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For me, all damage to our cars has happened in the yard, never on the road. Had a 39 Chev coupe roll down the driveway and smash the right front fender and light. Then 2 years ago the rear door on our 46 Fordor opened and caught the fence ($2700). This weekend I scraped the passenger side rear mud guard on the side of the garage door and ruined it. No damage to the fender. Called Drake and as expected I had to buy a pair. Plus many little scratches and dings while sitting in the shop. Oh well.
We are on a couple of day trip to New Hampshire and Vermont and drove 180 miles today in 90 degree heat. The old girl never complained, neither did the 46:).
John

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Vent Windows are worth their weight in Gold.

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90 in VT and NH? Glad I was in the Mountains of NC. I think most car damage is either parking lot or driveway related.

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Yep that's the way it goes. I have my cars covered and blocked off from common garage traffic with cardboard, then I go leaning into the engine compartments for repairs and drop my flashlight onto the splash pan.....CHIP, BANG, SCRAAAAAATCH!!

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My first exposure to "old cars" was a ride in my friend's 39 Plymouth business coupe. He lived in the north side of Chicago, and his garage was off a narrow alley. As he was pulling the car out to give me a ride, his front bumper hooked the framing on the garage door. It pulled the whole front of the garage out about 4 inches at the bottom?! His solution was to use the bumper to push it back in -- it worked! No damage to the bumper, either.

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John, those scratches and dings that happen in the garage are usually enough to make a grown man cry.

Opening the cowl vent and the windshield was the only saving grace for keeping cool enough to drive on my recent trip to the EFV-8C/A CNM in Tulsa, Ok. The heat index was probably over 100°F every day of the trip. Best diving time was always in the evenings from ~ 6:00 to 9:30 pm.

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Least Bob had them in stock!

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John,
Kathie and I racked up 300+ miles on our 39 standard yesterday. We went over to Cherry Valley to see the museum there. The old girl did great- 90 degrees- we did stop for ice cream in the afternoon, and had a little fuel perculation on start up thanks to the junky gas we are forced to buy. She made it through it and we back up 60 in no time.....cowl vent open, windows down, and windshield open 1/2 way, take care, Chuck S.

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John, You and your wife are my kind of people, love driving no matter how hot, we just love riding around in old cars. The talk here is: I don't know how they stand it, our ride is in a roadster most of the time.

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Thank the lord for the cowl vent, vent windows and clean floor.

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Just got home after 330 miles and a great ride. Storms moving in now so got home just in time. Noticed a slight hesitation coming home at low throttle on the flats (not many flat roads up there). Starts and idles great (idle jets) and pulls without a miss over the mountains (power valve). Accelerates strong. So I suspect a main jet has a speck of dirt in it. Will take the carb apart in the morning There is a filter at my electric pump and one inside the fuel pump bowl but before when this happened I found tiny blackish (less than 1/16") balls like "snot" in the bowl. Must have formed in the bowl? Maybe some rubber/gasket disintegration from the pump to the carb. Will let you know.
John and Barb (co-pilot who got us lost for 20 miles on some back roads in Vermont)

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John, I think you meant to type "shot" (as in a shotgun shell) and not "snot". LOL. Regards. Kevin.