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Thanks John, I emailed Frank with pics and asked if he could load, for ref.
I'll give Amozon a view.

A non-car friend of mine has a couple wheel covers that I think qualify as sombrero's, that he's considering selling.
They came off his Father's Cadillac many years ago and have been in the barn forever. Sorry, don't know the year but they are lost in the 50's I'm sure. I haven't seen them in person and the pics look like they could use some chrome polish but appear to be in real nice shape.
Any idea of their popularity these days, maybe what year and an approximate value would be appreciated, as I have no clue.
Thanks, Frank
Not sure if the pics are included as they did appear initialy but disappeared upon preview. 243KB each

I still pop in from time to time. I've met some great folks through this site which as mentioned, seems to house mostly adults in it's review room.
You can usually get some spot on answers from your questions too!
Frank

My last, Hotrod, just ran out, even with the Street Rodder extention credit. "They" even continued to send me 3 more editions past the X date. Frank

57Larry; As much as I relent from responding with advice, based upon my limited knowledge, I remember back 20 years ago when a member had a similar problem. He resolved his issue and a second members same problem by replacing the power booster canister with, in their cases a used Astro van unit, from the boneyard. They wanted one that was working hense the used boneyard part. Solved both issues quickly from soft to lock-up. I believe if the residual valves are holding then the booster canister is your issue. Hope I'm correct and your issue gets resolved. Let us know, Frank

It has been a frustrating morning with me trying to get an appointment with AT&T to get a truck to my house with replacement equipment so my U-verse will work again. I diagnosed the problem and then spent one hour on the phone with Singapore Sal and a stateside new guy who had to go by the book, as he crashed the switched location replacement box. Frustration runs rampant here this morning.  Now where's that old antenna. But, enough of that....

Hey, that 50lbs is a lot of weight to shed and hopefully by choice, good on you. I hope the LSMFT's are also behind you by now.

The car...............strange you should ask as it just went down the road two weeks ago.
I was going to change the pic but with all the RRT site changes recently I thought I'd wait.
The car sat for a couple of years while I religiously charged the battery and last year I syphoned and dumped the older gas with good intentions but I had lost interest, not to mention a minor fuel delivery problem. I bought a new fuel pump also last year and it sat as my interest continued to wane.
This year about a month ago with some prodding from and old drag race friend and Charlie "Chops" I took the time to pop in the new mechanical pump, buy a new battery and fire her up. With a local yearly car show coming I washed off any crud, got out my fold up chairs, cooler and thought, why not drop on a for sale sign. I quickly made note of the cars assets, selected a price and added a phone number to a word document and headed out.
It felt good driving to the show and re-experiencing the old first to second shift tire squawk plus those loud pipes a blaring into these almost 80 year ears. I arrived early enough, picked an ideal spot, taped up the signs and retired to the inside bar for a few Arnold Palmers.
When I came out I was accosted by one guy and had several around asking questions. The genuine interest surprised me totally and one old rodder suggested that the crowd was familiar seeing 60's, 70's and 80's but not 30's and 40's so that might be a reason why.
Anyway, one 50ish chap seemed really interested and asked all the right questions, brought his friends by for a peak and consulted with a mutual rodder friend who knew the car. Upon leaving that night stated he'd be by tomorrow for a test drive and final review. Sure enough he called and then stopped by that Friday morning and after some discussion a deal was struck and he took it home that very day.
Do I miss it, yeah but it was a 20 year tour of meeting new friends, revisiting the car culture again void since the sixties and truly enjoying the travel to and from. Will I get another fun ride, I don't know as my time might be getting short for longer trips and sitting at a local show doesn't float my boat. We'll have to see what's ahead.
I'm still checking in here and do enjoy following along with the problem solvers and builders.
Now, it's about those extra parts I have laying around like distributer, water pump, trans cooler, corvette master, alternaters, 350 trans and drive shaft. Anybody want to buy a Racer Brown 49R cam and kit?
CU, Frank

Probably the wide angle feature, these days (smile)

WOW! Three old gassers that by the looks, might have a tough time carrying the front end.
See what 20 years will do to the likes of Don, George and Ken............
Miss the gatherings, Frank

Nice!

I wonder if mice follow each other??

I wonder why no anti-freeze as an embalming fluid, stink repellent and scream suppresser, is suggested?

I had to look it up.............

Rolling coal is a form of conspicuous air pollution, for entertainment or for protest. Some drivers intentionally trigger coal rolling in the presence of hybrid vehicles (when it is nicknamed "Prius repellent") to cause their drivers to lose sight of the road and inhale harmful air pollution. Coal rolling may also be directed at foreign vehicles, bicyclists, protesters, and pedestrians. Practitioners cite "American freedom" and a stand against "rampant environmentalism" as reasons for coal rolling.

A concern is road traffic safety violations, as the black smoke can impair visibility, increasing the risks of motor vehicle crashes and is a violation of clean air laws.  

Amazing, all I ever needed to do was lay down some rubber now you're a fogger!

I had sent my entry in last week and got it and the check back in yesterdays mail. I was impressed.

maybe you forgot the postage.................just say'N

Silver......maybe and if in the stock pattern it will be a tri-color as in silver, black and cream; my guess!
Frank

I too transferred my SR issue balance to HR. Very accommodating although HR was cheaper initially no extras were offered to balance.
Yes, getting through was a trial.
Frank

No problem here @ 10:18AM
Oops, now that I'm on awhile it has slowed when changing pages and positions. (10:27pm)