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- Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Rest in Peace - Bob Barrett
- Replies: 5
- Views: 726
Re: Rest in Peace - Bob Barrett
Please note that I inadvertently duplicated R V Anderson’s post titled We’ve lost another one.
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Rest in Peace - Bob Barrett
- Replies: 5
- Views: 726
Rest in Peace - Bob Barrett
Today my friend Bob Barrett went on to his final rest. He passed away on Sunday December 6 after a long illness. While Bob was often seen in other cars like Pierce Arrows, Buicks, and Stanleys; Bob also collected Fords. When I would visit him before various Christmases he would enjoy taking my son a...
- Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 25 Coup Resto
- Replies: 4
- Views: 419
Re: 25 Coup Resto
The molding pictured is a two piece stamping with a steel tack strip and steel cover that snaps on. The design carried into the 28-29 Model A coupe. I talked to a 25 Coupe owner years ago at the Old Car Festival. He was able to separate and re-use his belt molding and said he did so by making a thin...
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: We should all be at Old Car Festival right now.....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 357
Re: We should all be at Old Car Festival right now.....
My daughter, son in law, and grandkids are commiserating in Tennessee right now. They come to Michigan for the Festival every year and can’t believe it’s gone. My daughter has yet to miss one since her birth and my grandkids can make the same claim.
- Fri Aug 28, 2020 9:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Frontier Auto Museum
- Replies: 7
- Views: 810
Re: Frontier Auto Museum
Isn’t the Sarasota Classic Car Museum the former Bellm’s? I stopped there years ago and saw the split restoration as well as the Hannibal 8 car from the Great Race movie. A volunteer walked me though much of museum telling me his stories about the cars.
- Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Badges? We ain’t got no badges!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2332
Re: Badges? We ain’t got no badges!
England’s Automobile Association was started in 1905.
Years ago, I went into one of their agencies to buy a road atlas. The lady asked me if I was an AA member. I replied that I was AAA, not AA. She was kind enough to give me the member discount.
Years ago, I went into one of their agencies to buy a road atlas. The lady asked me if I was an AA member. I replied that I was AAA, not AA. She was kind enough to give me the member discount.
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 9:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Where To Get Rims Hot Dip Galvanized
- Replies: 14
- Views: 889
Re: Where To Get Rims Hot Dip Galvanized
There is V&S in Redford, Mi. Their website says they hot dip galvanize. I have not used their service yet.
12600 Arnold Street
Redford, MI 48239
Phone: (313) 535-2600
Fax: (313) 535-0862
12600 Arnold Street
Redford, MI 48239
Phone: (313) 535-2600
Fax: (313) 535-0862
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 4:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Instead of OCF?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1177
Re: Instead of OCF?
Keith, Lovett Hall is alive and well. The Benson Ford is an annex tied to the south end of Lovett Hall. They still cater many events at the Lovett but not the Old Car Festival dinners that you and Jerry may remember. From memory I believe the dinner was discontinued around 1979 and a buffet at the o...
- Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Instead of OCF?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1177
Re: Instead of OC
I also like to remember the stainless steel coffee urns and the doughnuts on Saturday morning. And also finally being allowed inside the chicken wire. I also remember the first Motor Muster where they staked out the lower field to OCF dimensions. When the gigantic fifties cars showed up we had to do...
- Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Instead of OCF?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1177
Re: Instead of OCF?
Hard to believe tHat was 40 years ago Jerry, It took a while for them to fill in Miller’s Divot and my friends were fond of dragging me over to see it. A couple of years ago they tried to set up a another reverse race on the field. My wife ran over and educated the younger employees so there wouldn’...
- Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Instead of OCF?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1177
Re: Instead of OCF?
Every year I miss a special dinner on the same weekend of the OCF. I have also used the OCF as a reason to be late for relatives' weddings. This year my wife has made it clear that excuses will not be tolerated and I will be taking her to the dinner. The cancellation of the Old Car Festival is reall...
- Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Measurement Request - '26 Roadster Top
- Replies: 10
- Views: 940
Re: Measurement Request - '26 Roadster Top
Luke,
Thank you! That’s exactly what I need. Thanks for including the reference dimensions back to the mounts.
I appreciate you making the journey to measure your car.
