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Another Nautilus Original 2 years 8 months ago #146257

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Before I got serious about restoring antique boats, I restored antique cars, mostly in the teens and early 1920s. I built this speedster back around 1992. I started with a 1923 American Lafrance pumper which I cut down to 120" wheelbase and powered it with a 1947 American-LaFrance V12-J engine. I sold it in 1995 and eventually it was sold at auction in 2012. Here's the listing:

rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/HF12/Hershey/lots/r215-1923-american-lafrance-speedster/280919

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Another Nautilus Original 2 years 8 months ago #146259

That is a very cool looking ride! That's something to be proud of.

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Another Nautilus Original 2 years 8 months ago #146260

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I read the article and it said before you came to your senses. Did that really happen???:woohoo:

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Another Nautilus Original 2 years 8 months ago #146264

Always have liked that project you did!!!!!!! Now you have to get that other LaFrance V-12 in that Riv!!!!!!

Bob

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Another Nautilus Original 2 years 8 months ago #146272

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Cal: That car was dangerous! You didn't sit in it, you sat ON it. The wooden wheels weren't balanced and when I got it up to about 75, the front wheels did that shopping cart flapping thing and I was afraid I was going to lose the whole front end. Yeah, I finally came to my senses and sold it. I had $9,000 in it; sold it in 1992 for $58K....same as $117K+ today.

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"Anything supposed to do two things does both of them half-assed." - J. S. Hadley
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Another Nautilus Original 2 years 8 months ago #146273

sounds like you made out very well on that sale. nice job. I know that the original wooden wheels is part of the appeal, but I wonder how she would have ran if it had some one off billet rims was made to immolate the original wooden ones.

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Another Nautilus Original 2 years 8 months ago #146274

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Nautilus wrote: Cal: That car was dangerous! You didn't sit in it, you sat ON it. The wooden wheels weren't balanced and when I got it up to about 75, the front wheels did that shopping cart flapping thing and I was afraid I was going to lose the whole front end. Yeah, I finally came to my senses and sold it. I had $9,000 in it; sold it in 1992 for $58K....same as $117K+ today.

Atta boy Luthor.

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