1921 Oldsmobile Model 46 - I ask myself, Why?

I enjoy a challenge and sometimes I take on a project just because it presents itself. The car in question is a 1921 Oldsmobile Model 46 Touring Car with a Northway Model 209 V8. Gotta love the stars on the hood 🤔 Short History Lesson: Following Cadillac’s and Cole’s adoption of a Northway designed V8 in 1915, Oldsmobile began using a Northway V8 in 1916 in their Model 44 car. The engine is designated the Northway 209 and was a side valve design with a bore of 2.875 in a

Back on the cone clutch finally. You will have to go up a few posts (April 25th) to where I left off. After cutting the leather to overlap you have to taper each end so they lay flat against each other and keep the common thickness. I used a very sharp (new) disposable utility blade to start, but be careful not to cut too much material off. This initial cut was maybe 1/4 of the material that needed to be removed - mostly near the thin tapered end. Then the work starts...scraping the leather. I t