Mark, thanks for the 25.4 reminder. I still have my metric scales from the Ford ERIKA project and speak millimeter fairly well.
Thank you! That’s exactly what I need. Thanks for including the reference dimensions back to the mounts.
I appreciate you making the journey to measure your car.
Mark, thanks for the 25.4 reminder. I still have my metric scales from the Ford ERIKA project and speak millimeter fairly well.
- Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: RIP. Charlie Shaver. Forum Member
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2977
Re: RIP. Charlie Shaver. Forum Member
Charlie restored my son’s touring body. I had conversed with him on the phone and by email and promised I would visit him. I never made it over there.
Rest In Peace Charlie.
Rest In Peace Charlie.
- Mon Aug 10, 2020 4:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Measurement Request - '26 Roadster Top
- Replies: 10
- Views: 940
Re: Measurement Request - '26 Roadster Top
Thanks Luke. I really appreciate it if you would measure yours.
- Sun Aug 09, 2020 7:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Measurement Request - '26 Roadster Top
- Replies: 10
- Views: 940
Re: Measurement Request - '26 Roadster Top
Some replies to those who posted. Norman, My bows are curved at the ends where they mount. Dan, thanks for the touring print. I have a set of,26-7 Touring top irons and they appear to be different to the point where I would be more comfortable with reference dimensions off another roadster. I may al...
- Sat Aug 08, 2020 2:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Measurement Request - '26 Roadster Top
- Replies: 10
- Views: 940
Measurement Request - '26 Roadster Top
Short version: Can someone please provide me with the dimensional location of the sockets on the main bow? These are the ones that attach the sail panel and side curtains. Long Version: There are no '26 Runabouts at the T-Museum or the Henry Ford for me to take measurements; I checked. Five Mill.png...
- Sat Aug 08, 2020 2:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: My experience with plastic tack strips
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2046
Re: My experience with plastic tack strips
I've had the grandkids staying with me for a little over a month and I let this topic go into the bowels of the Forum. Here is the photo of a broken piece. First, I have looked all over my shop for the rest of the broken pieces and I am concluding they are now in a landfill. What I did find is one h...
- Wed Aug 05, 2020 7:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Can we solve a 75-year old mystery?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4225
Re: Can we solve a 75-year old mystery?
I believe the item in the right foreground is a steel folding chair.
- Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: My experience with plastic tack strips
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2046
Re: My experience with plastic tack strips
Mine also came with a Fordwood kit. There is only one window in my shop and the body was stored out of direct sunlight. The furnace keeps the place at 50F minimum.
I will post photos eventually using my PC. I don’t like trying to use the iPad to post photos.
I will post photos eventually using my PC. I don’t like trying to use the iPad to post photos.
- Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: My experience with plastic tack strips
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2046
My experience with plastic tack strips
A few years ago I replaced the few pieces of wood in my '26 Runabout. At the time, I used spring clamps and an electric heat gun to form the black plastic tack strips in the wood kit for the eventual installation of upholstery. Other projects caught my attention and when I retrieved the body from it...
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1926 Touring Door and Interior Panel INstallation
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1376
Re: 1926 Touring Door and Interior Panel INstallation
I drilled holes slightly undersized when I installed the door panels on my Runabout. I found it easiest to start at the top and do the bottom row of fasteners last.
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1926-‘27 Fordor
- Replies: 4
- Views: 720
Re: 1926-‘27 Fordor
I think it was a matter of sales volume versus cost. There were improvements in the ‘26 Fordor; the all steel Budd doors is one. But as you say, the basic design was similar to earlier years. If you look to the Model A, the Fordor bodies continued to be wood intensive up until 1931 with Briggs and M...
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Gas Tank Identity Sought
- Replies: 6
- Views: 949
Re: Gas Tank Identity Sought
1926-7 Fordor also use the oval tank.
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 5:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: upholstery tool
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1571
Re: upholstery tool
If it is indeed the hog ring tool, I suggest he wait until the kit arrives. The kit for my Runabout included the tool and the hog rings.
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What have you done in June 2020
- Replies: 64
- Views: 6002
Re: What have you done in June 2020
I Installed the wiring harnesses on my '26 Roadster. Engine runs but no generator or magneto. After I scrub up I will polarize the generator and inspect the magneto post. I also made a mental note to give this car to my grandson when the battery needs to be replaced. While contorting and hooking up ...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: I got in a hurry.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1062
Re: I got in a hurry.
