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Fantastic report and photos!

Thanks for that!

Thanks for the wonderful story and pictures!

You should try Bicycle Heaven. They have access to many old tires.
http://www.bicycleheaven.org/product962.html


I am sure that you should not restore this treasure in your museum, nor would it be prudent to operate. I hope that your goal is to preserve it, not to make it look like new.

Awesome photos and tour report! What was the story behind the "T" broken down in the middle of the road with cones all around?

The threaded flange that adapts a 1 inch pipe thread Kingston to a T is not original. It works though. There is one on eBay right now, I think it is $700 buy it now. About 1/3 the price of a correct 5 ball for a Model T. I have a Kingston 5 ball carburetor that appears to fit an early Model T Ford. ...

I have had custom pistons made for several engines in the past. One thing I have learned is that you can get a discounted price if the order is placed through Race Engineering. If you go directly to the piston manufacturer you pay full list price. Race Engineering is a specialty piston supplier. The...

Great photos and write up!

Henry Austin Clark was one of the foremost automotive historians of all time, and he owned hundreds of brass era cars in his lifetime. He is shown driving one of his favorite cars, a 1916 Pierce Arrow. More about "Austie" - https://youtu.be/fo6jh1T6nBo Does anyone know the names of any of the touris...

This comes from 1919 Dykes manual. Not much info, apparently the friction clutch in the generator maintains it at a constant speed so that output is the same at various engine speeds. Also it used electromagnets instead of permanent magnets. It also needed a cutout circuit to disconnect it from the ...

Finally had a day when I was (a. In town and (b. It wasn't raining!

http://youtu.be/dvxEv6AK5LA

Previous video didn't link for some reason. Let's try this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTHrhbJT9yk

Today's drive:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx_2yAjf5sU