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My grandfather was a peach grower for much of his adult life. It took many years of hard work before he (and of course the bank!) owned his orchard. Only to lose it a few years later when the crash dropped the price of peaches below the cost to grow them. Being a hard worker, he found a way to share-crop a couple ranches until he made enough money...

Randolph Ohio, June 7-8.
Here’s a small list of Ohio meets, T parts may be scarce...

I was going to suggest Smokstak unknown engine section, but darn if I could find it. Still might be worth the look.

A clock isn't any good if it isn't running!

Yes it can walk on it's hands and not crawl.

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Mack, as always, you do great work. That is a slick setup, both T and trailer. Dave

Mark, email sent, nothing to do with these though. Totally different question. Dave

Some one horsepower vehicles in front of the store here. :D

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I think I posted Smiths garage before.

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I wanted to add a comment but I can't remember what it was!

Glad you saved that big on tires for your Mack!
Doggone Friday-back in the black instead of the red deals. IF they had a Late Winter Deals day in Jan or Feb, I'd be happier but need to pay attention... :)
TT lucky still waits patiently for tires while I funnel $$$ into OT projects.
Itchin' to see the new skins on your Mack. :)

I always learn something from these discussions. and its knock off cousins such as Michigan Wheel, Generator Valve Co. Monarch etc was news to me but explains the Monarch I found. These pictures show the similarity and different size and configurations a little better.
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Holy cow !! 😳. Case in point as to why this mere mortal will never own a CDO this side of Heaven !!

The creativity factor is a moving target. Rich, I’ve seldom seen such “creativity” as your successful efforts to replicate original parts and hardware.

In 1962, when I fell in love with my first Model T, my “creativity” took the path of imagining...

Well said, Don. It's a Ford, not a Duesenburg ! :lol:

We live in a smaller town about 10 miles from a larger city. Our gas is usually about 25 cents a gallon higher than it is in the city.

Also the two stations at the highway interchange are about 10 cents higher than on our main street only about one mile away.

Another thing I notice when down in the city is that one particular name brand is...

thanks for old pumps, i started making sheet metal for old gas pumps in 1984.otherwise i could not have kept all my car junk.charley

So sorry for your loss Mike. Your in my thoughts and prayers. Take care my friend.

Ttt thanks for the responses.

The moment the guns fell silent. Eerie indeed...

It was a two bladed fan and it did sting if I wasn't quick. The engine didn't have too much compression but I had to keep the fan belt tight. I wouldn't do in now but it was better than jacking a wheel up to spin or breaking my knuckles using the crank. A better battery and rebuilding the generator eventually save my fingers. It was my only...

Service to this Great Nation comes in many ways. Grateful to all that served and to those who support them.

Thank you for that, Fred.

Old would be a 4 track.

I used to plant vegetable gardens. When we first moved here we didn't even fence them in and no problems with animals and very few bugs ate them. Then in 2003 we had a very big fire which at the time was the largest in California history. It came 100' from our home but we were fortunate. After the fire, all the wild animals came into everyone's...

Great photo Tom. Acetylene lights and all.
Thanks
Rich

Top one is 1935 Chevrolet and the 3rd one down might be 1937 Buick. I would take any one of them.

Delightful machinery.
Thanks lots.
Rich

They run on some type of biofuel.

Doggone it, I've been too busy with other things to pay attention. I'm so broke, I can't afford to pay attention. :)
Haven't even bothered RV yet.
I'll try this weekend.
Thanks guys

We used to dig up sassafras root and chew on it, interesting flavor and smelled like root beer. We never did figure out how to make it into root beer.

Many years ago I purchased a full set of fenders, hood and running boards for my '21 Tourer. They were perfect

More recently I purchased a full Speedster kit. It had a few small problems, that with some massaging we overcame.
One was that the small (1 inch-ish) skirts around the two front fenders were flopping around like untrained seals and...

Taking a very small rotary file on a die grinder cleaning out any corrosion is of utmost importance too. If you have an outside casting repair and you wish to regain the appearance of cast iron, try this trick. From a distance spray lightly, lightly some Dupli-color spray on bed liner fogging into the good area. Be prepared to be amazed. Only your...

