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27 October 2009

Pictures of a 1911 GA. This car in in its original unrestored livery.

9 June 2009

100th Anniversay of Alice Ramsey's trip across the United States in a factory supplied 1909 Maxwell DA.

Emily Anderson set off today to retrace that historic journey. Follow her travels here, http://aliceramsey.org/

April 2009

For Sale:

1917 Maxwell Touring Car. Less than 17,000 original miles. A great example of an unaltered, original car. Near Omaha, Nebraska. Asking 14,500. Please e-mail if interested. gbchevy55@aol.com

AB News:

The AB is up and running. It started on the first pull!

A couple of immediate issues. I put oil seals on the crank and transmission shafts at their main bearings, but oil was copiously coming from the center of the drive shaft out past the plug. I assume this was normal, and would flush the two bushings between the crankshaft and the drive shaft. This created one holy mess on my driveway and had paths leading to and from my house to every location visited. So, I pulled the plug, fitted a cork plug, and then used Permatex Black Silicone Seal to refit the plug and seal the split at the end of the drive shaft. Oil loss is much reduced.

In 1911, the oil just knocked down road dust. Now I will check the oil level in the transmission and front case before each trip and drain down.

The car now pulls hills easily in high gear. There is plenty of torque. It revs to an easy 1,000-1,200 RPM and drives happily at 25-30 MPH.

I have to measure out the advance, it seems a little limited, I would like at least 30 degrees.

The front end, after much work, steers lightly and well.

Next on the line is to find someone to recharge the Splitdorf so I can run on mag.

A book review:

As always, caveat emptor; the Maxwell Messenger assumes no liablities or responsibilities for the legitimacy, veracity, or honesty of the seller or purchaser of any items on the site.

The Maxwell Messenger

This website is designed as a resource for those interested in the Maxwell automobiles manfactured by the Maxwell Briscoe Motor Company and its successors.

NOTICE: The Maxwell Messenger needs your cooperation to succeed. We're looking for articles, photographs, information, anything that can help fill out this site. Especially important are hints and help in restoration, resources for parts, suggestions for repairs. Also needed are personal stories, jokes, histories, and anything else that might be of interest. Just send an email with your ideas. We can scan photos and return them. Thanks, the editors.

nota bene : The Maxwell Messenger site is not responsible for the accuracy, honesty, legitimacy, reality, truth, justice, or American wayness of any items advertised or any advertiser soliciting a sale. We cannot guarantee, backup, defend, or make good any complalint you might have. That is private business between you and the vendor.

CAVEAT EMPTOR