George Smolinski Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Facebook 1909 Brush For Sale Owned since 60's Just helping a friend in a care home Car is located Near Eureka Ca 95501 Worldwide shipping available Platt Motors Inc. 5205 Industrial Way Anderson, California 96007-4947Get directions (707) 599-9448 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leif in Calif Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Single cylinder! I bet it really sounds great! (hills might be a problem) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Leif in Calif said: Single cylinder! I bet it really sounds great! (hills might be a problem) Also the flats! Down hill is ok, as long as you don't need to stop. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31nash880 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Wood axles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-mman Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Wood axles and frames . . . . A low priced entry level car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Wooden axles, wooden frame, wooden wheels, wouldn't run. They are actually fairly popular with the one cylinder crowd. A bit underpowered even by early standards. But alongside other early one cylinder cars like Reo, Cadillac, and Oldsmobile, they don't do too badly. One of the last of the one cylinder regular early cars (last produced in 1912), they have some advantages in better bearings and oiling over the early other cars. The last of the Brush one cylinder engines even had a counter-balanced crankshaft (1910 might be too early for that?). Some Brush owners have been known to swap the later engine into earlier cars because those later engines run considerably better. The weak area for a Brush is the transmission. You want to make sure it is there and in good condition. A couple decades ago, many of the transmission parts were reproduced making a number of Brush cars better suited for touring with the clubs. But good transmission parts these days are very hard to come by. There are quite a few Brush cars in hiding because owners have been unable to find enough good pieces, or unwilling to spend what it takes to have the parts made now. I like the car. I wish I could afford it. I have come close to buying a Brush a couple times over the years, and have known several people that toured with them. Personally, I would remove the windshield. I think these look better without one. And at 20 mph you really don't need a windshield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Perkins / Mn Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) With all the caveats about these cars, how did these people make this trip? Fascinating story. I have had this book since childhood and always have had a soft spot for the Brush automobiles. Occasionally one or two do participate in the New London / New Brighton run here in Minnesota. Edited December 21, 2022 by Jeff Perkins / Mn (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lahti35 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I ran across this a bit ago while watching some Greenfield Village Old Car Fest videos. The folks at Kleps Garage had two Brush autos there in 2021... Interesting cars, they do sound like they are working hard at times! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Great Video! You can certainly see how Henry Ford and the "T" put a lot of people out of business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil morse Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Jeff Perkins / Mn said: I have had this book since childhood and always have had a soft spot for the Brush automobiles. That is fabulous, Jeff. I love Mrs. Trinkle's outfit! How long did the trip take them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Perkins / Mn Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Hi Neil, The trip was done in three segments 1( Detroit to Colorado Springs 2) Pikes Peak to San Francisco 3) Detroit to New York City. Not very much mechanical trouble but lots of delays. I do not have a total days to make the trip. Fred Trinkle was a good friend of Floyd Clymer. The book was published in 1952. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jeff Perkins / Mn said: Hi Neil, The trip was done in three segments 1( Detroit to Colorado Springs 2) Pikes Peak to San Francisco 3) Detroit to New York City. Not very much mechanical trouble but lots of delays. I do not have a total days to make the trip. Fred Trinkle was a good friend of Floyd Clymer. The book was published in 1952. I have to wonder about Pikes Peak on 8 horse power. Maybe in reverse with them pushing too???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Perkins / Mn Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 @Leif in Calif Read the book! The Brush did remarkably well !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durospeed Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) List it on the Horseless Carriage Club of America site for sale and you will have the right crowd to buy it instead of the comments your getting. The price isn't out of line. good luck Edited December 21, 2022 by durospeed (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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