Recent content by Chris S

Dobie, I replaced the roof rail weatherstrips on my '55 Vicky with ones from Restoration Specialities. It was 10 years ago, but checking back I found the part number was 55VIC, which I think they still sell. Unfortunately my Vicky still leaked a little bit after fitting them. I think it was my...

On my '55 I had a similar problem with the whirring starter, it worked on the bench but I replaced it anyhow with a starter a friend had and still it wouldn't engage. It turned out that the ring gear had broken free and the starter wouldn't catch. Might be worth checking the ring gear! Chris

Being in the UK where we get a lot of damp and cold weather I've found the best option for defrosting windows is to use the AC. Unfortunately I've never had AC in my own cars, but I find it always defrosts the screens in the modern cars I've driven.

Nice work so far Rev! It's going to be beautiful. I thought I'd pass on a little tip I picked up which helps when butt welding with a MIG. If you can secure a copper plate behind the joint that you would like to weld it helps prevent burn through and gives a better finish behind the weld. I've...

Thanks fellas for your input. I've set it up today and it's worked a treat. It's nice not to have the speedo obscured by the steering wheel! Chris

Hello fellas, A bit of advice needed regarding straightening my 55's steering wheel. It's about 90 degrees out of line. I'm shortly going to have a laser alignment job done, but I would like to get the steering wheel centred first. I thought that the best way to sort this would be to jack it up...

I've managed to fix it! The rubber pad under the centre badge was loose, so I dabbed a bit of glue on both ends of it, reassembled it and now my horn works perfectly with no more embarrassing random "HONKS". Thanks again everyone for your advice.

Thanks everyone for your help. I guessed that the problem would be under the button somehow, now I've got an idea what to check out. I'll let you know how I get on! Thanks, Chris

Hello, Another question for the experts on here. The horn on my '55 Vicky occasionally honks without any input from me. I replaced the relay recently after rebuilding the horns, then when this problem started I replaced the column horn wire with a original style one, so that shouldn't be the...

Thanks again fellas. I've just found a photo of another Vicky which was recently on eBay which had similar gutter extensions. I think it's probably some kind of vintage JC Whitney accessory. Here's the photo. Thanks.

Thanks fellas for your replies. I didn't explain myself very clearly on the previous post. I don't think the '55s had window flippers, only the '56 up cars if my memory serves me right. Here's a pic of the Vicky on eBay that has these weird gutter trims. Thanks for looking!

Hello from England, I've been visiting this site and the HAMB for quite a few years now, and as I'm now getting time to work on my '55 Victoria I thought it's time to sign up for some expert advice! One of the things I've noticed on a couple of '55 Vickys recently on eBay is that they have...