Well the car won’t be ready but I decided I’m going anyway.  I need a long break and a road trip to this show will be just the ticket.I know I’m a late comer but I had a glimmer of hope that my ride would be ready by then so I was holding out to see if I could drive her up.  No such luck.I’ll likely arrive sometime on Friday and would like to p…[Read more]

looks a lot like the bmw 319 that sold for 125000.oo

Thanks, Randy. Bridget has but 6 fuses, so I think any new panel will probably expand the number. She’s good to go for now though. It was a hot wire into one of the fuse blocks–too much wire for the hole, maybe, so probably a good thing to split that one into two or more fuses. I’ll get to it when I redo the dash.What speedo do you have, BTW?…[Read more]

I think you probably have a problem with your fuse panel.  I had to replace mine once and couldn’t find the exact one so I had to put in two smaller ones, in series, in order to house all the fuses. By the way, I finally found a suitable mechanical trip-reset VDO speedometer on Craigs list but had to enlarge the hole in the dash board a bit to…[Read more]

Looks quite similar to a Jaguar-engined “special” sold out of the late
Ted Leonard’s collection a couple years back. The front was mostly SS
100, in my judgment. But I couldn’t make out the back. now I understand.Leonard’s early ’50s “Special” (last seen in France, circa 2010):Atalanta 1938 LeMans entry (V12 powered, I believe):

BTW, I believe…[Read more]

West Marine has a good assortment of fuse blocks..

…and fixed. Just put a new fuse block on my shopping list though.

I think this is the motor I got–AFI has one that looks like it but only an 80 degree sweep. This one is 110 degrees and that makes a difference; I can get the blades to park nice and high on the windscreen and still wipe well past vertical. Price should be $60-$70. You’ll see them listed for $130, but no point paying that. This one is also…[Read more]

I was thinking the same–but on the hub side. Looks like welds. Looks like could be ground off and the wheel flattened…

Really can’t believe I’m at the age were looking at cars’ rear ends is so exciting!

Really can’t believe I’m at the age were looking at cars’ rear ends is so exciting!

The stainless wheel Ed posted is nice!My only question…how are the spokes attached to the rim? Lot of pressure there in our non-power steering cars.

Paul – beautiful !! thx

Would like to ge info on your wiper instalation.  Source and price of motor, wipers and linkage on the front etc.  Looks wonderful!

I will post pics after first show this wkend.  I have had a bcw, and a fiber fab but like the allison much more.  Has all the options including the knock off wires.  All the tags including the one on back of car by engine, steering wheel, and side of car.  With the original 8 track player that works.  

Neil Were you trying the link to (here you go) ? I just tried it and it worked for me. Here try this one  

Can someone help?  Clicked on links above, and get little starry deal with exclamation point in it.  What’s up with that?  Have been on the site for a couple of years,  Not seen this before…

Thanks Paul I try that.

Yes, yes! The splash pan! If it were there then those giant, 19-inch wires wouldn’t fit on the back.But–lookit where the tach was on those old buggers: waaay over there, in front of the passenger! That’s some king-hell mega-awesomeness, right there.

Yes, yes! The splash pan! If it were there then those giant, 19-inch wires wouldn’t fit on the back.But–lookit where the tach was on those old buggers: waaay over there, in front of the passenger! That’s some king-hell mega-awesomeness, right there.