Thanks John. We had a great time. We really enjoyed the tours and the car ran flawlessly. The trophy was a complete surprise.
Dave
Car Show on Friday
Dinner in San Antonio
Outside Atwell Collection
Atwell Collection
LBJ Ranch
Bill,
Sorry to hear you’re having car troubles. Your message sounds like you are not coming by some alternate means? We brought Jolie along with us this year so you two could get reacquainted. Maybe next time.
Dave
Peter,
The uncompressed seat cushion height is the same. The seat compressed down 5 inches or more when I sat on it. It now compresses no more than 2″. As a temporary test to see if decreasing the compressed height would help, I opened the bottom of the seat cushion and put a couple of 2″x6″ boards between the spring frame and the wood frame of the seat cushion. The 1 1/2″ pre-compression made a enough of an improvement that I went and talked to the upholstery shop. While I had the cushion open I noticed that the springs were quite rusty.
The first suggestion the upholstery guy made was to put the covers on a firm block of foam which I quickly vetoed. We discussed new, firmer springs and longer springs that would be partially compressed as well as putting blocking between the coils of the existing springs. The guy that did the work was not there when I picked the cushions up so I don’t know exactly what he did. The result was very good and changes the angle of my legs and makes it easier to operate the pedals.
Dave
Adding to what Stuart said, on our ’28 Series 36, I had an upholstery shop firm up the lower cushions. I am not sure exactly what they did, although new, firmer springs were discussed beforehand. It gives me about 3″ more sitting height which made a big difference in leg room. (I’m 6’4″”).
Dave”
Tony,
Can you print e-mail attachments? I can attach the registration form as a pdf and send it to you.
Also, we tried to book an extra night at the YO before the meet and were told the hotel was full with another group. We had to make alternate arrangements.
Shop area.
I have to agree with both Tony and Greg. A LOT of Pierce-Arrows as well as other great cars. A few more photos from Monday’s tour.
Waiting for the bus at The S.F. Academy of Art Collection.
Saturday Lunch #2
Saturday Lunch #1
#3
#2
Ken,
I felt the same way about keeping the trailer that came with my Pierce. There were just a few things more I wanted so I started keeping my eyes open and exactly what I wanted popped up on Craig’s List, in good used condition for a good price. I have to admit, Featherlite would be my choice if I did a lot of towing.
While I prefer your Pierce, that “other”” car looks great.
Dave”
Ken,
Watch the internet and Craigs List in your for a trailer that better suits your needs. I wanted a heavier duty, 2 foot longer, 6 in taller trailer, 120 v wiring. I started watching Craigs List and within two weeks I found exactly what I was looking for in slightly used condition. The sale of my old trailer will get me back 2/3 to 3/4 of what I paid for the new one.
Dave
For anyone that is interested, I found the best info on treatment here:
http://www.adamspestcontrol.com/residential-pest-information-crawling-insects-powder-post-beetles
Hi John,
It is a serious problem. In addition to the potentially serious damage to the car, the beetles can move to other wood structures such as nearby cars or the building they are stored in. There is lots of info on the web about Powder Post Beetles, but nothing in regards to cars, so hopefully it’s not a common problem in wood framed car bodies. Here in humid coastal northern California we usually see them in fir, commonly used in building construction, not so much in hardwoods used in body framing.
He first noticed small piles of wood dust on the floor under the car. The extent of the damage won’t be readily visible until he gets the interior removed. It would be tough to check for when buying a car because most of the body wood isn’t visible and the beetles leave very small holes. Hopefully he caught it early. Dave