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The shorty hearse is an ambulance, not a hearse--haven't seen one on a Cadillac chassis but saw a '54 Packard "shorty" ambulance a few years ago....
The cab was only built 2 years, '38 and '39. '40-'47 cabs are totally different but dimensionally the same. I have never seen the metal frame...
Going to be the only Durant at the local cruise-in. Guaranteed to take the "Best Durant" trophy every time. Excellent workmanship, looking good....
If you're in the Rome GA area, Powell's is a good old-time family-owned place that has been in business since the late '40s. A couple of the guys...
With an electric fuel pump, there is a fire risk if you're in an accident, the engine stops, and the fuel pump is still running. If you have a...
What's the labor charge at a dealership to mash the little red reset button? (I'm in Georgia--we don't "press" buttons, we mash them.)
I have an '06 Grand Marquis daily driver, have had two Mercury Sables ('92 and '97), an '00 Focus, and a '90 Ranger, all with the same inertia...
Don't know if coming down from a wheelie would trip it or not. The car I took it off of was wrecked in the front with airbags deployed, and the...
'54 Chevy and a pair of Cadillacs, '60 and '61 at Yarbrough Auro Parts on Collard Valley Rd., Cedartown GA. Both of the Caddys are rough but...
If you are running an electric fuel pump on any of your vehicles, it is critically important that you have an inline inertia switch that will cut...
I got rid of the hydraulic switch on my '55 Ford. Used a brake light switch for '67-72 Ford pickup. It's a push button switch (button in=off,...
I didn't know about the smaller British bug eye lenses. I put '36 car bug eyes on my '38 pickup. '35-'39 trucks use the same lens as '35 car,...
78 lens is for '37. 81A lens is for '38 and Standard '39. 91A lens is '39 Deluxe and Mercury. I am not sure about lenses for Lincoln Zephyr,...
Yes, it's entirely possible. Had it happen on my '55 Ford years ago. Replacing the dimmer switch fixed it.
The paint still looks pretty good on that '38 Ford truck!
Where is that '55 Ford Club Sedan? Looks too rusty to save but it has some pieces I need for my '55!
Don't see many '42 Fords.
Never saw a '38-'47 Ford cabover with the stretched cab for sleeper. Was that regular Ford production or a custom job?
On the '38 Ford pickup, I adapted a hanging pedal assembly from a '52-'56 Ford car. Used a master and slave from a mid '70s Mazda/Ford Courier...
I'm at Rockmart GA. Temple is not too far from me. I have relatives at Villa Rica, Temple is just west of VR on 78. I might be able to run over...
I'm also in GA. Not a car I've seen before. Do you know what the donor chassis was from? Wondering if the floors may be from the car that...
Ford pickups for about 80 years or so starting in 1928, except for '36-'39, are 5 on 5.5.
American Motors also used GM columns. I had a '72 AMC Hornet that had a GM column and switch.
Yes, that is the correct way to do it. Get a piece of round steel stock that will fit through the shackle eye, heat to cherry red, use the...
That '37 Terraplane looks just like one I found on Arthur Richmond's place near Dalton GA many years ago.
Surpised to see that Hudson Terraplane in Sweden.
On my '38, I found a NOS front spring for a 60 HP car which lowers it a little and gives a softer ride. I have spread old Ford springs with a...
x2 on Truckdoctor Andy said. Renting the right tool will save you time, aggravation, and possibly worse. Buying a tool you will rarely use is...
Until the '50s, few cars and fewer trucks had a heater/defroster installed at the factory. Even heaters rthat carried the car manufacturer's name...
They could also be Hudson. Hudson used dowel pins to locate the wheel and attached the wheel to the hub with lug bolts rather than studs and nuts.
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