- 1. RE: What are we owned by? (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 09:10:25 -0500
- == british-cars at autox.team.net supported in part by Fat Chance Garage == http://fatchancegarage.com I'm still here with my orphans: 1949 Singer Roadster; 195? Sunbeam Talbot Alpine (project...BIG
- /html/british-cars/2006-01/msg00006.html (8,740 bytes)
- 2. Windshield needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:21:02 -0500
- == british-cars at autox.team.net supported in part by Fat Chance Garage == http://fatchancegarage.com Can anyone recommend a source for old windshields. I recently purchased a 1953 Sunbeam Talbot Al
- /html/british-cars/2005-11/msg00013.html (7,040 bytes)
- 3. Radiator leaking-trying to make Carlislie Import show (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:41:31 -0400
- List members: I'm trying to get my car (1949 Singer Roadster) to Carlislie, Pa. this weekend for the import show. I have a last minute radiator problem--it started leaking in several places when hot;
- /html/british-cars/2004-05/msg00011.html (8,094 bytes)
- 4. Re-arching leaf springs (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 10:29:31 -0500
- Since I have to renew the rubber bushings in the "eyes" of the leaf springs on my Singer Roadster, I thought I would have the springs "re-Arched" in the rear to remedy the sagging. The leaves in the
- /html/british-cars/2004-01/msg00011.html (6,893 bytes)
- 5. Re: Re-arching leaf springs (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:08:47 -0500
- T.J.: thanks for the info. I may be mistaken, but I don't think this approach will work on my Singer as the chassis rails are below the axle., so I can't really lower the entire spring without the ax
- /html/british-cars/2004-01/msg00013.html (7,736 bytes)
- 6. Oil for lever-type shocks (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:51:33 -0500
- I know there is a specific oil made for lever type shock absorbers (like Girling or Armstrong), but if not available, has anyone used either 20 weight motorcycle fork oil, or hydraulic jack oil? I'm
- /html/british-cars/2004-01/msg00025.html (6,920 bytes)
- 7. test (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:35:09 -0500
- Just a test--haven't been getting messages lately.
- /html/british-cars/2003-12/msg00024.html (6,523 bytes)
- 8. Re: test (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 16:47:56 -0500
- Fred & Roland, thanks for the messages; our email system has had problems lately, and I thought I was missing messages. I have a query re: Armstrong Lever Shocks--any suggestions from the list on pla
- /html/british-cars/2003-12/msg00026.html (7,322 bytes)
- 9. Speedograph Richfield (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 11:50:36 -0400
- For a 1949 Singer Roadster, I need a new speedometer cable and refurbished speedometer gauge. The gauge is Jaeger. Has anyone on the list tried Speedograph Richfield? Comments as to workmanship, prom
- /html/british-cars/2003-10/msg00015.html (6,575 bytes)
- 10. need ID for and oil seal (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 10:00:37 -0500
- Does anyone have an old National Oil Seal (Now Federal-Mogul) catalog, circa 1950's or 1960's and would be able to tell me what the description and application of seal # 1006 is, or can tell me how
- /html/british-cars/2003-10/msg00019.html (6,855 bytes)
- 11. steering wheel paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:43:11 -0400
- Listmembers: any suggests on a durable spray can or brush-on paint for a steering wheel? Thanks, Gene
- /html/british-cars/2003-09/msg00022.html (6,377 bytes)
- 12. Re: Beaulieu autojumble (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 10:51:24 -0500
- Further to this thread: Is Beaulieu limited to British makes, or can you find stuff for other cars (Alfa, Porsche, etc.)? Is there usually a large number of general merchandise vendors represented (B
- /html/british-cars/2002-02/msg00098.html (7,752 bytes)
- 13. tin-zinc plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:15:54 -0400
- Has anyone used the Eastwood tin-zinc plating kit for restoring nuts, bolts, and other small parts? Would like opinions pro & con. Thanks, Gene 1949 Singer Roadster Hyattsville, Md.
- /html/british-cars/2001-10/msg00050.html (6,527 bytes)
- 14. Re: e-bay (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 08:01:46 -0500
- Hi Fred: I think list members should get a chance to purchase items first, but I'm not sure of a procedure that wouldn't be too complicated for you as the seller. I guess Ebay takes the complication
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00001.html (7,065 bytes)
- 15. Terry Hoyle (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 09:05:26 -0500
- Does anyone (especially our UK brethren) know if the vintage car restoration/racing shop run by Terry Hoyle in Maldon, Essex still exists? Any experience pro or con using it? Thanks, Gene in the USA
- /html/british-cars/2000-12/msg00034.html (6,436 bytes)
- 16. Re: Restoring Steering Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 14:12:07 -0500
- Gene 1949 Singer Roadster I have a steering wheel for my '55 Alpine that is cracked and the cracks have expanded. Like many other cars, the steering wheel has a metal ring running around the inside a
- /html/british-cars/2000-11/msg00056.html (7,890 bytes)
- 17. Re: Did you name your home? (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 08:58:45 -0400
- This seems to be more common amongst our overseas cousins. England seems to be awash in "Old Courts", "Rose Cottages" and "Mews" I call mine "Shambles" How about English place-names--my favorites are
- /html/british-cars/2000-08/msg00148.html (7,936 bytes)
- 18. British Car Day-Bowie, Md. (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 14:22:26 -0400
- Does anyone on the list have the date for this years British Car Day traditionally held at Allen Pond Park, Bowie, Maryland? Thanks, Gene 1949 Singer Roadster
- /html/british-cars/2000-05/msg00107.html (6,705 bytes)
- 19. Tenex fasteners for convertible top (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:00:41 -0400
- Can anyone recommend a source here in the US for the Tenex style fastener? Thanks, Gene
- /html/british-cars/2006-10/msg00011.html (6,694 bytes)
- 20. Jaeger gauge o rings (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb@loc.gov>
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:46:54 -0400
- Quite a while back someone on this or the pre-war list posted that they can supply the o ring for Jaeger gauges that goes between the gauge and the dash. Does anyone still have the contact informatio
- /html/british-cars/2006-10/msg00054.html (6,482 bytes)
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