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No inspections for anything here in Georgia. To get a license plate on an old vehicle, you only need a bill of sale and proof of insurance. Absolutely no safety checks or concern of being roadworthy from the government. The burden of liability is carried by the owner and his insurance company.

if you put your phone number in a craigslist ad, prepare to be constantly bombarded with bogus calls and texts at all hours of the day. There are scam buyers and sellers. The craigslist email relay protects your identity by masking it from the bad guys. In my experience, the bogus buyers send...

that picture is of my brothers car that he recently sold on ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1938-Ford-Other/112893176615?hash=item1a48f52b27:g:2hsAAOSwaVRauCVu&vxp=mtr

Agreed, crankcase will not be vacuum, especially considering how leaktight most of our flatties are. PCV uses vacuum in the intake tract to vent positive pressure from the crankcase and direct it to the combustion chamber. PCV valve only opens at high vacuum conditions (i.e. idling, decel)...

38 and 40 grills are different, 39 deluxe is one year only. Consider yourself fortunate to have all the bars. The bars can be straightened to get consistent gaps.

all the glass is original ford etched and the rubber is factory original too. I'd be content if it would stay like it is, but its starting to spread noticeably, and I know the cloudiness will be coming soon.

Right, the idea is not to disturb the glass or rubber. It seems like heat could gas out the moisture (maybe) and re-tack the film (maybe), and as it cools - the layers would contract and re-seal (maybe). Or it could make the de-lam spread and crack the glass. I might just need to find some...

I just inherited a super nice 1938 Deluxe fordor. The car is all original and I really don't want to have replace any of the glass. It is starting to delaminate in a few areas, and I'm hoping there's a way to fix/contain the issue before it worsens. The glass and "film" are still clear. I've...

Made a deal with a barner, thanks!

Looking for a useable or fixable grill for a 39 deluxe. Let me know what you have. Thanks

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