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I picked up a January 1959 Popular Mechanics magazine at the Lemay Marymount car show and auction today.
Thought this quiz was interesting.
I’ll confirm the correct answer (according to the magazines page 268) if anyone figures it out.

I was impressed by the 1906 Compound car at Harrah's many years ago. It's engine operated one of its cylinders from the force produced by exhaust gases from the two explosive cylinders. The result was a reduction in noise and saving power . That amazed and amused me.
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When I found this video of one running, I thought I should...

Joy and I saw the Lewis and Clark tour off yesterday. We aren't on it but helped with some planning and the logo. It's mostly 50s thru 90s cars and more miles than we can go. However, it was good to see old friends. Many have Ts and other brass cars also. I thought I would show some here.
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I'd love to have a 40 Coupe but it's one car...

Just wondering how everyone along the west coast is doing with this storm. So far, no big problems here in Alpine which is about 30 miles inland from San Diego. Just a very gentle rain but steady for about 15 hours. Some gusty winds but not as strong as our annual Santa Anas. However east of here toward the desert areas they have been having some...

I always used to check (and sometimes contribute to) the Humor to Brighten Your Day thread. Suddenly it was gone and I can't even find old ones.

In the goñden age of illustration, a picture was indeed worth a thousand words ! (This one may be worth two !! :lol:)

This music video was shot at my garage not much has changed since. Not model t related but anyone familiar with the area or the fellow I bought my shop from might think it’s neat

A few weekends ago there was a thresheree in Freeport. I went both days and took some pictures. got to drive the Model T to the show on sunday. :)
There was a steam engine that operated we got to take a ride on and a 130 ton Cooper coorless engine that was moved to the site and runs! I get to learn to run it someday! :-)
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In a twist from an old scam scammers are now using AI to duplicate a loved one's voice. So if you receive a call from someone you love saying they are in Mexico and need $3000 to stay out of Jail start asking questions. What is our favorite movie? Where did we go for lunch the last time you were here? ETC. I had heard of this scam about a month...

I decided I had waited long enough, my late wife never put a DVD or a CD back in the right container. So as I was going through all of them I found the absent minded Professor I stopped what I was doing to watch professor Brainard fly his model T again! sometimes you just gotta ket your inner child come out to play. :roll:

I have a Phillips pump and tank lubester with the serial number B0892. I am looking to restore it and use it down the road. It is in great shape. The tank has practically no rust and the only thing that needs to be replaced it the top pump housing because it is cracked. Anyways, can someone enlighten me about these pumps, I don’t have a picture...

No one wants your fake drivers license spammer!
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The first year we were in our house (1978) I didn't have car projects ready to work on so I played with some little stuff. I have always liked scale models. It is as easy to get lost in the detail as it is with the big stuff or other interests.
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So many of us grew up in the era of model planes, trains and...

This “thing” was found after a wash out in a creek in Pennsylvania recently. A friend sent me the pictures and I figure this would be the place to try to figure out what it might have been part of.
Any guesses? It’s very bazaar looking 🧐
Bryant
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I have no connection other than knowing a great deal when I see it...if you are looking for a very high quality general tap/die set in smaller sizes, you can't beat this American made set made by a legendary company. Appears to have had very little use:

What is up with me.
I keep winning things. So far this week I have gotten congratulations, you are a winner from, Kroger, Home Depot, Loews and Harbor Freight.
I have not replied to any of them yet. I guess I will save them up.

Not affiliated in any way. New Ulm area, MN. Six pages of goodies. gurgle wanted me to mention them in the link.f-gurgle.

I run a garage I recently bought in paradise Nova Scotia called paradise garage when I bought it there was all kinds of model a and t parts that the owner took along with him after I bought the building. Most of these engines and cars had been inside for 50+ years and the roof leaked for 40 of those years I’m sure but not one of the earlier...

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I have a friend with a 1927 Bow tie coupe. The shells are made of aluminum, his is corroded with cancer and he says it can’t be repaired. The truck for the same year has a steel one. He’s interested in finding either one. Just thought one of y’all may have one stashed away.

Several old posts reawakened by new users with suspiciously inane posts. Must say, they are getting 'better' but really there yet.....

I saw this tool at the Iola Car Show and Swap meet last week.
It was on display with other tools for a 1936 Flathead Ford.
Anyone know where a ratcheting screwdriver would be needed on a Flathead Ford?
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Is this the modern day version of the vintage old rubber bulb horn?
These are popping up on craigslist....

20230712_133232.jpg This is from around 1950. It was my dad's.
Anyone have any info? What is it? What's it worth?

