T.Tom Meshingear

I thought this was an interesting idea for a way to finish the exterior of your car and if you get tired of the color just peel it off and change it. Could it replace painting? You can see more pix at http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135662

I don't have any Dodge plates because I never had a good enough original to copy but I am looking. There are two Dodge types - one with the Dodge Brothers logo and those with just the word DODGE. Number stamps work well for the plates if you aren't too heavy with the hammer. That will cause the plates to curl upward. The hand stamping looks more original because the numbers are a little irregular in their spacing and not in too straight a line. Places that do engraving/monogramming by machine can do a perfect job, it just looks different. The generator/starter tags need 1/16" numbers and are hard to find locally since they are so small.

John, Since I make those tags I have the measurements handy. Overall Length = 4.125 (104.77mm) Height = 1.625 (41.20mm) Hole center to hole center = 3.250 (82.55mm) Tom

Federico, It's a 1929 or possibly 1930 Pontiac. Big clue is the split head engine designed by Oakland for Pontiac and the shape of the radiator shell especially at the top. Tom

Think of them as very tiny lobster and I get enough flack because I can't do oysters on the half shell. Let's here from the lutefisk eaters way up north.

Mmmmmmm, crawfish.

In my 1949 the original decrepit mats were still in place. The front were ribbed with the same unusual pattern as shown in the owner's manual. The ribbing went front to back at the front of the mat and side to side on the part under your feet. The rears were rubber but had a loop pile carpet pattern molded on the surface to make them look like carpet. That may be why some people think that the raer was carpeted. Look at Johnny's first photo at the heel pad area and you can see the carpet shaped surface treatment. Reproduction mats in the correct pattern would be a dream come true. Tom

Alright, I'll take a guess. I'm pretty sure it's an early 50s SKODA and as exhibit A I offer a page from the ambulance brochure that Walter Miller has for sale at this very moment. That's my guess and I'm sticking to it.

Follow the link to see all the photos. http://englishrussia.com/?p=388

John, If yours are in good shape then repainting is a good choice. But for the beat up and missing plates I have been reproducing the firewall/gen/starter/heater plates. Unlike the originals they are made of anodized aluminum so they are unaffected by oil, chemicals heat and pretty much anything else. They are blank so you will need 1/16" letter stamps or the local trophy supplier can engrave them. They are $20.00 each and the photo is of a generator tag. Tom

1929-31 Chevrolet "Viking" Just missed one on everyone's favorite auction site. I found it looking for more pix. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180188887303&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

Bugatti Veyron (the world's most expensive Volkswagen) $1.3 million US The Eurofighter Typhoon $122.5 million US

Check out the troubleshooting paragraph. Tom

How about using Visibolts http://www.visibolt.com/ in place of the outer bumper bolts. They wouldn't stick out like the proverbial sore thumb and supposedly they are bright enough for daylight work. Tom

I found this and am more sure now than before Tom