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Well, it IS an open car now, you know, and they bring the bucks….
You know a car needs some serious work when you can take a clear overhead picture looking DOWN into the interior of a sedan!!
Poor old Pierce, was once a family treasure, now relegated to being a burden on it’s owner. So sad…
Well, going to bring this subject back up to the top.
I’ve had a couple of discussions with Eric Haartz over the last year, and getting something replicated is probably very low on his list of priorities, and his production facilities are very busy so getting a “short” run inserted is not feasible, it seems. He’s usually at Hershey and I’ll probably discuss it with him again, but……
So, in light of that, and the fact that I need material for a 1934 top insert now, has anyone come to a conclusion of what an acceptable material would be?
AACA forums, he has a lengthy description of it on that site. I’m in no way endorsing the accuracy of his description, nor endorsing Matt, just passing it on…there are apparently (according to a well known PAS member) only a handful of this body style out there….
Wow, gams, yep, that’s what they are, but ask a young’un these days to tell you what gams are and you’ll get the “you’re an old guy” stare!
Ya know, it’s probably good to have a left hand drive in a right hand drive world, at least you’re far as you can be from the crazy guy in the approaching lane! As far as women in uniforms, Peter, methinks you might be a bit obsessed, but in a good way……
Bob, he’s going to beat you! To those of you who don’t know, Bob gave his engine to a good friend of mine to rebuild, and I told him at the time, though the machinist is a good friend of mine, slow to return work doesn’t even describe it. I think Bob’s engine has been there, ummmm, 3 years maybe? Don’t feel bad, my machinist friend had one of my engines for 7 years, has to be a record…
Great to hear from you! Absolutely, take a video of the start, and when you take the video, make sure you accidently show us the body colors! Great news, welcome back!
Matt Harwood has it for sale, a dealer, very nice fellow…
Heck, scientists have now said they’ve accidently discovered a new shade of blue.
I think Ed found it a number of years ago! Great car, owned by a pretty darned nice guy, considering!
Item number 142112641774….sold for 4600, a little on high side for condition, but it is the desirable small Model C..
I’m not adding an opinion, but here’s a blurb from Wikipedia (and yes, I realize that it’s not the end authority):
“Characteristics:
The leaf spring acts as a linkage for holding the axle in position and thus separate linkages are not necessary. It makes the construction of the suspension simple and strong.
Because the positioning of the axle is carried out by the leaf springs, it is disadvantageous to use soft springs i.e. springs with low spring constant.
Therefore, this type of suspension does not provide good riding comfort. The inter-leaf friction between the leaf springs affects the riding comfort.
Acceleration and braking torque cause wind-up and vibration. Also wind-up causes rear-end squat and nose-diving.
The inter-leaf friction damps the spring’s motion and reduces rebound, which until shock absorbers were widely adopted was a great advantage over helical springs.” [this last sentence is referenced as being taken from “Springs – A simple study of car suspension”, The Automotor Journal, August 10, 1912, pp936-937″]
Hi Dave, I emailed you, Thursday 1-3 for me please…
I’m not sure I can attend, but that seems like a great week to have a tour…as mentioned, people working can just take off 4 days for the seek, and usually, while the 4th of July is an important day and holiday, it’s not necessarily a “stay at home” holiday.
I’d say schedule it! I’d love to go to it, we love San Francisco and the area around it has some beautiful scenery!
As my daughter in Boston would say, this is a wicked bad topic. Oh, wait, that means a good topic, so maybe not!
You’ll get a lot of opinions on this one.
There was/is a tool sold for spreading spring leafs, so that grease could be put between them. Many Pierce Arrows had burlap-wrapped springs, the burlap supposedly slathered in grease, then metal gaiters installed in sections over the burlap.
If you grease the leaf springs, make sure your shock absorbers are in tip-top condition. One function of a leaf spring is to dampen the bumps, using the friction between the leafs. A well greased spring will have greatly reduced dampening function.
Many people put Teflon tape (or other as you mention) between the cleaned and primed leafs.
So, as someone states on another old car forum, get your bag of popcorn and sit back and watch the show, I bet there are many opinions on this topic!
I agree, shaft drive bikes are expensive, the Pan American is a very special bike and some of the money is for that reason. A little patience and you can find a good shaft drive Pierce in the low four figures.
The chain drive one’s now on Ebay are very overpriced, but as you mention, one can ASK anything….
Greg, I’m sure you know, if an early bike is in reasonably good original condition, DON’T restore it, it’s worth more unrestored. If it’s rusty and worn out, restoring might make sense, but early bike collectors highly prize originality…
Eye’d love to comment, but the breaks on my car aren’t working, so it shutters when I hit the petal. The previous owner past, sew eye whish I could ask hem, butt that’s water over the damn.
Beautiful bike, and the seller is darned proud of it. Seller also has a tandem listed for about $3K more….
There was a very nice 1901 Pan American, shaft drive, all nickel plated, bike that sold at a Copake auction last year, in the $7K range. That bike (pictured) was well worth it…..
Just wish it got frequent flier miles! I just hope it doesn’t get epoxied to Greg’s garage floor!!
Beautiful car. Think it might be one I tried to buy a number of years ago, project out of California. I was on time contacting then owner, but hesitated, having seen no pictures, and car was across country. A day later I called to conclude the deal but it had been sold while I considered it.
If that’s it, glad it found a good home and someone to do it justice! Very nice!
