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bud delong

To tell the truth the country was not ready for electric cars then and in many used maybe still not now!! In the middle teen's if you had power you live in town or had a light plant! Bud.

bud delong

To tell the truth the country was not ready for electric cars then and in many used maybe still not now!! In the middle teen's if you had power you live in town or had a light plant! Bud.

bud delong

Thank you!! Sleeply Eye Min reminded me of Tom Whitt who was in the army in Germany so long ago!! Bud.

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Allen i bought two new pair for church and i have only worn Round House for many years!! The cutting is because im short!! Bud.

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Two new pair of Roundhouse came yesterday and they need to be washed a couple of times before the Wife cuts and hem's them! Very Heavy!!! Bud.

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I think the trouble with the Dodge Brothers was after they sued Ford about the royality's un payed when Ford wanted to use the money to build a tractor plant?? I think the Dodge Brothers were dead before Ford bought off their Widows?? Bud.

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I remember reading Ford bought a foundry to make Vandume spelling optional steel.

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Thank you Rob, I like the facts of the deal!! Bud.

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I would like to have a 1966 Mustang convert like i bought new and lost!!!

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There was one at the press release for the 2003 tour from Calf to Dearborn. Ford flew the couple that started the idea for a tour back to Ford and at the Proving Ground's many invited model T's and several Ford suits!! Very nice feed and i got to meat GZ!! Bud.

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I forget the name but i think the builder of the first horseless carriage built in Detroit must have impressed him?? Bud.

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Thank you for the pictures!! Bud.

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I think i started wearing bibbs in 2004 because of radiation and i wore several brands. A friend wore Roundhouse because of the USA made and far better quality. No exact date when i switched to Roundhouse but i never looked back! I wear bibb's every day of my life!! Bud.

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Mine are all old and well worn so i have two new pair on the way

I will save them for church!!

Bud.

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Are the hickory stripe for formal wear such as weddings and funerals?? Bud.

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I may look for Roundhouse Bibbs but i think i have enough pairs to last me. Since about 2004 Bibbs are all i ware.

Bud.

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I don't know what was used on mine or when but when i removed a plaque on the dash it was a very bright red under it. I can only speak for the last 25 years but now my dash is blond?? Bud.

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If one want's many improvements instead of buying a true car why not buy one already changed to your liking?? Bud.

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Often told how weak the rear axel was but??? Also a left hand plow! Bud.

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The color changes with the sun. New is almost bright red and old is blond!! Bud.

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Ford kept good records and a lot of knowledge was passed through the reminiscse of the fifty's before many of those passed!!! It is all there for any to read and also hear if one put's forth the effort!!!

Bud.

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We went to Clare Mi Monday Amish shopping and one buggy had turn signals!! Soon the Amish bakery will open and their doughnuts are the best!! Bud.

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At the time there were hundreds of makes and how many exist even into the twenty's?? The T was the right car at the right time! Bud.

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WOW!!!! Thank You for the many pictures!!! Bud.

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30x31/2 all around.Bud.

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I wonder what brand/make of head that is and what about oil to the rockers?? I'll bet it goes like stink!!! Bud.

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Thank you Steve for the pictures!! Bud.

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There were two TT's on the farm long ago and 60 years years ago there was a 32x6 new tire in the straw mow for one of the tt's.Bud.

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Are the side pans on your car?? I pulled the sheet metal cover off the lower dash and you would be amazed at the air flow and cooling.

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Thank you Rob!!!

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Are we talking the one with the wicker covered body?? Neat car and a nice owner we meet many years ago at the OCF!!

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That AA wrecker looks nice!!! Please everyone take many pictures!! I hope you have a good meet everyone!! Bud.

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Great!!! Bud.

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Is the second picture from last a Ford racer driven by Frank Kulick??? Bud.

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Steve, don't get worked up and go slow you will fin it! Was either the head or block decked? Is your valve train loose?? Bud.

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I really don't know that Henry disliked a six as the model K and 6 cyl racers built Ford. I do know after the K and 6 cyl racers it was a very long time until Ford made a six again??? My saying Frank looked like a Double clutching weasel was a trucking name for a driver and not a negative term!! Bud...

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There is no binder in a combine!!!

Bud.

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Henry was young, Clara was a looker, and Frank looked like the org double clutching weasel!!!

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Thank you for the pictures!! Bud.

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Do i see wings on the radiator?? Bud.

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Steve, it looks very handy as a pre wash!! I think i will also get one but where is it made?? Bud.

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Susan the very early Fords and i think the first 2500 model T's had a winged script?? Bud.

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Bill no the baffles make them hard to clean. After the milk is tested and your told when to dump you drop the milk. After the tank is empty the reciveing crew will insert a automatic washer in the manhole on top and tanks are washed with steam and hot water. I hauled milk for a few months!! Bud.

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Which Ford script was Willis involved with?? My guess it was the Winged Ford script?? Bud.

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Wayne, Milk trailers are the worst as they have no baffles!! In trucking they call them Smooth Boors!! Bud.

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The stile and the wheels remind me of the Marmon Wasp!! Bud.

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Rob, that speedster looks to be a real scorcher!! Bud.

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At 82 cents a mile you might what you pay for? Bud.

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I can see a few small pigs but it looks too short for cattle?? Bud

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Thank you for the great pictures!! Bud.

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Our trailer is 8/6X 18 ft so i have never had any trouble! The extra wide was also nice when hauling it behind the 5'th wheel to the OCF because it was easy to spot way back there!! I wonder if the OCF will ever come back?? Bud.

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Watching the cars that América great really po's me because so often facts are wrong! If your making a documentary film why not use the right facts and if you picture a car at least make it the right year!!!!

Bud.

