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The Big Book Is Back!
After hiding in the archives for a decade while thousands requested its return, we brought back the invaluable
Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942
Check these out too:
2012 Collector Car Price Guide
Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975
Standard Catalog of Pontiac 1926-2002
Old Cars Guide to Auto Restoration CD
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Q&A
Informative column featuring Old Cars Weekly reader questions about caring for antique automobiles answered by our well-respected answer man Kit Foster. Our most-read feature in our magazine, Q&A is now online to provide the nuts and bolts of classic car care at your fingertips.
Q&A with Kit Foster: March 15, 2012
Q. The 6- and 12-volt starting discussions in the Jan. 19 “Q&A” column did not mention one of the systems that Antique Auto Battery has been selling for years. I had one installed in a 1949 Lincoln with a freshly … More
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Q&A with Kit Foster: March 8, 2012
Q. Just a minor correction to Gerald Knutsen’s response on the last push-button starter arrangement (Jan. 26). All 1958 AMCs used a conventional key start configuration, even when equipped with the push-button-controlled automatic transmission. 1959 was the first year for … More
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Q&A with Kit Foster: March 1, 2012
Q. Your recent storage advice on empty vs. full tanks vs. fuel stabilizer (Q&A Dec. 29) is right on with one exception. If a car has a vented gas cap, not the newer pressure/vacuum-release caps, then either empty the tank … More
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Q&A with Kit Foster: February 16, 2012
Q. The advice you gave Dave Stanton (Q&A, Jan. 5) is so wrong that if he follows it, he will seize his engine. The flow-through filter he intends to use on his 1951 Buick allows the oil to flow unrestricted. … More
Q&A with Kit Foster: February 9, 2012
Q. I have a Volare front suspension on a 1962 Ford unibody. I have full wheel covers on Dodge wheels and they rotated and would bend the valve stems. I put five or six small dabs of marine GOOP on … More
Q&A with Kit Foster: February 2, 2012
Q. Is there anything one must do when charging or jumpstarting a car with a six-volt positive ground system, as opposed to a negative ground car? Alan Schachman, via e-mail A. Just make sure that you connect positive to positive … More
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Q&A with Kit Foster: January 26, 2012
Q. In the Sept. 15 Q&A, you mentioned a Truckstell overdrive. I have never heard of this. Can you explain? Bill Barnes, Hilton Head, S.C. A. The Truckstell Manufacturing Co., with general offices inClevelandand manufacturing plant inDetroit, made overdrive units … More
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Q&A with Kit Foster: January 19, 2012
Q. In the Nov. 17 Q&A, John Koll mentioned converting a series of 6-volt batteries to 12 volts for starting a car. He said that the switch to control it was made by the Orpin. Co. I can’t seem to … More
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Q&A with Kit Foster: January 12, 2012
Q. Can you please tell me how “numbers matching” cars are documented? I’ve had a dozen or so theories on the matter. The car in question is a 1964 Pontiac Catalina, two-door hardtop with a factory tach, four-speed manual and … More
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Q&A with Kit Foster: January 5, 2012
Q. I have a lighter with trouble lighting just like the one Bill Diehm wrote about (Q&A Nov. 24). It came with the 1928 Franklin Series 12-A convertible coupe that I purchased in 1972 and still have. In the … More
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