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As far as re-sizing pictures.. a lot of computers come with the software already loaded that'll re-size most any picture.

I use the one that comes with Microsoft Office.. but you can do it with the "Paint" program also, even the program that I have for the printer can change picture size and shape.

But there are free programs available also, just google / Bing "picture resize software"...

30cabrioletbrake.JPG30Landaubar.JPG30cabriolet.JPG30cabrioletengine.JPGWell Let me try to post some pictures. Hey, it worked! There were TWO problems. Thanks to 36 sedan I was able to delete about 50 old photos from the apparent limit of 298 on my copy. Then there was also a 700 limit on my laptop so I deleted some pictures from that area. Now you can see a rare 1930 Ford Cabriolet being brought back to running condition by my neighbor Dick Ivey. The car is owned by a woman in Fredericksburg Va who wants to tour with the Model A Club. Dick had to replace a cracked head, plane down a warped exhaust manifold and replace the rear wheel cylinders on the 1948 Ford hydraulic brakes. Then he added a dash push button starter relay for her and will get the paint touched up. I saw the car a few weeks ago and it was a dingy mottled blue but Dick buffed the paint to a bright blue. Although this car needed some repair to be ready for touring it is a really neat older update of a Model A with 1948 juice brakes and what is now a refurbished engine with a new fan and a brand new radiator. Dick is rightfully sought out for Model A repairs from miles around and it is my good fortune to be able to see the cars he works on. Note that the Landau bar on the top is a real folding-hinged bar and this is a rare car! I have more pictures of this car but I have a momentary interruption while I am glad to be able to post pictures again. Now in edit mode I see that I took the engine picture while he was working on the starter relay and you can see the dangling yellow wire is not yet connected. The replacement head is the so-called higher compression police head but it still is only about 6:1 compresshion ratio. This is a "standard" conversion to hydraulic brakes using 1948 Ford backing plates and the placement of the master cylinder requires moving the battery to a new position in the engine compartment. The special advantage of the Cabriolet is that the top can fold down but the doors have wind up windows while the windshield posts are straight. This car has been in the same family for a long time and if it were mine I would never sell it either! In edit mode I call your attention to the modern 6V alternator in the picture of the engine. Does anyone have a picture of an A engine with a CRAGAR head and insert bearings on a balanced crank to go with the antique racer pictures earlier in this thread?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Some new data for what it is worth. I was able to weigh my '29 roadster on a local digital scale and it showed exactly 2800 pounds with me sitting in it. I had my semi-annual medical checkup last Wednesday and weighed 212 pounds without shoes and the wad of keys I carry so I figure the driver weight was 215 pounds. That puts the weight of the car (with tools, spare gas and spare Prestone in the rumble/trunk) at 2585 pounds, about what I expected. Here is a site with specifications for the 1977 Z28 Camaro which lists a weight

http://www.automobile-catalog.com/ma..._z28/1977.html

of 3615 pounds for the 350 V8 with a manual 4-speed and a drag coefficient of 0.43. I have never been able to find a drag coefficient for any Model A but since the above Z28 specs list the mpg in the 11-13 range I guess my 16-17 is not so bad after all. The amazing thing is that the new V6 Camaros get over 300 HP and around 30 mpg!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder