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I prefer the look of bias but I won't buy them unless they're cheap.
I guess I'm a shorty at 6'3. But yeah the seat makes all the difference.
Nice Merc and I really like that style of Alpha Romero. I had a 1960 356 Coupe 25 years ago... I should have kept that car as well as the 51...
Even on my modern cars and pick up I'm looking through the windows (and the mirrors.) But it's still awkward to me how far out these modern...
All of my wiper mechanism is missing from my 41 Cadillac except for the actual seized towers on the body just below the windshield glass area. I'm...
amazing all these pictures of what's now so desirable. Back in the '60s '70s where I used to live in Northern Arizona There used to be hundreds of...
These old BMWs are great cars. back in '72 I almost bought a used 69 1600 two door sedan but it needed valve guides or rings. But it was a fun driver!
Depends on the car but I like yellow... especially a pale yellow or a school bus yellow. And I like 32s but they are kind of like belly buttons...
PatSurf... That IS my mom posing by the wagon!
[ATTACH] My dad’s 50 with folding top he built I think in 1951 or 52. I wonder if it’s still around…
a couple of my dads contributions…[ATTACH][ATTACH] the convertible was in a show at pan pacific. i don’t know if the wagon was in a show. both...
Maybe you could snap some suitable Moon [ATTACH] wheel covers or dog dish caps on to make it hamb friendly when in that mood...
a normal mirror back in the old days did not stick out beyond the fenders. In fact I'm considering old school mirrors on my OT pickup truck and...
I'm going to try that aluminum foil and water trick on my 41 Cadillac Chrome. Now I know why I've been keeping so much of my used aluminum foil...
Really nice car. It's my favorite body style for the early '60s. I really like the poverty dog dish caps on it. That's another option so you can...
[ATTACH] Been chasing down vacuum leaks in this 96 Dodge. four so far. Finally got the four-wheel drive to engage. But the dash AC ducting and...
the 63-4-5 Riviera is a handsome car but the 66-7 is beautiful. One of my friends parents had a new one when I was 16. Yes the bucket seats are...
Giving a choice I prefer a stick. My '96 OT pickup truck has a five speed stick in it. Maybe I'll stumble across the pieces I need to put a...
If it wasn't for the fact that I already have my cheap 41 Cadillac Sedan project car that does run and drive I would pick a 56-57 Bel Air four...
maybe you can find some wheel covers that might fit those rims to give it more of a hamb friendly look... that's what I do when I run my later...
back in the late seventies I had the silver 15x6 Rally wheels with the police caps on my white with red interior two-door hardtop Impala......
my dad lived to 85 and he painted a lot of cars and did lead work back in the day. and how about sanding Bondo??? he usually did not wear a mask....
and it's free to attend as a spectator! hundreds of cars will be there and no problem driving up and down Route 66 during their drive between the...
[ATTACH] 2025........... Route 66 Fun Run 2025 starts in Seligman on Friday May 2nd and then arrives in Kingman May 3rd in the mid- to late...
White Walls at one end would be hamb permissible for that period of time. I posted this before I saw the Roth cars. like I say it's permissible....
oh my God. it seems like this situation really sucks. I still need to get off my ass and start selling off this accumulation of shit that I've had...
I skipped through most all the posts but just my personal feeling... five grand is a decent price. maybe if the condition of everything is really...
I’m running this in my 1998 OT air cooled 1100cc[ATTACH] motorcycle. seems to be doing OK. I haven’t tried it yet in my 41 Cadillac...
it’s nice that there are options available now that were not available or almost impossible to find after World War II in the US. I remember when...
but 99% of the 40s, 50s cars and pickups back in 1964 and earlier did not have larger than 15” or 16”. I’m not saying that a guy cannot run...
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