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Unsold things are put away till next year, hood I bought has one stubborn pin that I'm trying to remove. Filled five barrels with leaves, what are your fall/winter car plans? Having all four doors fit and working on the '29 Model A by Spring time is my goal. Need to take some photo to go with a new thread I plan to start tomorrow.

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2 hours ago, 1937hd45 said:

Unsold things are put away till next year, hood I bought has one stubborn pin that I'm trying to remove. Filled five barrels with leaves, what are your fall/winter car plans? Having all four doors fit and working on the '29 Model A by Spring time is my goal. Need to take some photo to go with a new thread I plan to start tomorrow.

My plans? Getting ready to host the MG Club tech session in Nov. Will get the 14 T out for a picnic this weekend. Gonna make progress on the 72 MGBGT. How'd I ever have time to work? Good seeing you at Hershey Bob. It's been a long time for us, collecting plugs.

Terry

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Packard: sort vapor lock; install super nice trunk handle and maybe replace the door handles.  Replace mirrors and headlight retainer rings (bought at Hershey 22!)

 

Model A: wiring harness

 

Mercedes: tune up

 

Organize spares and stuff bound for swap meet scene in 24.

 

Nothing major really.  But a plan... 😊

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8 hours ago, DFeeney said:

My plans are to "Stay on the Earth" so I can return to Hershey next year and "Smell the Rust"

What do you want for your birthday? My standard answer is "another birthday next year!"

Steve

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I have a '64 Falcon that I hope to get ready for paint before it gets too cold--that would be around Thanksgiving.  I plan to prep the entire under hood area and paint it with satin black.  All of the suspension and steering components  will be removed, cleaned and returned to original appearance and then reinstalled.  All that before the cold weather arrives.
After that, i have the engine and transmission to rebuild and install.  The car is a 6 cyl and from all I see at the car shows, people could be forgiven if they thought ALL Falcons, Mustangs and Mavericks came with V8 engines---Mine is staying as a SIX  with the original drum brakes as a tribute to the MILLIONS that were built that way.

Busy Winter
That's just the car work--- Several projects for the house and yard.  I just finished de-thatching the yard and fertilizing it.  Over-seeding the bare spots will happen just before the coming rain.   A few stumps to burn out and remove.  Some siding to pressure wash, wooded deck to repaint, old above-ground swimming pool to remove.  

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One of these days, sooner than later I hope, I want to wash the road grime off of my car from the 4 hour round trip in the rain to get to Hershey and back! Also need to get into the nooks and crannys for a good once over.

 

THEN, I hope to get the motor in my 79, so it will be on the road for the spring!

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I'm going to see if I can get a 1908 REO 1-cylinder running again. It's been dormant for at least 60 years, maybe more. Going to take my time and try to get some pieces rebuilt beforehand - water pump, timer, coil box, radiator.

 

Not a lot of printed out there, but I am a member of the Early REO Group. They have a lot of collective info.

 

If you have any advice or can offer services, please contact me.

 

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Thompson Speedway show in North Connecticut/ Massachusetts border...first weekend in November...

 

Auto Mania Show in Allentown, PA.--- Indoor show, January 18th - January 21st , 2024 -- beautiful heated facility, short sleeve shirts all weekend ,

powered by Carlisle Events, $ 10 admission, FREE parking all weekend,

100 % full of Automotive --- no Tupperware ,  no beanie babies, no  sunglasses ...... all Carlisle and HERSHEY vendors....

 

Many I know ( I have never...) head South --- do Moultry , GA., Perry, GA., on the way to the Daytona Turkey Rod Run, in Daytona, Fla. --- and then stay in Florida, for Zephyr Hills, Sumter County, Lakeland, and others....

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Thompson Speedway Car Show, at the track itself, inside the track and out,

Is 33 % Antique Car Parts , 33 % Race Car Parts , and 33 % Garage Sale / Assorted Everything but the Kitchen sink.....

 

It is certainly N O Carlisle or HERSHEY , but is clearly one of New England's biggest shows --- 

Far better than Stafford Springs and Lake Compounce --- old or new....

 

Thompson was # 2 --- but with .Mansfield, Mass. --- Great Woods / Xfinity Center now NO LONGER  --- Thompson is # 1......

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3 hours ago, mobileparts said:

Thompson Speedway Car Show, at the track itself, inside the track and out,

Is 33 % Antique Car Parts , 33 % Race Car Parts , and 33 % Garage Sale / Assorted Everything but the Kitchen sink.....

 

Can you bring my sink?    I'll split it with you.

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9 hours ago, 8E45E said:

Get prepared for the annual Muscle Cars & Corvette Nationals show in Rosemont next month!!   HOME | mcacn

 

I ALWAYS look forward to that!

 

Craig

See you there. Come by and say hello. This is the car I am taking to MCACN for the Class of '73 Invitational 50th Birthday.

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16 hours ago, STEVE POLLARD said:

Finish up with getting all the road grime off the car from the return home trip this past Saturday.... then back to work on the house....

 

Steve

 

 

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Steve, did you drive your car to the show?

 

I still need to get the grime off of mine, LOL. Been parked since last friday evening when I got home!

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5 minutes ago, TAKerry said:

Steve, did you drive your car to the show?

Sure did....drove it down the New York State Thruway ( ran great at 70 mph ) then to 287 and over to 78....took about 3.5 hours. We went back 81 to 84, that's where we hit the rain.

 

Steve

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7 hours ago, STEVE POLLARD said:

Sure did....drove it down the New York State Thruway ( ran great at 70 mph ) then to 287 and over to 78....took about 3.5 hours. We went back 81 to 84, that's where we hit the rain.

 

Steve

Thats awesome!  My son and I went up on Thursday to walk the swap area. Took just a little over 2 hrs. to get there. I needed to be in Hershey by 630 Friday so I left home at 430 am. I didnt figure on the traffic being lighter and hitting all of the lights green! I got there in 1hr and 15 minutes. That was fine as I had time to spare, but it did rain all the way up. After the show I was on the road for about 15 minutes before the rain hit again, all the way home! Still havent cleaned my car yet.

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On my '13 Ford, rebuild both front and rear axles. Once done, that car is at a point where I'm calling it finished. 

 

On the '26 Ford Fordor, complete the chassis and paint the body. That will probably take me through the winter.

 

On the '26 Ford Touring,  get it stored better, off the tires. Sort it into a "kit" to be tackled in a couple years.

 

My '25 Ford Touring? I think I'm going to sell it.

 

That's it.

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