Sorry Steve for mis-interpeting your last post. I thought you might be looking for a part but I know know differently. You "streetrod" people are in a slighly different class than hubby's "early auto" people. I give almost anything to have my first car back....1962 Chevy Impala Converible....the best car I ever owned!!!!

unless you belong your "brand" of antique, old, vintage, classic or streetrod group of autos.

and especially thru the National Franklin Trek held every year in NY....Alot Of time, effort and 3 years in the process made this come about. Any Franklin automobile driver stands in line waiting to drive the car......talk them after!!!!

A rebuilt original 1928 Franklin engine. You can't tell the difference from looking at the engine when the hood is up. All the mechanics took place consealed to the public eye.

A 1928 Franklin Boattail Roadster which blew 2 rods and now has the engine "inserts" to do 90 on a highway. Needless to speak, the car hasn't been pushed that far, but it will surely pass out any road meat on the highway today going regular speeds. It's hillarious to watch the looks on people's faces when an "ole clunker" can out do them from a stoplight!

Haven't you people heard of a Franklin? The air-cooled engine was a favorite of Lindbergh! Also, if most of you people are into rebuilding cars, the first thing you learn to do is engine work...like grease under your thumbs!

J. Frank Duryea was a neighbor of my husband's growing up down at the Connecticut shoreline. He helped my husband purchase one of formerly owned 1903 Steven's Duryea which we re-furbished completely. The next Steven's Duryea we re-did was for J. Frank's Grandson.....he owns a 1904.

YIKES.... I can't believe I sewed so many seams....only to have them sat on!!!!

GOt to get to my photo albums of cars I own and cars I've done for customers Being a webtv user, I guess I best publish a web page. Want my bear on my breezeway with his hand on my window pictures also?????

OOPS...THAT"S THE Vanderbuilt Cup Race and I have the first pendant won from that race......frames in my house!

I'm from the USA and I very well know about the first auto races in this country.....THE VANDERCUP RACE Held on Long Island NY. I also know about the first car in the USA which ran and won the first country race.....NOT A FORD like everyone thinks, but a STEVENS DURYEA.....ALSO, the first car in the USA and NOT THE FIRST ASSEMBLY LINE CAR MANUFACTURED....which is the Ford Motor Car. Anyone heard of the HERSHEY, PA CAR MEET....I upholster early cars and have had many first prize Hershey winners.

Get out on the open and better yet, DIRT ROADS like the ole timers did back in the late 1900's and early 20th century....THEN WE WILL TALK!