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Old 05-27-2026, 02:05 PM   #141
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Buffed out a rather nasty scratch in my windshield from a bad wiper blade which did the damage prior to my purchase of the vehicle, with a DA and Griot's Fine Glass Polish and pad from Griot's came out pretty good! Also replaced the windshield brackets with chrome brackets and nuts from Snyder's (I have to say the originals fit much nicer than the new chrome ones!) did an oil change, oiled the distributor, checked the fluids and air in the tires for two upcoming car shows this weekend!
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Old 05-28-2026, 05:36 AM   #142
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Testing a new internal 12 volt Electronic Voltage Regulator (EVR) in a 1930-1931 12 volt conversion generator.
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Old 05-28-2026, 06:01 AM   #143
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Finally got my ‘31 truck out of storage after a long winter. Spring weather has been crummy. Test ride went great! A little carb tuning made the 20 mile test ride a joy.
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Old 05-28-2026, 06:14 AM   #144
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Nothing… a sad day…
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Old 05-28-2026, 05:03 PM   #145
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Today was my last day working, finally retired! I drove my Model A to the plant today and was able to take a bunch of my coworkers out for rides. It was a near 70 mile, fantastic day, and the car ran perfect. Still can’t wipe the smile off my face 😎.
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Old 05-29-2026, 07:57 AM   #146
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Today was my last day working, finally retired! I drove my Model A to the plant today and was able to take a bunch of my coworkers out for rides. It was a near 70 mile, fantastic day, and the car ran perfect. Still can’t wipe the smile off my face 😎.
Good for you, enjoy your retirement.
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Congratulations on your retirement I did it last year And I'm not looking back!!!
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Old 05-29-2026, 08:35 AM   #148
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Congratulations ! You deserve it ! Enjoy !
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Old 05-29-2026, 06:31 PM   #149
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Today was my last day working, finally retired! I drove my Model A to the plant today and was able to take a bunch of my coworkers out for rides. It was a near 70 mile, fantastic day, and the car ran perfect. Still can’t wipe the smile off my face 😎.
Congratulations! Enjoy your retirement, enjoy your Model A and stay busy!!

I have been retired for 21 years now.
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Old 05-29-2026, 09:26 PM   #150
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Thanks everyone! We have a bunch of things planned for the summer and I will be sure to have the car involved in as much as possible.
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Today was my last day working, finally retired! I drove my Model A to the plant today and was able to take a bunch of my coworkers out for rides. It was a near 70 mile, fantastic day, and the car ran perfect. Still can’t wipe the smile off my face 😎.
Congratulations. You'll enjoy every minute of retirement. At least I do.

You hear some folks talk about how long it took for them to transition their brain from employed to retired. Or, to put it another way: how long it took them to get used to being retired. Although I loved the job I had for 34 years it took me about 2 steps outside of the door to be "used to being retired." That was 11 years ago and I haven't regretted it for a minute.
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And on another subject: The timing gear and other parts got ordered from Bert's today and my '30 2-dr should be running again soon.
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