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Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:53 pm
by Ripster
knife7knut wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:55 pm A couple more
That Sedan Delivery is just great! Boy would like to have a stock one of those.
Some great pics, Thanks Ray.

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:05 pm
by Ripster
A few pics from the Car shop.

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:50 am
by knife7knut
Ripster wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:05 pm A few pics from the Car shop.
Great stuff! Love the Winton and the Maxwell! What year is the Hupp? I did a 1911 Runabout some years ago for a friend of mine who collects vintage race cars.
EDIT: Meant to ask what the two-tone green phaeton in the last pic is.

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:06 am
by Ripster
Here’s a little info on the Lincoln- Phaeton
And a few msc.
Ray , thanks for posting , was hoping a ol pinstripe/painter would share . You have a special talent to stripe and draw like you do. I can’t hardly draw a stick man ! Will have to dig some pics out of some of the shows and stuff from 30 - 40 years ago . Again ,really like your pics ,info, walk down memory lane. Good stuff .

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:16 am
by Dan In MI
Ripster wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:05 pm A few pics from the Car shop.
That blue Continental is drop-dead gorgeous!

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:22 am
by Ripster
Dan In MI wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:16 am
Ripster wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:05 pm A few pics from the Car shop.
That blue Continental is drop-dead gorgeous!
Thanks Dan , out of all the Cars that have gone thru our Family shop, this one isn’t for Sale. That one will stay in the family . She is a beauty, you oughta hear it purring down the road . If you ever get over here for any reason, stop by and we’ll go for a cruise ::tu:: .
Thanks for taking interest.

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:25 am
by Boji
Saw my favorite Healey again.
What is the little red one with the white top? Vauxhall? Opel? Fiat?

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 5:05 am
by Dan In MI
Ripster wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:22 am That one will stay in the family . She is a beauty, you oughta hear it purring down the road . If you ever get over here for any reason, stop by and we’ll go for a cruise.
Not at alk surprised that beauty will stay in the family...and I'd love to go for a cruise in it!
Boji wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:25 am What is the little red one with the white top? Vauxhall? Opel? Fiat?
I'd be shocked if it wasn't an Amphicar!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicar

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 5:15 am
by Boji
Dan In MI wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 5:05 am
Boji wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:25 am What is the little red one with the white top? Vauxhall? Opel? Fiat?
I'd be shocked if it wasn't an Amphicar!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicar
Oops! I should have known that. There is an Amphicar here locally.

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:40 am
by royal0014
Man those are some gorgeous vehicles !
I love most any old or classic car, but pre-WW2 and Brass Era really get my heart going.
They are not usually well represented at any show I've been able to attend.
My bucket list includes the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, but it'll probably never happen .. .. ..

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 4:33 pm
by Just Plain Dave
I know for a fact that without a lottery win (and it's tough to win if you don't play) I will never make a Concours d'Elegance.

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:14 pm
by jmh58
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Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:16 pm
by jmh58
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Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:19 pm
by jmh58
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The gold 50 Chevy Fleetline is my sons.
The blue 69 Pontiac Catalina is my daughters.

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:58 pm
by Dan In MI
jmh58 wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:19 pm The gold 50 Chevy Fleetline is my sons.
The blue 69 Pontiac Catalina is my daughters.
Nice. Your kids have good taste!

The bright yellow car in your first post is a 1980 Oldsmobile Rallye 350. It's a one year only model that was made in small numbers. Very cool!

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:07 pm
by jmh58
Dan In MI wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:58 pm
jmh58 wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:19 pm The gold 50 Chevy Fleetline is my sons.
The blue 69 Pontiac Catalina is my daughters.
Nice. Your kids have good taste!

The bright yellow car in your first post is a 1980 Oldsmobile Rallye 350. It's a one year only model that was made in small numbers. Very cool!
Thanks Dan.. The Pontiac was purchased new in 1970 by my dad.. Was the first new car he ever bought.. Never driven in snow etc and has 95 plus thousand miles.. It is all original (except wheels/tires) .. Used it in my first prom and also in my wedding in 1980.. Lots of family memories..
John :D

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:17 pm
by Ripster
Dan In MI wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:58 pm
jmh58 wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:19 pm The gold 50 Chevy Fleetline is my sons.
The blue 69 Pontiac Catalina is my daughters.
Nice. Your kids have good taste!