Maybe a dumb question. Can I use a grounded out T coil on a test stand for something else?
Grounded out meaning the high tension lead grounded to the commutator terminal.
Thinking 6-12 Volts to operate the points. The tests may be several minutes long.
All testing is non-destructive meaning the coil could be cleaned up to use in a box as intended...

I run a Carter WO downdraft carb on my speedster. Has worked flawlessly for over 20 years. Now it doesn't... Last time I used the car, it was perfect. Yesterday, I could not get it to idle. Kept stalling... I turned up the idle speed and got through the day at an annoyingly high idle. Obviously, something wrong in the idle circuit. Playing around...

Why the surge in bot created threads, and who's behind them?

I looked underneath the truck today and discovered I had a bad seal on my differential.

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My wife and I are packing up to move to another house, and I stumbled onto this wrench that came with our 15 runabout when I got it a few years ago. It has a M on one side, which makes me think it could be a Mossberg tool, and 106 on the other. Two sockets in the horizontal section are a square 3/4 and 1/2 socket, with the one at the longer end...

We are getting smoked out over here! Canadian wildfires coming down the east coast. Yesterday was very hazy. Today is the same but I can actually smell it. Hope everyone is ok up north.
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Bryant

I saw this gas table lamp at the local historical society museum this past weekend.
Can someone explain to me what is above the glass globe?
To me it looks like the little lever to the left closes the 2 cups to snuff out a flame, but for what?
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I'm thinning the herd to only 31 and earlier Fords. I checked with Chris and he said list them in cars for sale, but I thought might be more appropriate on this forum. Selling 1953 MGTD very good running and looking car, brakes rebuilt, new top, side curtain frames and cover kit as well as trim come with it. Also 1991 Mazda Miata MX-5, one owner...

It's a big weekend for hillclimbs. I was super excited to come to Lincoln for the speedster reunion with the stripped down roadster, but- At about the last possible minute I got word yesterday at noon that I would indeed be part of the crew for a car at the Pikes Peak international hill climb. Tech inspection was at ten am this morning and I got...

The Ford advertisement shown on the original thread was interesting...interesting also were several ads, reprinted in the Draft Horse Journal when I was a subscriber in the '80s and '90s, from livestock magazines of the same time period. The draft horse registries were promoting horses as the farmer's mortgage lifter : able to work to produce its...

The owner of the industrial complex behind our house held a custom bike show and block party yesterday. The proceeds all go to the Bonneville High School industrial arts program. Over a hundred bikes were competing for prizes. The owner builds and shows some of the most exotic bikes in the country.
An artist friend described our local car show...

Ever have something just pop up and invade your thoughts?
The crazy thing is that this TV 'theme' popped into my head last evening, so I had to see if 'history' could be inclusive. Yup.... I can remember getting 'the kit', and the show was a must watch on Saturday mornings.... Some memories fade, others can still be found.

20230620_114143.jpg 20230620_114129.jpg 20230620_113936.jpg A friend of mine has this Overland touring, they got it running and have been driving it. We pulled the oil pan to clean it out and inspect everything. We found that the #4 rod bearing is coming apart. There was no knocking when it was running, Were thinking this is not the original...

Since some people ask about tops and upholstery for Model T, I just want to show the great work done by Classique Upholstery. Finished my side curtains on our 1930 Model A Phaeton. I got the remaining fasteners installed and the last fitting done. Looks tight and sleek. I had standard patterns made and adjusted them a lot to get the fit I was...

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Bryant

Listed on auction site Govdeals.com under automobiles classic/custom is a 1921 Mack truck. Not mine and no interest in it . Add says it runs. Nice looking truck if you need it!

My neighbor's cat recently switched from DISH to a streaming service...

The Daily Beast
Tourists Watch Russian Man Get Devoured by Shark on Egypt Beach

Awful story. Just awful.

I was at a friends house and he showed me his new lift chair that got me thinking how about a lift creeper . I have noticed lately they seem to be making them closer to the ground and therefore harder to rise from. While were at it why not a screwdriver with a big soft handle? :twisted:

The following explanation, in simplified terms, is typical of all GPS navigation systems.

The GPS navigation system knows where it is at all times.
It knows this because it knows where it isn’t.
By subtracting where it isn’t from where it is or, where is from where it isn’t (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference of deviation.

The GPS...

The Weinermobile is to be officially renamed.

Heaven knows what, or why.

Happy Memorial Day to all.

