Re: Infrequent lube items

Posted by Tim Cole On 2022/12/13 11:04:32

If the car has been serviced with modern long life greases in the past, then don't worry about it.

If the wheel bearings are starved, you will hear them humming. In the old days if the car started, stopped, and steered; it was driven home. I knew somebody who picked up a Hispano-Suiza at the New York City docks and drove it to San Francisco.

Give the car a good visual inspection, work up your sense of adventure, and roll the dice. I would stay off the freeways to be on the safe side. If it konks out, you can dump it in the nearest abandoned parking lot.

One thing to consider is having insurance and a temporary registration, or enough valid anything to avoid the cops. The Hispano guy was stopped by the cops twice who were so overwhelmed by the thing they didn't notice there were no plates on it.