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Terry K, got a location or a ph. for al Bergler?
the VCCA site is a good one but maybe for members only. However, I have one, in fact a complete short block. Condition unknown as it is stuck. Its...
What kind of equipment do you use to grind those mig tacks. This tread is a real education....many thanks.
Hey Curtr, As a Oswego native and having spent virtually every "Sunday, Sunday " there from '56 to '62 I would love to get a copy of that disc....
Wow, great stuff. Thanks for posting. I was born in Palmdale in '39 and lived in nearby Pearblossum. My dad was a race fan and can recall going...
The '39 has either the beam axle and single action tube shocks(Master 85) or the OPEN knee action (Master deluxe) the
I have a 4" chop and a prism and its OK with Mopar minivan seat and my 5'6" frame. I'm bringing a rat rod back to respectability, that said I'd...
You broke an anvil ? geez!! remind me not to challenge you to an arm wrestle.
Love those '40 Olds bumpers...had a set on my '36. Rusty they were, replaced them with '37 deSoto's, also rusty. But this was in '57/'60 and it...
1954. At a gas station I used to hang around I befriended an older guy ,19 (?), I was 15. He had a '40 Chev coupe with a big inch GMC truck...
When I got his car it had the clamp on type on the top edge of the doors. That necessitated in cutting a notch upper part of the opening to clear...
Great Story......now if I could only find the '36 3W I bought in '56 and sold in '68. N/O painted it gray and it went to Naperville IL. soon...
I can recommend Hagerty. Agreed value up front. Never heard a complaint. Disclaimer noted, they are HQ'd in my town.
Dirty Dug, Am interested in the pumpkin. How early? hoping for something from the '70's. Does it have filler hole? Looking one with 4 vert ribs...
Not sure about hot rod stuff but CG is the birthplace of El Rushbo
Speedy has them for $200 plus $75 for the OH kit. Read somewhere 21k for a V8 at hiway speeds.
The founder of Hagerty Insurance has passed away. A great video about his a '48 ford convert used as a dunemobile. Check it out at...
I enjoyed your ride and so did a lot others.
Good excuse to put an 8" or 9" Ford axle in. I worked at a Chev dealer in '56-'57 and we replaced these all the time on low mileage cars.
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Any body interested in car pooling? Down in Friday AM back on Sat night? down and back same day (ugh) ? Flexible. I'm at 231 228 5918 0r...
A Bocar, powered by an early Corvette fuelie, in a private collection in Traverse City, MI. Saw one run at the old Meadowdale in '59/'60.
Great tech. What is the dia. of that Caddy booster ? Is it a dual diaphram? I'm dealing with a very tight space twixt the frame rail and the C4...
hey belchfire8....they are. Hagerty just informed me that I need to reregister the YOM plate I've had on my '32 Chev since '94 to keep the...
Michigan requires a COLOR pic if you registering a YOM plate and it must be correct colors. The DOT specifically says you may not paint it car...
Love this thread. Am about to reskin a door on my "A" and would appreciate a couple of hints on making the folds around the perimiter. I have a...
There is another Barris clone on display also. A '51 Chevie Bel Air hardtop. Good choice for a curator.
Looking for someone in Michigan to louvre a Model a deck lid. Preferably in the northern half of the lower peninsula.
Haven't read all the thread so excuse a repeat. I saw the Ida film shoot at Bonneville in August. I thought the Tucker was the real thing, it was...
I had a not to well thought out combo of a 2.8, x303 cam, 29" tire and 2800 + stall TC. All this behind a 302HO and a C4 in a 2350LB car. Problem...
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