Re: SER1 FS: 86" Body & Chassis in Portland, Oregon

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Diana,
My first was an ex-mod RHD 1950 that someone brought in to California with 
a number of others. (probably included the one that Michael Carradine has) 
And that was about 30 years ago. At the time in my job with IBM service, I 
had the warehouse in South San Francisco in my territory.
Even before they changed to British Leyland. When I rebuilt the engine it 
had .040 pistons from the army rebuild. Leyland found the exhaust valves by 
scanning several warehouses in the US, but couldn't find any rings. An 
antique rebuilder that they turned me on to in San Francisco called 
Hastings Rings in Michigan who tooled up and made a set of rings for me. I 
had them in hand one week later. At a very good price.


Bob B

At 08:35 AM 5/3/2005, you wrote:
>Bob
>
>It's all because I have a 1951 undergoing restoration and 2 X 1950's (as
>well as learning to drive on a 1950 as a teenager).
>
>The first 1950 has history but missing most of the body panels so I bought
>the second as a parts donor.  Unfortunately when I studied the parts books I
>realised that the historic one should have the lights behind the grille with
>wide transom, but the parts donor is the 7" lights model and yellow button
>freewheel transfer.
>
>The Parts donor will be an easier restoration so it will get done first and
>the historic one can wait till I get the right body panels.
>
>However if you want to work out models go to the 1948 - 1953 Parts book and
>the page of the particular item and it shows you the VIN where things
>changed.  It doesn't take a genius to work out - just the books.
>
>By the way I do think your "Axl" is a pretty and very usable 80" - I
>sometimes think about going the not quite original path myself - but have to
>stop myself because of all the previous ones I have super modified with GM
>V8's - the 1951 is my penance.
>
>Cheers
>Diana
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob and Sue Bernard" <bobbnsueb@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 1:13 AM
>Subject: Re: SER1 FS: 86" Body & Chassis in Portland, Oregon
>
>
>Hi Diana,
>
>Wow you really have the details! I never read about the headlight change in
>1950 before this.
>Bob B
>
>
>At 07:57 AM 5/3/2005, you wrote:
> >Bob
> >
> >If we want to get pedantic the headlights changed at vehicle numbers
> >06111547 & 06210312 & 06300031 which is about April 1950 and the bulkhead
> >lamps changed at vehicle number 16136866 & 16230081 & 16330008 & 16630079
> >(we don't need consider the RHD vehicles) which is about April or May 1951.
> >
> >So I guess what I said before about it being a 1950 or 1951 vehicle would
>be
> >correct.
> >
> >Cheers
> >Diana
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bob and Sue Bernard" <bobbnsueb@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> >To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 12:27 AM
> >Subject: Re: SER1 FS: 86" Body & Chassis in Portland, Oregon
> >
> >
> >Hi,
> >I think it is a early 51. The larger headlights through the grille and it
> >still has the parking lights on the cowl. The 50 had small headlights and
> >the later 51 had no cowl lights.
> >
> >Bob B
> >Axl 1951-80 early 51 with cap covers on the cowl lights.
> >Sherman 1969-88
> >
>
>
>
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