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  • in reply to: 1929 bottle of champagne #401136

    Peerless probably produced a plethora…to perpetuate personification of pertinent or prevalent production is pervasive, but preposterous….

    in reply to: 1929 bottle of champagne #401133

    As to your question about a wine expert, I’m not one, but I’d bet that bottle was good until about 1940, and then, without proper storage (orientation and temperature), it went downhill, and it’s not drinkable now. I’d leave it as is and admire the fact it survived, rather than break the seal and have just an old bottle..

    in reply to: 1929 bottle of champagne #412837

    When phones first had the capability to have text written, the keys were uber-small…you could add a tag line to your messages in the company I worked for, and so I added “Thumbs are big, keys are small, forgive mistakes, one and all”…..and pretty soon a LOT of people in the company used the same tag line!

    Now we have auto correct, witch wee awl no is grate, as it nose watt wee whish two say…..

    in reply to: FOR SALE: 1925 Series 80 4-passenger Coupe $55,000 #401130

    Bob, you need this car, just so I can ride in it! It is a very handsome automobile, very elegant…..

    in reply to: 1929 bottle of champagne #401129

    Wow, what a great piece of history! That vineyard well predates 1929….

    http://www.valkyrieselections.com/webmedia/Champagne%20Prieur%20Brut%20Technical%20Sheet.pdf

    in reply to: Story about fictitious post-war Pierce-Arrow #401118

    Yes, Paul, very interesting take on the situation. We all know the old cliché that timing is everything, and in the situation of the PAMCC, timing was oh so slightly off. A mere three years of hanging on, get into the war years for WWII (a bad time for people, but a great time for a united country and for manufacturing),and we’d be collecting Pierce Arrows that aren’t on the Classic Car Club of America list. Yes, Studebaker owned for a while, and then there was more turmoil in the ranks, but there was a basic driving force to produce such a quality car and in the midst of the depression. No need to go further, some company’s figured out a way to survive, PAMCC didn’t, died.

    in reply to: Christmas #401099

    Nice card! Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good drive!

    in reply to: “One owner”” Pierce bicycle?” #412833

    I’m trying to at least use the best educated guess for years of my Pierce bikes, for the 2016 roster. I’ve limited my Pierce bike purchases with two criteria. One, the bike has to have a Buffalo head badge. Two, the head badge needs to be attached with what appear to be original rivets (I know anything can be faked), and I’ve passed up some bikes due to head badges attached with screws.

    Thanks to Paul, I’ll date the above first discussed bike as a 1912.

    The lady’s bike pictured has the “smooth border” head badge, as does another, identical, lady’s bike I have, the last year that was used was 1897, and that’s how I’ll date those two.

    I have a shaft drive, serial number appears to be 94192 (the “1” is right on a seam and is hard to see). Shaft drive first appeared on a Pierce in 1900, and the flowery border head badge with Geo. N. Pierce Co. was thru 1906, so I’m going to split the difference and call this a 1904.

    I have a “special racer”, can’t find a serial number (as is true on 3 of the 5 bikes I have), but it too has the Geo. N. Pierce flowery head badge, so am going to call that a 1906.

    I urge all bicycle owners to try their best to put a date on their bikes, using Paul Jacobs’ charts and drawings.

    in reply to: Story about fictitious post-war Pierce-Arrow #412832

    Very well done, thanks for sharing. Life is full of “what ifs”, and of course with Pierce it’s “what if they could have held on three more years”, then the PAMCC would have been into wartime production, and the company’s history may very well have followed something similar to Packard’s history.

    in reply to: I have the color, I think?? #401080

    A gray leather interior goes great with that color, a few Cords were done that way, and if I ever reworked my Cord phaeton that’s the color scheme I’d use…

    in reply to: I have the color, I think?? #401073

    You might contact Auburn Cord Parts in Wellington Kansas, they should have the paint code. The Geneva Blue on a Cord was actually a rare factory color.

    http://www.auburncordparts.com/Auburn_Cord_Parts/Home.html

    in reply to: New fender splash pans. #401072

    On the upholstery, I’d like to offer a piece of advice. Don’t use foam, either in the seats or in the top pads.

    Foam used to have some longevity to it, but since the government has outlawed certain chemicals in foam, it now has a very short life. Wholesale dealers sell foam in years of life, 8 years, 10 years, 12 years, and in modern cars and furniture it makes no difference, but it’s awful stuff to use in a Classic car.

    The foam top pads used on modern cars is not sufficient to properly hide arch of top bows, nor will it last.

    Hopefully your upholstery guy is old school like me, using only cotton, horsehair, leather, and so forth, the original materials.

    in reply to: 29, 30 or 31 Model 43 Stone Guard #412828

    I can’t help you with mounting, but will make a suggestion. Have to put the stone guard up to the car, and stood back and looked at it? Get someone to hold it in place for you.

    I realize it’s personal opinion, but I bought one for my Model 43, had it up on the car, and really didn’t like the look of it. Maybe it’s because I’ve tried to keep my car “unadorned” to highlight the frontal Pierce look, but it sure made the front end too busy.

    Again, personal opinion, I know some cars have them and owners must like them.

    in reply to: Rear footrest for open phaeton?.?? #401031

    That’s an interesting storage compartment, but for some reason it doesn’t look like it’s factory. Is it nicely constructed, or is it just plywood (which the end piece appears to be). Nicely hinged or does it look home made? The quality of construction would go a long way in determining if Pierce did it.

    in reply to: What color combo to paint?? #401017

    Sheesh, Bob, when you get to it we’ll work something out!

    I just turned down putting a kit in a ’57 Tbird because one, it’s too new, and two, vinyl and foam don’t agree with me….give me leather, cotton, and horsehair any day!

    The blue with black fenders will look nice!

    in reply to: What color combo to paint?? #401014

    I’d think dark blue or black fenders, matching two different hues of blue is like matching grays, harder than one might think.

    Wish you were closer, Tom, would love to do the new interior and/or top on that car!

    in reply to: Rear footrest for open phaeton?.?? #401013

    and a view folded back, note the binding running the length, the wood has a slot running the length of it to fasten ends of carpet then put binding over seam, in this case I used wire-on

    in reply to: Rear footrest for open phaeton?.?? #401012

    Here’s a picture, yes the wool carpet needs cleaning!

    in reply to: Restored 29/30 majestic radio pics. #400997

    A lot of early cars (1930’s) had radio antennas under the car, either under running board or the car itself. My Cord phaeton has an antenna assembly that hangs under the car.

    1929 would be very early for a car radio, I believe.

    Agree with Bob, very nice restoration on the radio, by the way…

    in reply to: Rear footrest for open phaeton?.?? #400988

    There is a footrest on the phaetons, it’s hinged so that it can stow against the bottom of the rear seat cushion, or rotate forward to allow a foot to rest against it. It’s wood, oval shaped, with cast ends and hinges. I can send you a picture tomorrow. I don’t think it was an accessory, but standard…

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