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I think usually the trouble with gas is the condition of the tanks at the station?? Up north in the winter you can have trouble but if you get bad gas it will show up quickly and you will know where you bought it!! Down south you can go until you hit freezing before you might spot poor quality fuel!...

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About 20 years ago!! Bud.

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This story of the owners and the garage man remind me of the old book Dim Thunder!! Thank you Sir!!! Bud.

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Wow!!! Thanks ever so much!!! Bud. Member of the two piece club!

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I like the brass radiator and the coils! Bud.

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The Thomas car was very high quality but with a crash box trans??? I think there were many planetary trans of the time but Ford was the best to handle the power of the racer?? Thank you sir!! Bud.

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I really enjoy reading these stories!! Bud.

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I still use my very old Lincoln bought new in1977.The duty cycle is not very strong but when i had equipment it gave good service! If your doing welding as a lark why pay a ton of money for something you may quickly put aside?? Bud

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Victor used to make a combination torch with cutting head and gas welding/brazing tips and maybe they called it a Junior Set?? I have had mine since about 1978. There are many good quality wire feed welders and unless you are into heavy stick is almost gone. If you get a stick ac/dc is better becaus...

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I never thought much of that chart and the way some experts played with the spark lever. A position for battery starting one for starting on mag, and the sweet spot when running?? Bud.

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Seeing i know nothing of model T's Dan's picture was the first i have seen of this cap. The center looks heavy enough to try a Easy Out??? Bud.

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Wow!! Will the exhaust ports be enlarged?? Bud.

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Been there done that. The generator is a real pain and very nasty. I always had compressed air to blow out the lines before use, but a tank is by far the better choice!! Bud.

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That red paint really looks nice!! Bud.

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Where is the black hat?? Bud.

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Finally the Vintage Ford made central Mi.

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Highway 2 runs east to west and it's a very good road with little traffic. Hi Dallas, just when i thought of Emma Warehouse the other day!! Bud.

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One has died and i haven't seen the other in a couple of years but i did know two couples that drove their A's to Alaska and back!! The fellow that died was the last Model A in the group going over the Mackinaw Bridge when the woman in her YUGO roared up and went off the bridge!! This damn Covid is ...

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I have had Model T A and B heads trued up in the past and usually a good machinist knows best!

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On a auction of the Towe a flier showed a Model T racer said to be the #2 cross country race car. I was in the money then and very interested but Model T people said i was not real. I see those engines are V-8'S but what are they?? Bud.

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Under the trans cover Dan posted about if you have a screen or will install one you need a gasket on each side! Bud.

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Many years ago several talked of a flush using Calgon DISHWASHER POWDER. I did both the T and model A and while not perfect it did quite well. Use distilled water with antifreeze and drain and change once a year. Compared to everything it's cheap!! Bud.

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Less is better and also cheaper. The shape of combustion chamber is also very important. 50 years ago i used a Model B head and water pump on a Model A Doodle Bug and it made a difference in power! Bud.

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Way back at the Chevy plant i started many raw castings were shot blasted in machined named WHEELABRATOR. I think this was only done to remove scale and rust to give a clean casting to machine. The shot used [steel] is very small?? Bud.

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If the Model T was not of good value could over 15,000 000 been sold??? Bud.

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It's good to see your post TH!! Bud.

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I think the best Model T book of all time is Tin Lizzie by Stern. If you do not have the love for a model T it soon will not be worth the trouble! Bud.

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I think most people could easily tell your status in life by what you drove. Once the model T New Fangled and high dollar but in later years not so much. The later T's were working peoples cars and while people of the time dressed in their best for pictures i think not everyday? Bud.

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Thank you Rob for some of the rest of the story! At the Gilmore Red Barns there is a placard saying the Dodge Brothers took a mans crutches from him and beat him with his crutches!!!

Not people to piss with!!! Bud.

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To if only my mind our country went to hell when nixon opened china! All of a sudden we could buy cheap and too hell with Joe who made hammers in the next town!! Well many years later we are getting just what we payed for cheap junk and Joe is on welfare!!

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Good Luck!! Uncle Sam called and i got my first covid shot yesterday! Bud.

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Thank you for the read which was good but a lot missing! Our friend Rob knows much about the Dodge Brothers! Bud.

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It's hard to beat a pair of ROUNDHOUSE Bibbs!! Bud.

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Thank you sir!! Telephone poles and houses with more than one chimney and buildings up to the edge of the road!! Great look back!! Bud.

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Great pictures and i say thank you!! Bud.

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Thanks guys!!! Bud.

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Very nice pictures!! I wonder about the cowl vent in the 15 or 16 stuck in the mud?? Bud.

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I have a all brass Electric Klaxton with a patent date of 09 on it??? Bud.

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Some of the time it bothers me to see young people on their phone almost all the time. On the other hand they are so able to look up anything they want to know?? Nice to see the post from so many!! PS, It's Frank Fenton's Birthday!!

Bud.

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Not yet in central Mich.. Bud.

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With a small oil field north of here some used drip gas when they could.

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Very nice pictures !!! The model N?? Pictured looks highly modified with later T Radiator?? Bud.

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I don't think many [Wifes] worked outside the home until WW2?? Bud.

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There were many hooks to that 5 dollar day!! Bud.

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Just a reminder that you need to clean your tank quickly after each use!!!!! Also good is to blow out your lines with compressed air!! Carbide is nasty crap!!! Bud.

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I have not jacked up a trailer in years! I carry 3 short pices of 2x6 and pull on one of the 2 axles. Saves time and trouble! Bud.

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I really like Joe Bell as he is down to earth and no one has to kiss his ring!! Bud. PS, Jerry O have you retired and moved south?? Bud.

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My question is why?? Far from a expert but i think there are several profiles of Model T cams so would it be worth the effort to use a Model A cam?? Bud.

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