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    Vintage Cars

    mike; I run a sewing machine shop and I have been run off my feet, fixing and selling everyone is making masks, so I wouldn't have time to fix my car, my uncle carl, was a mechanic and his cars were usually rough, shoemakers children go barefoot. 59lark.
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    Vintage Cars

    I will get the children to post a picture, but yesterday I got Gertrude out of storage, she is a lady of 60yrs, four door sedan built in dec of 59 , at southbend ind. She has a 259 v8 , two speed auto, 52, original miles, I had planned to let her slumber till june due to this crisis. A young man...
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    Magill Hat Co Montreal Canada.

    Dear loungers; when I first posted this forum years ago I never thought a simple request would result in some of this information,, a small company making hats well there not perfect and certainly the people aren't responsible for fraud from hundred years ago today. but considering they are all...
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    troubled and full of dread but cheerful otherwise

    troubled and full of dread but cheerful otherwise
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    Time capsules

    I grew up in the family farmhouse circa 1870 twenty five room , yellow brick big house complete with bell tower, and grand staircase, with parlour with bay windows, and slate roof. My family cleared the trees in 1810 and nine generations farmed it, my bedroom was my fathers and my grandfathers...
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    Any expert in vintage Singer sewing machines?

    sorry to have taken so long to reply have been dating after losin my wife and I have not looked at this forum for a long time, and I will now winter is coming look at this forum more often yours 59 lark
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    Any expert in vintage Singer sewing machines?

    I have converted many 411g, to treadle, I used a round file and using the motor I turn the soft metal put a groove for the treadle belt into it , then remove the plastic plug on the bed and remove the motor , some had me leave the lamp in and put a single lead cord just too provide power to the...
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    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    the driving weather has been hot , high of 30 celius, so early morning or late in the evening has been advisable but air is out in the dodge van , so its hot and no weather for doggies, along for a ride. took all 3 dogs out for a ice cream run in the Studebaker sat night and both the labs got a...
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    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    I just looked at this dialog and it goes back 10 yrs , really and even this spring I spoke of putting satellite radio in the Studebaker and finding a nice lady to ride in the lark with me, mission accomplished. Radio is installed , and I have had two dates in the car with the same lady. I am...
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    Pocketwatches

    i am pretty sure that it is a Studebaker watch made by the Studebaker watch co which I was told went out of business in 1925 approx. bare with me as I am getting easily mixed up with data stored in my noggin. 59lark
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    Pocketwatches

    I have a Studebaker watch circa 1920s, to go with my much newer Studebaker car , anyone here have some of those watches 59LARK
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    Can a vintage car still be driven as a daily driver?

    Loungers, want a old car, I recommend 60s to 70s, even 4 doors can still be picked up cheap from seniors , easy to repair and if you stick with north American manufactures relatively cheap to repair. I plate my as historic for $20.yrs and insure it for $100. annually , its value as a sedan is...
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    Can a vintage car still be driven as a daily driver?

    Sorry to have taken this thread for a ride, but can you think there would the same magic in a ford focus, plastic dash and plastic seats , made in mexicaco . sitting in the lark with carol and listerning to the 50 s channel , I felt like I was 20 again, time travel achieved 59 Lark
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    Can a vintage car still be driven as a daily driver?

    the biggest thing with a Studebaker is finding out same part things, the ignition is ac delco no problem and the master cylinder is the same that fits a uni combine, only problem is now there getting rare too. The dist is the same fits 55 chevy, common as dust. the fender relay is like ford...
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    Can a vintage car still be driven as a daily driver?

    I have owned a 59 lark Studebaker for nearly 30 yrs and use it for a second car in the summer, I hardly drove the last couple of years. my now ex wife hated Gertrude, I took my first date in 30 yrs out in my car, and I had it checked over by my 75 yr old mechanic and I had a fella install...
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    Vintage Cars

    my Studebaker has sat since oct in the former tank corp maintenance building in our fairgrounds and I pulled out the choke and pushed down 10 times on the gas and turn the key and it started right up, the key broke off the day before putting it away, remember that today and said oops meant to...
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    Any expert in vintage Singer sewing machines?

    Those crazy folks in the Yukon want six handcrank 201k, I found two in my cellar but the search is on too find more, it lead me to a amish farm at 10pm after we exercised our horse down the road from the shettlers 10 miles or so. he was expecting me and came out with a headlamp and 5we...
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    Changes in Attitude in Marriage & Divorce from the Golden Era to Now.

    my daughter has asbergers and can hear noises I cant while fixing sewing machines and the other day demanded that I take away this one job because the halogen light was flashing and she was afraid of having a seizure brought on by this light. they say marriages with asberger children have a...
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    Singer 46-100 sewing machine

    Adrian; I have been a singer dealer for 36yrs and have never seen one like that,the diagrams onist I saw looked sixty years old or oldr. I will ask john in the morning he trained in England over 50 years ago and may remember them, I will ask, looks like a reall specialized machine 59lark
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    Vintage Appliances

    I was happy with my self the last two few weeks as three times I fixed things that most would toss, two refridgerator shelf doors cracked and fell apart from overloading, wooden braces drilled out and then ground off the screw point sticking out, two shelfs now usuable . a fairly new leather...

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