[Robin Craig]

A bit of movement.

I now have all 20 tires and tubes on hand and in black no less, very happy.

The source of the small sidelights at the front and the rear single red light has I think been solved, they were a very popular GMC and allied brand product used in the late 1940s and quite readily available in both original and repro format.

The rear car body was dropped off for media blasting recently, I have decided against stripping it myself, a better job can be done faster by others. I hope to pick it up this coming weekend.

My mate Nick Tilgner has delved into the original engine and the one Paul Singleton supplied.

He says they are different engines despite appearance. The original one has
lots of surface rust under the valve covers , and its clear from the spark plug removal, that water has entered the top ends. The crank case looks pretty good so far.

What he may do is use the cylinders and heads from the donor motor to rebuild the original engine. He will make that decision based on condition as he goes deeper.