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One thing I do want to add is in my final year working at NAPA, AutoZone's were starting to pop up on every corner. And AutoZone had the...
Ha ha just read that .. guess I should actually read the posts instead of just looking at the pictures LOL
In Virginia during the 1980's parts stores like TrakAuto and Hi-Gear were revolutionary. They actually had more parts on the customer side of the...
Is that a VW ashtray in the kick panel?
Story #2: Nearly 30 Desirable Muscle Cars on the Farm. Another friend of mine had heard through relations that there were a bunch of old cars on...
I do have a couple stories that I can relay of friends experiences with finding "abandoned" cars .. Story #1: A Dozen '49-'51 Mercs in the...
You made some good progress for a full days work .. looking good. I really appreciate anyone who can give some dignity to what was a homely four...
In Virginia, if someone abandons a vehicle on your property there is a process by which you can get a clear and free title to the vehicle in your...
try www.datatags.com there are a number of places that do restore/reproduce serial/vin/data plates, but 99.9% will require some proof of...
I like Model A's .. and I like VW's .. just about the same way I like my cats and dogs. They are great when they are as they should be, but if...
a buddy of mine went into Autozone one time and asked for a group 24 battery .. the young man at the counter said "what type of car do you have"...
Nice build. Love the Y-Block .. never owned one myself though, had flathead then FE's kind of skipped over the Y-Block .. would be nice to see...
Ah thanks! Funny my answer was unknowingly included in my question! Ha ha
I ran into the same problem when I went to LED lights .. basically same problem, not enough circuit load to fire a thermal flasher .. my solution...
I agree definitely should have compassion for the people who are actually trying to work .. the young guy inexperienced with not a lot of car...
70's style hot rods have got to be the next "nostalgia trend" .. the backlash against the 1980's monochromatic or neon graphic-laden cars that...
... ask him to look up a water pump for your '65 Corvair. having worked in a parts store years ago that was a good initiation for "the new guy",...
Hello all. Have been lurking for a long time, enjoyed reading posts and seeing other peoples projects so decided to register and...
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