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PROJECTS
Soren Specialties, Inc
1-435-257-6140
1-800-950-2437
This 1938 Lincolin Model K was purchased by Charlie Taylor from Harrah's Auto Museum approximately 28 years ago. The car sat in Charlie's shop for about 24 years with several other cars of interest.
Charlie came to me one day and asked if I would be interested in getting the car running. Basically, he said it needed electrical work. After getting the car to the shop Frank Gage and myself started looking it over. Yep, it needed electrical work but it didn't have any compression on two cylinders.
After a few weeks of research we felt we could come up with enough parts to salvage the engine. To describe all that went on from here would take a whole book, but in a nut shell, one piston was ruined, valves were bad and the worst problems were crankshaft and head problems.
After two weeks of welding on the aluminum heads, it was decided that it would be nice if we could buy "new heads". Guess what.....Ernie Foster in California cast new heads for the Model K! That was a very good move since we had to spend extra time modifying connecting rods to accept bearing inserts from a Ford diesel . Yes , the heads cost a bit but were well worth it.
Innovative Machine in Saint Louis, Missouri, water-jetted shims for the main bearings. Rings, valves, valve guides and gaskets were obtained from Egge's Machine. The wiring problems were solved with new wire looms supplied by a wiring specialty shop in New Jersey. After two years the model K is up and running. It was quite an honor to work on this vintage car.
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1938 LINCOLN Model K
1928 CADILLAC Fleetwood Brougham
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The engine in this 1917 La France was brought in to me by the Brigham City, Utah Fire Department for crack repairs and a general going over to bring it back into operating condition after sitting in a museum for several years. We repaired approximately 30 inches of cracks. We installed new exhaust valves and did a detailed cleaning of rings, pistons and cylinder walls. The chassis and body work was done by the volunteer firemen.
1917 La France Fire Truck
This 1928 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham is locally owned and previously registered in Tulsa, Ok. I was given the pleasure of reviving the vacuum operated fuel pump. I drove it in two parades and then back into storage!
116 N. 200 W. Tremonton, Utah 84337
