[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

I have a box full of extra tools, am thinning down my memorabilia collection and getting rid of duplicates. If you need something specific email me and I’ll see if they’re in the pile.

Make sure your hinges on the driver door are in good shape! The tools add a lot of weight to the door, I have tools but left them out of the door for that reason….

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Craig, good question. I’m dealing with fabricator, and originally the mat was going to be very thin. It’s thicker now with new negotiation, but it doesn’t have the, what shall I say, almost spongey rubber under it that the original had.

When I did my drawings and measurements, and saw that the original was much thicker, one vendor backed out because he said that’s “too much material”.

This will be a thinner mat, but on the top identical to the original. I figure someone could add rubber or cushion material under it after made.

When I ask for deposit, I will state exact dimensions and thickness, and anyone who isn’t happy can gracefully bow out. This guy (in Canada) makes mats for a lot of different clubs, I’m sure final product will be very nice, but I’m exposed as much as anyone to a product not up to my expectations. Catch 22, can’t approve of it until it’s in my hands, and it can’t be in my hands until I approve it’s fabrication.

Thanks David C.

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Yes, the upholstery removal can be tricky, it all depends on how it was installed. If it’s brads through the material, that’s fairly easy, just pop the panel over the brad. If it’s strips or clips with nails, then it can be a mess. Start at the top and work your way down the panel.

My guess is a spring has broken in the latch assembly, allowing a piece to block the locking action.

Public, non-old car person, places, always scare me to death. I once had a car in a mall on display, rounded the corner and there was a guy sitting in driver seat trying to start it! He said he thought the cars were there for the public and he wanted to hear it run. Made me glad I didn’t carry a gun, it would have been ugly….

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

OK Jak, you’re on the list. I will get out further details on deposits and such, as mentioned this is a winter project so things will move slowly.

thanks David C.

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Thanks for posting, I guess I thought it was another sign being offered.

I have one of those sitting about five feet behind me right now.

Thanks! David C.

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Wow, never thought I’d see the day that engine came back to you from the great rebuilder we use, he’s just a little slow.

Run a ground from your battery to the frame, per the factory. Then, run another ground from battery directly to mounting bolt for starter. That will ground your engine and provide MUCH faster turnover of all those pretty new internals. You know all about using big cables and such…..

Congrats! A big step…..and, um, you could have called me, would have been a good excuse to come visit!

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Jim I’d be interested in a sign…[email protected]

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

I like the diamond plate accelerator pedal….

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

There are 9 mats spoken for, the project is a go.

Yes, there will be the logo on the mat, I don’t have it in front of me but think it’s “Body Built By PIERCE Buffalo NY”. I have the original on my mat, it will be laser engraved on new mats.

As soon as I know deposit info will let everyone know. Fabricator is busy now and said it would be Winter before he could start making them.

Thanks David C.

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

At this point not planning on Gathering, life too complicated right now….

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Yeah, love my Pierce and all the Pierce cars I’ve owned, but the view is sometimes disconcerting…butt still great cars….

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

In between the lines, Ed has touched on the fallacy of the ethanol addition to gasoline. Less efficient, so in the end poorer gas mileage, at the expense of the corn market and the subsequent land clearing, fertilizer plant pollution to support additional corn harvest, and so forth.

Luckily, we have local stations with 100% gasoline, including a Walmart service station. I run it on the old cars all the time…

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Wish I had the money to build the black car, and it’s incredible to me how the Pierce fender lights work so well with the Cord body.

Thanks for these dreams. If someone really built one, wonder who’d fuss at them the most, Pierce guys or Cord guys?

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

I now have verification that the mat fits a 1930 Model B touring and a 1931 Model 41 touring.

Ed is checking on a couple of others and will be getting back to me.

This project looks like a go for this fall/winter, so will be getting more information out as I get details nailed down.

thanks David C.

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Right now I have 6 people saying they want one.

Ed, I have the template done, will get it in the mail tomorrow….thanks dc

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Just for information, I now have confirmation the mat will fit a 1930 Model B phaeton.

Thanks, Karl, you’re on the list!

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Ok, Bob. Question for members, do closed cars get rubber floor mats in front? Never thought about it….

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Ed, I’ll send you the template, that will be an interesting thing to see. The plan is to make it slightly larger around the perimeter, about 1 inch all the way around, in the smooth area to see if that fits the larger cars. I’ll get the template on the way to you Monday. thanks David C.

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Whoops, should have checked my email before responding, now have 5 commitments! thanks dc

[Author nameAuthor names are only available to PAS members.]

Yes, Ed, I have a master template full size, and will make a copy for you.

The firm I’m talking to now is the one in Canada that does running board mats. I don’t believe he does any molding of rubber. The mats are made of separate pieces, put together on a backing mat, and then coated with a thin material to make it one piece.

William, with you, I now have 4 “firm” commitments at that price point. I won’t need a deposit until early fall, I believe, as mentioned the fellow is telling me it’ll be this winter before he can start on it.

My hope was to make some extras, but we’ll see how it works out.

[Author]

Posts