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01-15-2021, 06:55 PM | #21 | |
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01-15-2021, 07:11 PM | #22 |
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Yes JM, a Buick Marquette- cheapest of the line was 990.
but I would have just bought a "demonstrator" with a 1000 or two of miles on it. |
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01-15-2021, 07:59 PM | #23 |
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wasn't there some specific dividing line for price that separated most brands into categories, like above or below 1,000 dollars?
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01-16-2021, 05:47 AM | #26 |
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Ild guess something like an Austin............ |
01-16-2021, 08:19 AM | #27 |
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I vote for a Toyota as being the best car of 1930. Baring that I would vote for a Duesenberg. By 1930 most of the 15 million Model T's were off the road. That should tell you something.
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My Dad was born Dec 1939. When he was a youngin' he had a 34 Plymouth coupe. He paid $50 for it, drove it for a year and sold it for $50. He thought he was really doin' somethin'. Now he wishes he had it back BIG TIME! |
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This is kinda hard to argue with for the popularity, the design, and the price.... My Grandfather had a 30 Ford Coupe when he was Truant Officer in Gallia County. He said he had to furnish his own car for the job. In his lifetime he always leaned towards Oldsmobile. Said he had 1 Chevrolet, and it used a lot of gas. My Grandfather also said they were good design, price was good, and if they quit on ya you could get em goin' again. Guess that wasn't the original question, but there is something to that. I did not know that Chevrolets were succeptable to broken axles. At the 1997 national meet in Dayton, Ohio I saw a young man bring his A into the repair tent with a broken axle. I remember that it took a number of men to get it in there, and up on the jack stands. I can only imagine being away from home, and having a major breakdown like that. Plenty of good help was at hand though... God bless all the guys that helped fix it! in 1930... well as for now (present day) there certainly are more parts for As than anything. Try fining a part for a REO, or a "big Buick", price aside. |
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01-16-2021, 05:23 PM | #31 |
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My dad went through that exercise around 1930. He had his almost new 1929 cabriolet that i eventually got, but he hated the brakes that needed too much adjustment. He gave the cabriolet to his mother and bought a used 1928 Chrysler touring, with hydraulic brakes, oil pressure and water temperature gauges. Except for a depression era Chevy and Olds, he was a Mopar guy the rest of his life.
When I rebuilt the 29 cabriolet about ten years ago, I added a 1928 Chrysler set of gauges and a 37 Olds heater. |
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Things have changed in recent times and there is now a class action against Toyota quality as their 4wd's were marketed as "unbreakable"... http://www.toyota-myanmar.com/about-...surance-system |
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01-17-2021, 12:10 AM | #34 |
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I read the first Toyota car was 1936 it was copied after 36 desoto airflow ..PS I had a nice orig. 31 Durant sdn with small flat six a good running car..also had a nice 30 Nash sdn small series flat six another good runner..Ford was under a lot of pressure I think in 1930
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You are right 31- chevy was cleaning henrys clock with their 6 cylinder.
A lot more car for a little more $ |
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