It's almost a misnomer in a way..nothing happy about all the lives lost, as well as all the physical and emotional scars being borne by all the survivors from past wars. But today we honor and thank them for the ultimate sacrifice. We are happy for our freedom secured by their sacrifice. Never forget! God bless them and...

1916 - the Genesee, Idaho annual horse show becomes an automobile show.

At the evening dinner, one tourist said he had lost horsepower somewhere after the lunch stop. He was hoping someone had found it along the way.
Some days I lose energy and enthusiasm during the day. It's just old age but I seem to find it when I look at the forum. Sometimes not.
Thanks for posting fun stuff.
Rich

I thought you would enjoy this as much as anyone.
Rich E.
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Those of you interested in old fire trucks might be interested in a 1912 Christie listed for sale in the govdeals.com auction website, under automobiles custom classic. Price right now is at $56,000! Plus a percentage buyers penalty. Not mine and no interest in it! Located in Boston, Ma.
The same listings have a 1931 Ford model A coupe, with...

I wanted to share the following article in the local newspaper with you. Stu's work is fabulous using everything from old pianos (great wood), bean tins to teapot lids, his motto is to find junk or pay as little as possible:

They come complete with gearboxes and some have moving engines. Radiators are covered with nylon wind netting sprayed black...

In most developed countries health care is a government public service, like roads, mail delivery, police and fire, etc. In the USA government pays health care costs partially for old people and fully for some veterans. Everybody else has to buy health insurance or pay directly.

Whenever there's a discussion of what is or would be the best...

I have no connection to this.

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Oct 1,2019 all online sales like eBay, mercari and any other online sites will now start collecting sales tax on purchased items. So much for selling on eBay.

I fell into a situation where I got a discount code for friends/whatever on LED headlight bulbs. Thought I would share it with the club. Ive put a set in a Chevy and my Ford - they are 3-4 times brighter and have a better pattern - I was able to see someone's chewing gum on the road at 40mph with them. Good cut off line on the ones I have tried so...

Rained all yesterday here
in Central Indiana so I
couldn’t pick up …

I am on my way now to pick up a
running and driving 1957 Pontiac
Starchief that has 16K original miles !

Found stored in a barn.

New owner has been looking
for one since he was a kid …

I plan on doing a video with
the Seller about the background
of the car and how he...

No date on this photo, probably 1930s ?
Did all Model A's sport a pretty brass rein rail like that ?
I suppose it would have been handy if one had to resort to flesh and blood horsepower.

Well I know it's not a T but it is an old car. I've had this one for 33 years. 1964 Imperial. When they got to the prom and they got out her principal said Wow, what an entrance! They had a blast. A bit of gloating for me. She earned a 4 year Air Force Scholarship to the University of Virginia to study Chemical Engineering and is completing high...

“ Jackass Annie “ was 63 years old in 1954
Given less than two years to live she set out
On horseback from Maine for California …

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FJ

Am I the only 1 that can not find a can of normal krylon gloss black any more? It is missing in every store I used to buy it from.It looks better on some stuff than rustoleum.How black can be different is confusing.But i can't find anything but 2x and fusion.

Reg is about a mile down the road from Dean Yoder.
Dean recommended Reg to me several years ago
to reinforce my receiver hitch on my Ford truck.

He is the only welder I use and I plan trips
so I can have work done on my truck & trailer
when he is available.

My latest trailer has a large side entry door
that was not reinforced adequately from...

As if on cue, when the big touring thread drifted into thoughts on Pierce-Arrow, I found this. In New York City, even. I'm sure the mama cat appreciated the protection of the law ! :lol:

My Favorite Family Museum …
The Volo Museum Northwest Of Chicago

I first met Patriarch Greg Grams in April
of this year when I delivered Herb’s
Model T Telescoping Apartment Camper.

Today marked my fourth visit.

Exclusive video of The Titanic Exhibit
due to open Spring of 2023 ….

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FJ

I had to buy a new safe. The old one was one I bought from an S&L that moved to a new location and this one had been used for the cashiers drawer storage. The hinges were so worn that I was having great difficulty closing the door. while cleaning out the safe there in the back corner in an old Yuban coffee can I found some of my old coins. I never...

Dare I ask who is a gauge repairman? Even an old oil pressure gauge?
Did some looking, couldn't find anything.
Thanks much. :)

I have a ‘24 TT and I found a sort of chest that I would like to put on the bed when I am done restoring it. I am going to use it as a sort of tool box/general storage. The chest was manufactured by Chas Passow & Sons and is most likely from the 1910’s or earlier so it is kind of period correct. You can lock it with a skeleton key but I do not...