The bright yellow car in your first post is a 1980 Oldsmobile Rallye 350. It's a one year only model that was made in small numbers. Very cool!
Great taste indeed
Dan ,you know your cars,that Rallye 350 is one year . Way cool
John, Thanks for sharing your show with us ,the Kids have some great Cars ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:44 pm
by Mumbleypeg
This is the oldest automobile I’ve ever seen in person. 1886 Benz. Lives at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, Maine. The day we were there they took it from its place on display to the shop, started it up and gave a few folks a ride in it! It has a horizontal fly wheel behind the seat which is manually spun to start it. IIRC they said only twelve were ever made, and four are known to exist today. The guy pictured in the plaid shirt is a volunteer docent at the museum. I have a video of him starting it and talking about it while it was running, but don’t know how to post it here. ::shrug::

Ken

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:49 pm
by jmh58
Very Kool Ken👍😎👍
John 🤠

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:29 pm
by garddogg56
These were my everyday drivers back in the day,a 1977 T/A 6.6 Bert Reynolds edition with Borg Warner super t-10 with Hurst shifter,ws6 handling package,vacuumed actuated ram air and extractors,blue printed engine,carb and HEI replaced.. Had to order because I didn't want T-top..Next a 1966 F-100 six with three on the tree ...lastly my 69 C-10 with a 304 four bolt main with 4 speed and 360 air thru vent windows with sexy west coast mirrors::nod::

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:00 am
by Dan In MI
Mumbleypeg wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:44 pm This is the oldest automobile I’ve ever seen in person.
I see no brakes. Did one coast to a stop? Very cool and histor nonetheless!
garddogg56 wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:29 pm A 1966 F-100 six with three on the tree ...
My Dad used to have a 1966 F-100; his had the 352, if memory serves me correctly. I used to have a 1991 F-150 with the 300 inline six. That thing had an ample supply of torque!

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:29 am
by Mumbleypeg
Dan In MI wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:00 am
Mumbleypeg wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:44 pm This is the oldest automobile I’ve ever seen in person.
I see no brakes. Did one coast to a stop? Very cool and histor nonetheless!
Good question. Here’s another picture in which the brake is more easily seen. If you were seated in the vehicle the brake is the straight metal rod on the left, just outside the left arm rest and beyond the wrist of the guy in the picture. You simply pull back on it which applies friction. Much like the brake on a horse drawn buggy of the day. The driver sat to the left in the seat, which allowed it to be steered using the right hand via the “tiller” mechanism which turns the front wheel. BTW the shiny copper canister behind the seat is the fuel tank, holds a gallon.

Ken

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 1:04 am
by knife7knut
Have never been to the Owl's Head Museum but I did stripe a vehicle that was donated to it many years ago.
The car is a 1913 Rolls-Royce touring car that was originally purchased as a closed car by one Alice Longfellow who was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's daughter. Sometime in the 1920's it was sent to the factory in Springfield Massachusetts(yes they did build Rolls Royce cars there)to be re-bodied as a phaeton.
In the early 1930's it was purchased by Roger Bemis who regularly drove the car until it was caught in the flood of 1938 on Cape Cod Massachusetts. Roger then set about to completely overhaul the car. It was finished sometime in the 1980's and he thought he would like to have the body pinstriped. A mutual friend by the name of Malcolm Lee;a person I had striped several cars for contacted me about doing the job.
It was completed about 6 months before Mr. Bemis passed away from the complications of Parkinson's disease and his will stipulated that the car be donated to the museum.
The picture of the car is from a magazine article and the two lower pictures are of me striping the hood and Mr. Bemis and Malcolm looking on.

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 1:23 am
by knife7knut
"Old cars;newer cars;trucks and bikes......................"
Some stuff I've painted over the years.
#1 1903 Curved Dash Oldsmobile
#2 Gettin' down to stripe the underside.Good thing the gold paint dries fast.
#3 1905 Ford Model F touring car.Repairing a goof up on the stripes.Painted the fenders without the running boards in place.The stripes were partially covered when it was assembled.Remove and repair.
#4 1933 chevrolet fire truck I added some aged lettering to the sides.
#5 A good friend's phantom 40 Willys sedan delivery with big block Chevy power.Lettered the Willys logo on the panel.
#6 Bob Small's 1903 Curved Dash Oldsmobile replica(3/4 ths the original size).
#7 !940's Chevy(or GMC;I forget which)fire truck for the Blackman Township fire department.
#8 1935 Diamond T truck in Caterpillar livery.
#9 GMC fire truck for the Garden City fire department.
#10 Art Farley's 1928 Harley-Davidson JD painted for the 2012 Motorcycle Cannonball.

Re: Cars, trucks, rat rods and hot rods

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 1:36 am
by knife7knut
A few more:
#1 A relatively rare 1932 DeSoto deluxe roadster.
#2 1940 Chevrolet sedan delivery I lettered outside at a car show in memory of the owner who was tragically killed as he was crossing the street in front of his shop.
#3 1911 Huppmobile runabout for my good friend John Morton who collects vintage race cars.
#4 Leo Warren's 1908 Buick touring.
#5 Leo's 1937 Ford convertible sedan just after undergoing a complete restoration after being destroyed in a fire at Leo's shop.
#6 A 1940's DIVCO(Detroit Industrial Vehicle Co.)milk truck restroed by another of my great clients.
#7 ! 1920's era Ford Model TT tow truck for a friend in memory of his uncle.
#8 1935 Ford wrecker for Phelps Towing in Jackson Michigan. Truck was totally destroyed in a fire(no insurance!) and is currently undergoing a second restoration.
#9 A Model A Ford sedan done for a local business.
#10 Leo Warren's 1936 Ford convertible sedan;a second car that was totally destroyed in the fire and rebuilt by Leo.