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REO models
Does anyone have a list of the models of the REO car from 1905 to 1936?
Identify this car
A TOCMP reader sent this in. Any thoughts?
I get these requests fairly often; I’ll be posting them here in the future.
1951 Ford F6 Fire Truck
Dale Bergeron of the Livonia, LA Volunteer Fire Department got in touch with me about a carburetor kit for the Holley 897 carburetor on their restored 1951 Ford F6 fire truck, which is still in use. It’s amazing how many of these old machines are still working. I guess that’s what happens when they’re […]
Early Bird Swap Meet - Lethbridge, Alberta
Sometimes southern Alberta in February is a dry, brown winter landscape, swept by warm Chinook winds. Not this weekend, however.
We camped out in our 1976 GMC-chassis Class ‘C’ in the parking lot of the Exhibition Centre, the only ones crazy enough to do so on this -20 degree night.
Having survived, we set up as […]
New on The Old Car Manual Project - Week of Jan 28, 2007
Front and Center for 1952 - BUICK
This is a short brochure for the last year when all Buicks featured the venerable straight-8 powerplant. Next year, only the base series 40 retained the smaller 263 CID straight 8. The big 320 was last seen in the Series 70 Roadmaster of ‘52.
Did you know that Flxible buses […]