So Im looking at picking up a 1929 Buick coupe, I believe it is the 4 not 5 passenger so there is a back seat. Overall I would say the wood was 90-95% only problem being atound the trunk and I believe a little in one door but the last time I saw the car was June and I wasn't looking at it as though it might be mine but a friend offered it as a...

Storyful 3-27-23 (On Yahoo News today)
Headline: Tire Shoots Off Truck and Flips Car on Los Angeles Freeway

The front left wheel came off a pickup on the freeway just ahead of a Kia SUV. The Kia went over the rolling wheel and was launched into the air, flipped, and came down on its top, then rolled and landed on its wheels. As the Kia slid to a...

WTB.
I need to match this door handle on my Dad's Street rod. No idea what it really goes to. Anyone help with identifying or have this handle.
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Herb sent me a photo of an IF Harley sign. It got me digging and I found some images of the old Blasius Bros, Harley Davidson dealer. A 1935 photo of Broadway shows the dealer sign on the left.
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This is a painting I did from a later photo and sold to a local who remembered them better than I did.
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I found this...

Saw this sticker at the local cruise in this evening, I got a chuckle out of it and thought I would share. Right cute little Triumph to.

I saw this a while back and while looking on-line, it popped up again. I think that is a Model A block in there.

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I saw a 1958 Rambler sedan on the road today. Red and black, fancy trim level, looked like a totally stock original with slightly oxidized paint.

Hello all!
While I am not a model train member, i just want to pass along that on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19, there will be a Train Show at the Lena Winslow School.

Lena-Winslow Elementary, Junior & Senior High Schools, 401 Freemont
St; 10am - 4pm; Lunch available 10-3pm; Admission Free, parking
free, donations appreciated; Roger Schamberger...

I inherited a 13 Clausing lathe from an uncle who was a machinist along with a lot of tooling but one thing in the pile has me stumped. I'm sure someone here can tell me what it is. 8DEF35E6-4633-43D8-9CD8-345AC7026C7A.jpeg

Enjoy !

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FJ

makes things mighty difficult to transact small purchases...as if the natural barrier that distance and postage presents was not enough of a problem...

It's been a couple of years since my last shipment there, and now it's one more place that I won't be shipping items to...

Paparazzi shots caught at the neighbors’ shop today…

It may have drove it's self to the junk yard or repo lot!

I turned on a late night movie and caught a scene where these four lads left their car with an attendant at a high-rise parking garage. A fully automatic system grabbed the car, pulled it onto a lift where it was raised to an upper level and put into its slot. Obviously the filmmaker was impressed enough to have included the whole mechanism for...

I've been playing around with using solar to maintain the batteries on my motor home - starter and house batteries.

I have a 100 watt solar panel and a control unit. The unit is variable in voltage although to Model T folks, I don't think you could set it to 6 volts.

Question: If I leave it hooked up 24/7 and very seldom use it, what voltage...

Vintage Chevy accessories are expensive.

I almost put this in the steam car thread.

I know some of you have a 6.7 PS diesel. S&S Motorsports is coming out with a new high pressure pump to replace the famous CP4 pump. This CP4 is famous for failing and trashing out you fuel system. If any of you have had a CP4 fail you know how bad it is. Looks like a good job. I can post link to YouTube video showing it if you want.

I am reading about timers rght now because I am stumped as to why even with a new timing rod,my timer's rod connection hole is straight up when the lever is in retard position. I thought a new rod would put things back stock.I don't want to break my arm if I have to hand crank at some point..I thought it should be leaning toward the passenger side...

While this question does pertain to model t parts, I am really trying to figure out what I should expect from my lathe. I was going to try and chuck a model t transmission shaft up and true the flange like Mike Bender did in the model t tips video. I figured I would first indicate it in, and if that worked out, then I would buy a steady rest and...

Uh, I mean, a gentlemanly, polite discussion ?

Much has been posted in the subject of the pyroxylin finish on bodies for the Improved '26-'27 cars, and how they were a satin or low luster finish. This photograph is from promotional material for the new series, and it sure looks like it's about as shiny and high-gloss as anyone could wish for....

Has anyone here got a V nosed trailer with the slant. I have a 18 foot v nose and it pulls worse than my 34 foot toy hauler. I think it is due to the square edge at the top of the V. I have seen a few V trailers with the slant top and was wondering if that would pull better. INPUT???? Thanks

I'm wanting to buy a rim spreader for a 1922 Stanley 7 passenger touring. Not my car but wanted to give it to him as a gift. Would any of the ones out there work or does it have to be bigger than what we use on a Model T.