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    meet t-shirts

    in AACA - Shows and Tours

    Posted · Edited by carrfixr (see edit history)

    That is a great idle. We will include that in our meet brochure for next years National Spring Meet in May being held at the New Jersey Motorsports Park hosted by the South Jersey Region. Will will also have tee shirts at our booth at the annual meeting in Phila. Stop and see us for info and a XXL shirt. :)

    i will be attending your meet in NJ showing 1 or 2 cars... will be getting there sat morning so at least i know ill get a shirt

    thanks

    meet t-shirts

    in AACA - Shows and Tours

    Posted · Edited by carrfixr (see edit history)

    i attended to two meets this year VA beach and Louisville Kentucky, both times the t-shirts XXL were sold out. my schedule does not allow me to take off during the week so we always leave friday to get to the saturday main event, by then they are history... i was just looking at the registration options for the upcoming fall louisiana meet.. they have an option to purchase & reserve a shirt ahead of time. wow what a great idea all the meets should adopt this program...

    i was very dissapointed when i found they were sold out at both functions...

    okay i am done venting

    Chrome polish for antique chrome

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    Simichrome, Wenol and Mother's are all very good metal polishes and won't break the bank like some of the specialty names will. Mass market brands can also do an amazing job but my experience is they cut pretty hard.

     

    I had some paste stuff called Blue Magic many years ago and that was hands down the best I ever used on aluminum. Haven't seen it in a good while.

     

    Brasso and Noxon 7 do a nice job on brass but are heavily ammoniated. In other words they stink.

    You can buy blue magic at many auto supply places like pep boys. I just got some from there it works great

    Lester Tires

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    Posted · Edited by carrfixr (see edit history)

    Almost all old car tires are made by the same large aftermarket tire company. The name on the sidewall is irrelevant, as this company simply purchased the old molds and has a licensing agreement with the original manufacturer. Antique car tires that say "Goodyear" on the side are no longer made by Goodyear, nor are Firestones made by Firestone. There's no such thing as "name brand" tires in antique car tires anymore. They're all made by this aftermarket company, which uses rubber plants in PA, China, and Vietnam. I believe they even purchased the Lester brand a few years ago, ending the last independent source of old car tires. Lucas tires might still be independent, but I'm not positive.

    Anyway, get the tire that looks best to you. Firestones were probably original equipment on your Model A, given how chummy Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone were, but Goodyear, Goodrich, and others would be OK as well. Lesters don't look like authentic 1920-30s tires, but I have been pleased with their longevity on some of my other cars. They look odd and get noisy when they're old, but they wear pretty well.

    Goodyear was also original equipment on the A's. they look alot nicer than the stones

    Lester Tires

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by carrfixr (see edit history)

    lester makes a good tire but has a bad profile look IMO..

    if your looking for authenticity go with firestone or better yet goodyear which is much nicer with a diamond tread design....

    another thing is if you have side mounts they may not fit without deflating them...

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