After a great conversation with Rick I'm taking his suggestion and posting on your club forum. I have just purchased my Star a couple of weeks ago and I'm in need of a body for it. I'm open to what is out there but my wife and I are really partial to the touring bod...
Don't forget that DMAC items from the club store make excellent Christmas gifts and all proceeds go straight to the club.
Original T-Shirts, the first item the club ever sold, are on sale now at only $8 each. Patches, decals, hats, shirt and step plates are ready...
Hi Y'all,
Thought maybe a new post on the website might help our current President, Rick Botti, with his previous request for help on articles for the Durant Partner.
Our Durant Partner Editor, Carol Fogarazzo, stated to me that she needed articles for the maga...
Looking for a supplier of the Cam Followers, adjusting screw & lock nut from Continental engine They are 3/8 national fine thread New or NOS or even good condition second hand. The spanner facings need to be in good order.
Progress on Engine rebuild: Con rods straig...
I have located an above average vehicle, can be driven anywhere. Older restore in very good condition. I am looking for approximate values before I make offer. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
I have a Durant hub cap with the picture of the name DURANT across a thing that looks like a dragon. Would someone be interested in telling me what car it is off of if I emailed a photo of it?
THANK YOU CHUCK!
Do you mean I can actually send a pic of my BRIGHT YELLOW '24 Star roadster without fear of being tarred, feathered, and run out of town - or at least out of the club!?! It really only has a couple of minor changes - is MY car, the way I want it....
I am starting to get my car taken apart and now am at the point where I am ready to take the body off the frame. I was thinking I could remove it in one piece until I started looking at the steering column. I have all of the hardware for the column removed but if I...
Hi All.....
As Rick mentioned in another post WE NEED YOUR HELP.
The next super sized issue of the Partner is going to feature our 10th annual Meet in Auburn. We need your stories. If everyone who was there could write a couple lines about their experiences w...
Does anybody have an overdrive unit as an add on installed and working? I have seen some advertised in Classic Cars Mag. and wondered what are the ramifications of such a change, does it work as it should, what modifications has to be made, what is the success of the...
The next issue of the Durant Partner is going to be a real Dusie(pun intended);-)
But our Editor needs your help right away as November is the deadline for articles, ads, etc. If you have an article to submit, even if you think you can't write one, well write one...
Well after 12 weeks of sanding, filling, spraying, washing, sanding some more, filling some more, spraying some more, Gary the body restorer got her body smooth as, and then we finally got a colour on. Now for the buffing and polishing. The photos look like red in co...
Just watching the news and thinking of all our friends from the club living in the path of that monster blaze. I send my sincere wish that they all come thru it safe and sound. Lance--take good care of all the great cars you have there in San Diego. I think we are a...
I just posted a few pictures from Auburn, 155 to be exact. It's actually a small part of the most photographed DMAC event ever. I'll post more and of course the next issue of the Durant Partner will contain many pictures and extra pages in color.
Just click the 20...
I’ve made a few updates to the online club store (Durant store button), and one of those changes was to place our DMAC T-Shirts on SALE.
They are now offerd for only $8.00 each, that’s 47% off of their regular price. Remember the holidays are approachi...
Was excited to see under photographs, there is a 2007 annual meet (NEW) listing. But the photos are same as the 2006 meet. Musta been a slip of the curser or it's a placeholder, but I know we'll see them soon.
Wayne
Colleagues: While carefully replacing the internal wire in the steering shaft to activate the horn, we accidentally broke the upper throttle control lever (appears to be pot metal) while tapping it in place. So, am searching for either the single casting for the thr...
I have posted a similar message recently but haven't seen it on the forum page. sometimes the cp and I don't get along.
my car: I am headed to CA on 11-08-08 to pick up the 29/30 4 door sport sedan model 6-63 deluxe from Bob Krause. Wish me luck and please send some...
Third time UN-lucky!!! returning home from a very nice tour of the mid section of the Murray river and the "Boorigal Rally" in Albury NSW (8th to 14th October) the engine of my 1929 D66 sedan failed once again. On dismantling it appears that the engine seems to be pr...
October 20, 10 AM at 6192 Bank Street (Hwy 31) Greely Ontario
1929 Durant Roadster green restored
1928 Durant Sedan white rough restored
Number of parts ( 28 / 29 )
see www.theauctionfever.com for full details (it says)
Don't know if anyone has seen it yet, but our very own DMAC member Bill Vigus and his 25 Flint took a 2nd Junior in his class at Hershey. Way to go Bill! Congratulations for sure!
