Schmidt Meister Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 This UK trucking company must have a full time air-brush artist on the payroll ... awesome trucks. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 1946 Chevrolet Chopped Dually - Cummins Diesel 4 Cyl. - Auto, Power Steer & Brakes, Hyd. Hood Tilt - All Steel There isn't a good picture of it, but I'm positive that the front window sun shade is a two-man saw blade ... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 11, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted December 11, 2022 Another 1929 Dupont Speedster. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 12, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted December 12, 2022 I’ve always preferred the 1963 Impala over the other early sixties years. This is a ‘62 Belair I would really love to have though. That W-block 409 was a kick-ass engine, for its time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Posted December 12, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted December 12, 2022 How many of you has ever crank-started a Model T? I did, when I was 13. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Rabbi Posted December 12, 2022 Administrators Share Posted December 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Eric said: How many of you has ever crank-started a Model T? I did, when I was 13. Yes, yes I have! Hell, I know how to start a Stanley Steamer....and it is a real pain in the ass. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Mercedes-Benz W31, Type G4, circa 1934 As of May 2020 there were only 3 known G4s still in existence of the 57 manufactured between 1934 and 1939. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1961 Ford Econoline Pickup - 6 Cyl. 3-Speed - 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1934 Chevrolet Deluxe 1/2 ton Pickup. What kind of a dumbarse lets the tailgate of a truck like that beat on the bumper ...? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 21 hours ago, Eric said: I’ve always preferred the 1963 Impala over the other early sixties years. This is a ‘62 Belair I would really love to have though. That W-block 409 was a kick-ass engine, for its time. I had one of these but only with the 283. I learned to never buy a White car in the Midwest with their dependence on salt for the Winter roads. It was a nice vehicle, but I tore out the carrier bearing one day on the way home from work by having to heavy a foot in rush hour traffic in St, Paul, MN. Had to drive 30 miles home without any perceptible torque, so the drive shaft would stay where it belonged instead of trying to round out the frame members. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 21 hours ago, Eric said: To me the most surprising thing was that you could dissemble the spark plugs to clean them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 13, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted December 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, janice6 said: To me the most surprising thing was that you could dissemble the spark plugs to clean them. If you really want something surprising, advance the timing too much and then try to crank-start it. They weren't known as Elbow Breakers for nothing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 42 minutes ago, Eric said: If you really want something surprising, advance the timing too much and then try to crank-start it. They weren't known as Elbow Breakers for nothing. I do remember all the cautions for that. My buddy in my high school days had a Model T. It went everywhere, literally. Those narrow large diameter tires went right through the snow and found the ground for traction. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 52 minutes ago, janice6 said: To me the most surprising thing was that you could dissemble the spark plugs to clean them. I remember the neighborhood service station - yes, service - had a spark plug cleaner operated by compressed air. Put the plug in the opening, squeeze the valve, and fine sand was blasted into the business area of the plug. Heavy on the oil mixed with gasoline for my two cycle Vespa made me a frequent beneficiary of this technology. They also could vulcanize patches on to inner tubes to fix flats. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 55 minutes ago, Eric said: If you really want something surprising, advance the timing too much and then try to crank-start it. They weren't known as Elbow Breakers for nothing. There was a prescribed way to place your hand on the crank and how to hold your thumb so that kickback would jerk the crank out of your hand hopefully without breaking anything. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, railfancwb said: I remember the neighborhood service station - yes, service - had a spark plug cleaner operated by compressed air. Put the plug in the opening, squeeze the valve, and fine sand was blasted into the business area of the plug. Heavy on the oil mixed with gasoline for my two cycle Vespa made me a frequent beneficiary of this technology. They also could vulcanize patches on to inner tubes to fix flats. I had one of those sand blaster plug cleaners bolted to my workbench in the garage. I bought it from J.C. Whitney. I used to clean the plugs almost weekly. I was pretty compulsive back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 13, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted December 13, 2022 24 minutes ago, railfancwb said: There was a prescribed way to place your hand on the crank and how to hold your thumb so that kickback would jerk the crank out of your hand hopefully without breaking anything. If the timing was advanced too far, the kickback would be quite a bite more violent than normal. If you had a buddy who was an *******, he might move the advance lever a bit on you, just for shits and giggles. It always paid to check the settings yourself, before you gave her a crank. But yeah, there is a way to hold the handle that will minimize the chance for injury. It has been far too long since I messed with an old T to remember what it is though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWARREN123 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Thumb alongside the crank handle instead of around the crank handle. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, DWARREN123 said: Thumb alongside the crank handle instead of around the crank handle. I know that from generators. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Think this Chevy small truck was based on the Corvair, based on the rear platform. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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