Marty Roth
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44 minutes ago, Elpad said:
It is the white one !
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Not everyone would care for the whitewall tires -
a matter of personal taste.
I like it, but some friends would say they detract
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31 minutes ago, Tom Laferriere said:
Maybe 300 miles, maybe 500. It's unknown exact miles as the car really was never driven until now. I am unclear on this DOT code for age.
Maybe check the other side of the tire for DOT code?
Generally the DOT code has one set of values on one side,
and a more complete set, including the 4-digit date code on the other,
occasionally intentionally obscured.
General information:
If the last 4 characters are numeric (digits),
then the first pair indicate the week of the year, and the last pair indicate the year number,
but if only three (3) digits, then prior to year 2000.
Examples:
0711 would be the 7th week of 2011
071 could be the 7th week of 1991, or 1981, or 1971
Extraneous info - just my opinion:
Tire age "may" be more of a consideration for radial tires than for bias ply.
Generally, some industry recommendations suggest the useful or questionable life of a radial may be ten (10) years from manufacture date, and others suggest seven (7), or even five (5). Based on personal experience and tread and/or belt separation at speed, I don't keep mine beyond five (5) years even if the tread looks unused!
Bias -ply tires "MAY" be less affected by aging to a slightly lesser degree.
Of course none of this applies if you only drive your show car from the trailer to the show field and back-
but if you actually drive, tour, eg - USE your car, caution cannot be overly stressed,
Again, just one guy's opinion ...
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Congrats, @edinmass
Looking for your safe return
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From my old racing, sports car, and hillclimb days, I recall that leaving the valve adjustment just a bit more clearance tends to accomplish at least two things:
Better low end torque
Less chance of burned valves
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The VMCCA/AACA GLIDDEN Tour is being held October 21-28, headquartered at Thomasville, Georgia,
180 miles and 3 hours south of Milledgeville-
Unfortunate conflict !
On the other hand, any folks who are able might want to pass on their way by Thomasville, GA either before 8:00 AM each morning, or late afternoon when the Pre-WWII cars will be either at the downtown Best Western, Holiday Inn Express, Baymont, or at the Fairgrounds
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Fender-mounted mirror ?
That placement actually helped minimize a "Blind Spot" caused by limited field of vision in small flat mirrors at the vent window and too close to driver.
British and Italian sports cars typically had fender-mounted mirrors, such as Talbot Racing Mirror, etc ...
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2 hours ago, trimacar said:
Also, no jack was needed to change a tire. Raise the car to maximum height, insert stand, lower car, wheel comes off ground.
Also, one could drive car on level ground with one rear wheel completely off. I won a bet once when a guy didn’t believe me, bet me fifty bucks I was wrong, easy money!
Additional features which were designed in:
https://citroenvie.com/why-citroens-steerable-headlights-were-banned-from-north-america/
Headlights (not allowed by US but standard around the world) were self leveling and the high beam would turn side-to-side with the steering wheel to "See Around the Corner"
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35 minutes ago, DrumBob said:
I don't get calling the car "movie star" at all. I agree, it probably sat idle at a curb. So what?
I'm in the Rolling Stones' movie "Shine A Light" at the Beacon Theatre in NYC. The camera pans up at the balcony at the end of one song, and there I am. I'm not a movie star by any means.
Yep !
... and I'm in 1914 garb in an about 5 second scene, crossing St. Charles Avenue and escorting a young lady in front of a streetcar in the movie "Hobson's Choice". Trimacar's 1910 Hupp was there for the filming, along with his '09 Sears.
No star-power there, although we did get to meet Sharon Gless, Richard (John-Boy Walton) Thomas, and Jack Warden, and several local semi-illuminaries.
My daughter drove our '52 Caddy convertible in the filming of "Ray", and at other times lunched with James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano) and danced down Oak Street in New Orleans' Carrollton neighborhood with Charles Durning while they sang his hit tune (I love to do a Little Sidestep) from Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
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We see the same arrogance and disregard for others here as well,
and sometimes with weapons added into the mix
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I don't recall ever seeing the 2-tone treatment before such as your new wagon presents-
Looks sharp, and visually lengthens an already impressively long car.
"Factory" or not - still interesting
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I "lean" toward a vacuum leak-
seems like it is running lean, corrected by choke, and/or by higher revs
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That Plymouth would likely been a background NDS (non-descript) car, parked somewhere at a curb as the movie scene went by,
or maybe parked behind the Piggly-Wiggly on Main Street as the robber fled?
Several of our cars have been either "Hero" and/or background cars in multiple movies, TV shows, videos, and commercials.
The "RAY" movie was one of them, "Pretty Baby" with Julia Roberts in the back seat as a child, Charles Durning, etc, etc, etc.
None of that really makes a difference.
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They sound fantastic with dual exhausts-
and a pair of "Smittys",
or even with a pair of Hush Thrush
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My '54 Merc was a black convertible with every conceivable option -
Back during the summer of 1961, the gals would do (almost) anything for a ride-
the guys drooled over it - and over the gals?
