For those who like possible solutions to mysteries I give you this:

In an interview John Reinhart claimed to have wanted to sweeten the Clipper for 1948, but that George Christopher wanted "a whole new look" upon which John added "so I just threw blobs of clay on it".

I don't dislike the bathtub look, but it does look like the Clipper with a crinoline thrown over it. Crinolines are those hoop skirts worn in the old days when women's status was deonted by wholly impractical fashion. Sort of like preoccupation with sun tans.

I came across this shot of a styling proposal for 1948. It has the MacCauley grille, but the fenders blend into the doors. It does have some of the crinoline look, because the doors have been fattened somewhat but is pre-bathtub.

Maybe one of those people in the picture is John.

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That always was a good running car. It used a quart of oil every 1,500 miles and was referred to as Old Faithful. Working cylinder oilers probably contributed to its longevity. I have a heated garage and not much use for my modern car, so I mix 15ml per gallon top cylinder oil with the gas because with a heated garage it can sit for long periods. After he got the phaeton, the car saw a lot less use.

What happened to the side mount covers and the stone guard? Those always were on the car and are not easy to acquire.

When I was working in prototype, I found that diesel trucks provide about the same sensations of power only without the gear whine.

Two other notes: When the weather was humid the carburetor would freeze condensation on the intake to solid ice. Also, one reason his cars lasted so long was because he didn't rev those motors. He only used the gears to avoid lugging. Whereas Hirsch's low mileage 745 was already showing age because Billy always wound the gears because the whine made it sound like a fire engine.

I don't understand how calling the junknet is somehow political.

Attached is a photo of a controller I made up. Push the button and the transistor turns on. Push it again and the transistor turns off. It runs on 6 volts.

The transistor runs to 85/86 on a relay that carries a 40 amp load. I bought the parts on junkbay because Radio Shack stores are gone. I tried about nine different circuits from the junknet until I found one that works. The transistor part I added myself. I forgot that I have the old Radio Shack do it yourself circuits book around here someplace.

I have been trying for months to get stone delivered. Everything on the junknet and junklist is a scam. Even the listing in the printed yellow pages is no help. I have driven to places and found a vacant lot. I don't call it the junknet for nothing. I tried to find a dump truck for rent and those sites are scams.

Think about that.

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Some people have no sense of humor.

What's wrong with calling it the junknet, junktube, or junkbay?

I bought something at junk-Mart. So what?

I bought something at junk-Depot. Big deal.

I'm old enough to remember the New York Central Railroad.

How about this one? I don't go to junkdonalds or junk-in-the-box.

Drop the zero from those two 38 Su8 and add a lot of dedication maybe something could happen, but not in my lifetime.

That looks like a radio noise suppressor.

There are two cheap ways to test those things. One is buy a multi-meter with the capacitance testing function. I have a KAL (poor man's Sun) 3001 which cost $30 bucks on junkbay. Another is to test the resistance and use a chart that gives the capacitance for the reading in Ohms.

Bottom line for these condensers is if you look in the specifications, they give the capacitance in micro farads (.18-.28) and you can put any old electrolytic capacitor from junkbay in there to make the car run. The purpose of the thing is to absorb the voltage spike from the collapsing magnetic field in the primary windings when the points open. Not the best method, but it was cheap.

I suppose the can types sold for the distributor are somewhat heavier duty than those used for a radio or TV.

That 38 Su8 looks like a case where they stopped paying the bills and the car was pushed outside. Great parts car especially in the block isn't cracked.

4.36 is the standard ratio. Glad to see my memory is holding up in my old age despite some of the medical malpractice I have been subjected to.

There isn't one. You can use judgement or check the ASTM guidelines on the junknet and use that. Run them snug and tighten using a short wrench as came in the tool kit. I have some of those wrenches floating around here and they are 4 1/4 inches long. It's a fine thread as well which increases the clamping force. For the timing cover you need to ensure the gasket is being squeezed enough not to leak.

Looking at the housing from the front the number should be stamped on the flange lower right.

Keep in mind the unit for the Eight is not the same as the Su8 and Twelve. However, the gears for the Eight are interchangeable for 33-36. 4.36 standard 4.69 and 4.07 optional.