Re: [Amc-list] Had a Treat Tonight

["RetroRalph" <retroralph@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe, is this the car I posted for you at:
http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/classicamx/1913Rambler-1.htm  ??

Maybe it isn't a 1913 model, huh?  Maybe I better correct this.

Anyway, the article and photos are posted there at the Classic AMX Club of 
Portland web page.  Just click on the link above...
______________________________________________________________
Ralph Ausmann  -  Hillsboro, OR - > <ralph.ausmann@xxxxxxxxx>
http://mysite.verizon.net/res79g4m/ ... and "check the links"


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JOE FULTON" <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 8:24 PM
Subject: [Amc-list] Had a Treat Tonight


> My neighbor and I stopped by Scott Henningsen's
> restoration shop tonight.  Scott was putting the
> finishing touches on the engine restoration of a 1911
> Rambler Model 65.   I was so pleased to be able to see
> the car and to see the newly rebuilt engine actually
> run.  Scott said the car was largely restored when he
> received it and his task was to rebuild the engine,
> which was a basket case.  He made new pistons and some
> other moving parts.  His assistant ground a new cam.
> The engine was a work of art as totally befitted this
> very impressive large car.
>
> According to Scott this was the first company car
> purchased by the Coca Cola Company for their
> executives.  It may be the only surviving Model 65.
>
> Scott has promised me some pictures of the rebuild
> progress which will get posted somewhere for all to
> see.
>
> Some facts about the car:
>
> 4 cylinder engine rated at 50 brake horsepower.
> 5 inch bore and 5 and a quarter in stroke.
> Scott upped the compression somewhat by making the
> pistons one-half inch taller than stock.
> 42-inch wheels
> The owner special ordered eight tires (two full sets)
> from Michelin at a cost of $2500 per tire.
> Dual ignition system, battery and magneto which may be
> used alternatively.
>
> The car leaves the shop tomorrow to return to the
> other restoration shop for completion.
> It will be on display at Pebble Beach this summer,
> after which the owner plans to tour with the car.
>
> Scott has promised me some digital pictures of the
> rebuild progress since I did not have my camera with
> me tonight.
>
> I got to hear, probably the only 1911 Rambler engine
> running on this day in the whole world.  You did good,
> Thomas B. Jeffery.
>
> I'm stoked.
> Joe Fulton
> Salinas, CA

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