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The roadster in the third photo is almost identical to a car that was in my wife's family. We believe it was a Tarrant bodied roadster of around 1915-16. The young girl in the photo was my Grandmother in-law who lived to make 100 years old. She would tell us the most incredible stories about growing...

Hi Ron, There's a set screw and locking nut at the base of the horn bell. It can be accessed with a long screwdriver. It's possible that it may have unscrewed itself, but it's probably more likely to be that the contact points are dirty. Magneto horns are easy to pull apart and pretty easy to work o...

Hi everyone, Dad recently dropped off a box of stuff that I'd long forgotten that I had. In it was a switch panel with what I think is a voltage regulator? It's got 3 wires, Bright, Dim and unknown. Several questions. 1. Is it a volt regulator? 2. Is it worth salvaging? 3. Can they be repaired? 4. W...

Hi everyone, Well it appears that there were two issues. Despite the battery having just been recharged, it wasn’t up to the job. Sitting idle it measured 6.4 volts, under load it dropped to 3.7 volts. So I went out and bought a new battery. I installed the new battery, it spun over a lot quicker, b...

Hi everyone, I’m sure this has been asked heaps of times before, but I’m stumped. I’ve got a couple of issues and I’m sure they are connected. The car’s a 1924 Touring set up to run on coils and fitted with a solenoid (not that this should matter, but it’s the only non original item). The coils all ...