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General Category => Henry J & Allstate Forum => Topic started by: Corsairdeluxe on December 22, 2012, 12:37:06 PM

Title: Who's Henry J
Post by: Corsairdeluxe on December 22, 2012, 12:37:06 PM

This looks like the Hal Neuman\Neil Greener Henry J. Looks to be the nicest one in a long time.

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=919&aid=466


I could get real serious about it, if it did not bring top dollar! It's no reserve. Who knows?

Title: Re: Who's Henry J
Post by: Fid on December 22, 2012, 02:08:37 PM

That is a beauty. One of the nicest ones I've seen. It's not Hal Nauman's as his is a '52 with a continental kit on it. Is this one David Dunn's..?  The guy in Niagara Falls area...? Never saw the car myself but I heard it was among the nicest out there and this one looks like it could be.

Title: Re: Who's Henry J
Post by: Terry T on December 22, 2012, 04:08:40 PM

What is black canister mounted below driver side horn?

Title: Re: Who's Henry J
Post by: Corsairdeluxe on December 22, 2012, 05:14:50 PM

I can not be sure,but it is probably a reservoir for the remote fill master cylinder.

Title: Re: Who's Henry J
Post by: Fid on December 22, 2012, 05:34:16 PM

Good catch, I didn't see that cannister/jar. It looks a lot like the remote master cylinder reservoir my '52 Henry J  has on it. A welcome modification in my opinion. KF issued one of their own and rialto posted a picture of it recently.
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a2cc03b3127ccef1b90cba8f7100000030O01SatmLdmyB7efAA/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)
I don't know if there was more than one factory issue version as it doesn't look like that one.
The one on my '52 J is a Darwin and looks a little different.

Title: Re: Who's Henry J
Post by: Corsairdeluxe on December 22, 2012, 08:54:57 PM

This is in my old,old parts store. It came in a KF box,long disintegrated.I used the master cylinder cap from the kit but a different (wilwood)reservoir.

C:\Users\brown\Pictures\Brake files\oldreservoir.JPG

Title: Re: Who's Henry J
Post by: Fid on December 23, 2012, 11:36:03 PM

The auction says "Scottsdale" on it. If that's Scottsdale, AZ, then that car is likely the one owned by Ron Hughes. It used to get gold every time I saw it in the Quarterly. Hughes quit the club about 7 or 8 years ago, he was one of those guys that I never heard a good word about. Seems he rubbed a lot of folks the wrong way.

Title: Master Cylinder Reservoir
Post by: BigDave LM6174 on May 17, 2013, 08:20:40 AM

Rather than drilling the cap to add master cylinder reservoir, has anyone ever tried drilling and tapping into the MC housing itself?

Title: Re: Who's Henry J
Post by: porsche1914 on May 17, 2013, 10:23:08 AM

Terry Zeug has one for sale with a tap in the master cyl.

Title: Re: Who's Henry J
Post by: BigDave LM6174 on May 18, 2013, 02:04:00 AM

Thanks, I emailed Terry.

Title: Re: Who's Henry J
Post by: Logan on May 18, 2013, 11:10:23 PM

Who's Henry J?  The whole reason for the club (no, maybe only half the reason).   ;)

Title: Re: Who's Henry J
Post by: BigDave LM6174 on May 18, 2013, 11:13:04 PM

Terry has sold it.  He did say it had threading in it to reservoir and it had regular cap.