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When I was a kid, I used to laugh that my parents didn't know how to program the VCR. It was so easy, how could they not figure that out? If they wanted a show recorded, they woud ask me to do it. And now, when I want to find a channel on the TV, I usually ask my kids how to do it....
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49 minutes ago, CatBird said:
I am reaching out to a friend in Phoenix about this. A little leery about the seller. I asked for additional pictures. Like take a pic inside the trunk and interior, but he said he has all the pictures in his ad.
I would be a whole lotta leery at this point.
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4 hours ago, John_Mereness said:
I also believe that if you have photos of your car new or a build sheet then you should follow that - even if you would not personally make that choice. And a little off topic - I also believe original data plates should be ignored as to their condition.
That's my personal view, too. In the case of my '35, it was originally the beige color and was repainted in the 70s with a cheap paint 70s-color job; as the cheap paint flakes off and rubs off, you can see the original beige on all of the body panels, the wheels, etc. The way I see it, there's a beige car underneath trying to come out! Add to that the 1970s vinyl upholstery, which is begging to be replaced with the original dark brown leather per early photos. I would have done it ages ago if it weren't so damn expensive. But, well, it's all so damn expensive.
Also agree as to data plates.
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Thanks, Walt, and Ed. The NY Times had a very interesting article about the PMMCO and its building back in 2006, in response to a request from Jim Pearsall, titled "When Packards and Other Dinosaurs Roamed Broadway"
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On 11/30/2022 at 6:22 AM, alsancle said:
I was thinking about starting a thread about finding your first post. The problem is that unless you are Ed and you refer back to it every month it requires some searching to find. My first post (which was before Ed) was responding to a guy that had inherited a Rollston bodied DV32 Stutz and was trying to figure out what to do with it. I still regret not buying that car.
Looking for my own, I found the curiosity below -- me before I had created the "1935Packard" name. And I can across a few others from "1935Packard" from later the same year, 2007, which was the year I came into possession of my '35. I remember getting the car back from the shop that got it running again around October, so that was around the ame time I created the Packard account. Exciting period. Tempus fugit.
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Fender skirts look fantastic on cars that are part of the 1940s-to-1960s aerodynamic movement, when they were trying to make cars look (to varying degrees) like teardrops or other aerodynamic shapes. The fender skirt ensures the consistency of the teardrop look. For example, I think an XK120 coupe looks much better with than without:
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12 hours ago, Steve Moskowitz said:
AACA has been in the forefront of half year memberships, free memberships to retired military and even a substantial amount of free one-year memberships to potential long term members. AACA struggles in California mostly because of the geography (distances to attend events) and the lack of "spark plugs" out there who would be willing to start a region. Hopefully we will be able to change the trajectory out West in the coming years, we will be trying.
Cool! Great to hear about the discounted memberships; I'm a longtime AACA life member, so I haven't followed that.
The geography problem around here is an understandably big challenge; it takes a lot of perseverance to bring a pre-war car to an event that is 50 miles away and requires driving on a freeway most of the way. I know I tend to stick with events that are closer by. But then there are a lot of old cars around here. so hopefully something will work out.
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Two thoughts:
1) I joined the Horseless Carriage Club last year because they offered 1/2 price membership to new members. I don't have a brass era car, but I figured it would be an inexpensive way to see a different part of the hobby. So I joined, went to some local club chapter events, and really enjoyed it and the people. I decided to renew this year at the full price, and have become a semi-regular attendee at the local chapter monthly meetings. So that 1/2 price membership trick worked, at least on me!
2) Here in northern california, the AACA seems pretty quiet. I wonder if there's a way to get it active. Lots of antique cars around here, but not a lot of local club activity.
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On 11/24/2022 at 5:21 AM, alsancle said:
George, thanks. I was so impressed with the presentation of this car that I went back 3 times to try and introduce myself to Jeff. First time in the photo I posted you can see the judges were keeping him busy. When you are standing with your car at Pebble you tend to be occupied.
AJ, I told Jeff how impressed you were, and he was very flattered. He's a great guy, I'll be sure to introduce you to him.
