Author Archive: Tom Laferriere

These 1929 Packard 6-45 Wood Spoke Wheels came off a 1929 Packard 6-45 Custom Rollston Roadster pictured.  Complete and ready to bolt on your car.  These are 8 lug 20″ wheels.  Try and find one, never mind a complete set of 6.  $1,500 per wheel.

See more photos of the wheels offered here on this 6-45 Rollston Roadster by clicking here.

Complete set of wheels I bought for a Speedster project I sold.  25″ wheels complete.

12 Inch Brass rushmore headlamps headlights.

These 12 inch brass rushmore headlamps are quite rare and hard to find for your large Brass Era automobile.  Pictures should show condition.  A must have for larger Brass Era Automobiles.

1905 FN Type A Motorcycle.  5 hp, 363 cc air-cooled inline four-cylinder engine, shaft drive, and rear drum brake.   The FN Four, manufactured in Liége, Belgium by Fabrique Nationale from 1905 until 1923, was the world’s first production inline-4 motorcycle. It was also, at 40 miles per hour (64 km/h), the world’s fastest production motorcycle from 1911 until 1912.

The motorcycle was developed in 1904, tested late that year, and had its public debut at the 1905 Paris Motorcycle Show.  It was a commercial success upon release, with production increasing over its twenty-year run.

– From the Estate of John M. O’Quinn
– Formerly part of the famed Otis Chandler Collection
– The very first four-cylinder motorcycle design

Famed Belgian arms maker Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre, or FN for short, embraced bicycle and motorcycle production during the early 20th Century. Beginning with a 133 cc single in 1902, rapid improvements culminated in the secret project of engineer Paul Kelecom to design a four-cylinder engine [...]

Finally brought this website up to 21st Century technology.  Any questions or problems with use, please let me know.  Thank you!

Great opportunity to restore a 1932 Packard. Body is very nice and interior is complete for patterns. Not running at this time, but appears complete. New wiring harness installed. Front bumper not pictured, but included.  Known missing items are the battery box cover and the front frame covers.

This engine was purchased form the 1996 AK Miller auction by Christies.  Supposedly this engine was in AK’s bedroom.  Appears to be complete.  Great for a spare or make an incredible special with it.

82 hp, 201 cu. in. L-head inline six-cylinder engine, three-speed manual transmission, independent coil spring front and semi-elliptic spring rear suspensions, and four-wheel drum brakes. Wheelbase: 117 in.

Although the earliest automobiles were open-topped, the convertible concept didn’t appear until the late 1920s. The first drop top to arrive on the scene with a power-assisted top was the 1939 Plymouth Convertible.

The Plymouth lineup originated in 1930 and helped the Chrysler brand prosper through the Great Depression.

The convertible was a rarity, as Plymouth was the only division of the Chrysler brand to offer open-air cars. Of the 417,528 Plymouths that were rolled from the assembly line that year, a mere 5,976 of them were convertible coupes, and an additional 387 of them were four-door convertibles.

Under the hood, the Plymouth’s 3.3L 201 cu. in. inline six-cylinder engine, paired with a three-speed sliding gear manual transmission, received 82 horsepower. [...]