George Albright Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) Hi Guys. We are the eyes of this forum nationwide. I am constantly amazed what our group digs up around the country. Please if you see some brass era parts or cars for sale post them here as well for our brass car members to digest and hopefully buy. Sincerely, George Albright, Ocala, Fla. email gnalbright@gmail.com cell weekdays 352 843 1624 Edited April 30 by George Albright grammar (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconvertibleguy Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 I mean I'll try my best, but that era's really ahrd to find, at least up here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Everyone in AACA always gives their best! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Reminds me of a couple years ago when I ran into a local radio personality celebrating his birthday at Olive Garden. Passed on some well-wishes and the conversation turned to some of the new restaurants that had opened in town. We had a good-sized Greek community here for years and this fellow's mama ran one of the many Greek-owned restaurants. There aren't any left ☹ and probably not more than 50 Greeks left in town, and they're all elderly. I said "Alex. You're probably the guy to ask. When are we gonna get another Greek restaurant in town?" He reared back and said "well Glenn, the first thing we gotta do is get us some Greeks!" So the analogy is the first thing we gotta do is find us some pre-1920 vehicles to post. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Shifter Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 6 minutes ago, rocketraider said: So the analogy is the first thing we gotta do is find us some pre-1920 vehicles to post. There's not as many pre-1920 car enthusiasts any more, much less those born during that era, who can relate to brass vehicles. If we find them, we'll post them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 When I search, I filter for pre- 1954 to avoid being swamped with tri-five Chevys and later stuff. Just looking at the local CL at the moment, it shows 141 cars in that bracket. Of those, 39 were hot rods and 36 were trucks. I'd love to post older stuff...it just doesn't come up! If I see it, I always post it! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Will do when they show up for sale, which is unfortunately rare these days. But we're on the lookout for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 You guys are all correct! Indeed we are a dying breed. For the record my two present cars are a 1954 Dodge Royal and a 1952 Nash Rambler Country Club hardtop. Both are superb condition. I love the fabulous 50s but still have a sweet spot for the brass. Go AACA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodgerWilson Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 I have found that Hemming and sometimes Bring a Trailer to be the best source, but I get frustrated with everything being auctioned. I suspect it’s the surviving family members of the car owner trying to liquidate. I am into late teens and early twenties (touring cars), but it because of dad being an antique car nut when I was growing up. I am not the norm for my age (61). However, when I go to shows and cruise nights my cars are always a big hit. People love seeing the old stuff, but no one wants to jump in and own one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kar3516 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 I’ve had decent success over the past three years buying mid 30s classics from long time family ownership. Not super expensive high end cars but not Chevys, Dodges, or Fords either. I think a lot of nice brass cars are going to be coming available from heirs at good prices in the next 5 to 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Lets not forget the Horseless Carriage club: Classified Ads - Horseless Carriage Club of America (hcca.org) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 Yes check the HCCA ads regularly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 On 4/30/2024 at 12:22 PM, George Albright said: Hi Guys. We are the eyes of this forum nationwide. I am constantly amazed what our group digs up around the country. Please if you see some brass era parts or cars for sale post them here as well for our brass car members to digest and hopefully buy. Sincerely, George Albright, Ocala, Fla. email gnalbright@gmail.com cell weekdays 352 843 1624 Like this one? https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/d/san-diego-1914-buick-b36/7735700246.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 Exactly!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kar3516 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Xander is on a pre 1920 roll this evening! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Just sitting here, never looked for pre 1920’s stuff. Lots of Model T’s, and early motorcycles. Not really cars I search for. Something to do, keeps me from eating more cookies.😋 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Yeah! And what a great bunch of cars you found today! Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 Great job to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 That's interesting! I believe California began vehicle license and registration in 1916, so the seller might be right on the title, but there would be registration from at least the 20's and 30's. As previously discussed, California isn't awful when it comes to straightening things like this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, Leif in Calif said: That's interesting! I believe California began vehicle license and registration in 1916, so the seller might be right on the title, but there would be registration from at least the 20's and 30's. As previously discussed, California isn't awful when it comes to straightening things like this out. Calif's first state-issued **plate** was 1914, red with white characters. For a number of years before that, one had to register the vehicle with the state and receive a number which the owner was required to display on the vehicle by fabricating a "plate" (perhaps leather) with that number. I don't know when Calif began issuing title/ownership documents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, Grimy said: Calif's first state-issued **plate** was 1914, red with white characters. For a number of years before that, one had to register the vehicle with the state and receive a number which the owner was required to display on the vehicle by fabricating a "plate" (perhaps leather) with that number. I don't know when Calif began issuing title/ownership documents. George.......weren't you already driving when the quake hit in 1906? Didn't you have a plate on your car then? 😇 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 I resemble that remark….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 41 minutes ago, edinmass said: George.......weren't you already driving when the quake hit in 1906? Didn't you have a plate on your car then? 😇 Yeah, I hand-carved the state-issue number into a piece of leather, you young whippersnapper! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 Thanks to all for bringing some earlier iron to this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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