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If you got it in Minnesota the company was probably Auto City Classic. https://autocityclassic.com/ Tanks, Inc. is in Iowa....
I think gas tanks were typically made from terne metal, which is steel coated with a lead-tin alloy. Check with metal supply houses in your area...
There were some interesting cars built in South America too, one example was they built Willys cars (not Jeeps) in Brazil up until 1971.
Curb weight on that car was only about 3500 pounds, a 230 six won't have any problems. (I'd vote for finding an original Pontiac flathead six or...
As far as Fords go, 1939 had a floor shift and 1940 had a column shift. I'm not sure about other manufacturers but I assume they all switched...
Did you simply remove the cracked dash pad? I wouldn't have expected the paint on the metal underneath it to be so nice. As long as you're not...
People get to a point in life where they're established and have some extra money to spend on a hobby, and they gravitate to the cars that were...
What graphic is on the front of their T-shirts. Is it from a golf club or their kid's school or their favorite beer, or is it hot rod related....
It's my name, and where I live. I like to keep user names simple.
I suppose they worked with what they had on hand and what they could afford at the time, but a '55 Ford seems like an unusual starting point to...
How did you work out the linkage? Four speed on the column is pretty unusual (at least in US cars, a few older euro cars did it.)
I assume they were talking about bolts that have a solid shank with only the necessary amount of threads at the end, instead of bolts that have...
https://www.youtube.com/@shoestringgarage-z4n I'm surprised they allow two different channels to have the same name, the other one is in all...
Don't ignore the soreness, and see your doctor if it doesn't go away soon - it can take some time before the full extent of the injuries are apparent.
It may be worthwhile to spend a minute or two at the beginning of the talk to get a general idea of how knowledgeable the audience is about cars...
The drawing was well done, I'd make a photocopy and then frame the copy and hang it on the garage wall (keep the original in a folder away from...
I found an older story in a Ramsey County historical society newsletter about the history of car dealerships in the Midway district along...
Big Wheel sponsored a nationally competitive rail back in the day. I believe they were just east of Lyndale Ave on Lake St. The building is...
There's a building in downtown Minneapolis called the Ford Center. It was built in 1912 for use as a Model T assembly plant, these days it's...
The history of car dealerships in St. Paul and Minneapolis and how they've moved around over time is interesting. In the earliest days they were...
There's still some old dealership buildings along University Avenue in St. Paul too. I know of a few on the south side of downtown Minneapolis;...
My idea of the ultimate car to own changes daily, and sometimes hourly. The trick is not acting on it...daydreaming about different cars can be...
Any car that comes from a place named McCool Junction has to be good. :)
I didn't realize how far the body was slid back until you posted the comparison. Look how much more room there is in the engine compartment.
[ATTACH] I think this was pretty typical for most people, at least through the 1950s. I remember the hitch on my dad's 1961 Catalina fastened to...
When I was a kid, I had gold 'flake grips on the ape hanger handlebars on my bicycle. :)
Kind of two opposite extremes there.
^ That's pretty enough to put on display in the living room. :)
I'd measure twice, or maybe three times...the engine compartment was built to accommodate a straight six, a Hemi takes up a lot more space.
Julianos and Snake-Oyl are two sources for period style belts, they sell new ones or rehabilitate your old ones with new webbing.
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