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  1. Stanley Doble

    The general decline in standards today

    I used to do that but got tuned in by the feminists in the 70s. Now I only open doors for the disabled.
  2. Stanley Doble

    Things You Learn as an Old Car Driver

    If I showed up at Trotter's B/A station in 1968 looking like that I would have been fired on the spot. I am not kidding. We wore uniforms which we paid for ourselves. They had to be clean and pressed. Black bow tie and cap. Shoes shined. Washrooms cleaned twice a day. Lot swept and flowers...
  3. Stanley Doble

    Things You Learn as an Old Car Driver

    "I've discussed doing such a thing at our shop, if the car end takes off. It was a Sinclair Station/Car Dealership, built in 1951" OK but this time I want more than 90 cents an hour.
  4. Stanley Doble

    Things You Learn as an Old Car Driver

    Vacuum wipers and 6 volt electrics worked well for years and are still adequate if not sensational. But 50+ years of use take their toll and old cars do require maintenance.
  5. Stanley Doble

    One Summer -America 1927

    It is not surprising not many remember the celebrities of 1927 after 86 years. What is astonishing is that so many were remebered for so long. Not only Ford, Capone, Tunney and Lindbergh but Gloria Swanson, Charlie Chaplin, Man O' War,Jack Dempsey, Bill Tilden, Bessie Smith, Jesse Livermore and...
  7. Stanley Doble

    Things You Learn as an Old Car Driver

    I remember all those things. I used to be the friendly pump attendant who filled your tank, washed your windows, checked your oil, and pumped up your tires. I even wore a clean blue shirt, a black leather bow tie and a cap. I was 13 years old when I had my first gas station job.
  8. Stanley Doble

    Lounger world famous in Britain now

    World famous in Britain lol. There will always be an England. This should join such famous headlines as "Channel fogged in, Continent isolated".
  9. Stanley Doble

    Saving Mr. Banks

    A movie about making Mary Poppins? Am I the only one who hears the bottom of the barrel being scraped.
  10. Stanley Doble

    Saving Mr Banks ?

    A movie about making Mary Poppins? Do I hear the bottom of the barrel being scraped?
  11. Stanley Doble

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    Lizzie you must be a barrel of laughs. Is there even 1 minute in the day you are not pissed off?
  13. Stanley Doble

    Things You Learn as an Old Car Driver

    "How do you gain access to the seat? Other than, with a great deal of difficulty." If you take a close look you will see a step plate on the rear fender (wing). You open the rumble seat and climb in over the side. A good place for young couples to cuddle, not suited for the elderly...
  14. Stanley Doble

    Things You Learn as an Old Car Driver

    Old cars (before 1970 especially) require regular maintainance, much more than new cars. But they are designed so the work is easy and cheap to do. As long as they get regular attention they can be practically as reliable and trouble free as new cars. You know all those magazines and books from...
  15. Stanley Doble

    The general decline in standards today

    I may be able to locate a car for you in Canada. What exactly are you looking for? The 37 - 38 models were very similar, then the 39 was a new model. With the 40 being very like the 39. Here is an ad for a 1939 Chevrolet sedan, is this what you are looking for...
  16. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    vexed, tizzie, flummoxed
  17. Stanley Doble

    For Rusty

    Or Rutherford B. Hayes
  19. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    You might want to think twice about repainting. A quality job can cost $5000. I would suggest you get some good car wax and preserve what you have as long as possible.
  20. Stanley Doble

    Things You Learn as an Old Car Driver

    If you drive a Chrysler product you find out what "left hand threads" means. If you drive a Ford or Chrysler product you find out what "6 volt, positive ground" means. The first time you descend a long hill you learn the wisdom of having a working hand brake. The second time, you learn...
  21. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    Olds models had a system. 60 series, 119" wheelbase, 66 "Special 6"with 6 cylinder engine, 68 "Special 8" with eight cylinder. 70 series, 125" wheelbase, 76 "Dynamic 6" or 78 "Dynamic 8" Top of the line, 90 series, 127" wheelbase, 98 "Custom Cruiser 8" 60 series used basically the same body...
  22. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    Looks like a 98 sedan, the big Olds with the straight eight and Hydramatic drive.
  23. Stanley Doble

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    I have never hit a cyclist but 2 of them have hit me. Both hopped on their bikes and pedaled off quickly without checking if I was hurt. As an old time bicyclist and motorcyclist I am very aware of them as road users and give them plenty of space.

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