Thanks. It usually does run pretty well. But every couple of years I do need to take the carburetor all apart and clean it and then it runs great again.
Wow, I thought I had the only one left on the planet. You're near Lake Michigan but the plate sure looks Washington state and no rust in Michigan?? My 32 4 door bought new in Seattle which is where I live. 128k miles so the engine and spring bushings worn out otherwise complete and no rust. Year after I got the Essex a pal gave me a 31 Hudson 8 coupe restored body but had a cracked head and manifold which I solved, that's my wife's car. I'm 70 and had over a hundred old cars but these are my first pre-wars. Really like the style and they are keepers. These are far better built than same era Fords, no wood in the body except couple of floor panels, very strong frames, proper gas tanks and parallel spring suspension. My dash doesn't have the fancy bezel as yours, has eagle hood ornament same as on the Hudson. Thanx for the video, wonderful to see.
The plate is Wisconsin, which is where I live. My Dad bought the car in 1990 near Stevens Point, which is in central Wisconsin. I don't know its history before that. But I would think there's a good chance it's from WI even before that. So it must have been well taken care of because it doesn't have any rust, even on the underside. My Dad did repaint some of the exterior, all the fenders and the hood. I agree that Essex's were well build cars. I do very much like mine and there's no doubt I'll be keeping it.
Very nice car. Years ago a guy where I worked had a mid 20’s Essex coupe and he let me drive it. We stopped by where I lived with it and my landlord who lived next door said that his brother had one during the 30’s and it gave him a lot of trouble. Anyway, I thought it was a great car and was very solid. The landlord said it got poor mileage which might be true I don’t know. He was a bit of a grouch anyway.
Nice car, a really smooth running machine. You didn't speak of the wheels, are they original or have you had to refurbish them? My aunt had an Essex (1929 I think) and by my mother's account it was very reliable. There was some recurring carburetor issue, probably a stuck float that my my aunt learned to fix on her own. Thank you for making this video, very interesting and also brought to mind many of my mother's stories about motoring in the 1920's and 30's.
My Dad bought the car in 1990 and he didn't have to do anything to the wheels. I don't know the history of the car before that so it's possible someone refinished them before that but it's also possible they're original. The rest of the car was original when he got it. And it's still mostly original. My Dad had to put a new top on it and he did paint some of the exterior. He repainted the fenders, the hood and some of the back area. The sides are still the original paint. And most of the interior is original. There are just a few patches.
This is the car you were telling me about. It's outstanding! Thanks for sharing it here.
Thanks. Glad you like it.
someone has done a lovely job on that carbb tning, started up so quickly! neat car for sure
Thanks. It usually does run pretty well. But every couple of years I do need to take the carburetor all apart and clean it and then it runs great again.
Wow, I thought I had the only one left on the planet. You're near Lake Michigan but the plate sure looks Washington state and no rust in Michigan??
My 32 4 door bought new in Seattle which is where I live. 128k miles so the engine and spring bushings worn out otherwise complete and no rust.
Year after I got the Essex a pal gave me a 31 Hudson 8 coupe restored body but had a cracked head and manifold which I solved, that's my wife's car. I'm 70 and had over a hundred old cars but these are my first pre-wars. Really like the style and they are keepers.
These are far better built than same era Fords, no wood in the body except couple of floor panels, very strong frames, proper gas tanks and parallel spring suspension. My dash doesn't have the fancy bezel as yours, has eagle hood ornament same as on the Hudson.
Thanx for the video, wonderful to see.
The plate is Wisconsin, which is where I live. My Dad bought the car in 1990 near Stevens Point, which is in central Wisconsin. I don't know its history before that. But I would think there's a good chance it's from WI even before that. So it must have been well taken care of because it doesn't have any rust, even on the underside. My Dad did repaint some of the exterior, all the fenders and the hood.
I agree that Essex's were well build cars. I do very much like mine and there's no doubt I'll be keeping it.
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Very nice car. Years ago a guy where I worked had a mid 20’s Essex coupe and he let me drive it. We stopped by where I lived with it and my landlord who lived next door said that his brother had one during the 30’s and it gave him a lot of trouble. Anyway, I thought it was a great car and was very solid. The landlord said it got poor mileage which might be true I don’t know. He was a bit of a grouch anyway.
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Nice car, a really smooth running machine. You didn't speak of the wheels, are they original or have you had to refurbish them? My aunt had an Essex (1929 I think) and by my mother's account it was very reliable. There was some recurring carburetor issue, probably a stuck float that my my aunt learned to fix on her own. Thank you for making this video, very interesting and also brought to mind many of my mother's stories about motoring in the 1920's and 30's.
My Dad bought the car in 1990 and he didn't have to do anything to the wheels. I don't know the history of the car before that so it's possible someone refinished them before that but it's also possible they're original. The rest of the car was original when he got it. And it's still mostly original. My Dad had to put a new top on it and he did paint some of the exterior. He repainted the fenders, the hood and some of the back area. The sides are still the original paint. And most of the interior is original. There are just a few patches.
Thats a nice.