The Terry Rudie auction was today. Here are some prices........
30 Durant Street Rod $10,900
30 Durant Coupe (original) $5,500
31 Durant sedan converted to a truck $2,350
29 Rugby truck $5,100
28 Rugby truck (original) $7,600
Sorry.....
wish to sell rebuilt Durant motor, with rebuilt carb. Just wish to cover my costs, rebuilt motor $2,558.oo carb rebuild cost $185.00 total $2,743.00 O.B.O. extra parts included
All you chaps out in the mid-west. Check out www.nixonauctioneers.com under Carl Nelson Auction on Saturday October 20. Lots of items, including unrestored vehicles, and a 1929 Durant Coupe that doesn't look bad.
If you are anywhere in the vicinity would make an...
Who belongs to the Star hack station wagon that was at Auburn. Not sure I met them. I have an Avon bottle (whoopee)that is supposed to be a 23 Star that has some resemblance. They might like to have it
Wayne Farrand
Thanks for the replies we got, but can anyone please tell us now if the W4A engine which came out of the 1924 Rugby model F will fit into our 1926 Rugby model M which has a W5A engine in it at the moment.
We are going to fit the W4A. Will we lose power?
Is this...
I am looking for someone that might going to California soon. If you are interested in hauling a dissambelled car back for me, contact me;or I may be interested in meeting you there and drive back togather in separate vehicles. My family does want me to make the tri...
I'have an opportunity to purchase a 1928 Rugby X 1 ton truck with grain box. All original, mint condition, runs. Can folks offer me thoughts on what a fair price might be--going value of--this vehicle? Thanks.
Did I miss something? I read all the entries in the forum and I don't quite understand what was given?
I see that Yates won, I saw the Cord model car, but
I didn't see any Duesenberg. Are there any images of this giveaway? Was it a real car or a model?
I'm confuse...
Hello all, I hope someone can advise us. We have a 1926 Rugby 4 cylinder M model. At the moment we are restoring the car including the engine, and have the opportunity to buy a partly restored 1924 Rugby 4 cylinder F model. Can we use this engine and finish restori...
Just received in the Mail. A notice of an Estate sale Oct.20,2007 in Westby, Wis. address(S2002 County B). 10:00AM CST p. # 608- 634-4557 Gary Olerud Auctioneer
28 Ruby Truck, 29 Ruby Truck, 30 Durant Coupe, 31 Durant (Street Rod). Durant Dort Buggy, Assorted...
To day is Friday and at about 6:30p.m. E.T. time I received a call from the Son of the Person that owned the Durant Dealership here in Muskegon. We talked for about 15 minuets. Wants to meet with me the next time he comes into town. Because he moved around a few time...
Estate Sale
Items for sale include Durant and Rugby vehicles:
28 Rugby Truck
29 Rugby Truck
30 Durant Coupe
30 Durant
31 Durant (Street Rod)
Other Durant and Rugby items for sale:
Durant Dort Buggy
Assorted Rugby and Durant parts, accessories and lit...
Hi All. Wow a fantastic surprise today when Charlie Spitz from NJ showed up here in San Diego with this pink wrapped 1934 Cord model car with 44 of your signatures on it from the Durant annual meet in Auburn. Course they used the pick wrapping paper cause I was kiddi...
Hi
I am looking for a picture of the Vin # plate for a rugby 1 ton so I can get my Vin plate redone. Also does anyone know of anyone that does this
Thank you
For those of you that I took photos of your car, if you would like me to email a photo or two, please send me an email with a description of your car and I will edit a couple of photos and send them
I have already sent a couple of photos to Frank, Reggie, Bob Smi...
Hi- With reluctance, I must sell my '28 M-2. Leaside car bought last year. Photos are under my name in photo section. Paid $3750 Cdn. asking $3200. Actually starts and runs!
Spotted at the Monroe, WA swap meet this weekend: a W-5A short block. Casting numbers W5A 608A and 20 J E (which may be the date of the block casting). Continental ID plate has W-5A 551663. It is a short block with the head and all accessories gone. The bolt-on ti...
Hi fellows,
Does any have any information on reconditioning the main metal Universal for a D40. Have searched our club site but only Shows the front Universal ie with
the rubber balls. I have already done that.
John
Dorothy and I want to say thank you to everyone that put together the Auburn meet, and to everybody that came. We really enjoyed meeting new members and seeing old friends again. Thank U again for puting on such a great meet.