Robert G. Smits
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Neat stuff Terry, thanks for sharing and keeping this thread alive!
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2 hours ago, Marty Roth said:
Wayne, I bought one of these maybe 35 - 40 years ago
Like Marty I purchased one (Made in USA) with my first enclosed trailer around 1980 and used it when hauling heavy cars until my first dually in 96. I thought it helped. Just remember there is a limit on how tightly you can turn when backing up.
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Ed could you send a simple electric diagram when you get time. I have everything you mentioned but never put it all together with a solar charging system. Thanks
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A friend was quoted $12K for a 18 ft aluminum open trailer with a 4-6 month wait a couple of weeks ago and paid 10K for a used one.
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On 6/29/2021 at 6:36 PM, edinmass said:
Now that I’m getting older preventative maintenance only has to last another 25 years.
Ed, what would you recommend for preventive maintenance at age 81? A couple of weeks!!!
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23 hours ago, TheMoneyPit said:
At $125 it was quite expensive
Exactly my thinking. At $50 I probably would have considered it as I had a great day selling. It did not sell. Reading this thread has been a learning experience. Thank you all .
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Now you know why I don't collect watch fobs. I will leave it to the experts but I do appreciate looking at them. This one was priced at $125
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I was at the Tulsa Advertising Show last weekend and only saw one fob for sale. Fake or Real? I thought it looked too perfect but what do I know!!!
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38 minutes ago, R W Burgess said:
buy a new dually,
Have you priced a new dually recently. I am keeping my 07 until it dies!!
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If you can find a copy of the "Fisher Body Service Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 1 through 20" you will find detailed discussion of the Fisher body part by part. The first six of seven bulletins discuss the wood framework of the standard 5 passenger sedan. I suspect the AACA library has this. Although not actual plans the discussion is quite detailed.
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If you like your 30 ft trailer why not fix the defects unless they are terminal? The 20 ft enclosed trailer that came with Al Edmonds 32 Cadillac was built in 1984 and still works fine. (All Metal) My only complaint is the 15 in wheels. Only used to haul small cars like my Corvette's and Jags now.
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I was at the Tulsa Advertising and Bottle show this week end. A little smaller than the Indy Ad Show but a great turnout of dealers and lookers. Reproduction Porcelain is getting harder to spot for the average buyer and is depressing the market imo. I had many buyers comment that they are reluctant to purchase because everything on evil bay is fake. A dealer purchased a couple of pump signs from me and commented I know they are real but I have to convince the next buyer that they are real. I must have had 50 buyers look at them and pass because they couldn't be sure and didn't want to take a chance.. BTW I only saw one automotive watch fob and it was fake. Great to be out again!!! I just loaded up the Element with excess inventory that has ben sitting around for years and had a great time.
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Great Thread. Don't know if this is fact or fiction but Warren Buffet reportedly replied to a reporters question regarding how it felt to be rich with "If you have ever been poor you will never be rich". My father was born in 09 and mother in 11 and they lived comfortably in later life but never recovered emotionally from the depression. The day I left for college my mother asked "Do you really think it is wise to quit a good job at the cement plant to go to school?" Glad to hear that mom wasn't the only one to wash and re use tin foil until the day she died.
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speaking of Air!
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6 hours ago, LCK81403 said:
There are a lot of people on this forum who have sharp eyes for detail. It is surprising that no one has yet chimed in with an artistic detail in the 1939 Chrysler advertising photo. In the upper right of the illustration there appears to be a 1938 Dymaxion. The shark fin on the rear of the illustrated Dymaxion is so shaded that it is nearly invisible on first inspection of the illustration, nonetheless the fin is there on close inspection.
The other subtle artistic impression is the sweep of the '39 Chrysler roof line more closely matches the trailing roofline of the Dymaxion than it does the actual Chrysler car.
You have a great eye for details. Thanks for pointing this out. Maybe it is time to get my Cateracts done.
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I also cancelled HCC when the editor changed and the page count dropped. Much of the enjoyment/education I used to experience from magazines now comes from forums such as this one. I would much rather spend an evening on this forum than leafing through a Hemmings CC.
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If I posted this previously I apologize. 1912 Studebaker/Flanders from a sales book in my collection. This is the year Studebaker took control of EMF and rebadged the Flanders 20. This allowed Studebaker to cancel their long-standing contract with Garford and start manufacturing a complete car
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On 6/17/2021 at 3:09 PM, Robert G. Smits said:
Another from the box of photos I recently discovered labeled “family photos”. I wish I had some family history to go with them. Notice the group standing across the fence watching. Must be a local race or speed event.
I think this photo is from the same event as the 6/17 photo. December 1930 scribbled on the back. Apologies for the poor quality.
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52 minutes ago, 1937hd45 said:
Thanks Walt, Every day we get to see a new photo that brings us back to some great times, sure miss all the people I got to meet in the past 60 years of the hobby. Bob
I couldn’t have said it better. This forum has become an important part of my retirement. An OOPS photo
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Shell add reprint from the Shell advertising Art Collection Museum. Heavy cardboard
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From an add in my collection. 1915 or 1916 Touring Roadster and four passenger Tourabout
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7 hours ago, alsancle said:
It is becoming very hard to find pictures we have not posted 3 times already.
Most of mine will be original as I just discovered the box of photos in storage 2 weeks ago and am slowly digitizing them when I have time. Lots of fun. Thank you Walt for the thread. Interesting thought, would this thread have emerged without COVID?
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51 minutes ago, 1912Staver said:
Point taken. Except mini vans are without question " uncool "
Not to the soccer mom or the couple with 4 or 5 kids. What about the coolness of our hulking tow vehicles. I don't think I ever considered the "cool" factor since I purchased my used 58 Impala in 1963. I was looking at Palasades last week and the only color they had was black. Black must sell. Regarding the $65K Honda, we are in an inflation spiral and it has only begun. I was at Kroger's yesterday and 3 Rib Eyes were $42. That bothers me more than a "Black Edition" Honda and I am not a buyer of either.
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8 hours ago, joe_padavano said:
Harrah built TWO Jerraries
Thank you for the clarification. When I first saw this post I thought i was losing my mind because the one I saw looked like jeep.
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Memoribilia to view - A guide
in Memorabilia, Toys, Art, Signs, Clothing and Printed Material
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Two Original and one Repro