Left the house with an empty trailer and came home with some cool old junk.
It's a 1928 Model A Roadster. Not a straight panel on it. Good hotrod bait.
The fenders will go to a friend of mine, the rest is for me.
I'm thinking about a 1930s Gow Job with skinny tires and a hopped up 4-banger.
I found another roadster tub, buried in a corner that will be coming home when I can dig it out. It's in worse shape than this but someone will have a use for it.
This young man made my day yesterday at the Belltown car show. He was hanging out with his Orient buckboard all day, and let me tell you, he knew his stuff. He knew all about it. He knew how to start it. He would occasionally walk around to the other cars parked near him and was checking them out with genuine interest. It was great. And they say the hobby is dying. Psshh!
Hood ornaments, hood mascots, radiator mascots… whatever you call them, some of these were miniature works of art.
From elegant and understated to completely wild, sculptural, and imaginative, automakers once treated the front of a car like a canvas.
Which one is the best? The most beautiful? The most creative? The most artistic? The one with the most personality?
🏆 Which one gets your vote for best hood ornament/mascot ever?
🎨 Which is the most artistic or beautifully designed?
🤯 Which is the most unusual or imaginative?
❤️ And which one would you actually want sitting on the hood of your own car?
Two buds in a RumbleSeat at Pebble on Thursday morning tour!
Christmas in August. New Lexus LX600 for me. Woo. Hoo.
What is the general consensus about Peerless trucks? Should i adopt the role of Peerless club pariah? We have been rebuilding the first one of two for some years and are nearly there. The problem is that another project has reared its head which is very exciting and time is always at a premium.
I’m always interested in the mindset of people in this hobby. I’ve found people often fall into three categories. I’ll use Packard because that’s what I’m familiar with.
If you have $50,000 burning a hole in your pocket, and you have three choices in front of you, which one tugs you in their direction?
Offering number one, the nicest 1937, Packard 120 sedan you could find. The paint and bright work and interior and engine bay are flawless and it runs like a top. This car has nothing to apologize for, you could drive it onto an event and everyone would be talking about the pristine condition of the car and it has no visible flaws. A #1 condition car.
Offering number two, a 1934 Standard eight Packard club sedan. A driver. The paint and brightwork and interior are serviceable and clean up nicely. Nothing is terrible, but all of it is a little tired. You’re able to enjoy it on the weekends, but there are always a few things on your sorting list and the car has minor needs. Every now and then it’s off the road for 90 days as something is broken and you haven’t had time to fix it.
Offering number three. A 1930 Packard 745 Victoria convertible body by Waterhouse. It’s been in the back corner of a warehouse and hasn’t seen light since 1969. The interior is in good enough condition to be used for patterns but it’s pretty beat up, it’s Mechanical status is unknown, but the car hasn’t moved for 50 years, the paint is in very poor shape and can’t be brought back to nice condition and all of the bright work is pitted and has rust, but even in this distressed state, the lines of the car speak for itself. It doesn’t appear to be missing any critical parts. It’s majestic pedigree still shows…..
Which of the three would you walk towards and handover the money to take home?
I'm mostly a factory guy but I do appreciate vintage speed equipment. Stuff period appropriate for the car. Here is my 40-42 Packard Super Eight intake with carbs that was removed from a car it was installed on in th 1950s. I didn't need it or want it but it was supposed to have the matching Edmunds head and a friend went to some work getting it to me. Without the head I wasn't the interested but felt obligated to buy it at that point. Wasn't exactly free either. But it look nice on a shelf.
Recently, on eBay, I came across a pair (!) of matching felt pennants for a Chandler Six. Remarkably, these pennants had survived a century without being destroyed or separated. I placed a bid on them, but unfortunately, I lost out to a snipe bid in the last second. They would have been an incredible addition to my car.
I’m not sure what the other bidder was willing to pay, but I know I should have bid higher. With BaT’s policy, I would have been given a second chance to bid. eBay needs to get with the times.
If I leave these two parked like this overnight, can I expect a blue Camry to show up in my driveway nine months from now? Ya know how you hear about odd dog mixes like a St. Bernard/Cocker Spaniel and the shear mechanics of it are difficult to get your head around…