Tom,

That rudeness is not confined to your area, it is everywhere. Many times they come out, get back in their car & then start texting while still sitting at the pump! I couldn't tell you how many times I have gotten out of my truck & banged on their window to tell them to move. Most of them are clueless that they are doing anything wrong....

I remember reading an article on the AC Cobra 427...I claimed 0-100 AND back to zero in less than 14 seconds !!! “It stops so fast, you’ll lose your chewing gum” :lol:

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Well, as a communications systems contractor, and my dad a cable television pioneer (he was designing systems back in the 1950s). I worked for many years alongside the cable television industry. So I can argue both sides of that fence. I eventually got out of that industry because I hated the BS and lies told by cable marketing.
Roku is a newer...

. . . why didn’t Henry go with the “single spark system” when the starter cars came out in 1919? Think of the savings . . .

Bob, as Henry had pared costs to the bone, I'm pretty sure any re-design, re-tooling and sourcing different components would not have made for savings. Unless the motor had been re-designed for a vertical distributor...

After wirewheeling give the bottom a nice coat of boiled linseed oil, it penetrates and creeps into every nook and cranny and really adheres to the steel, than you can cover with under body coating if you want. If you just coat with any kind of underbody coating it might not stop the rust, it may look nice but underneath the rot goes on without...

Fatman steering wheel and Firestone demountables ?

Hey there Phill ! In Oregon,you are not allowed to pump your own gas!

Great info. I agree you have to have a limit. I look at it as how much do I want or need it. In this case I could have bought the car but I set my limit and stuck to it. True time is a big factor for me. I'm only 52 but I have 4 old cars and they are never done. Someday I may end up with one just not this time. I'm ok with that.

Would be if it was an off topic discussion.

Johnny cab

You have something in writing that says the car is yours - a title.

Do they have anything in writing from your Dad that says the car is theirs?

You should talk to a lawyer about this.

Simple
Just amend the Constitution

The pink ones are cool. 8-)
I believe these are 5/8” like the box says.
Not sure what the 10MM refers to, maybe the hole size at the bottom...looks about the size.

I will try looking at the Champion stuff and maybe find a match to the threads and an application ? :?:

Have a look at one of my favorite youtube posters' videos:

That is one of many wagon making videos he has.

Herb

Battery and Model T coil.

This miniature I made for my wife Joy for Christmas years ago. She is an artist. The table is copied from one we found in the dumpster behind a church. The overloaded wall socket is inspired by many safety meetings we attended at work. Paint tubes and cans were turned from steel and the brushes from wood.
The recent thread on turning wood on a...

When I get some more money Ill just buy the batt, coil, and condensor. thank you though

I do believe this was one of their test cars

I joined the forum of the fan club and now know that it was made in the early 20s and that the company probably ceased around 1924. It was based on an early patent from around 1902 and the that company was assorbed by Nationa Screw Co. that made my fan.

Both videos are very interesting!
Some with abstract thoughts will love the pattern maker's/casting video as ya really have to think.
I can see the casting in the core. Too cool.
Your links led me further to flights with The Flyer and far beyond in that era this evening!
Thanks Herb!

-Rich-
The photo just made me think about all the crazy things we did while growing up on the farm. My Aunt Emma shouted Oh-Oh-Oh! watching the boys taking the corner with two wheels off the ground. The age of innocence hasn't been lost, other than in today's phones.

Notice that all of the listening devices are referred to in female names. They tried to give them male names but none of them would listen.

Phil’s 29 is looking good. I have had some of those later parts. It's fun to see them.
Some neat bikes were in the parking lot too. I always liked sidecars.
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It's always nice to see what those guys next door are building.

I think I covered the guy you are talking about in my second sentence. :lol:

Two more views of the Berlin, Nevada 1918 Dodge. Taken while visiting in 2017.

I have used Brillo or SOS pads to remove rust from chrome for 60 years, works great for me and is quick. You are using the Brillo pads with water aren't you? Don't know how you could get much quicker. JMHO Dave

Yep. Looks pretty much just like that. With citronella oil, it should work as well as tiki torches for mosquito control, although tiki torches are usually mounted up high and these are designed to sit on the ground.

Unfortunately, mine had a couple of pinholes that I did not find until I filled it. Luckily, they are up high, so it is still...

