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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/

It's still me, just a new picture.

I have senders installed in both the outlet and inlet tubes. They are wired through a SPDT switch into a single temperature meter. The switch is located next to the meter, providing a quick comparison of the two readings. I set this up to keep an eye on engine temperature (indirect) and radiator...

After many years of 2-wheel wrenching and touring, I decided to make a radical change. A good friend / car guy, suggested looking at a model A. Since I had recently finished restoring a 1936 house, the idea of a 30s car appealed to me. After hunting online for several months I found a car...

What a mess It appears that I might have BOTH types of V8 brakes! All the above photos are of the right side. I removed the hub on the left side just for comparison. See picture. The left side has cotter pins on the front and no nuts on the back. The right side has no cotter pins on the...

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