Robert G. Smits

My garage is filled with projects that i will never finish. Age sneaks up on you along with health problems. I would trade in a heartbeat and enjoy driving the Pontiac down the road. Join the Early Times Chapter for great help and support. Down the road you can pick up a project if time and finances allow. Just my TCW

As you probably know Joe the photo you posted is of a 38 V16 and not a 36

Another coach built 32 Ford this time by Pininfarina

Ford Koln produced 3535 Ford Model 18 (V-8) before production ended. Of these 314 were bare chassis which were presumable sent to custom coach builders although actual production is unknown and few survive because of the war effort and Hitler's desire to destroy everything American although he reportedly had a large portrait of Henry Ford in his office.

Interesting Ford I came across in College Station recently. I assume the Ford collectors here are knowledgeable about this model but it was new to me. Body is by Deutsch of Koln. Were these produced independently of under contract to Ford of Germany. This car will be for sale eventually but the estate has not decided on a price or sales venue yet. Photos to follow

A couple more from the file cabinet

Terry I have to disagree. I have several friends who fall into that category and although they have more money than most of us can dream of they are very knowledgeable about what they are buying and actively share their collections with the car hobby. Just like then stock market those who aren't serious don't last long. They view memorabilia as an asset they are not going to lose money on. High quality memorabilia is up 30-50% since then onset of Covid while the S&P 500 is flat over the same period and was down as much as 20%. Just my experience, others may disagree.

Welcome, you came to the right place. Tell us about yourself, cars, memorabilia and whatever. The knowledge here is amazing.

Pate swap meet find. Not perfect but looks good on the wall. Heavy porcelain

A couple of old PA maps. Harrisburg was a little smaller then.

Additional research indicates that in 1920 phone companies in larger localities switched to 4 digits as they prepared for direct local dialing. On the farm we still had an operator in the late 50’s. Anyone know when ISO VIS was discontinued?

Another file cabinet find. lol Interesting Checker board from the early 30’s. I have the full set of checkers stamped Standard Oil somewhere. Unfortunately I am not as organized as Terry.

The nice thig about dreams is they aren't limited by getting older. Every morning I dream of what I am going to accomplish today and then I wake up and reality sets in!

Christmas Ornament

I prefer then Scotch Theory. Fun Thread

Another file cabinet find. Box somewhat tattered

I have used a inline rotary pump at the tank without bypass on my 41 Cadillac for 16 years and thousands of touring miles. Only used for starting and occasional vapor lock. I think you are making this too complex.

Raining in central Texas so I decided to open up a file cabinet that was in my office when retired in 2000. Seventy two pages, never written in. More to come as I get time

Series of Exide adds. Note that a new 6 volt battery was $7.95

Thanks Ed, I was hoping you would post This engine came from a collection in Missouri and was always inside. In then last 30 years it has been in CC storage. I plan to look inside with a borescope this week. Thanks for your other suggestions I hadn't thought of.

Thanks all. I never thought about Evaporust. Has anyone else used it on a stuck engine? I think I will add some.

For anyone interested in the early days of sprint car racing I would recommend this book. This is an autobiography of Outlaw racing in the 20’s and 30’s During his career he personally knew over 100 drivers who lost their lives on the race track. Although he had a grade school education he was capable of designing his own overhead cam engine which was a winner. His race shop in Davenport Iowa was recreated at the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing. Interestingly I met John in the early 70’s but had no knowledge of his prominence in dirt car racing at that time.

John I have no evidence that it is stuck but certainly worried after 30 years. The parts car is a 4 door sedan used to restore the convertible which sat outside with the top down, hood off and heads lying on the ground for 7 years in the Maine. Multiple parts missing including the side panels and grill.

If you enjoy racing an event that should be on your bucket list is the 24 hours of Daytona. The Stanley Steamer Club held their national meet at Daytona to celebrate the 100 year anniversary on a Stanley breaking the 100 mph barrier on the Daytona measured mile in 1906. The Florida CCCA participated in that event which was the same week end as the 24 hour race. As I registered too late to get into the host hotel I stayed at an alternate which happened to be the race headquarters for a Australian team. After spending a couple of nights with them at the bar they insisted I stay for the race and gave me a pit pass and a invitation to join them in the pits. It is as different from NASCAR as night and day. There were activities going on in the infield for the entire 24 hours including a barbecue cook off and the Rocky Horror Picture Show started at midnight. Not much sleep but great memories. On an old computer somewhere I have footage of almost 60 Stanley Steamers driving up and down the beach. I am sure some Forum members were there.