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  1. Yes a pet peeve of mine I'd love to buy your 32' Packard but my garage is only 22' deep. Can you discount to 22' since 32' won't fit?
  2. I'm sending you a message. Watch for it at the to of the page. As new person here, you may not be able to send messages until you have poste 10 times. Looks like you are at 8 now.
  3. When a vehicle is certified as HPOF and the owner wished to move the car to the DPC class, it must remain the the HPOF class for 10 years unless modifications have been made to the vehicle where it no longer qualifies for the HPOF award. If this is the case, I would recommend showing it in a National and receive no award, then apply to the VP of Judging to move the car to DPC. You must return your HPOF grill badge to National, but it can be returned to you, stamped "Canceled" for a small fee.
  4. It's an aftermarket gear shift knob for Chrysler products with the semi-automatic transmission. Pushing the button grounds the coil to permit the transmission to downshift manually without needing to floor the accelerator to obtain a downshift. If you are selling, let me know, I'm interested.
  5. Not certain on the 1960 Lincoln, but I know that for 1961 through about 1965, the blower switch must be turned on the complete the power circuit to turn the compressor on.
  6. All 1948 Buicks used a door handle that turns to open. Buick did not use a pull out type door handle in the 1940's or 1950's. They went from the turning style to the push button style in 1950.
  7. That is a very good looking marble steering wheel. However, the original Hudson steering wheels were not marble, but acetate chips compressed under high pressure to acheve the effect. Today, marble, with pearl in it is the closest we can get to that effect. Acetate is highly flammable and not available today for this process.
  8. D&D Automobilia is now in Charlotte, NC. The phone number is correct: 704-650-4632. In our process, all the old plastic is removed from the steel core, then placed in a mold made from an original steering wheel and cast using a UV resistant urethane material. The resin is custom colored to the customer's specifications. A typical banjo steering wheel is about $1300 to recast and finish. Give me a call to discuss further.
  9. You should post this in the Lincoln section below as well
  10. My Father grew up as a farmer son in the depression with little to no money. His first car was a worn out '36 Ford around 1941 after he graduated from high school and started working with a sheet metal shop. In early 1942 he and two friends left North Carolina for the first time to go to Baltimore and work for Glenn L. Martin Co. building B-25 bombers. Drafted in 1943 and sent to Europe as a combat engineer, clearing mind fields and building bridges. He returned in early 1946, studied to be an electrician in NYC and then returned to North Carolina. Back home, he entered a business college for an accounting degree where he met my mom who was one of his teachers. He went on to be CFO of a major east coast hospital system. Shortly after he married Mom in 1950, she wanted a sewing machine. He agreed to buy her one if she promised never to try to make him a shirt. He would have no more homemade shirts. With that background, I can start to answer the OP's question. Dad enjoyed old (antique) cars, but had no desire to own one. He had too many old and hand-me-down things growing up. However, he always supported me in my interest in old cars. At 14, my grandfather died. Dad said he would get me his 1949 Plymouth. An uncle sold it before we got there to see about getting the car. Dad then said that my Mom's aunt had a 1949 Hudson that we would talk to her about when we went down there the next month. Well, it was sold and gone too. When I got my drivers license at 16, I was given the 1961 Dodge Polara two-door hardtop that Dad bought new and was then Mom's car. It was replaced with a 1968 Dodge Charger for her. After about a month of driving the 1961 Dodge, I told Dad, I think it need a tune up, not knowing if it did or not. His response was, we'll do it. I had no idea he knew how to tune a car. We did it. I was very impressed. When asked what I wanted for a high school graduation present, I said I want one of those big Sears Craftsman tool kits. I got it! Still use them. The biggest lesson he taught me was to buy the tools you need to do the job right and the next time you do it, it won't cost you anything but parts. I still follow that rule.
  11. If a seller says "here is a bill of sale, its easy to get a title with this", then tell them to get a title and you will close the deal. That's when you hear "I don't have the time to do that." Offer a parts car price. If that is rejected, run and run fast. In many states, it's illegal to sell a car without a title. If this is one, price it as a parts car and buying parts only.
  12. I've never had a problem removing it from my '47 or '49 Roadmasters. I lift the back up off the carb and slide it back a little and the whole assembly lifts right off.
  13. This image has been flipped. The E-brake leave is always to to back of the drum.
  14. Run and fast. Too many good ones to fool with this one.
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