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Last year I purchased a ground up high end 1941 Super Deluxe Coupe. It operated perfectly ..... until recently. I Drove it to a shop about twenty miles away. Outside temp was about 80 degrees. After driving to operating temp the engine did not like acceleration. I had to feather the pedal in...

It was quite a change going from a blown 286 cu in. EAB / 5 speed Tremec/ Winters quick change differential in a fenderless chopped 29 Tudor to a totally stock 41 Super Deluxe Coupe. The drivetrain, like the rest of the coupe is completely stock. Not sure what the differential ratio is. The...

I recently purchased a very nicely ground up restored '41 Super Deluxe Coupe. The P.O. had apparently spared nothing...... However, when my wife wife went to open the passenger side door, the handle came out in her hand. It appears to me that I will have to dis-assemble the inside of the door...

I recently purchased a very nice 41 Super Deluxe long door coupe. Th PO stuck a king's ransom having this car professionally restored. My wife went to enter the passenger side, only to have the door handle come out of the door in her hand. Upon inspection, I found a threaded well for what I...

I have renewed ball joints, shocks, tie rod ends and sway bar bushings on my '56 Merc Wagon. It still handles like a barge. Has anyone had experience with stiffening things up on one of these wagons ? If so, could you recommend what you did along with parts sources please ?

My father special ordered a Black 1956 Mercury Monterey Station Wagon in late 1955. I know that there were 13,280 Monterey Wagons built in that model year. Is there any source for the numbers of the various color combinations that were produced ? I Googled color charts for that model and year. I...

I'm looking for a source for a glove compartment door lock for my 56 Merc. Any help would most highly appreciated.

I have a stock oil filter canister. It is missing the inlet tee. What diameter should the restrictor be ? A friend told me .125. I found a broken brass tee with an electrical pressure/warning unit attached in a junk parts box I was given. The running leg of the tee diameter is .140. What is...

Trouble in Paradise ! My '52 8BA came to me with no oil filter canister. I got what I thought to be a correct canister from a friend. It has the common 3 bolt mounting flange. I went to Napa and asked for a drop in filter. What I took home doesn't fit the canister. The center stud in the...

A little embarrassed, but not enough to keep quiet ! I recently ordered wood kits for top and body of my '29 Tudor. Most of the original wood has rotted away long ago. I have been able to sort out all of the body wood with the exception of these pieces. I've had no luck searching. Can some one...