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It's amazing how long an engine can last without an oil filter, which you will discover if you mess with old cars (prewar). But yeah, there's...
I had a '54 Bel Air that the previous owner had converted to open driveline in anticipation of a V8 swap, it had a 235 in it when I got it. Two...
And not to nitpick, why would the installer not have installed a remote oil filter? Personally I would not be comfortable with that.
If that is a 350/290hp or the generic replacement engine that some people refer to as the 260hp, i.e. cast iron heads, two piece rear main seal...
I've got that beat. I refused to allow a dealer decal or license plate frame on a new car once that I bought. I even grabbed the prep order and...
More than once I heard the "seven year law" thing both before and while I was in dealership parts departments. Early on in my dealership years I...
Mrs. Duntov!
'81 I became a volunteer firefighter and the next year an EMT. Soon after joining I received some on the job training with the Hurst tool. Later...
Hey, I had one of those pedal Jeeps in the mid 50's! Wish I had it for on of my grandsons,he loves Jeeps! Well, anything with wheels. I was...
I don't know anything about the seller but this is from Wikipedia: Area code 618 southern Illinois Area code 618 is the telephone area code...
What about a 1955 or 56 Buick lens at the top wired for turn signals only, leaving the tail and brake light in the original light?
Might want to check the engine numbers, if memory is correct the base engine in 1964 Newports were 361's, 383's were optional at least in the...
I learned to drive in my aunt's three month old '64 Newport when I was twelve. Oakland Hills Memorial Park (large cemetery outside of Detroit) is...
"My mother says she remembers my Grandfather listening on the radio in 1964, the year Dave McDonald and Eddie Sachs were killed" I remember that...
If memory is right the change was made in '78
The good point of the Saginaw is the Iron case, the bad point is the narrower gears due to all five gears being in the main case.
Never seen a blue painted Saginaw either OEM or service replacement. That looks to be a early 70's due to the switch on the 3-4 selector, that was...
Just my opinion but with the family connection to your present car you will hate yourself at some point. Plus like others have said the pro...
^^^ may not be such a good idea. The quoted website is from an Attorney in...
Champion and AC both share the system that the lower the number the colder the plug. If memory is right NGK is opposite, the greater the number...
Wasn't to me! I saw enough of those over the years!
Again with the seven digit part numbers, 30 and 31 were Harrison Radiator supplied cooling system parts. New Departure Hyatt bearings, six digit...
Well FWIW, seven digit part numbers that start with 38 or 39 are Chevrolet, 97 or 98 are Pontiac. 70 or 17 are usually Rochester Products, 56 or...
To agree and add to what Finn said. My first car was a 1960 Sunliner, got it after my dad passed in 1967, it was our family's second car, other...
Mystery Shifter. All that I could afford at the time. Did just fine despite all the crude comments made by friends at the time. On Hurst and...
I stand corrected on the 64 Ford, I thought all them were built with generators. At least all that I have seen including the one I owned had...
Not sure about the 63 Mercury but for a fact 64 Mercury used an alternator instead of a generator like Ford did. Remember with the Mercury you...
Abe, I’ve wondered about the same thing. Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Slightly o/t but after I moved back to Michigan in '88 I became a on-call firefighter with the City Of Novi. Second station I was assigned to had...
I went to look at a O/T GTO advertised for sale in the early 80's. Pulled into the yard, car nose to the road. I walk around the side, three...
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