Newest addition to the fleet !

Walt


Yes, it is a 3way !

I was strapped for time bringing it back so I didn't get to call you or Len this time.

It was at the Tim Hortons on Huron Church in Windsor. Sharp eye !


Looking forward to seeing everyone in Hudson !
Darren
 
your new coach

Darren,
That is a beautiful coach. I will really want a good look when we get to Hudson.
Congrats on your find.
Mike
 
Here are some photos of items I found in the car when I cleaned out the interior.


There were a matched set of license plates last valid in 1974 and a single of a 1965 plate.

A embalming fluid cardboard box from Phoenix Embalming Fluid Company.

A large Allen key and a Allen Key type wrench/tool.
(Anyone know what they are for ? 3way table maybe ?)

There were also a plastic whisk and a straw whisk.

A lint roller. I mention this as it was "molded in Canada" for a company in "Flint MI" !

A Statex ice scrapper for the windows.
(anyone know what Steatex is ?)


Some cool items !

Darren
 

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How neat to clean out a car like that and find so many "artifacts". It is like a treasure hunt that makes getting an old car and cleaning it even more fun.

About the lint roller with Flint, MI - it was likely made for the Helmac Corporation of Flint, Michigan. The inventor of the lint roller started a company here in 1956 and named it after his wife, Helen McKay. The company is now called "Evercare", and is located in Georgia.

Thanks for sharing your finds with us, Darren!
 
Someone looking for old items still in there wrappers or packaging would prolly want that little wisk broom as a collector piece. Anything with advertising is worth a little these days! That cavity fluid box is pretty cool too, very nice shelf piece!
 
Brad

It is a Helmac lint roller. Maybe I will find a replacement refill and keep it in the car to use on the velvet type material in the rear area.


Jeremy

The cardboard box is now with my collection of vintage funeral items.




I think I may have forgotten a few items from the glove box.


Darren
 
Oh good! You're bringing this car and not the '62. We'll have to photograph your '60 and mine together. I decided that the rework on my '60 Eureka is coming along so well, that I'd reward the car with a new set of 890-15 Cokers. By noon today they'll be on the car. Certainly looking forward to seeing yours, Darren! I'll also be bringing you more '62 parts. Tom
 

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UPDATE !

I had the front windshield replaced today.
It was cracked and now it is super clear, crack and pit free.

What a difference a new windshield makes !

I had to get the car inspected so I can get plates on it tomorrow.


Wooohoooo !


Getting excited for Hudson,
Darren


P.S. Tom, your car will put mine to shame as my paint is 51 years old and needs a complete paint job like you got. One day but not anytime soon.

Can't wait to see your car ! I don't think I have seen it since 1995.
 
This keeps getting better and better!

From one "barn find guy" to another, ya done great, Darren! This is proof that there are still very desirable professional cars hiding out there, just waiting to be discovered and returned to their former glory. The extra goodies you got with it are icing on the cake...congratulations!

There should be a round hole in the middle of the casket table, which will accomodate that Allen wrench. Rotating the wrench 'round and 'round counter-clockwise should permit the table to be removed (not that you have any intention of doing that, but that's what the wrench should be in there for.)

As for the other tool, 3-ways often came with what I'll call an "auxilliary" bier pin; a round rubber "peg" mounted on the end of a short aluminum bar like the one you have there. The other end with the aluminum "peg" was designed to fit in the bier pin holes on the casket table, making for a bier pin "extension" of sorts to accomodate a rough box or any other container that might be longer than the table itself. I can't quite tell from the picture if that's what you have there, sans the rubber "peg" ?

I am very much looking forward to seeing this car in Hudson, along with Tom's beautiful 1960 Eureka landau. What a sharp, sharp pair of cars that will be!
 
Tony


THANKS for that info ! I thought the Allen Key was for the table and now I know what that other bar is for. I can picture it doing exactly what you described.


I would say that my 60 would be quite a car if I had a paint job applied as Tom has done to his but that won't be soon I can say for sure. (I don't buy lottery tickets either !)

I will be quite happy displaying my car AS FOUND this year and see what the future brings regarding a real nice paint job as time goes on.


As of 11:30am today...
I have the car registered and plated and it is officially on the road !!!
I can take the temporary permit out of the back window and cruise where ever I please.

It's been about 6 months since I actually bought the car but its been worth the wait.

Woohoo !


Have a great week-end everyone and hopefully others will be out in their favorite cars enjoying the few summer months us Canadians have.

Darren
 
Here is a list of things my car had done to it between recovery from a long time in storage to the day it was picked up by the car hauler.

Engine area:
Complete tune up
Distributor cap
Rotor
Points
Condenser
Plugs
Wire set
Thermostat
Upper rad hose
Lower rad hose
All belts
Battery
Carb rebuilt
Anti-freeze
Heater hoses
Water pump
Oil, filter, Lube
Rocker cover gaskets

Fuel:
Rebuilt fuel tank
Rebuilt sending unit
Fuel pump
Fuel filter
Fuel lines

Brakes:
Rear shoes
Front shoes
All 4 wheel cylinders
All 4 hardware kits
Brake hoses
Brake lines
Master Cylinder
Machine all 4 drums
Repack wheel bearings

Exhaust system:
Complete system from manifolds to rear bumper

Tires:
5 new Diamond Back extra load 1.5" whitewalls

I also replaced the windshield once I got the car home.
Wiper bades as well


I still have a few things I need to do to the car but it is coming along nicely.


Thanks for reading and your comments,
Darren
 
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