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Franklin?
I owned a '52 Ford with a Fordomatic. The stock converter was air cooled and was finned. The bell housing had air ducts built in. The oil was...
I had the same mount failure problem years ago with my 63 Galaxie. The left side mount would separate and the fan hit the radiator shroud. Fixed...
Even more if it's a J-2!
Andy Hotton owned Dearborn Steel Tubing and built a lot of Ford's race cars including the Fairlane Thunderbolt....
Interesting. Looks to have wide 5 wheels and drums and '37 Ford hubcaps.
It's easy to find a good used rivet gun, and not particularly expensive. There are firms that sell decent used aircraft tools. Just google it....
Those are all naval tailor shops. Think Navy town. Maybe Brooklyn.
Lettering translates: 15th Coastal Artillery Regiment, Headquarters Battery.
Evans coolant? It would have boiled over with glycol. That's the down side of Evans. It allows destructive overheating without boiling.
In the distant past, the only reason that 160 degree thermostats were available was that they were for use with the old alcohol anti-freeze....
Gar Wood between Ford and Firestone.
The State Line casino is sure different today!
Because that's who he is.........
Cord used a Lycoming V-8.
I once owned a 1953 Superior-bodied hearse. It could be loaded from either side. Blue velvet upholstery. It was my party bus.
That car was called the RED Special after the initials of the owner, Roscoe E. Dunning.
Okinawa 1946.
1939 Checker M3
My first job was in a body shop in 1960. Cars had rust holes 2 years from new. A lot of our jobs were rust repairs. Rocker panels, patch panels,...
Always remember that ordinary "pop" rivets are NOT structural rivets. There are types that are, but are mostly used in aircraft applications....
If that photo was shot using the old Kodak Verichrome orthochromatic film, it could have been yellow, because that film rendered red, orange, and...
I still have my lifter tool to pull them out. That and a long magnet.
I'd check the primary wire on the distributor. They sometimes break inside the insulation from flexing and when the vacuum advance rotates the...
Prince Ranier and Grace Kelly
Lincoln and heavy truck. http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_specs-337bigV8.htm
337 CI. truck/Lincoln engine.
Those are in there to keep the river from washing out the railroad bridge until proper measures are taken. That's why the rear ends are sticking...
Those are trolley wires for the Red Car Interurban line.
The first V8 Falcon I ever saw was in the fall of 1959. It showed up at Detroit Dragway on grudge night and ran in the 14s on its first pass....
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