Robert G. Smits
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Just returned from the “Buzzy” tour in Orlando and stopped at a antique shop on the way home. The calendar is 1906.
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I would definitely take two days if you wish to enjoy it. It is more like Pate than Hershey. Not much "old" metal. There was a huge car corral the last time I was there.
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11 hours ago, PFindlay said:
And I wouldn't want to neglect my orphan motorcycle - a 1913 Henderson.
Thank you for sharing your orphans. What a wonderful collection.
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Finish the rebuild of my wife’s 81 SLC which hydrolocked secondary to a head gasket leak when it was stored for the winter.
Also leaving Saturday for the “Buzzy” tour in Orlando. Those of you in the NW could load a car in the trailer and head south for a few more weeks of touring.
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Mike since your Hershey finds are non Mopar can we assume we will see some of them in your next auction?
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Ed if my memory is correct there was a pre-15 RR on a Reliability tour in the Florida panhandle several years ago that had been fitted with front disc brakes for safe touring. I even have a photo of it somewhere?? Have you considered this option for stopping? Just a thought
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Thank you for pledging to keep it original. Forty years ago i thought everything needed to be restored. Today I would trade my restored 341B pictured above for your unrestored purchase even money. Half of the cars in my garage today are unrestored originals including a 23 seven passenger, 41 model 63 and 58 Eldorado Barritz
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16 hours ago, 28 Chrysler said:
I would date it to be 1890.
Again Thank You. By the way what was your search engine phrase. I had used "Off to Egypt, Globe Theater, Boston" with no luck
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Terry, thank you so much for the information. Although not auto related I thought memorabilia enthusiasts would enjoy seeing a early lithograph. Your research would go along with the info provided by the seller who was an east coast "picker" now deceased who dated it around 1890
6 hours ago, Terry Bond said:That's a pretty early poster.
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10 minutes ago, Kenendcindyc said:
I’d say your probably putting more wear on your trans shifting it into neutral at stops
Please explain
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Another early litho from my collection. Attempts to date it have been unsuccessful so far. As I have mentioned previously I like images depicting action. This one fits the bill.
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What a great advertisement. Have you been able to determine the age?
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33 minutes ago, SC38DLS said:
How many of us do you think could fit in that Pontiac?
what do you mean, we have all been riding along. When is our next trip?
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Another lithograph from storage that I hadn’t seen in 20 years. 18 by 27 heavy cardboard. The wood crate it was shipped in is dated 1905. Additional research reveals that this sign was produced in 1910
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Thank you for posting. The photos of middle America are great. Reminds me of growing up in rural Iowa. One summer we took our 51 Plymouth to Colorado and back. Only vacation we ever went on as a kid. Summer was work time on the farm.
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I get part of my medications from a out of state pharmacy and they are shipped 2 day express mail They typically take 7-9 days to arrive
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21 hours ago, Mike McCandless said:
We pride ourselves on bringing the rarest and highest condition stuff to market, all of it is no reserve.
So far you are meeting your objective. Keep up the great work.
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On 9/19/2021 at 4:05 PM, Tony38 said:
I'm currently working on a 38 Pontiac with the 223 flat head 6 and a 3 speed on the column.
I would check my vin/serial numbers as column shift didn't come out in Pontiac until 1939 except for the "Safety Shift" option in 38. You may have an early 39 that was registered as a 38. Just a thought
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Great collection, especially like the Fisk Brake Fluid. Thanks for sharing. You could stock a vintage gas station.
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If my memory is correct the thread was started by Terry Bond
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2 hours ago, junkyardjeff said:
38 with a column shift ?,I thought it came out in 39.
I don't know about Pontiac but Cadillac got column shift in 38
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Another Gulf poster from 1977. I purchased these in Germany in the early 90’s and always thought they were German. Google tells me they are Dutch. Again thanks to google I have translated this one.
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On 5/8/2021 at 1:43 PM, Mike McCandless said:
Correct, that was at our auction
This is one of our recent additions for our next auction. The earliest known Oilzum sign. Referred to as the "bucktooth".
Mike reported this on May 7th. It sold yesterday for over $81K and I don’t think that includes the auction fee. If interested it is discussed in a separate thread started by Terry Bond
This is one of our recent additions for our next auction. The earliest known Oilzum sign. Referred to as the "bucktooth".
Memoribilia to view - A guide
in Memorabilia, Toys, Art, Signs, Clothing and Printed Material
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I usually don’t purchase road maps but Chief Pontiac caught my attention. Ninty nine pages in all including a guide to radio stations in every state. Dated 1951 and celebrating Pontiac’s 25th year. Before the turn of the last century the name Pontiac belonged to a a city, a buggy and an Indian. In 1907 the Pontiac buggy company became the Oakland Motor Car Company and joined the newly organized General Motors Corporation in 1909. In 1910 they produced 4000 cars. In 1926 the first Pontiac was produced. Now an Orphan car they produced 469,813 units in 1950.