Just curious,
Chet...
Sorry to have been out of touch, but I have had so much fun driving the 28 I haven't done anything else, including checking in on the computer!!
Seriously though I have driven it about 12 times now, about 30min each way was the longest trip, but with the leaking head gasket and mild oil burning I don't want to push my luck. I plan to do a partial overhaul of the motor this fall/winter. I have received the complete gasket set from Gasket City. Need to find rings, etc. now.
At the Sussex Flea Market I met up with a 1927 Dodge Brother's owner that drove the car across North America and back after a restoration in about 1975! He is an avid Mopar gearhead and is checking to see if he has anything for my car in his collection. Picked up a matched pair of 1928 New Brunswick lates to compliment my car as well. I found loads of vintage door handles but none of Plymouth Q variety, though got a few leads.
The fellow I bought the car from was in work the other day and we had a little chat, he is going to drop by sometime for a cruise as he lives a bit far away for me to drive the car there in it's present running condition... I won't even take it out if there is a chance of rain either...
The crowds and passer-by's love the car and the arrroooghhaa horn too.
That's it for now, it's after midnight and I have to get some sleep.
Chris
This weekend I was fighting a chest cold so instead of working on my 48 I decided to stay home and fool around with the 29. In the morning I greased her and installed a vintage Arrroooghaa horn that I picked up on eBay. It is an EA Mileaway Model "S", made by E. A. Laboratories Inc. Brooklyn, N. Y. It was in great shape and works like new.
Anyway I drove from Sterling to my daughter's house in Leesburg which is about a 30 mile round trip. A car passed me which had a little old lady who looked to be 95 if she was a day. She was grinning from ear to ear and really light up when I hit the Arrroooghaa horn. She waved frantically and smiled as she probably recalled a few interesting memories of her youth which my car awakened.
(http://www.chetscoins.com/1929/images/Drive05.jpg)
Dropped the wife off at my daughter's house and headed home.
(http://www.chetscoins.com/1929/images/Drive06.jpg)
I certainly understand your enthusiasm for driving.
I plan on taking the car to work tomorrow. No rain in the forecast.
Chet...