Scott ran and won on the Model T ticket, promising voters to put a plantary
transmission in every car. Be sure to ask him about it, next time you see him.

One I found of a less crunched Royal Tourist.
Cleveland Ohio based. :)

That is wonderful to see and hear. I have been missing steam lately.
Thanks
Rich

Yeah, no emissions here... :?

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This push mower is becoming more and more like a Model T project ... :lol:

The drive pins mentioned previously seemed a bit worn and rounded on edges
that are supposed to hold contact to make the reel shaft spin. Last weekend I
was beginning to get more disengagement again, so I pulled the wheels, removed
the pins, and built up the ends with...

Billy, good luck with mixing and matching Ford transmissions, engines, driveshafts, rearends, wheels etc., etc. For some reason, it seems that Ford delighted in changing EVERY thing that could have possibly been interchanged, it's just nuts. Back in the early '70's, a friend of mine said he would swap out a six for a V8 in a late '60's Mustang for...

This car was not completed until 2018 by the builder.

As shared above - he ran it in New Jersey
in the June 2018 TROG.

So .... :?:

FJ

I like that NH governor's thought process! He probably read it 3 times, got it, laughed hard and thought good idea . :)

I joined earlier this year ... :idea:

I happened onto the EFV8 Museum last year thru transport communication with Joshua Conrad.

He is now the Executive Director - one helluva a nice guy ... :|

The collection is fantastic - a must see for anyone visiting Auburn - I posted several videos on Facebook of my visits.

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FJ

It's back together and on the road, new ball joint & axle, then I pushed down on the fender (carefully) and it went back into place.
Whew!

Turn ! Turn ! Turn !

Right turn Clyde ...I mean Dorian.

Rich E, When I was in grade school, I twisted that one to
My body lies over the ocean.
My body lies over the sea.
My body's the headless horseman.
Oh bring back my body to me!

We need more good bumper snickers!

I SO enjoy hearing someone relate an experience that really made their day like
this. I felt the same way, seeing the early narrow gauge locomotives at the California
Railroad Museum in Sacramento. A cross between being a 5-year-old kid on Christmas
morning, wanting to cry, and connecting with history in a way that defies words.

Thanks for...

Just ate at Ford's Garage in Dearborn, Michigan. This one did have Model T on display. Napkins were Ford blue wipe towels in stainless hose clamps. Food excellent!

Thomas Loftfield
Brevard, NC

From a news clipping, Chardon, Ohio, 1970. Amish man in Middlefield, Ohio, went to town in the buggy. On the way home he died of a heat attack. The horse delivered the buggy (and the corpse) to the front door of the house. Poignant, but true.

The REAL trouble with self drivers is that they must be tied to a system of computer/satellite location....

I thought the original got stolen years ago and was never found?
Um, considering my luck with women,perhaps that might have been a bargin if it would draw in the lady in that first picture that Ruxsstel posted.:)

I must admit there is a Milton, snap on air chuck in my pickup, waiting for that time with my TT tires.
Scott, thanks for bringing this back. Sorry I Up'd it. :)
Never a dead subject. Like the steel, under the seat and elusive hinges.

Thanks Mike I had no idea that I was being photographed. We had a great time out on the salt even tho we didn't get to watch them run, we had to leave before the delay was over. Burger, you are right the back of the bout makes a great pickup box. The other half of the boat is on my friends 30 model A called A Boat Load of Fun unnamed.jpg unnamed...

I found Stu Lyon. He was in upstate NY and unable to get phone reception. He has a restored 1913/14 T that because of bad knees and long legs cannot drive. His price of $18,000 is very reasonable. His number in NY is 518 359 9648 and if not there his number in Florida is 352 729 4638.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum has an extensive collection of Indiana manufactured automobiles.

They only have space in the museum to publicly display 40 vehicles at any given time. I would say they have at around 300 vehicles in their collection including race cars and Indiana and non-Indiana commercially produced automobiles.

Nine...

It has a rolling miss right away, a tiny surge towards the end and maybe a small rattle. If the engine was cold on that start, it may straighten out and...well...ya know. It sounded a carb or more to me but I've never had the pleasure of getting acquainted with one.
I drive a 14 year old Chevy pickup and I refuse to drive him unless he's warmed up...