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In the 50's and 60's Perfect Circle used to put an insert in their ring sets for shops. Their recommendation for breaking in a new ring set prior...
The running boards are different too. Like 47chevycoupe says, all front sheetmetal plus the radiator and generator are different. The fan mounts...
Fretwells was in Oklahoma City in the 50's. The 1 on the license plate designates Oklahoma County.
I only got 1.15, of course I got a lot one cylinder at a time with my Cushmans.
Necker Knob Huh? Not exactly what we called them in Oklahoma City but it did begin with an "N" and sorta rhymed with Necker. Boy times have...
The pleasing odor is half the point!
In June of 1966 I traded my '57 Bel Air 2 door post with a warm 283 for a 1965 Honda CL72 250 Scrambler. Then in November 1967, I bought a new...
This was a problem on early P32 Motor home chassis. It is referred to as the torque converter disease. On the some early TH400's the torque...
Great how to, thanks. Seeing your latch has reminded me of my Dad's Model A that he used for a work car from about 1950 - 1958. The driver side...
It is simple, when you flip the rear end the ring gear is now on the opposite side of the pinion and this will drive the ring gear the opposite...
I do not know what is available over there but here in East Texas I had my '39 frame degreased, blasted, primed and powder coated for $175. I...
Kerosene is my choice of solvents and has been for the last 50 years. It is soothing to the hands while not drying the skin and cleans and...
Christmas 1952 I got a set of the Original American Bricks (wooden) I asked for (and got) additional sets for the next two Christmas'. I still...
I use progressively larger and larger drills until the shell is so thin it usually grabs to the drill and spins out.
Time it by ear or with a vacuum gauge and forget what the light says. Marks are famous for being inaccurate and timing numbers are just a...
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