You do nice work. I've used my sockets on occasion for light press work but never a fabrication like that.
- Wed May 27, 2020 8:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What did you do with your T Model in May ?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 7842
Re: What did you do with your T Model in May ?
Thanks Mario.
This is my first go at painting with Summit Racing paint. I was surprised and delighted at the results. I'm also glad my wife wasn't here to witness the smell.
This is my first go at painting with Summit Racing paint. I was surprised and delighted at the results. I'm also glad my wife wasn't here to witness the smell.
- Wed May 27, 2020 2:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What did you do with your T Model in May ?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 7842
Re: What did you do with your T Model in May ?
My wife is spending the month in the south with my daughter and grandkids. I couldn't think of a better opportunity to stink up the garage. Since my favorite DuPont Centari is long gone, I tried Acrylic Urethane and am happy with the results.
- Sun May 24, 2020 9:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 27 Fordor windscreen post measurement
- Replies: 2
- Views: 431
Re: 27 Fordor windscreen post measurement
I measured 40.38”. (102.5 cm) at that point on mine. It has Cubel replacement wood and is a ‘26. If that seems large, Remember there are two steel filler pieces that go between the frame and the posts.
- Sat May 16, 2020 1:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: ARE 26/27 ROADSTER DOOR LATCHES DIFFERENT
- Replies: 6
- Views: 865
Re: ARE 26/27 ROADSTER DOOR LATCHES DIFFERENT
The on on the left looks like what’s on my 26.
The one on the right is for a 1928 Model A and was used prior to the introduction of outside handles.
The one on the right is for a 1928 Model A and was used prior to the introduction of outside handles.
- Sun Apr 26, 2020 7:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: smile.amazon donation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1002
Re: smile.amazon donation
I should also mention that if you haven’t looked on Amazon for parts, you really should. My kid’s Christmas present was new windshield stanchions for his Model A. The ones I found on a Amazon were identical to the ones at our favorite supplier and cost less. And they’re still good at books. I bought...
- Sun Apr 26, 2020 7:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: smile.amazon donation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1002
Re: smile.amazon donation
It’s a half cent on every dollar spent and Amazon says it doesn’t affect what we pay. If we all did it,it would add up for the organization. As of February 2020, Amazon has donated $298.58 to the MTFCA. My donation over the years is now at $38.24. If we all did this, the organization would really be...
- Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1916 headlight issue
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1448
Re: 1916 headlight issue
What you are describing is exactly what happens when you put a battery type headlight bulb into a magneto wired socket. If you have an ohmmeter, you will find continuity between either solder button on the bottom and the brass shell of the bulb. When the sockets are out of the car, the current goes ...
- Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1916 headlight issue
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1448
Re: 1916 headlight issue
You have the wrong bulb. The correct magneto headlight bulb will only have continuity across the two contacts on the base.
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Starter bendix springs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1705
Re: Starter bendix springs
Pep,
I may need some time to sort this.
I believe my starter is 5/8” shaft. It has the square switch with the cable to the rear but it isn’t Abell. The flywheel is multi disk and not stepped. Gas tank date is 10/5, a Twin Cities build.
I may need some time to sort this.
I believe my starter is 5/8” shaft. It has the square switch with the cable to the rear but it isn’t Abell. The flywheel is multi disk and not stepped. Gas tank date is 10/5, a Twin Cities build.
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 8:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Starter bendix springs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1705
Re: Starter bendix springs
Ron, Your comment about both springs being left hand wound makes me think that the T spring may have been released for service as A-11380-R later in 1928. My car was built approximately 450 units before A492511 on October 1. After that time, the multi-disk flywheel was revised by adding a step to cl...
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Slot head screws source
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2069
Re: Slot head screws source
Fortunately my local True Value hardware has two aisles devoted to inch and metric fasteners including many slotted screws. Every time I go there, I thank them for stocking the old stuff. They tell me I’m not the only one saying this. In the rare cases where they don’t have what I need, there’s also...
