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Sometimes saved eBay searches pay off. Managed to find a pair of early 50’s California plates with frames for a very reasonable price here in the UK. The listing said nothing about the frames and I was really happy when they arrived complete and in fantastic shape. A nice finishing touch for my replica plates at shows (not legal for road use).

Officer Grandy from the sheriff's office in NC called me today and informed me that Arthur passed away and I do not know any more details at this time. Their records show where while back I had asked for a welfare check as he dropped off the forum and would not answer his phone thus they called me. Nothing in the papers at this time that I can find. I will stay on this a bit and see what I can learn. Rest in peace knuckleharley.....

Yah I’ve got a spare one of those. I think I’ve found a guy on Facebook who has an extra choke knob.

Le petit capot contient une réserve d'huile et une mèche qui lubrifie la bague, trouvez l'orifice de remplissage

Surely some forum member has got a spare filler cup on an old generator only good for parts. The filler cup is a pressed fit. Could be sent to Germany in an envelope for cheap. I’m going to check my supply but not sure if I have one or not.

Your generator is different from what I have. I don’t have the screw on end cap. I looked for a service manual for you and found one for $38.60 on eBay. It was the only one that showed a few pictures. Most reprints have bad picture quality. Shipping to Germany is another $35. A Service Manual is essential to the maintenance of your car. It will have the information needed for repairs, adjustments, maintenance and troubleshooting. I can’t guarantee if the pictures are a bait and switch, but that’s the service manual I would buy, if you find the same post. It does say almost gone. Rick D.

I would try and clean the area around the hole and inside it even just using a Q tip with a little wd40 or similar to check if there is the remains of the oil filler cap still in the hole.....if so not sure whether they screw in or a press fit but to remove any oil filler remains I'd use an Ezy Out .......once you know that the hole is not blocked by anything & is clean then I'd check with the local engineering, bearing or machine shop to see if they may have an oil filler.........once the hole is clean then even dropping a couple of drops of a light oil like Greg G mentions or press some grease in the hole with a fingertip, clean up around the hole & use a piece of tape over the hole until you can find an oil filler......andyd

You know, you can buy oiling cups from McMaster-Carr. Not even close to cheap though, lol. $30.00 for one 😯

After cleaning and re oiling with light machine oil, I would think a bit of a wheel bearing grease thumbed into the hole would be sufficient to keep contaminants out. 2x times service per year should keep things in good shape for a non daily driver application.

I'm sure you realize this .... the brushes are there but the end of the shaft fits into the back of the case riding on a bushing .... thats what you are oiling. I'm not certain what I would do in this case, I would ask for advice .... my point is the open hole is allowing dirt & grit get into the bushing. I would feel better if I flushed it out some way .... my first thought is WD40, because it is a decent cleaner and cheap enough to use to flush it out. Then I wonder if brake clean would be better because it evaporates so quickly. ...... I would want others opinion on what to do. I'm leaning towards brake clean because would not want to get WD40 on the brushes. Brake clean evaporates. Either way, even if I had to whittle a plug out of a tree branch from the ground ... I would want to plug it til permanent fix is made. Probably been like that for years and who knows if any damage has occurred .... Knowing it was like that I would spend 5 minute on it and plug it.

Hi Greg, the car came from CA and spend his last 20 Years in Kansas. We bought it there last Summer. Its in very nice condition and we drove this week 300mls without any issues. It gets 18mls from a Gallon. Oilpressure us near 60psi with 20w50. Temperature at 160 deg. we got the ole tube radio working with a home made AM transmitter and iPhone, so we can let Frank Sinatra sing nasally through the tin can. Periodic correct Low Fi

I suggest also using a modern neoprene seal instead of a NOS seal.