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Bill and I will be there judging. Our car is not ready yet, but he has been working on it almost every day for the last two weeks.

We will have Jean Allinder with us, she works in Administration and her son-in-law will drive up from Rocky Gap, Va. to judge also.

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Naturally, I will be there. I'd sure like to take your 409 back home with me! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I just thought I'd save you the hassle! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

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If I'm lucky I'll be able to drive up Saturday afternoon just to look around. Gave up on entering a car because of the insane hours I've worked the last two months, and wasn't sure I'd even have this weekend off. Steve, hopefully we'll be able to visit if I can get there. All the cars need a road trip, but as usual I'll probably be on the wagon or Bravada.

Ron- I have seen many things on Smith Mountain Lake, but never an Amphicar! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

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Glenn,

Look me up Saturday. A few of us are heading over to the lake instead of the awards banquet. Most are just up for preservation awards. Figured it would be more fun playing with the car. You are welcome to follow us out to the lake (11 miles) and go for a ride. Hopefully it isn't to high of a mountain to climb. We are staying at the Hotel Roanoke Saturday evening so will be back in town.

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Steve wrote "Naturally, I will be there. I'd sure like to take your 409 back home with me! I just thought I'd save you the hassle!"

How 'bout coming and getting it, clean it up and bring it back to me at Roanoke!!!! smile.gif We got our Sr. at Hershey last year and we've been driving it and having a ball, now it's time to pay the price for those miles.

Tommy

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Will be there and also hanging around the Model T class. My 1914 Touring is "coming home" for this one. The car was restored in 1965 and shown in Roanoke for the very first time in 1966 at a National Meet. It still proudly wears the Natl First plaque from that meet. It sat in a garage for 25 years before I found it and brought it home. It served as a home for unwed cats, a step ladder, a place to pile junk, and a source of spare parts for someone over the years. Its now a driver and gets a pretty good workout around the neighborhood hauling kids. Hopefully some of them will grow into the hobby. I'll have it in class as a DNJ. Ignore all the scratches in the paint but stop by and visit.

Terry

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Nope-didnt get the T up for that one. Had my 1912 Triumph there instead. It fits nicely in the back of my van.

Terry

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Great to see you and the T again! Thanks for helping Richard Hall get his T into position Sat. Thats the kind of spirit and helpfulness that makes our hobby so great. Richard became ill just before the banquet got started-too much sun, too little sleep and not enough to eat all added up, but he's ok now and very thankful for all the help getting his 1st Jr. See you at Greensburg!

Terry

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The WD40 wipe-down is a must, especially having driven over from the dusty parking area. I learned that a long time ago for leaf springs. I tried something interesting this time to help get rid of the residue from brasso and polish. I used a soft bristle tooth brush and a dab of color polish - what I used was black color magic polish. I gently rubbed it around the nuts, bolts, rivets, etc where a few years of brasso had built up a chalky residue and it worked like a champ to eliminate the mess. All I had to do was buff the area with a soft rag once it dried. I found it also works very well on leaf springs where there is a bit of rust beginning to appear between them.

Terry

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Use some WD-40 on a rag to wipe your springs, axle housing, any chassis parts underneath or even in the engine compartment. It makes a great dustrag and cleans all the residue out of places you just can't reach. My Model T always gets looking pretty messy around the spark plugs, and a squirt and wipe with the Wd 40 makes the cylinder head look fresh and clean. Its also great for eliminating light rust stains between spring leaves, around cylinder head gaskets, etc.

Try it-you'll like it, even for HPOF. I was on the HPOF team this time and thoroughly enjoyed the job. What a pleasure it is to see cars like that!

Terry

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Thanks for the tip. I'll have to try it on the paint on my car (small spot). The paint is so dead and thin I can't wax it without the car turning white. Yes guys that IS AFTER rubbing the wax OFF. I'm not about to tackle the rest of the car with it but will remeber it for when I get my wagon done.

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