Recent content by Gary Karr

Distributor bodies and caps were bakelite which is black. When new, they had a moderate shene. Red bodies and caps were aftermarket replacements and never factory installed.

The prototype slant windshield Coupe was on display at the 1976 MAFCA National Convention in Long Beach at the Queen Mary. I remember it and it is the same as pictured above. The last I heard was in 2011 and that it was still somewhere in Los Angeles.

Interesting to read this thread after so many years. I spent quit a bit of time around and under A189. It is the real deal although the restoration done in Sweden was an amateur job. There are definitely a lot of rare early parts still there and it definitely would be worth someone's time to do...

Several years ago, then US Congressman Charlie Bass from NH owned the early Roadster A189 that came from Sweden. Because of his interest in early 28's, he was curious about the Edison car. He was able to talk whomever to lift the body to see what the number was stamped on the left frame rail. It...

Yes. If your horn rod is rotating in the bronze bracket, you're either not tightening it enough or the bottom of your horn rod is messed up. I have both a three- digit and four-digit early cars.

I attended this year again. It's always so cool to see the real mix of vehicles that show up.

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Man Marshall, that sure brings back memories.

Nothing better than a '31 Deluxe Roadster with a rear spare.

That is an incredible deal on clearly the best reference book available on the Model A.

Christensen Plating in Vernon, CA (LA) used to do the best and most correct plating on Model A bumpers. The last ones I had done by them were about $1000 per bar. I'm not sure that they are even still plating though.

Mint set of original Schrader 6300 Lengthwise valve stems used from BOP through September 1928. NOS rim nut bushings and core remover caps. Super rare. $500 shipped within USA. Email me for more pictures. Garrisonkarr@yahoo.com I have lots of other stems and related parts available.

Schrader 6300 Wraparound valve stems used from September 1928 through August 1929. Super nice set. NOS rim nut bushings and core remover caps. $500 shipped within USA. Email me for more pictures. garrisonkarr@yahoo.com I have lots of stems and related parts available.