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Mar 13, 2020 10:43:43   #
charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA
 
I’m not a car guy, but I love that car. And the photos are great

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Mar 13, 2020 10:49:33   #
Abo
 
repleo wrote:
Great set John.

My first car was a second hand 70's-ish Austin 1300. No comparison obviously. Everything I ever learned about fixing cars I learned on that 1300. I needed to. At least once a week, the starter motor would stick. If the milkman wasn't around to give me a push start, I would have to take the starter motor out to free up the spindle. Got it down to about 10 minutes - in my office clothes. Then the fuel pump would stick at traffic lights. I would have to get out, open the trunk and give the pump a whack with the wheel brace before the lights changed. I totalled the car when I hit a half ton bullock running across the road while I was going flat out - about 70 mph. I survived without a scratch but covered in hair and bull$..t.

My next car was a Fiat. Talk about jumping from the frying pan into the fire.....!
Great set John. br br My first car was a second h... (show quote)


There's a square section on the tail end of the starter motor armature on some of
those old BMCs.
You rotate that square section with a shifter and it unjams the gears of the starter motor
and ring gear it engages... All you needed was a 12 inch shifter. The fuel pump needed its
points cleaned or replaced. In 1971 many Australians avoided anything Japanese; so
little Brit cars were popular, my first car was a BMC Mini... same design/er as the Austin/Morris/BMC
1100 and 1300s.

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Mar 13, 2020 11:11:27   #
xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada
 
John from gpwmi wrote:
The Austin Model 60 was built by the Austin Automobile Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company was founded in 1903 by lumber magnate James Austin for his son Walter to manage. When Packard and Peerless flagships produced 40-50 hp, the Austin Model 60 with its huge 784 cu.in., F-head, 6-cylinder engine produced an amazing 90 hp. It was a "muscle car" in the Brass Era of motorcars. This is the only surviving Austin Model 60. If you're so inclined, it is interesting to Download(+) and search out the details on these old vehicles.

Photos were taken at Stahl's Car Museum, in Chesterfield, Michigan. This is a private collection of some 150 vehicles, with 90 on display at one time. It is open to the public for three hours on Tuesday and Saturdays. No charge. Donation box provided.
The Austin Model 60 was built by the Austin Automo... (show quote)


Great set! Hard to imagine how far advanced we will be in another 100 years, considering 800 HP is now not considered to be outrageous for every day cars...

Cheers!

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Mar 13, 2020 13:20:49   #
gray_ghost2 Loc: Antelope, (Sac) Ca.
 
Beautiful car. 2 sets of plugs per cylinder! Any idea how the timing was setup?

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Mar 13, 2020 13:54:52   #
FramerMCB Loc: Northern, ID (formerly Portland, OR area)
 
What a beautiful, finely crafted Auto! And you've captured it very well. Thank you for sharing these!

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Mar 13, 2020 15:01:24   #
KTJohnson Loc: Northern Michigan
 
Nice set, John. Fantastic engine photo!

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Mar 13, 2020 15:22:46   #
John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan
 
Thanks for your comment, mas24. Stahl's Museum has some Cadillacs. I've got a couple of photos, but need to go back and do some more shots. I was there with a friend that is not a photographer so the focus was different. May post a couple Cadillac photos in a couple of weeks, but the set is as complete as I'd like.

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Mar 13, 2020 15:26:41   #
John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan
 
charlienow wrote:
I’m not a car guy, but I love that car. And the photos are great


Thank you very much, Charlie. She is a beauty. The combination of steel, brass and wood is just appealing on old cars and old boats.

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Mar 13, 2020 15:32:25   #
John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan
 
xt2 wrote:
Great set! Hard to imagine how far advanced we will be in another 100 years, considering 800 HP is now not considered to be outrageous for every day cars...

Cheers!


Thanks for commenting, xt2. Things have come a long way, even in the past 20 yrs. I wonder if in a hundred years they look at our cars and drool, or still prefer the 200 year old ones. I've got my thoughts.

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Mar 13, 2020 15:52:59   #
John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan
 
gray_ghost2 wrote:
Beautiful car. 2 sets of plugs per cylinder! Any idea how the timing was setup?


Thanks for commenting, gray_ghost. I don't know for sure how it's set up. There is a visible brass knob to lock down initial timing. There also seems to be a linkage for adjusting timing but don't know if it's done manually or there are mechanisms for load and speed adjustment that can't be seen. Maybe a UHH'r out there can explain how it was done in 1909.

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Mar 13, 2020 15:54:23   #
John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan
 
FramerMCB wrote:
What a beautiful, finely crafted Auto! And you've captured it very well. Thank you for sharing these!


Thank you very much, FramerMCB. It is a beauty!!

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Mar 13, 2020 16:09:16   #
Dean37 Loc: Fresno, CA
 
Back in 1939 my dad had an Austin America, between a 1929 and 1932, I do not remember the year, maybe I never knew. It looked like a miniature 1930 Model A Ford coupe without a trunk. My dad built two stools for my older brother and I to sit behind the front seats, facing each other. As kids are, we would kick each other and get in trouble. My Mom used to have a couple of pictures of it, my sis may have them now. I have a lot of find memories of riding in it.

A friend in Texas has one which was his first car when he was about 8 years old. It is stored and maintained with all the cars he has ever owned in a large building. They all run of course.

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Mar 13, 2020 16:18:55   #
John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan
 
KTJohnson wrote:
Nice set, John. Fantastic engine photo!


Thank you very much, KT. The engine is a real beauty. Would love to hear and see it run with the exposed valve train. All engines in the 150 car collection are runnable.

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Mar 13, 2020 16:43:09   #
Hereford Loc: Palm Coast, FL
 
Great captures of this beautifully restored car. The engine really amazes me -- and two spark plugs per cylinder to boot.

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Mar 13, 2020 16:47:04   #
John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan
 
Dean37 wrote:
Back in 1939 my dad had an Austin America, between a 1929 and 1932, I do not remember the year, maybe I never knew. It looked like a miniature 1930 Model A Ford coupe without a trunk. My dad built two stools for my older brother and I to sit behind the front seats, facing each other. As kids are, we would kick each other and get in trouble. My Mom used to have a couple of pictures of it, my sis may have them now. I have a lot of find memories of riding in it.

A friend in Texas has one which was his first car when he was about 8 years old. It is stored and maintained with all the cars he has ever owned in a large building. They all run of course.
Back in 1939 my dad had an Austin America, between... (show quote)


Thanks so much for responding, Dean. It's great to see how a post can bring out memories and stories like yours. Thanks for sharing it.

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