The Jalopy Journal
The best of times, about 1960 ... in a town of about 20,000, there were at least 4 Holiday coupes, 2 converts, 2 coupes, a few 4drs, & a wagon...
'54 Deluxe 88 & a '56 Deluxe 88 - both 3 speed cars. '54 was free, '56 cost me a '50 Chev pickup with a big hole in the block.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The GM cars from '49 thru '54 have the best (fresh air) heaters ever put in an automobile ... anything over 10 MPH, you don't need the fan. Some...
Didn't see a need to ever change a Chevrolet to 12v. until the '80s. However, since then, it's nearly impossible to buy a decent 6v battery. Up...
'50 DHC with a '52 98 eng/trans. my buddy rebuilt senior year '66. He stuck it in a '50 convert, & never drove it. I pulled it out, stuck it in...
'50 wagon cost $55 & 3 days yard work. It's a 3 speed. The granny lady I got it from was in her 80s, ran a tiny cafe from 5am til 3pm & smoked...
Read post 7 again. If no detents are felt, take the switch apart & replace the broken parts, The springs can be made from Bic lighter parts.
Idaho tried safety inspections from '68 until the mid -'70s. Most people figured out that sending $2 to your favorite inspection station with your...
Take the Phillips head screw holding the cup to the mast jacket to Ace Hardware - get an Allen head same length to replace it so the switch...
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Prewar Goodyear premium product ...
Cable too short ? Pull the flexible inner piece out, lay it on your bench or floor & make note of the length. now, place one end in your vice &...
Radios don't care - just hook it up & use it.
That blonde sure reminds me of Virginia Bell ....
All you'll need to know will be down on the shift detents just above the steering box.
If you look hard, the good pre-'70s points with fiber rubbing block can be found. Keep the cam lubed, & they'll live a long, long life. Niehoff,...
Change the entire nose ....
From X-Cel (?) kits sold in the '90s, from JoHan promo original dies[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's '55 parts that bolted in a '56. It's also got the '55 parking lights that bolt in. The '56 rubber bucket ones are always tore up.[ATTACH]
#53 for high beam indicator, #57 for the rest. They shine thru red or green celluloid in the sockets.
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Hurry ! It's gonna snow ....
Look closely at the car when the going gets tuff - it's a thinly disguised Lincoln.
Appears you have the overdrive as well.
Did alternators on quite a few GM cars & trucks with the factory regulator left in place. Gutted regulator & mounted 2 circuit breakers inside it...
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