First year for Mercury (and Ford) OHV V-8, and tended to have return flow oil circulation issues,
but a stylish, sexy, cool ride .
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On 8/19/2023 at 4:45 AM, George Smolinski said:
Incorrect. The biggest downside is how butt ugly it looks. If my dog looked like that, I’d shave his a— and teach him to walk backwards.
George, maybe take it down a notch ?
- someday you may get to appreciate the real beauty, as well as superior safety designed in instead of tacked on or excessively slathered on.
I've owned 9 Citroens, driven them hundreds of thousands of miles,
had my life saved by one of our DS-21 Citroens when a full size '70 Mercury hit me head-on when we were both travelling highway speed and he turned in front of me -
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,
and when you spend a bit more time studying the fine lines,
you come to appreciate the elegant, smooth, aerodynamic safety of the DS (Dee-Ess means Deity) Goddess.
We also had an exceptional dealer (Overseas Motors - previously Import Auto Sales) here in New Orleans.
Beyond sales, their Service was absolutely top notch and continued well beyond Citroen withdrawing from US sales. (Citroen chose not to modify the automatic leveling design to accommodate federal bumper height standards on their DS and SM models).
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What a great looking wagon -- Congrats !!
And should be a terrific cruiser.
Dad had a 1951 Pontiac 3-seat tin woodie with Hydra-Matic which I was able to drive other than public roads long before I was of legal age in NJ. It was surprisingly well optioned and very comfortable. Later, his 1959 and 1961 Olds 88 were both amazing cars to drive, but he never again needed a wagon, and his next was a '72 Sedan deVille.
Reminiscent of the 1966 Pontiac Catalina and 1968 Chrysler Town & Country wagons we drove after welcoming our 2nd child -
then came the matched pair of 1971 Citroen D-21 wagons, maybe not as ostentatious but also fantastic for cross-country family trips, alongside the Pallas sedan and Maserati-engined SM.
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On 8/16/2023 at 2:44 PM, neil morse said:
Rita Hayworth and Liz Taylor -- I'm afraid they are no longer with us.
Two of my favorites from days gone bye,
Classy !
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3 hours ago, edinmass said:
You’re way off……….50% minimum. 😎Years ago my cousin, a dedicated street-rodder who wanted an origina AACA-type car (whom I hadn't seen in 50 years), went to a Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson and bought a red 1957 Chevy Bel-air convertible to be able to drive a VMCCA Western National Tour We met him there with our 1941 Cadillac. It was visually beautiful, and he trailered it from west Texas to the tour an hour west of San Antonio. I spent a fair part of the tour trying to help keep it running. Good thing he only paid $120K plus fees, commissions, transport, taxes, etc. Next time, he bought a Caddy ElDorado Convertible, I think from Mecom with about the same success. I worked on that one after he trailered it to Florida for an AACA tour.
I agree with 50% as a base line !
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While I have no assurance it would work, phone their customer service manager and explain your plight and impending expense. While they SHOULD send you a shipping label at their expense, ask him to authorize your shipping them your already mounted tires, having them replace, mount, and balance their replacement tires.
It costs nothing to ask, and after all you are far from the only client dealing with the defective product.
Good luck
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12 minutes ago, Pfeil said:
"My older cars go fast enough as designed."
Seeing America Slowly makes sense to me.
Make perfect sense to me. How about I follow you to a nice place for lunch, perhaps a small mint julep and then some club sandwiches and a coffee? As long as I can keep up with your train of thought and not the rest of the idiots on the road I'm doing just fine.
Thanks for framing it Marty!
Any time you find yourself near "The City That Care Forgot".
Local club is headed to Baton Rouge Saturday, and the Corvair Group is driving to Manchac for thin-fried catfish following our meeting there at Middendorf's .
PM me anytime-
There are usually local activities, and especially when the rest of the country is dealing with winter
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My older cars go fast enough as designed.
Seeing America Slowly makes sense to me.
We use overdrive to reduce engine revs.
For example, the 5.08:1 differential ratio of our 733 Packard Touring is effectively revised to 3.55:1 via the Borg Warner unit. Despite that, the car is still surprisingly comfortable and capable at modest backroad touring speeds, and I don't need to keep up with the "Soccer Mom" in the Mini-van/Crossover/CrewCab F-350 who is speeding, texting, and swatting at the unbuckled curtain-climbers and rug-rats in her charge, all at the same time.
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10 hours ago, Grimy said:
Marty, these ladies are now substantially older than even you and I! 🙂
Not by as much as I might wish,
now having entered my 9th decade.
Admiration of style (and experience) is always appropriate,
including broad appeal.
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46 minutes ago, Elpad said:
I’m not sure but I think I seen these pair in black & white before
Sleek,
Stylish,
Sporty,
Some shapes never go out of style
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Rebuilt engine - is it possible to change blocks and keep the internals?
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Why not just head to a reputable junkyard (Recycler) and get a decent "Pre-Owned" but smooth running engine -
that could be done "on the cheap" - especially if you're headed to Concours de Lemons