Marty Roth
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We've toured coast to coast and border to border,
driving cars with 4-wheel Drum Brakes,
and once even drove hundreds of miles along with dozens of POWER TOUR participants while we drove our 1954 Cadillac - surely a well-powered car with Drum Brakes.
We had absolutely no issues, and have never seen the need to re-engineer a perfectly decent design.
Of all our collectibles, none but the ones built in the 1980s and 1990s have Disc Brakes - they were built that way by their respective manufacturers,
and there is no verifiable reason to change them.
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Hope to attend, and have my motel reservation-
Looking forward to visiting with Pre-War Buick and HCCA folks if able to attend
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2 hours ago, twin6 said:
Still thinking about Christmas?
Santa brought this down the chimney for Steve Moskowitz
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16 hours ago, Peter Gariepy said:
FYI:
Looked worse in the light.
Floors and frame are cheese.
Hard pass...But it was fun to consider.
Peter, you made the right decision.
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While my 1960 Rambler American had an external and inverted FRAM spin-on oil filter, my father's 1959 Rambler American, with the same flathead 6 had a Toilet Paper aftermarket oil filter.
The first time I changed my filter, even after letting it sit for some time after warming up the engine, during filter removal the remaining oil which had not completely drained from the filter managed to spill everywhere. I learned a "trick", and that was to punch a hole at the top of the spin-on filter to allow more complete draining, and to use a shop rag or paper towel arond the base to reduce the mess.
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Left you a voicemail
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Maybe something like a mid-1960s Dart convertible,
or better yet,
a very nice Corvair Monza-severely under-appreciated
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19 hours ago, Trulyvintage said:
If it makes you feel any better ....
You can have my ex wife .... 😉
Jim
You wouldn’t want mine
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Back in Jersey in the ‘50s it was called a “Necker’s Knob”.
You could steer your car with only your left hand,
allowing you to keep your right arm where it belonged,
around your girlfriend who also managed the 3-on-the-tree Stick-Shift while she cuddled up close !
All of my cars had a Neckers Knob,
And I still have a couple of them,
but not installed.
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The “Continental “ spare tire typically rotated and pivoted off to the left for easier trunk access, but getting it off for use takes a bit more effort, and keeping a backup spare more accessible in the trunk makes life easier (ask me how I know)
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If it were in my wheelhouse I’d keep it as original as possible, maintain it, and drive it as it was intended.
What a great example, and reasonably priced as well.
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1 hour ago, padgett said:
Well back in the late 50s/early 60s Chryslers had French transmissions.
Yes, the Pont a-Mousson 4-speed box behind the Hemi in 1958?
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Greg,
I sent you a PM via your email
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I thought that one woul be sold quickly
looked like a decent car at a reasonable price
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All of our Citroens have been AMAZING cars-
fun and dependable, safe and serious drivers-
Especially the Maserati-engined CITROEN SM and the 6 different D and DS-21 and Pallas models,
but the little AMI-6 and the incrredible 2-CV just make me smile!
Our 1980 Fiat Strada was a very reasonable, comfortable 5-door hatchback,
more refined than a VW Rabbit or Dodge Omni, and a lot more fun to drive
Our Peugeot 504 Diesel was more solid feeling than Fort Knox,
and Just about as fast,
but handled in thamazing French way with incomparable comfort while taking extreme high speed turns on 4 wheels and the door handles (like the 2-CV)
MoPar?
From Our '05 Sebring convertible to the '68 Town and Country 413 ci Wagon to dad's '57 Plymouth 301 ci V8 Savoy to my '60 & '64 Valiants,
and my wife's 318 ci '66 Dart GT convertible - neat toys with reasonable spirit
Our only JEEP experience was our daughter's Grand Cherokee 4-WD which had so many electrical gremlins, we dumped it in favor of a Ford Expedition which was worse, and finally got6 her into a fantastic series of Chevy Tahoe models. She is driving the '04, passing the most recent, a low mileage '01 to her son in grad school.
Me? I'll stick with My Suburban & Avalanche 8.1L 2500s, and the 7.3 Excursion Diesel
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Our 1964 Citroen 2-CV,
as well as all of our Corvairs,
have used Exhaust heaters,
and actually, our 1927 Chevy Capitol AA Roadster used the same design, ducting air, heated by the exhaust manifold, into the passenger area
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56 minutes ago, LCK81403 said:
One method to straighten out the dents in automobile sheet metal, using an M-3 light tank. Years later, in the 1980s, it was still being done at the Warren Tank Plant in Detroit, using M-60 tanks and cars seized by the Feds.
Is that a derelict Peerless?
A stunt by Evil Knievel's grandfather?
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24 minutes ago, padgett said:
Once upon a time the most needed spare was the tire so made them easy to reach. Today my Caddy has an inflator.
Our (former) 1917 Franklin had an engine-driven inflater (pump) as an original item. The tire and tube were removed from the rim while the wheel and rim were still on the car.
Demountable wheels and rims were a notable improvement and made distance travel much less a burden.
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On 12/31/2020 at 2:49 PM, John_S_in_Penna said:
"It's not selling. I bet more people would be
interested at a higher price."
The thinking of such a seller baffles me!
Well ...
Back in '06 at Hershey we placed a car in a tent on the swap meet field and listed the price on Tuesday at $50K.
Someone in the crowd said "i'll come back Saturday when you drop your price".
Noting to all watching, we advised that the price would increase $5K each day.
It sold that Friday for $65K
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47 minutes ago, 60FlatTop said:
If the flex hose is long enough you can lie the gun on the floor, hold the hose tight to the Zerk, and press the handle down with your free hand. That is not an armchair observation.
Been there - done that too many times,
and between arthritis and trigger finger, it doesn't get any easier.
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17 hours ago, AURktman said:
In all seriousness, I've never gotten a stud finder to work. I just use my knuckles to find the stud and hope I hit the center.
My wife USED to say that the STUD FINDER always pointed to ME-
Of course that way many years ago ...
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How about:
I'm the owner and serving at an undisclosed military location,
or on a North Sea Drilling Rig-
I cannot take new pictures right now,
but the Corvette is in a Shipping Container at the Port,
waiting to be released to you once you send me payment via Wal-Mart pre-paid gift cards
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7 minutes ago, avgwarhawk said:
Ouch !
Black wall or White wall in 1931
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While your car may not have been the Top-of-the-Line model, the owner seems to have splurged a bit by optioning the wire spoke wheel, and therefore "may" have also shelled out the very few extra bucks for white wall tires -
just an opinion,
but some folks with less expensive cars did dress them up a bit.
Remember though, that in 1931 the Great Depression was going strong, and while many struggled, someone with the wherewithall to buy a new Oldsmobile, might also have had the affordability to option it somewhat.
Also, many with superior affordability, who otherwise might have purchased a more elegant car (Buick, Cadillac, etc) were very aware of public perception and chose not to be seen in the "Lap of Luxury", and therefore intentionally buying "downscale".
In any event, the choice is yours, and a car with dual sidemount spares could very well have had the optional whites, at least in my opinion.