That color tan/beige Jeff used for his '37 was the original color on my '35 1207. Some day I'll get it back to that color, with the same dark brown leather as it originally had. I think it was bedford tan/bronson beige (I bought a paint chip sheet and matched the color to my door jambs where you can see the original paint).
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On 11/23/2022 at 4:31 AM, 8E45E said:
From an Australian Packard Club newsletter: https://1956goldenhawk.com/The Packardian October 2022-o.pdf
Craig
Quite a read.
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I hope he enjoys it in good health.
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Most definitely blackwalls. And I agree with others above that painting other parts of the car a dark color would look right.
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Current:
AACA, life member
Packard Club -- plus PAC region (officer)
CCCA -- plus local CCCA region
Cadillac & LaSalle Club
Horseless Carriage Club -- plus local region (suckered in by 1/2 price 1st year, liked the group, then renewed at full price)
Porsche Club of America
Past:
Packards International (I liked it, but they're not active where I now live); Pierce Arrow Society (was interested in buying one, but bought another Packard instead), Studebaker Club (was interested in buying a 1950-51, never did), Volvo Owners of America (wanted to buy a p1800 way back when they were cheap as dirt, but never found one I liked), the Kaiser Frasier Club (was interested in buying a Kaiser-Darrin, never did), probably some others I have forgotten.
I will probably drop the Porsche Club for next year (I have a daily driver, but I don't do club stuff), and might drop the CLC, too (as most CLC stuff these days is 1960s and later, and I like the pre-1950 era that is more or less covered by the CCCA already).
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A "slow but steady decline" in membership is certainly common to a lot of car clubs. All the more for clubs focused on antique cars, and especially hard for those clubs (not the CLC, as the "L" part is small) for orphan cars that haven't been produced in a long time.
On the other hand, electronic member directories are a lot more useful than paper ones, so that doesn't seem a big loss. It's easier to run text searches for places and years and models than to leaf through the paper version. And getting annual books when the changes are modest year-to-year seems a bit extravagant even in the best of times.
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Geez, Ed, if a car can drive both in forward and in reverse, why can't the battery go in either way, too?
Seriously, though, that's amazing.
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I've had Hagerty for 20 years, with an excellent experience when I had a claim 15 years ago, but I do worry about how things may be changing with that company having merged and then gone public. I have heard at least one story of the company not being what it once was, but I don't know if that is representative. We will see.
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From 2012, back when I lived where there was fall foliage.
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Good video of a very nice Delahaye, although I'm not sure I like the rear-mounted spare.
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JamesR, great minds think alike! We posted the same thought at the same time....
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The topic of daily driving an antique car comes up from time to time at the forum. Seems to me that, if you really want those things, buy a 10 year old Toyota sedan. It will likely last forever and need almost no maintenance. Anyway, some of the old threads:
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I have a mint condition 3rd edition (2011) of the Cadillac LaSalle Club's authenticity manual for 1930-33 Cadillac V12 and V16 cars. I bought it around 2016, when I was interested to buy a 1931 V12 car, but I ended up getting a Packard instead so I never used it.
The CLC website looks to be only have the 2nd edition from 2005 for sale; this is the updated 3rd edition from 2011.
Asking $90 plus actual shipping. DM me for more info.
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Ed, it's really interesting to hear about this. And as frustrating as it must be to have to spend all that time on it, it must be cool to be able to fix it — and hey, it's better than being the guy who pays the bill when someone else fixed it and found it was a lot more work than expected!).
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I know it has an automatic and a six, but these 54 Corvettes are stunning.
This was different, little Triumph Herald.
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Here's the '34 Packard I brought:
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Very nice Series 1 E type:
Some more:
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Car Club Declining Membership
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Could be that a small number of collectors are gobbling up a lot of cars, or that cars are being inherited by family members that aren't very interested in car club membership. Both explanations are consistent with the same number of cars logging fewer miles per car; they are around, but not as often on the road. But I think it's also the reasons noted above; younger people today aren't as interested in the "club model" of paying dues and getting a newsletter.