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 26 Touring Various Screws for Interior
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1235
Re: 26 Touring Various Screws for Interior
My sill plates were 12-24 and the latch may be as well.
Try McMaster.com
Try McMaster.com
- Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What are these ??
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1786
Re: What are these ??
I own a NOS set of these as well. The guy who sold them to me some 40 years ago called them Grey Ghosts. My front pair is slightly different in that the “U” extends further horizontally. The way they are supposed to work is by providing a different natural frequency of the two Ford springs. The two ...
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What are these doors?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1080
Re: What are these doors?
The door on the right has a curtain fastener that appeared in 1927.
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 26 roadster cab wood
- Replies: 2
- Views: 686
Re: 26 roadster cab wood
Yes, that’s where they go. Mine are held in place with two wood screws on the forward edge of the vertical channel. They are not structural and are there to tack the upholstery panel in place
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1924 engine with no freeze plugs
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2287
Re: 1924 engine with no freeze plugs
Mark G. Has it right. In the industry, the plugs are often called Welch plugs or less often, core plugs.
In production casting work, efforts are taken in design to avoid using chaplets and plugs.
In production casting work, efforts are taken in design to avoid using chaplets and plugs.
- Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: flat towing a T
- Replies: 40
- Views: 5700
Re: flat towing a T
I believe it was Floyd Clymer who detailed the plugs out rationale in one of his books. When a T is towed in neutral, the flywheel is not spinning and the steel clutch plates lack lubrication as they rotate. Towing in high gear makes the clutch spin as a solid assembly and allows the flywheel to spi...
- Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: flat towing a T
- Replies: 40
- Views: 5700
Re: flat towing a T
When the cars at the Village aren't running, they are towed short distances with the front wheels up and transmission set to the neutral position. They also have an Auto Ambulance that can be placed under either axle allowing the whole car to be raised for towing if necessary. Most towing is done wi...
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 7:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1924 ? Motor
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2341
Re: 1924 ? Motor
There’s a funny thing about many of the engines and vehicles that are in the Museum. Over the years, Ford had opportunities to help. My former manager was one of a team who helped get one of the first Model A cars running for the 75th anniversary celebration. Another man who worked in our files told...
- Thu May 30, 2019 10:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Unknown rear fender came in Model T lot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1673
Re: Unknown rear fender came in Model T lot
26-7 Runabout, Coupe, and Pickup
- Thu May 30, 2019 8:07 am
- Forum: Forum Support Questions
- Topic: OT or not- my pet peeve about posts
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4928
Re: OT or not- my pet peeve about posts
Since I am left handed, a lot of my cell phone photos are upside down.
- Tue May 21, 2019 9:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Anyone Going To Motor Muster Greenfield Village ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1309
Re: Anyone Going To Motor Muster Greenfield Village ?
I'll be there with my 1941 Super Deluxe Fordor. This year it has new brakes on all four corners and a new radiator so I'm hoping for a nice weekend.
- Sun May 19, 2019 8:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 26-27 Roadster Pick Up Questions
- Replies: 74
- Views: 10690
Re: 26-27 Roadster Body Questions
This '26 is a project I've had for several years. I rescued it from a previous owner who was attempting to graft it to a shortened Model A chassis. Paint is temporarily on hold until my wife takes a separate vacation. One of these days I will research the change notices and try to figure out when th...
- Sun May 19, 2019 8:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Luray Swap Meet
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4245
Re: Luray Swap Meet
This was my first year for Luray and I'll probably go back next year. I had a few specific items on my want list and I found them there. My friend John, a Model A guy, was somewhat disappointed that there wasn't more A-Stuff available. But, he did find a few good items and even instructed me to buy ...
- Wed May 15, 2019 9:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 26-27 Roadster Pick Up Questions
- Replies: 74
- Views: 10690
Re: 26-27 Roadster Body Questions
Dan, Your ‘27 door photos highlight another difference. I have yet to find earlier doors drilled for curtain fasteners. I do see it often on ‘27 doors and they also are on the 15 Millionth as it came off the line. I am out of town right now and will try to post some trapezoidal block photos and the ...
