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Vintage Riviera late model stock car …. I just came across this classified ad on my local marketplace and think that this is one of the best...
I don’t want to hijack this thread but when I get over to where the car is stored then I will take some pics and post them .
Following this great thread as I just purchased a ‘61 Vette , 2 top , 4 speed , 2-4 bbl car that hadn’t been driven in 30 years . Looking to end...
A show that I watched when I was a child , The Thin Man which starred Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk . A very cool (at least to me at the time )...
Hearing this tragic news was a real gut punch . Pat had seemingly been writing about hot rods forever and I always enjoyed his articles . My...
For those engines that you can’t easily prime I use a pressurized aluminum tank with the hose from the tank screwed into the oil pressure sender...
Figure On Rebuilding Directly . I’ve owned a mess of cars from various manufacturers over the years and they all had their pluses and minuses ....
Terrible news . I was always a fan of his when I was growing up . The only time that I remember seeing him race though was at Bristol when he was...
I like the ‘57 Ford wagon better than any of the tri-5 wagons as the styling was so crisp and you don’t see them as often . Your new wagon is...
I’m kinda a lurker here but I always read and enjoyed Dave’s posts . He will be missed . My condolences to his family and many friends .
This is tragic . He was a wealth of knowledge without coming off as a " know it all " . I hope he had a great life . My condolences to his family .
Thanks Eric !
A friend sold me a box of n.o.s. old car parts some while back and this was in there . I'm 67 and I've run across some odd parts but never one of...
No longer available . Thank you HAMB .
Trashed '57 Vette frame . This thing took a hard front hit from maybe a 45 degree angle .The back part has been cut off at the frame kick-up ....
Sorry that I started this thread and haven't been back since .Been really busy with a late car buddy's estate . My concern for the registration...
We currently live in N. Carolina and the cost to register a classic car with the DMV has become rather expensive . More specifically , it's the...
Thanks Jim for your input .If I pull the trigger and buy this Vette then I will send you some pics . Fritz , thanks for your input as well .
Thanks for all the great replies , you can never have too much knowledge . Please keep them coming .
I'm considering the purchase of a disassembled '57 Vette . Someone has sanded and/or ground on the body to where the fiberglass is kinda thin in...
Sold ..Thanks for all the interest!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Trio of vintage unused Boettger air cleaners .I.D. Is 2 5/8" ,height is 4" . The mounting screws do have rust on them from...
C'mon guys , I don't want to put these on eBay . New prices....subtract $2.00 from posted prices for all kits . Buyer pays shipping at my cost ....
[ATTACH] Have the following model kits for sale . MPC reissue Ramchargers top fuel dragster $18.00 , AMT '62 Pontiac 421 Super Duty $12.00 ,...
Trying to get my ducks lined up . Contemplating buying a small , non running car (about the size of an MGB ) in Placentia CA and getting it...
Cars are supposed to be fun and that makes me smile . Cool ride !...
Just a thought CSchroom...your compression gauge may be off as I believe that you would have an engine that was nearly impossible to start with...
I want to build a tank with a hinged cover to do my molasses derusting in.I was thinking about using some square weave fence wire as a form and...
Welcome from Matthews ,where I both live and run a shop . I like your 'Vair ,had a flock of them years ago...might try to get to get another one....
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