Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Annual MG Swap Meet (very small...) in Irvine -- November 22, 2015 (Sunday)
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| Aftermarket Steering Wheel; supposedly fits 62 - 67 MGB... Have not seen this style before, with the larger center hub area. The Hub that mates to the steering column shaft is riveted to the wheel. Based on what little I have found in a quick search, this appears to be a 60's product of the UK... It appears to be very well made. The wood encapsulates the alloy wheel structure. A very faint glue line between the two pieces of the half circles can be seen... |
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| MGA Steering Wheel. A little rough (faded and some cracks in the plastic) but is good for a display piece... Could be refurbished relatively easily to presentable level... |
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| Not a huge fan of the 3000 MkII (much prefer the 100...) but the nose badge is very nicely made. Bought this from the same guy I bought the Lancia Dash assembly from last year... |
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| MG TC Radiator Badge (Cloisonne) |
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| British Road Tax Disc. End of an era. After 93 years of the rule, starting today (11/23/ 2015), in the UK, no longer have to display the tax disc in the windshield... |
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Culver City Tool Swap Meet at Andersen Plywood -- November 21, 2015 (Saturday)
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| One of the best Matchbox cars ever... The wire wheels were cast with very small windows so that you can see through the "wire spokes." The whole car is about two inches long... |
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| This is a very small wrench... (about 3 inches long) |
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| Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks... Radiator Badge. Very nicely made... |
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| Bought this wet stone to sharpen some scissors (can't use the electric knife sharpener for scissors...) Very interesting aluminum cast holder... |
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| 1950 Ford Sedan Interior Door Panel Emblems... The "shoebox" Ford doesn't look anything like the stylized futuristic car in these emblems... |
Manhattan Beach Pier -- November 21, 2015 (Saturday) -- Fastest Ride to Pier & Back...
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| The fastest I've ever ridden to the Manhattan Pier and back. Averaged 19.5 MPH. Main reason though is that the wind was assisting... |
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| Strange to see Christmas Trees on the Pier, before Thanksgiving... It will probably look good at night with the lights lit up... |
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Gauges previously purchased at the French & Italian Car Show at Woodley Park -- Cleaned the glass... Looks much better...
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| As purchased... |
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| As purchased... Need to take the trim ring off & get the rust off & paint? (don't want to spend the money for chrome work... the chrome job will cost more than the gauge...) |
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| Don't know what vehicle this is from (Jaeger -- Made in France). The Oil pressure gauge and the coolant temperature gauges were bought "loose" with this speedometer. Cleaned & installed the two inner gauges... Still missing the fuel gauge and whatever was at the bottom of this gauge... |
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| This is the other gauge. Removed the bezel and "cleaned" it up. This gauge is for the Italian market (labels are in Italian). Don't know what it's from either. Could be from a Lancia... Or? |
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