In the process of moving I stumbled on some memorabilia and photos and saw the 1940 Chrysler Newport. A car designed by Ralph Roberts and Lebaron. The last Indianapolis 500 before WW2 in 1941 featured the Chrysler Newport as the Pace Car. It is my understanding that only 5 were made and the Pace car returned to be Walter P’s personal car after its stint in Indianapolis. I was not familiar with this car.
Rocky Mountain brake drums installed, safety hubs installed in the wheels.
New ring gear bolts installed in the differential assembly and safety wired.
One of the original ring gear bolts went from righty-tighty to righty-loosey when I tightened it so they had to be replaced.
The ring gear bolts for the Ruckstell axle are a specialty item, the shank is a full 5/16" diameter where conventional bolts are slightly smaller. If standard bolts are used, they will break over time.
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I just had a moment of self-realization. No sooner do I open the envelope with my latest vintage photo acquisition, an old post card from an antique car museum, when I notice that they mislabeled the car. I tell my wife that the museum got it wrong, it’s a ‘32 and not a ‘34. Without missing a beat she responded “How dare they?!”. I’m pretty sure she was mocking me.
So it’s official. I’m THAT guy. 🤦🏻♂️
Who does good chrome work? Your club knows the answer. It's just buried in a forum thread from 2019.
The Vendor Directory is live: your club's trusted shops in one searchable page, organized by the categories your marque actually needs, with comments and star ratings from members who've used them. Only members who comment can rate, so every star is attached to a real job.
Admins turn it on in the Control Panel. Start with five vendors your board agrees on and let members tell you what's missing.
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The Type 46 (1929-1932) was essentially a more practical, scaled-down version of the extravagant Type 41 Royale, filling the gap between that ultra-exclusive model and Bugatti’s smaller cars.
I have had this book unopened on my shelf for quite a while. I believe it was a birthday present a couple of years ago. We lost power for most of the day on Saturday so it was a good time to read a book. The first chapter is a full register of every Type 46 that still exists. No other Bugatti model got so many European coachbuilders fired up in the 1930s to create super cool bodies. About 40 different coachbuilders created a number of dream coachworks, and the book features plenty of unpublished photos of them. Each of those bodybuilders is shown with examples of their work. There’s also a society section that name-checks a bunch of the personalities who owned or drove a Type 46 back in the day. Plus, there’s a complete list of more than 450 cars that were ever built.
I think it is out of print so you have to buy on the used market so it is not cheap. I saw copies in the 400 dollar range. What I like is that every chassis number is represented. So if I win the lottery and I'm interested in a car I'll have some reference material to look at.
https://www.hortonsbooks.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=371
I've always been a fan of wagons. Functional and sporty. Saw this Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo and instantly fell in love with the styling.
In the sellers family for 60 years. He frequently posts driving videos to Facebook. Unfortunately he has stage 4 cancer and is forced to sell the car. Look like sale is already pending. As far as later condensing cars go this is a rare and cool body style.
It was pointed out that Jay Leno had the same car on the AACA nsbrassnut corrected as follows: Clarification. Jay Leno's green '22 Stanley is listed as a 735F in the Stanley Register. The most visible difference between 735 and 740 is the rear wheels. The 735 has the 12 bolts in a circle. The 740 has additional secondary bolts on every second spoke. Jay's green Stanley appears to have a 740 style mechanical oiler and oil indicator added to replace the original 735 "winker" oil indicator.
The model 740 has some other desirable features over the 735. Heaver rear axle, more conventional rear wheel hub design (better) and larger "modernized" mechanical brakes (vs the 735) and a larger boiler (increased steam reserve).
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I am not a fan of social media unless it is about cars. But I learned something new today. And it combined two things that I love. Mini Coopers and the Monkees. Back in July 1967, Michael Nesmith picked up his custom-built Radford Mini Cooper S in London. It was the most expensive Mini anyone had ever made at the time. Something like 40k. He ordered it right when the band was huge, and they loaded the thing up with all the latest high-tech gadgets and fancy luxury upgrades, turning it into a proper one-of-a-kind ride.
I bet it would be a blast to drive!