Guest Roj Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I purchased a 1923 Mcfarlan and it had the radiator and radiator shell along with front headlights taken off. I'm going to need help in trying to find some, any ideas?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Look in the club rosters of the AACA , CCCA , and any other club that accepts multi-make cars and call every one that has a McFarland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Nice car! Here's a photo of a 1925 McFarlan: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?59198-Orphan-of-the-Day-02-16-1925-McFarlan-Twin-Valve-Six&highlight=mcfarlanCraig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Regrettably, the A.A.C.A. roster doesn't include lists ofpeople's cars. Such a compilation would be a tremendoushelp for just about anyone with a seldom-seen make. The Classic Car Club of America DOES, however.If McFarlan is considered a Classic, there are undoubtedlya few in their roster.And is there some sort of McFarlan registry out there?Or who is a recognized McFarlan expert he could call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roj Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Well, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has one for me to look at, so that will help, but this car is in rough shape, it has the original motor in it along with the original tranny, but was invovlved in a fire. I will up load photo's, it's such a rare piece and needs to be restored and I'm up for the task, just need help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Does anyone know what became of the car that Bill Sablom once had? He moved south to Elizabeth City NC years ago, and was selling off a garage full of stuff. I know I bought some automobilia and brass age parts from him, and recall looking over his McFarlan. It was a yellow tourer, believe 1925. Had a nice pair of Testophone horns mounted on the sides. Bill seems to have moved on but I never learned what became of the car. I know he sold an Armstrong Siddley also. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The Nethercutt collection has a McFarlan, and a parts department to die for. They rarely, rarely, rarely ever sell parts, but, if you had something to trade that they needed, you might be in luck. It might be worth a call there anyway, just to see if they have any good advice to offer you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Might want to consider having a radiator made. There is an outfit in England that can make any model-yes it will be pricey, but an old rad may not be any good anyway.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbartlett Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I can help with the headlights. Contact me via the email address below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoringicons Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 That's a neat find. Mc Farlan's are little known, but great cars. Does yours have the large 120 HP twin-valve, six cylinder engine (TV-6) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 A good place to start is the 1967 book "What was the McFarlan" by Keith Marvin. It lists all 19 examples then known. There have probably been a few more found since then but I doubt very many more. Is your car one of the ones listed? The book is a bit hard to find but about the only thing in print on McFarlan. At the time of publication there were 3 1923 model "TV" McFarlan's listed. Two were restored and the third was described as a roadster ;cut down from a 7 Pas. sedan , condition was listed as rough. Is this your car?Greg in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Saxton Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 For a small production make like that, a fair guess could be that radiators could have bee made by Rome-Turney Radiator Co , in Rome NY. There was an article on them in Horseless Carriage Club Gazette. One of the original principals was still vertical and active; and he had never thrown out any of the patterns or tooling. Subsequently, I believe everything may have been sold and transferred to someone in California who made reproduction radiators. John C Meyer 111 is longterm and present editor of HCCA Gazette, so he may be a good person to ask. There was a very costly dealer who used to bring a vast array of very nice and rare stuff to Bendigo Swap Meet, which he had apparently bought reasonably at Hershey or similar events in USA. He did have a very nice McFarlan oil pressure gauge, though there was obviously never a McFarlan owner in Australia to sell it to. When you come to restoring your engine, if it is the T-head, you can ensure it is much better and more economical without stressing anything by changing the piston crowns. Though Cattaneo obviously did not know that he was creating "Prior Art" to Sir Harry Rickardo's later L-head "turbulence" combustion chamber patent, which made side valve engines viable and economical for decades, into the 1950s. Minoia won the 1907 Coppa Florio race in Cataneo's 8 litre 4 cylinder Isotta Fraschini. In 302 miles atnearly 70mph average, he used 19.8 gallons of petrol!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdome Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I suggest you go to the top right corner and type "Mcfarlan" in the advance search window. It will bring up 58 past threads on this site where McFarland was discussed of parts listed for sale. You will have to weed through the threads but you may find some leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 This Town car, or Knickerbocker Cabriolet, was Fatty Arbuckle's. It is in the Nethercutt collection http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/852446,21333/1923-McFarlan-Twin-Valve-Six_photo.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 You might look at the excellent website for the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum in Fairbanks. They have a 1919 McFarlan Type 125 Sport Touring. Ask for Historian Nancy DeWitt or Manager Willy Vinton if you call them up with any questions about theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 This 1924 sedan sold at RM's Hershey sale in 2010 for $52,000+. it was previously at Mark Hyman"s for $107,000.http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/photogallery6/1924-mcfarlan-tv-six-dsf.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roj Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 A good place to start is the 1967 book "What was the McFarlan" by Keith Marvin. It lists all 19 examples then known. There have probably been a few more found since then but I doubt very many more. Is your car one of the ones listed? The book is a bit hard to find but about the only thing in print on McFarlan. At the time of publication there were 3 1923 model "TV" McFarlan's listed. Two were restored and the third was described as a roadster ;cut down from a 7 Pas. sedan , condition was listed as rough. Is this your car?Greg in CanadaNo, my is a sedan, open front covered rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roj Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yes, it is all there, but needs completely rebuilt. It is the Twin six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roj Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I suggest you go to the top right corner and type "Mcfarlan" in the advance search window. It will bring up 58 past threads on this site where McFarland was discussed of parts listed for sale. You will have to weed through the threads but you may find some leads.great, I will try that. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Also type in McFarland when doing your search, whether here or on the Internet. It seems that is a common misspelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Betcha "Spanky" comes up a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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