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I was in an attic installing telephone service when I heard the Lady of the house scream!! I came out of the attic to see what was the problem. The Lady was crying and shaking ...unable to stand. The television was showing the event over and over. After calling her daughter to come over to care...

CLASSIC WOOD by all means!!!

I sometimes in a parade run a 3x5 American flag on the front and a 3x5 "76" flag on the rear!! Military guys snap to and salute. It sure makes you proud! Bruce Davis

!930 California plates were over produced because of the depression. More plates less cars. 1931 California plates had a reduced production...still lower automobile production. That means that '31 plates are very hard to find. California law requires that a particular number be only used once...

I'm sorry to say that I had to cancel. My wife suffered a major heart attack, Aug 10th. She is home now but will need all the care that I can give her. Bruce Davis

When I had had the Diff out for another reason...I took the Mitchell OD back to them , to check it out. With many years and almost 90 thousand miles on it, it was worth the piece of mind. They benched stripped it and measured every thing. They could measure NO WEAR !! The only thing that they...

I have had one on my car for several years. It is smooth, more efficient in the first stage than a Zenith or Tillotson and when travelling up I-80 over the Sierra's the second stage gets me around the trucks. I never need to use the choke to start. Bruce Davis

When rebuilding a rear end MAGNA FLUX the axles. You can't always see a crack. The piece of mind is well worth the effort!!! Bruce Davis

I use sheet asbestos, about 1/8 inch thick. I screwed it to the floor boards under the passenger side... sprayed with high temp black. Works GREAT!! Others have used asbestos siding (double thickness) Bruce Davis a400usa@nccn.net

I have used aluminum fashioned into a boat shape and wired to the manifold...worked for me!! Bruce Davis a400usa@nccn.net

You are absolutely correct, Marc.....However many of us enjoy different levels of driving pleasure. You might be surprised of how many folks have one or two modifications to enhance there driving pleasure....especially as we age and still want to enjoy our Wonderful cars. Bruce Davis...

I have a '39 transmission AND a Mitchell Overdrive ( about 90,000 miles). It is a dream on the highway and a joy to drive here in the Sierra foothills of California. Smooth shifts and Lower engine RPM's Bruce Davis a400usa@nccn.net

Years ago when I bought an "A" that had no papers..... I told DMV that I built it from parts...CHP stamped it with a seal and was licensed as a 1970 Special Construction. The fee was a 1970 value...much higher than a regularly licensed model A. Find a clear title and go from there...you will...

This is not a farmer fix, but "Get the job done NOW". On the World tour(1982) I broke an axle in Syria!! We had everything to do the job EXCEPT JACK STANDS !! WE gathered rocks, Set the wheels on them (Two high) to gain enough space to pull the rear end out. We laid out a blue tarp under the...

I'll be there....depending on my wife's health. I am registered....A400-64 on my California plate Bruce