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My 1930 Tudor sat in the garage for the past four years. Recently, a friend who is a natural car whisperer got it running again. I bought the car ten years ago and greatly enjoyed it for the first six years. This involved some serious repairs to the brakes, engine and electrical. My go-to place...

Kansas City (1996) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116745/ Robert Altman's jazz-scored film explores themes of love, crime, race, and politics in 1930's Kansas City. When Blondie O'Hara's husband, a petty thief, is captured by Seldom Seen and held at the Hey Hey Club, she lauches a desperate plan...

That was before I actually owned it.

One of the reasons I finally gave up on Harleys is the bolt-on junk which, for many owners, constitutes customization. The Harley design is sublime, a thing of beauty in and of itself (with the exception of that ******* softail which pretends to be something it is not, but that is a rant for...

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The kit from Mike's works great for me. Installation was easy and quick. http://www.mikes-afordable.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=A13311A&Category_Code=1234

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Slow-motion drag race -- a refreshing change of pace.

I like it just the way it is.

Not to quibble, but I would replace "ethanol enriched gas" with "ethanol adulterated gas".

I friend recently bought a 1929 roadster. It had not run for a long time, but the previous owner got it going and my friend drove it home. The first thing we did was change out the fluids. When we released the oil I noticed a gritty substance on the inside of the drain plug. It had the feel of...

My 1930 Tudor has developed a sickening screeching sound. It happens at random (although getting more frequent) while driving at highway speeds. It sounds like metal-on-metal and lasts about two seconds -- not enough time for methodical diagnosis. When it happens it sounds like it is coming...

I've never noticed any such sounds, but my hearing is less than ideal. I will check it out just as soon as I get my car back from the Model A repair shop.

Using the infrared thermometer, shoot the outlet neck to get a reasonably accurate coolant temperature reading. Do this after a hard run on a hot day. Compare this reading to one from the inlet neck to get some idea of radiator performance. These thermometers have many other uses a well. For...

Kansas City Robert Altman's jazz-scored film explores themes of love, crime, race, and politics in 1930's Kansas City as well as lots of period cars. Check it out here: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Kansas_City/70020513?trkid=2361637 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116745/