Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 07:40 PM
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Re: Conversation with a WWII Veteran
Dec 7 was yesterday down here in NZ. I always remember it as it's also the date of my wedding anniversary. I'm allowed to forget my wedding anniversary now as the marriage went the way of Pearl ,but...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-24-2019, 11:26 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-17-2019, 10:46 PM
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Re: 46 Merc Engine Questions
Agreed have one on my C59A engine in my NZ assembled Ford CKD ex Commonwealth plant of Canada. I imagine that tube would have been pretty hand too in Cab-over Ford trucks. We still got the "USA"...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-16-2019, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-16-2019, 05:23 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-16-2019, 12:41 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-13-2019, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 24
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Re: Honoring our veterans
I was in the UK 2 weeks ago and was visiting the Museum in Hastings when I saw this front page article from a paper in 1964 that was part of a display on the youth Mods and Rockers sub culture of the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-01-2019, 06:56 PM
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Re: 6 volt turn signals ????
I use a Trucklite/ Signal Sat 900 switch that clamps to the column. Made my own colour coded loom and ran the wires inside the the chassis rails to all four corners. Got a park light conversion...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-17-2019, 01:20 AM
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Replies: 71
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Re: Warning about c&g
They sent me the wrong part once and then sent me the correct part all the way down here to NZ at no extra cost and without me sending the wrong part back. They never asked me to send it back, but I...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-13-2019, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 18
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Re: Hello
Welcome from New Zealand (at the arse or ass end of the world).
GB
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-13-2019, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 26
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Re: Junk yards of the '40s '50s
That last shot of all the tram cars stacked up is impressive. Being from NZ I wonder which city in the USA they were from? I see one had WATTS on the destination topper, isn't that LA? hope someone...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-13-2019, 01:25 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-23-2019, 02:39 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-19-2019, 04:00 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-19-2019, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Turn signal flasher
Lawson I use a Tridon / Novita LL535 6v 3 pin flasher from Rock Auto ( USA made, don't get fooled by chinese made L535) plenty loud to hear. Got mine mounted behind the radio grill in dash... don't...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-19-2019, 03:35 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-16-2019, 03:22 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-12-2019, 01:29 AM
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Re: needed 6 volt battery charger
Save a battery charger maintainer. Really good unit. not only charges but maintains. Also this unit can bring batteries back from the dead by cleaning the plates. Can be got in 6v 12 v and 24. I've...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-02-2019, 02:33 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-24-2019, 01:13 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-24-2019, 01:10 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-19-2019, 02:37 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-15-2019, 02:25 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,402
Re: Jensen S1
Heard somewhere the small bulges had something to do with WWII military application and were an aid to get them off for repair or something, perhaps in confined spaces. v8s were were also used in...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-15-2019, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 22
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Re: Monarch hubcaps
Well bend mover backwards! I never knew Mercman is Trevor Poulsen. He's the "guru" in Australasia when it comes to all things v8. I first heard of him as a "youngster" in the early 70s' when I would...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-13-2019, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,402
Re: Jensen S1
[QUOTE=19Fordy;1776615]That is truly a very beautiful car. Congrats on getting it.
Can I assume they Jensen later became Jensen-Healy?[/QUOT
Nope Donald Healy colaborated with Jensen to make the...
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