Guest newstew Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 This is my new project I need a RADIATOR and THE LEFT FRONT USPENSION STAP UNIT and a couple of DOOR HANDLES and HORN BUTTON ,,,,,,,,,,,,,Thanks to all that can help.Kenny Z. in Rhode Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest newstew Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Please note the shape of my grill shell for the correct radiator and what do you think of the purple tint on the headlamps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I used to have a headlight lens just like that. I think I may have sold it. I always thought it was a beautiful item. NICE car find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studeq Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Wow, neat car. You need to know however the car is a model EQ Special Six and not a Big Six (model EP). They were different cars. The Big Six engine was 353.6 c.i. whereas the Special Six was a 289. Actually the engines were identical except the Big Six had a 3/8" larger bore. Bodies were different as was the wheelbase (127" for the Big Six, 120" for the Special Six). Good luck with the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary1953 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Neat find. I bet the dog was happy to get out of the barn also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GE Dictator 1928 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Kenny,What a fabulous find! That looks like one for AACA's HPOF (Historical Preservation of Original Features) class. A very nice straight original car.I think I would call her "Rosie" with those beautiful headlight lenses. Best of luck to you!Keith Gramlich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 The theory that I've heard states that the UV rays of the sun discolor the lenses to the purple hue.I've seen numerous lenses with that coloration, as have many on this forum.Nice find, hope you can repair radiator or find a good replacement, replacing cores is getting expensive these days. Find a good radiator shop, the best ones are the old time guys with the slogan "a great place to take a leak!"......Nice car, nice find..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest manitoba27stude Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 awesome car.very nice find.sorry i cant help you with parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rvanti Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Great find. I used to own a `25 Special 6. I do have a couple of parts you may be able to use. I have a nice radiator core, bowed front. It fits a Stude. but not sure which one. The core is "19 wide, "24 tall and 5/8 thick. It has a factory tag on the side of the core, Mc Cord R-155. Also I have a set of the original headlight lenses, Liberty, that were on the car. 9' wide and Type-D are the ones I have. They are clear glass. Let me know. Art in Cal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest newstew Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Hi Art, It sounds like it is the one. Does yours have 3 tabs on each side ad 4 across the top? The tabs are to hold it to the grill shell . Mine says Long Manufacturingand has a tag on the lower inside on the cooling fins #922815.Please call me 401=617-6028 Thanks Kenny Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Ash Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 You might try Maine Radiator for restoring the one you have. I haven't done business with them, but they were recommended to me by someone else.See Maine Auto Radiator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude Light Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 If you have a picture of the door handles you are looking for, I can dig through mine and see if I have a match.Scottsmrdeza@power-net.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 37Dictator Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Great barn find and a very enjoyable project to restore.......The purple hue in the headlight lens is due to the lead used in the process of manufacturing glass in that time period. It is not uncommon to find oil lamps produced 1890 to 1910 to have this same colour. Check out ebay and other sites offering Oil Lamps and youll find this same tint in the glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prs519 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 My, there is clearly some different information regarding the coloring of lenses. I once read that the impurity (in an amount so tiny to be nearly unmeasureable) responsible for it subsequently to go purple was Manganese. I recall also that deep Ruby red glass is made byintroducing a small amount of Gold to the mixture (in this case does not require sunrise to catalyze the reaction). How many of you know that glass is regarded as being one of our thickest liquids -- not technicvally a solid, but a liquid? And yes it flows awful slowly!Perry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 My, there is clearly some different information regarding the coloring of lenses. I once read that the impurity (in an amount so tiny to be nearly unmeasureable) responsible for it subsequently to go purple was Manganese. I recall also that deep Ruby red glass is made byintroducing a small amount of Gold to the mixture (in this case does not require sunrise to catalyze the reaction). How many of you know that glass is regarded as being one of our thickest liquids -- not technicvally a solid, but a liquid? And yes it flows awful slowly!PerryVery evident that it is a slow moving liquid when you take out a pane from an old building. The glass is thicker at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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