All About Pocket Knives

Ripster wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:09 pm Here’s a few pics of the car shop and some latest cars . The Brass era Buick is a friends car that we need to do some work on . Ken and little Brother had it down in Iowa at a road rally and has some maintenance issue from that last trip . And a few pics of the Maxwell and other cars sitting around . The 68 Chevelle arrived a month or so ago . And the 1930 Rolls Royce “ Phantom 2 “ Drop head Coupe . It’s wheel base is 150 inches and the biggest Vehicle in our shop . They only made 1200 of them in a five year period . The Silver Ghost is the first model then the Phantom then the Phantom 2 being Rolls Royces 3rd model .Hope I got that right ! This car came from overseas ( note right side steering) and some other things are a give away. We bought it thru a friend out in Arizona . Just got it and would like to take it out but it’s winter here so like many good things will have to be patient .

jmh58 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:23 pm

Ripster wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:09 pm Here’s a few pics of the car shop and some latest cars . The Brass era Buick is a friends car that we need to do some work on . Ken and little Brother had it down in Iowa at a road rally and has some maintenance issue from that last trip . And a few pics of the Maxwell and other cars sitting around . The 68 Chevelle arrived a month or so ago . And the 1930 Rolls Royce “ Phantom 2 “ Drop head Coupe . It’s wheel base is 150 inches and the biggest Vehicle in our shop . They only made 1200 of them in a five year period . The Silver Ghost is the first model then the Phantom then the Phantom 2 being Rolls Royces 3rd model .Hope I got that right ! This car came from overseas ( note right side steering) and some other things are a give away. We bought it thru a friend out in Arizona . Just got it and would like to take it out but it’s winter here so like many good things will have to be patient .

Me and the wife are in love!!! Beautiful RR JP... WOW times a billion!!!!
John

jmh58 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 18, 2021 12:21 am Thank You JP!! Always look forward to you posting “Shop” pics!!
John

jmh58 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 2:07 am Thanks JP. Always good to hear and see what’s going on.
John

Ripster wrote: ↑Fri Dec 17, 2021 10:26 pm Dave. The Chevelle has the wrong fender emblems it should be 327or 307 ? not the 350 have to dig into that further . A few minor additions as someone put some non factory personal touches to it .
John ,here’s a few pics from today. The head that is off is the Locomobile Car ,don’t know why thought it was the Lincoln. Either case we got the head on still have to set manifolds and carb then fire it up . Loaded up the 1933 Packard for the upholstery shop . And the 33 Victoria is been painted black and Jeff’s wet sanding then will buff it out and go into final assembly and upholstery shop by February . Including a Mini Cooper pic that’s a fast little car and it’s stock . Sister in laws Car and she wants to sell it and get something else ,not sure what but this one will sell fast . Been pushing it around the shop all year so be glad to have it out of the way . The name plate from Australia is the Company that built the body for the Rolls Royce .
Take care out there Everyone and stay safe.

Dan In MI wrote: ↑Sun May 15, 2022 7:50 pm Some nice iron there, John! The Pontiac Safari wagon is a rare bird.

jmh58 wrote: ↑Sun May 15, 2022 9:02 pm

Dan In MI wrote: ↑Sun May 15, 2022 7:50 pm Some nice iron there, John! The Pontiac Safari wagon is a rare bird.

Dan. I would love to own that!!
John

Maddogfl wrote: ↑Sun May 15, 2022 11:13 pm There are some really nice cars in this thread. I admire the dedication and skill that goes into restoring and maintaining classic cars. I am not really a car guy, though I have had one since I was 16. I will work on anything but a car, I hate mechanic work... The only car that I ever lusted after was a '68 Chevy Chevelle SS396, Blue and white, Turbohydromatic transmission. I have a strong suspicion that I am able to write this 50 some-odd years later because I never got one. I knew a lot of kids that died in car wrecks in that time frame. Of course, it was not in my means back in the day, and I saw a decked out one ready for road racing for sale in Panama City, Fl. and they wanted about 70 grand for it so it is still not within my means.

One thing that youngsters seem to forget about the "Good old days" cars is that they were considered worn out at 50,000 miles, and they were death traps that would put a steering column through you chest and the engine in your lap with a 50 mph crash. No seat belts so everyone would get ejected, usually through the windshield glass, in a bad crash, leaving hair, teeth and eyeballs all over the road.

I still want that '68 SS 396....Of course I wanted to spend a weekend shacked up with Candice Bergen too, but like they say wish in one hand and (well you know the rest)