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Replied to some other posts about my insurance. Our agent is close family friend and he's been helpful throughout this process, but because of storm related claims and the virtual guarantee that our premiums would go up significantly if we have another substantial claim, he's advised that we...

No, I drive too many miles. At least I did. I am definitely switching to that after all this. I'll just have to drive it less. In it's day it spent 3 years as may dad's only car and 2 years as my only car. I drove it everywhere for everything. Talk about reliable! Since moving firms my...

Currently we're stuck on the other party's insurance failing to provide an adequate valuation report. One was based on Roadsters, the other was based on a 68-C with significant rust and missing and mismatched parts, very different from mine. The insurance company even agreed on both points and...

Apologies, I've been travelling until today. Sparing the details of two other significant insurance claims related to storm damage, my agent has advised against making a claim to my insurance to cover the difference where doing so would have the very real potential of causing our policy to be...

Yes, Brent. And thank you. Your continued advice means a lot to me.

You're correct about it being in the fall. There was a long delay because our area was devastated by hurrican helene 2 days before I was supposed to ship it up. It was a couple of weeks before a trailer could even get to the garage where the car was stored. As it turns out, I'm an attorney...

I'm dealing with an issue with my 68-C where I'm in need of reliable comps and/or an estimate of the general value of 68-Cs these days. If anyone has that kind of information and would be willing to share it, I would be grateful. If you prefer to share it privately, that is fine and I...

All, I just want to say a very heartfelt thank you to everyone who took the time to respond, and to Tom Moniz of the Cabriolet Club for answering my questions. This car is so special to me because of its backstory. It is the thing that brought me closer to my father than I ever thought we...

Y'all, thank you sincerely for the advice. My vehicle is insured by Cincinnati (not sure the policy limits) and the neighbor has State Farm (not sure her limits...yet). An adjuster has called and she seemed surprised to learn that a vehicle was even damaged. In fairness, the neighbor is...

Good afternoon everyone, This weekend a neighbor accidently backed her car through our garage door and hit my 68-C Cabriolet. The car is (or was) in beautiful condition. I've never had to worry about appraisals or involving insurance, or whether I need to get an estimate from a restorer...

10-4. Thank you!

Forgot to ask also about the radiator/water inlet gasket.

Picked up a new gasket kit from snyders (http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/gasket-set-2006). Wondering whether the exhaust/intake manifold gasket needs silicone or is it ready to go just the way it is?

Currently in the process. This is what spurred my other post about degreasing - it's a filthy mess down there.

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This is a complete shot in the dark, but I don't know of a better place to start looking. The car was purchased from a gentleman in Florida who had some connection with Callaway Gardens, I believe. My dad bought it in 1996 or 7 (I'm 90% sure it was 1997). The car is a yellow/brown/black '31...

Does this mean marry the pads to the shoes and then sand the pad to where it fits the drum perfectly? Does any kind of sand paper work for this, or am I looking for something more specialized? I'm completely new to this kind of project.

Amen to that! It's been many many years since I hit all those grease fittings. You just added a big one to my to do list!!!

This is a task I've never tackled before, but since the shoes are in good condition, I don't see any reason to completely replace them. What are some MUSTS when replacing woven brake linings? My research has turned up the following: punch out the old rivets, remove the linings, replace with...

While I've got the head off and the car in the middle of some repairs, I want to also give a really good degreasing to clean it up and also help to identify if/where there are any oil leaks. Questions are as follows: (1) What is a good general purpose degreaser? Most of the gunk seems to be...