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  • in reply to: 2021 Tentative Pierce Arrow annual meet #410131

    I did mean 2022. Sorry

    in reply to: 2021 Tentative Pierce Arrow annual meet #410111

    I have not approached the New England Region. Hopefully they could be involved

    in reply to: ’36 parts book #410026

    I was told they never were produced. I know 1933 existed, because one came with my 33, and was sold with the car

    in reply to: windshield wiper arms #409810

    Damn it. Another life long screwup.

    in reply to: windshield wiper arms #409806

    All these years I thought St. Thomas Aquinas said how many angels fit on the head of a pin.

    in reply to: windshield wiper arms #409801

    Closed the windshield on one of my arms on my ’36. Bought new pair from Max Merritt. $400. Not a typo. Gathered up some others from here and there. Could bring one to Indiana, be prepared to pay half my cost. I have spares of everything. Surprised I had not accumulated some of these. Reason: there just ain’t none around!

    in reply to: Insurance FYI #409758

    I was one of JC Taylor’s first clients, going back to 1964. I started with Robert Wallace’s father, then his brother Richard, and now Robert. From completely refinishing my 31 Pierce after an acid rain attack at the Glens Falls meet($22,000) to questions about coverage, I have never had a problem. I have never compared premium prices, either. When I feel secured and cared for, I have no desire to shop.

    in reply to: 1603 Sidemount tire sizes #409714

    Tom Lester was a good friend of mine. He was very sensitive about his tires, even after he had sold the company. In my thinking, these tires were plain junk. My ’36 weighs almost 6000 pounds. The Lesters were impossible to balance, tracked terribly, and wore out quickly. The BFGoodrich tires that I installed after the Lesters required not one wheel weight. They tracked beautifully, and wear evenly. As far as the sidemounts are concerned, I was lucky enough to find a set of 12 cylinder covers, and they still come no where near covering anything but original tires which are old and rotten.

    in reply to: Porcelain #409668

    Prairie has done a lot of work for me over the years. They are very optimistic about delivery time. Insist that you must have delivery at the time they promise! Keep following up.

    in reply to: My ’34 Convertible Coupe has sold #409554

    Thank you Bill. I enjoyed that video a lot

    in reply to: Trippe Light wrench #409341

    Bill: I may have one, if I do I won’t need it, for I no longer have any Trippe lights. If you can’t find one, remind me in the middle of May, I will be back up North then. Tony

    in reply to: Car History #409103

    If it is the Jack Doherty I knew, check with Bob Sands. Jack had the car when he was in Buffalo, and Bob Sands was his friend. Bob might know more.

    in reply to: 37 for Sale on Ebay #408820

    Saw this car sell at Harrahs in 1986 I believe. Great car. I think Bob Sands to Larry Sorcher and around a little after that

    in reply to: Hershey Spaces RCh 38-49 #408621

    David: Talk to Greg Long. Between the two of you, I think you can pull this off. I will hold the space stuff from Hershey Region until I hear from one of you.

    in reply to: 1936 CONV COUPE #408555

    The large shelf area behind the front seats provides for a large enough area, if removed to install a rear seat. Irv Blonders 31 model 41 was like that also

    in reply to: chroming #408300

    Rechromed bumpers for used cars were available years ago (and may still be available) with just nickel and chrome. The result was not satisfactory, and especially in the Northeast subject to rapid and destructive rust. Acid copper, was always used for heavy pitting, and as a means to repair rough pieces. Plate acid copper, buff and polish until the desired surface was achieved. Quite frankly, if a plater asked me if I wanted copper first, I would question the overall quality of his product.

    in reply to: 1936 Pierce Arrow Wheels and Instruments #408179

    Both my convertible sedan, and Ted Fosgate’s had wire wheels. We both took them from other cars. The factory photo of the convertible sedan in the 1936 catalog have wheel discs. Wires were getting to be passe by that time. The wires very well could have been optional though. As many of you know, I had a pair of ’56 Cadillac Derham Imperial Limousines. Drive from Rochester to Toronto with the one with 53 Cad wire wheels. Started home on Sunday, and heard this ringing noise. I broke two spokes on a rear wheel. Put the spare on and drove home. Consulting the parts book, I found that wire wheels were never offered on series 75 cars, because of their weight.

    in reply to: 1936 Pierce Arrow Wheels and Instruments #408158

    Ed: I am going North for Christmas, I will look again in the factory catalog. I could be wrong, swore I never saw wires on long wheelbase cars.

    in reply to: 1936 Pierce Arrow Wheels and Instruments #408156

    I have owned three 1936 cars. Generally speaking, 144 or 147 in. wb. cars did not have wire wheels. I took the wire wheels from my 136 in wb convert cpe and placed them on my convertible sedan, where they remain. The white face instrument cars were early production. Later production were the dark face instruments. Bob Sands can give you a better idea when the change occurred. Interesting that Marc Hamburger’s 36 sedan had split rim wheels, believe they were wire.

    in reply to: Optima 6 Volt Redtop #408087

    Peter: I didn’t see the $20 core charge. Sorry about that. Thought that someone might need one now

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