- Tue May 14, 2019 9:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 26-27 Roadster Pick Up Questions
- Replies: 74
- Views: 10690
Re: 26-27 Roadster Body Questions
Many ‘26 bodies also have the fourth hole as a drain on the windshield stanchion mounts as it was added in later production. The 26 body has a separate steel rocker panel under the doors with a zinc plate screwed on top of it. In ‘27 the rockers had the Ford script added to the steel stamping. Canad...
- Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Calcium Carbide
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1946
Re: Calcium Carbide
Lehman’s Hardware in Kidron Ohio and KarstSports.com have it. You have to purchase it in five one quart cans to justify the hazmat fee. Read the Karst description otherwise it looks like $130 for only one can.
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Seat upholstery kit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3811
Re: Seat upholstery kit
One caveat. Regardless of who you order your cushion kit from, you need to specify if you want the factory crimping rope sewn into the bottom cushion hem. I received one kit where it was assumed I would hog ring the vinyl under the cushion.
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1923-27 Firewall Brackets
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1947
Re: 1923-27 Firewall Brackets
The 26-7 bodies have integral firewalls attached to the cowl. The floorboard risers attach to the firewall with two rivets on each side. The later brackets with these notches clear these rivets.
- Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Upcoming Trip to Dearborn
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1369
Re: Upcoming Trip to Dearborn
The DTW airport has a bus stop on the lower level. It takes you up Middlebelt Road and connects to Warren Avenue. That will get you to Dearborn. I’m not sure if it’s the M-39 Southfield bus or the Warren Avenue bus that goes through Fairlane Mall. That bus takes you to the Henry Ford. For Piquette, ...
- Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:00 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Please dont put this in the OT..Need help on a stuck Model A head and distributor
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3542
Re: Please dont put this in the OT..Need help on a stuck Model A head and distributor
If you pry on the distributor body, it can brake off inside the head. Try lifting the head off the engine with the distributor still installed. Then use a pipe larger than the shaft to tap it out. This will also allow you better access for penetrating oil.
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 3:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Long shot...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1577
Re: Long shot...
If it’s the Arthur F. Tapert at 3900 Gladwin, he was born in 1896 and was 44 in the 1940 census. He probably didn’t show his car much by the time I was entering the hobby in the seventies. Arthur’s son (Junior) was born in 1919 and would be 100 if he’s still around.
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: OT - New Scam - Beware
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4495
Re: OT - New Scam - Beware
My wife and I stopped on I-75 near Picqua Ohio yesterday to use the restrooms. While I waited for my wife to reassemble the grandkids I read the warning signs. Sure enough, some clod stopped me in the parking lot to tell me about his wife with a collapsed lung. I asked him if he read any of the sign...
- Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 26 Roadster wood kit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2413
Re: 26 Roadster wood kit
If I wasn’t 550 miles away from my ‘26, I would be happy to share photos. The Z shaped pieces are easy. I secured them with one screw. The 1/2 diameter post of the rubber bumper fits in the end of the wood. My car has wide perforated steel strips that the hip panel nails pass through. The vertical w...
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: White tires
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3814
Re: White tires
I wonder if Toyota will fare any better with its all white tires....
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- Fri Feb 08, 2019 8:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Lincoln Factory books on craigslist
- Replies: 1
- Views: 984
Re: Lincoln Factory books on craigslist
These books were published by the Lincoln Extension Service and are generic descriptions of manufacturing. They don’t appear to be affiliated with companies like Lincoln Motors or Lincoln welding. They show up on Amazon in sets or volumes from time to time.
- Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Chickasha Swap Meet
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1021
Re: Chickasha Swap Meet
www.pwsm.com is the host website. The meet is officially March 15 &16. I may go there this year but I haven't received a firm response yet from the other guys who wanted to drive down with me.
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:39 am
- Forum: Forum Support Questions
- Topic: Explain Your Avatar
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7649
Re: Explain Your Avatar
It was June 21-National Selfie Day. I, a left hander, was goaded into taking a selfie. I'm glad it wasn't International Selfie Day because many of you were spared.
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Reading the Paper (1929)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 849
Reading the Paper (1929)
While I'm playing nurse during my wife's third knee replacement, I'll give the new improved forum a try. I spent New Years reading the paper... Bay1.JPG I found this is Mr. Ford's favorite photo: Bay2.JPG Our friends in England are exercising their old cars in a town called Brighton. Bay3.JPG