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Britcheflee

11-01-2007 19:21:25

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1953 Mercury.

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Fires right up - 6 volt system - runs perfectly.

Lee

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gahorN

11-03-2007 04:05:47

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Britcheflee, 11-01-2007 19:21:25

I had a '51 Studebaker Starlight Coupe with a push-button radio that did not work. It was the easiest thing to remove I could imagine. Two screws and it descended out of the dash on rails and disconnected from the power-circuit simultaneously. (Internal speaker.) I took it to the airport and handed it to the avionics guy and asked him if he thought he could figure it out.
The next day he handed it back to me along with the never-filled-out warranty card he'd found inside. It was a 5-tube Philco and after he replaced a bad condenser it played beautifully!

Cost me a 6-pack of Beck's bier. third party image

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gahorN

11-02-2007 17:47:08

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Britcheflee, 11-01-2007 19:21:25

And Britchlee...those "valves" you talk of....we Yanks call them "tubes" or "vacuum tubes". third party image

(Of course the British term is much more accurate.)

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Britcheflee

11-02-2007 23:46:21

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to gahorN, 11-02-2007 17:47:08

Should you need advice on valve/tube radios you may wish to contact my dad who is a 'fundi' at fixing these things.

I have the radio from the IH S120 which is all boxed up and ready to be sent over to the UK for him to have a go at fixing.....

Just last week he sent me an e mail all excited as he found an old occiliscope or some such device at a junk yard...they were going to throw it away so he got it for pennies (mind you, Brit pennies are now worth a lot more than US ones third party image

) took it home and fixed it in a day..apparently it is a very valuable piece of equipment.

His last purchase was a signal generator to provide variable signals to test radios...his first e bay purchase.

I am constantly in awe of my Dad's knowledge and he was a great help with fixing my 8N even tho he was in the UK!

He helped me track down a short circuit on one of my old bikes over the phone!

Old school knowledge cant be beat.

Lee

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TennesseeMan

11-02-2007 15:53:37

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Britcheflee, 11-01-2007 19:21:25

Beautiful!! Awesome year to own, afterall, that's the year I was born.

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Dunk

11-02-2007 14:21:39

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Britcheflee, 11-01-2007 19:21:25

I think I would call that vibrator, an oscillator, and if you had the numbers you might just be able to find one.

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Jim.UT

11-02-2007 09:42:27

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Britcheflee, 11-01-2007 19:21:25

That is really nice. I used to have this 1962 Thunderbird. I bought it in '95 with only 42,000 miles on it.
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But I had some personal financial reverses that forced me to sell it so I could get a car I could drive every day.

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Britcheflee

11-02-2007 09:50:45

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Jim.UT, 11-02-2007 09:42:27

Those were the days when cars really had some personality - you could tell the year and model and make just by the light, profile and front grille - now all cars seem to have turned into similar looking blobs. I have met old guys who just take one look at the car and know what year it is, engine size and so on....try doing that with a new Honda or Toyota.

Mind you, I saw a very early Toyota Corolla or something like that - it actually had quite a classic look to it.

Lee

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Colin King

11-02-2007 07:28:58

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Britcheflee, 11-01-2007 19:21:25

Sigh ... back when you could still call a car beautiful. I was born 40 years too late.

Colin, MN

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Areo

11-01-2007 20:14:27

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Britcheflee, 11-01-2007 19:21:25

Brings back memories. My first car was a '54, black with a white top.
Thanks for the pic.

Areo

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Joe)NYC)

11-01-2007 19:59:16

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Britcheflee, 11-01-2007 19:21:25

Really nice car. Do you still have the original radio in there? I have a radio I took off from a FORD dash from about that era. It has a round face in the front with the controls. Of course it is tube type with a multivibrator to turn the DC into AC voltage(or perhaps pulsating dc-not sure which). Someone told me it was from a 1955 model. Is yours round faced? I"m trying to figure out the exact year in case I want to sell it. The only thing I believe it needs is the multivabrator.

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Duner Wi

11-02-2007 05:54:40

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Joe)NYC), 11-01-2007 19:59:16

1955 ford pass. cars have radio like you describe. 54s are different. I assume it is 6 volt?? 56s I can't remember but think they are different than 55.

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Crem

11-02-2007 19:59:34

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Duner Wi, 11-02-2007 05:54:40

You are right The round dial is from a 55 Ford. The 56's were different.

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Joe)NYC)

11-02-2007 08:05:46

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Duner Wi, 11-02-2007 05:54:40

Yes, I believe it would be a 6 volt unit since the tubes are in the 6 series of numbers. Tested all the tubes OK. There is a resistor in the power supply section that is burned out. I cannot make out any of the colored coded bands which designate its resistance. Of course the vibrator is bad and simply cannot operate it. It has a really beautifully chromed face. The buttons. dial, controls all work well. Hopefully someday I'll stumble on a vibrator and schematic.

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Gene-AL

11-02-2007 14:13:38

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Joe)NYC), 11-02-2007 08:05:46

Joe,
Carefully take that ol' vibrator apart & clean up the contact points inside - may be a challenge, but might can be done if you're clever. Similar to ignition points in a tractor, just more than one set in there. Desperate times call for desperate measures...I doubt they make those any more.

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Britcheflee

11-01-2007 21:56:31

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Joe)NYC), 11-01-2007 19:59:16

Mine has a rectangular face with the push button station selector - it is a valve radio and only gets AM of course. If you want I can send you a picture of it if you pass on your e mail address.

lee

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Joe)NYC)

11-02-2007 07:57:51

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Britcheflee, 11-01-2007 21:56:31

It is different than yours , that"s what I wanted to know as it makes it a different year. Another poster said it was from a 1955 passenger car. Thanks

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motorv8N

11-01-2007 19:45:20

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Britcheflee, 11-01-2007 19:21:25

Love that colour. Just a little richer than the Tahoe Turquois on my 66 Mustang I used to have.

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Dan in CO

11-01-2007 19:28:24

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Britcheflee, 11-01-2007 19:21:25

Sweet ride. Mine is about the same vintage, a 1953 MG TD

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Tool Kat

11-02-2007 10:52:06

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Re: Here is my 'cruise to the pub on a nice day' car... in reply to Dan in CO, 11-01-2007 19:28:24

I inherited my FIL's '53 TD. BRG, what else? Also his unfinished MGA.
Tool Kat

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