Marty Roth

Years back during a South Jersey Division Tour, the local AAMCO replaced the transmission on my 2000 Excursion 7.3 Diesel, and as a result of their (120-point?) free inspection, they did innumerable acts of damage, requiring replacement of rear brake calipers, radiator, water pump, parking brake shoes and rotor, and many other components, some of which were rectified by another AAMCO in Southwest Virginia, and another here in Louisiana. Most agreed that the stuff was in OK condition until the free inspection !

... or flip it over ?

But Not Rocket Science?

Ordered primarily for drag racing from the car hop? I'm surprised they didn't do the radio delete, heater delete, and the clock delete to save a bit of weight ! I do notice the absence of a vacuum boosted "power" brake option, and don't see a power steering pump under the hood- so this car was set up as a "Go Fast" sleeper? It apparently came from one of the states which allowed "Quad" headlights in 1957 (some did, many didn't), and it seems that most 1957 models came through with 7" sealed beam lights - one on each side. Many makers designed their cars to accept "Quad" where available, and for he following year, after federal and state nationwide approval.

Many years ago I was sold a 1972 442 W-2 convertible with a 455 engine, only to find that the seller included a 2-door hardtop parts car, and that the only delivered title was for the parts car. Obviously, I backed out of the deal and had the seller retrieve both cars. Wish they had a good title for the convertible, but I wasn't going to get caught up in the potential mess.

Yes, this was true at least as far back as 1957, as I recall. The big Chrysler New Yorker 4-door sedan was the New Jersey State Police vehicle at that time, and a few of the more friendly Troopers were more than pleased to show us the big 392 "HEMI" powering their cruisers.

Maybe I'm just being "pickey" but wish people would learn to spell the PHAETON (not pheaton)

Ed, as with Andy, I'm open to adopting an affordable 60+ horsepower open Brass-Era car, and will be happy to have you tour with us. BTW, our Hudson only claimed 40 hp from the Continental-built straight 6-cylinder engine in 1915, but the following year when Hudson built the identical engine in-house, with identical bore, stroke, and compression, with revised carburetion, the advertised rating jumped to 76 hp, as I recall.

Could really use a good, new or moderately used pair of (rear) brake drums for our 1915 Hudson SIX-40 Phaeton. This size is likely common to several other cars Specifications: Inner diameter 13-1/2" (thirteen and a half inches) Outer diameter 14" (fourteen inches) Depth 2-1/2" (two and a half Inches) Lug Bolt Circle 3-11/16 (Three and eleven sixteenths inches) Lug Bolts 8 (Eight Lug Bolts in 3-11/16" circle)

Could really use a good, new or moderately used pair of (rear) brake drums for our 1915 Hudson SIX-40 Phaeton. This size is likely common to several other cars Specifications: Inner diameter 13-1/2" (thirteen and a half inches) Outer diameter 14" (fourteen inches) Depth 2-1/2" (two and a half Inches) Lug Bolt Circle 3-11/16 (Three and eleven sixteenths inches) Lug Bolts 8 (Eight Lug Bolts in 3-11/16" circle)

And the ad is 16 months old

Still running A/C down here, day and night

Marion, Thank you for all the updates and detail. We still have the little yellow duck ! Dale and I plan to register to judge, but will likely not bring a car for judging (we leave immediately after judging to drive the AACA Divisional Tour in Johnstown, PA).

We had several very nice Buicks, and unfortunately I didn’t get pics of them all. Here are a sampling, and hopefully you can fill in a few more.

Will the Men’s shirt have a pocket?

Additional pictures

Hi Pete, Looking for left side the part # is 1463801 # 1460912 this arm has an approximately 110 degree turn about 1 -2” above the post, and then about 12” length. pictures are of the opposite side, so bend needs to be the other way. Thank you for the response, Marty, 504-452-1955 MartyDaleRoth@aol.com

I normally attend Chickasha, but timing this year made it impossible since we're leaving Sunday morning for the AACA Founders Tour in Mobile, Alabama. Last minute change with A/C leaking freon on the '54 Caddy convertible, so we'll just drive the newly antique-licensed 1995 Grand Marquis (easier on my wife for the days following her chemo). Weather in Mobile looks good, other than strong Thunderstorms Tuesday and early Wednesday. Hoping to make Chickasha next year !

Back in the early 1940s at my grandparents' apartment in the East New York section of Brooklyn, NY, I remember the Ice Man bringing blocks of ice for the Ice Box (non-electric Fridge). It had a with a drip pan underneath. There was an alley alongside the building, and coal was delivered on a regular basis. The entire truck bed elevated on a set of multiple scissor joints, and then tilted to drop coal via a long angled and turning chute into a basement access - and then into a large coal bin to feed the 8-apartment house. Of course the ice and the coal came on very different trucks, and in this instance, not from the same company. When we moved back to Linden, NJ after dad returned from the South Pacific after WWII and his time with the Seabees, we moved back to Linden, NJ, bought a Kelvinator electric refrigerator, but still had coal delivered to our 2-family house. The tenants had their own coal bin and chute with automatic feed to their furnace. We still had to stoke ours.

Beautiful car !

To make a '39 Ford like a '40 ?

That location is on the south side of I-10, just east of Tallahassee

Back in 1971, having just moved from New Orleans to an apartment in Fort Wayne, Indiana , the only location to work on our cars was the apartment parking lot. Winter can be brutal there as I quickly learned. While most of my time and resources were dedicated to my new job and now growing family, cars had to be maintained , and while the almost new Pontiac was no problem, there was no local Citroen specialist. The cost of renting a garage, as well as distance involved was beyond impractical. I hatched the idea of leasing a modest warehouse, renting stalls by the hour and including the use of tools and advice to other car enthusiasts, and the idea went over very well. Job travel and family concerns took more time, so I discussed the idea with others, and one guy went with it. i was not a part of it, but did use it to get out of the miserably freezing weather. Years later , back in New Orleans, I attempted to buy the former New Orleans Motorcar Co - Packard Dealership, a 3 story concrete building right on the St. Charles Ave streetcar line. It was built as the Packard dealership with showroom and repair facilities on the ground floor, and additional storage fro new and used cars on the two upper floors. There are concrete ramps between floors, as well as a Packard-built car elevator inside the structure. My intended use was as a classic/collectible brokerage, combined with (again) hourly space rental for owner-repair, as well as both short and long term storage. The building became eligible for National Historic Status which upped the purchase price to +/- $1,000,000, and that was REAL money back in the late 1970s (still is!). I was outbid by both the Mercedes dealership, and by my neighbor Mr. Al Copeland of fried chicken fame. The beautiful original Packard showroom facade was later hidden behind modern facade. The idea still has merit, but approaching my ninth decade, I’d rather be driving my old cars and spending time with family and friends. Why wasn’t I born rich instead of brilliant and good lookin’ ?

As Bob notes, that is a good choice. You may choose to grind off the marking if concerned for original appearance per judging.

This look-alike is what my Mom's 1951 Chevy 4- door looked like. Bought for $80 from the dad of a high school friend, Joe Mandrillo in Linden, NJ. We did a valve job and it was perfect for a long time. I got to use it until I bought my red 1949 Pontiac convertible in 1959.