier.   

     

    In the summer of 1933, the Studebaker comfortably motored the Sanders’ family to the Chicago World’s Fair. Mrs. Sanders prevailed over Fred’s suggestion that the family attend the “culturally educational” fan dance performance of Sally Rand.  Instead the family enjoyed the Sky Ride, viewed exhibits depicting life in the future, and debated the controversial flyover of the German airship Graf Zepelin, which heralded Adolf Hitler’s rise to power.  The Sander’s week in Chicago concluded with a ballgame at Comiskey Park.

     

    Continuing to Kansas City, Missouri for business, a lunch stop at a roadside diner quickly turned the family travel into national headlines.  Mr. Clyde Barrow and his brother, Buck, accompanied by two women, needed a quick ride out of town.  Though Clyde Barrow had advised Henry Ford of his preference for Ford V-8 automobiles, his companion, Bonnie Parker, made it clear in one of her many “letters to the editor” that she preferred the Studebaker President sedan for travel.  At only ninety pounds and 4’11” in height she could comfortably rest in the roomy backseat, though only briefly.  The Studebaker was soon abandoned by the group, presumably exchanged for a Ford, and was subsequently recovered from a small-time hoodlum in the Dayton, Ohio area.  By then it had become necessary for Sanders to acquire another vehicle.  Unwilling to part with the President sedan, the Studebaker was stored in Tiffin, Ohio until arrangements could be made to bring it home. 

     

    The present owner, a Detroit native now known as Larry Gardon, also uses the Studebaker President for business and pleasure, and keeps the car in storage for extended periods. Following the mysterious disappearance of James Riddle Hoffa in 1975, Gardon moved to a farm near the quiet village of Brooklyn, Michigan. Gardon’s idyllic life in the country was interrupted by 20 years served at the State of Michigan Prison System.  Once out, Gardon, along with the Studebaker President, again relocated to a home near US 12, demonstrating his apparent preference for the Chicago Turnpike’s ease of access to Detroit and the Windy City. 

     

                                                                                        Researched and compiled by

                                                                                                                U. Ben Hadd

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    wig wag taillight repair/conversion

    in Studebaker, Erskine & Rockne

    Posted

    Frank,

    Both of the lights are in working order.  I just need the vacuum mechanism repaired.. The leather seal seems to be OK (maybe) but the movement of the mechanism seems to be binding. I'd like to send the mechanism section to you for your evaluation and repair. Can you e-mail me    ellagee@charter.net    with your address and phone.

     

    Thanks

    Larry Gardon

    ellagee@charter.net

    wig wag taillight repair/conversion

    in Studebaker, Erskine & Rockne

    Posted · Edited by ellagee (see edit history)

    Frank, 

    I'm interested in your help but I just sent parts of the taillight to be rechromed so its going to be a while.  I did not send the lower half of the taillight since it was not in bad shape plus I didn't want to dissemble the mechanism. So I could send that part of the taillight when you are ready. Let me know if that will work for you.

     

    Larry Gardon

    Datsun 240Z

    in AACA - Class Judging

    Posted

    I'd like to have my freshly restored 1970 240Z ( s/n 509) judged this spring at Auburn. Could anyone advise what class this car should be in. Also are the dealer installed mag wheels acceptable or are the original wheels and wheel covers required.

    Judging class help

    in AACA - Class Judging

    Posted

    I want to register my 1963 Avanti for the spring Auburn meet.  This is the first time to register the Avanti for an AACA meet and I'm not sure what class it belongs in. Should it be in 25c Sports vehicles 1961-1969 or 27c Production vehicles 1962-1963.

    I'd like to hear from someone who has shown their Avanti at a AACA meet.

     

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    240Z

    in Japanese (Datsun, Toyota, Mazda, etc)

    Posted

    I know this is a long shot but I bought a new 1971 Datsun 240Z when I was stationed in Okinawa.  I shipped the car to Philadelphia when I was discharged in 1971. I just came upon my original paperwork for the car (after 46 years).

    The VIN was L24-027948 and I was wondering if anyone out there has this vehicle. It was the "mustard-yellow" color. I'm currently looking to buy a 240Z.

    ellagee@charter.net

    overdrive parts needed

    in Studebaker, Erskine & Rockne

    Posted

    I'm converting my 1940 champion to an overdrive transmission and need a couple parts.

    1. drive shaft.  this is shorter than the current one due to the longer length of the transmission with overdrive. As indicated in the chassis parts catalog (page 314) , it is a type "E" 49 3/16 in length. Part # 196639

    2. Solenoid control switch  part # 195774 (page 250 of the chassis parts catalog 0731-12)

     

    ellagee@charter.net

    517 795-9658 

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