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Does anybody have a surplus Brumfield head - new or used - that they could let me buy?

I have been regularly topping up the oil level to the dipstick mark and then leaving a trail of oil on the road on sharp bends. I have the oil catcher fitted which overflows. The car has been using up to 2 pints every 40 miles so very thirsty. I stopped topping it up to see if it stopped...

I ordered my new Flathead Ted Floater kit from the States. I'm in the UK. The car just has the original tin brake drums so I planned to fit cast iron drums and the floaters at the same time. So I was surprised to see a non standard arrangement when the front hubs came off. The rears are...

My Dad always said "If you don't ask then you don't get" - so here goes - One of my lifetime ambitions is to drive Route 66 in an old car. I have a '29 Phaeton but it is with me in the UK - a long way from Route 66. So here's the question - is there anybody thinking of doing the route...

We live in the Peak District in the UK. I am currently getting the '29 Phaeton licensed as a taxi (cab) to do tours in the area for holiday visitors. It will be the first pre 1930 (vintage) car licensed for private hire in the UK. What recommendations do you have to prep the car? It has cast...

One of the top frame support brackets has become detached. It's the bracket that supports the top when it is in the lowered position. It can't be removed from the body as there is part of the fixing still attached but there doesn't appear to be anything in there to fix it to. The problem is I...

My car has always (6 months) had a tendency to backfire - but not too bad. There was a leak on the exhaust manifold so this has all been machined flat and refitted. Now no leak but unbelievable backfire. "Sounds like Afghanistan" as my son put it. It will run ok for about 2 miles then it all...