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  1. Stanley Doble

    Pensioner Chic

    I think this started in the military. Possibly the navy.
  2. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    This type of failure is also associated with back - and - forth twisting as when the driver shifts from reverse to low without coming to a complete stop. In other words instead of using the brakes he shifts and releases the clutch while the car is still in motion. Incidentally this is why you...
  3. Stanley Doble

    Are Vintage Fragrances Safe To Use?

    I don't see how, but then I am no chemist or cosmetic expert. I would give it a try, but if it was obviously gone bad, throw it away.
  4. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    With the hubcaps off you won't necessarily see anything amiss. But if someone starts the car and puts it in gear you will see the end of the axle, or nut, turning while the hub and brake drums stay still. If this happens it may not be too bad. Unless the end of the shaft and hub get scored you...
  5. Stanley Doble

    Are Vintage Fragrances Safe To Use?

    On second thoughts the lighter elements of the perfume could evaporate with the alcohol.
  7. Stanley Doble

    Are Vintage Fragrances Safe To Use?

    I would suspect the alcohol would evaporate unless the bottle was hermetically sealed. You might need to dilute with fresh alcohol to restore the original strength. Incidentally this happens with shoe polish too. If you have a can of shoe polish that is dried out, hard and cracked add some...
  8. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    Lizzie it sounds like a broken axle or differential. There is one other possibility. Have you had any brake work done? The rear hubs on your car are removable, they must be pulled to remove the brake drums. It is necessary to tighten the hub nut VERY tight when installing them, 225 ft lbs if...
  9. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Unless you are rich and "know" the right politicians.
  10. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    The US has the highest incarceration rate on the planet, yet only a small fraction of arrests result in imprisonment. That means A LOT of arrests and bail bonds.
  11. Stanley Doble

    For Bird Lovers - Can't Barbecue

    Don't be afraid, you are bigger than they are. Ignore all those reruns of The Birds.
  13. Stanley Doble

    The Mindset Lists

    I find it cheering in a weird way to know there are people who have no knowledge of disco, writing with a nib pen, the Kennedy assassination, and a million other bummers of my past.
  14. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    I have heard of that before and I can't explain it either. Just like I can't explain why a battery left on a cement floor will go dead. Lots of people have told me this is nonsense, I say leave a good battery on a cement floor for 3 weeks and see what happens.
  15. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Speaking of things that have disappeared.. in a pop thread someone mentioned all the small local brands of soda that have disappeared. They were right, and it got me thinking about all the local dairies, bakeries, and even canning factories that used to make their own brands for sale within the...
  16. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    There has been a lot of discussion on an old car board I frequent, about the problem of hard starting of vintage cars when hot. It stems from the poor quality of today's gas which percolates and vapor locks easier than the fuel of old. The oil companies don't care because every car since the...
  17. Stanley Doble

    The Soda Thread: Coke not Classic; Throwback Pepsi

    In the late seventies I looked at a house that was for sale in Peterboro Ontario. It had been in the hands of the same owner for many, many years. In the house it looked like nothing had changed since the forties or early fifties. Out back was a small pop bottling plant in a building about the...
  19. Stanley Doble

    Living a Ration Book Life

    Up until the sixties you could buy good shoes that would last 20 years with reasonable care. These were not special shoes, you could buy them in any shoe store.
  20. Stanley Doble

    Bottles, jugs of 'delicious' Prohibition-era sherry found secreted in Williamsport ho

    From the description it sounds more like home made wine or liqueur than sherry. Waiting for Lizzie Maine's opinion. It seems there is a discovery like this (prohibition liquor stash found in old house) every few months.
  21. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    James is correct, the speedo cable is dry. A tube of speedo cable grease from the auto parts store is $1.79, a lifetime supply. Disconnect the cable from the transmission (from under the car) and pull out the inner cable. Wipe clean, and apply fresh grease. DO NOT grease the top 6" to 12". You...
  22. Stanley Doble

    Why your next SUV should be a 1920's Dodge

    Looks older than 1920. Possibly 1916 Texas or Oklahoma. In 1916 Black Jack Pershing became the first US military commander to use cars and trucks extensively. This was in his campaign against Pancho Villa in the Southwest. He used Dodge cars extensively and they proved to be very useful...
  23. Stanley Doble

    Modern Day Fighter vs. a Pro boxer back in 1875 - 1898?

    "Also, while bare knuckle fighting appears more brutal due to cuts that occur to the face and hands (which result in lots of blood), glove punches actually deliver more concussive force. This translates to greater knockdown power (it also contributes to greater long-term neurological damage...
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