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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.

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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.

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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.

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Thank you Bill. I enjoyed that video a lot

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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Wed. 9-11 will do

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Stuart: If you don’t want to keep all those tubes, I would gladly purchase four of them.

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Bob Sands reminded me of the history of this car, going back a long time to Buffalo. Perhaps he will chime in and relate it to you.

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Me too

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Cad LaS roster is in Florida. Their roster is not online. Phone number pls if you can find it. Thank you

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Please look for one of these. I will really pay for the right one!

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