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  • Birthday 06/28/1964

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  1. I bought two $50 cars in my youth. First one was a 1968 VW Beetle. It was a little beat up but not bad. It ran fine (although it had that VW semiautomatic transmission). I did some bodywork and had a neighbor spray the paint. Then I got seat covers and a few other things from the mighty JC Whitney catalog. It looked pretty good and I sold it for a bit of profit. The first car I put on the road was a 1975 Saab 99. Good for a few years until the transmission shaft broke. So I drove around the back roads and spotted another 99 in someone’s yard. I got that for $50 as well. It wouldn’t go into reverse, but I just needed to solder an end on the cable that let you put it in reverse. I drove that car for several years. Then I did a dumb thing. I did bodywork and then painted it. Soon after that 2nd gear went out. Not a big problem for a cheap kid. Then 3rd gear went out. Well, the jump from first to fourth was too much so it was done. If you know how the old Saab transmissions were below the engine, you would understand why I didn’t fix either Saab.
  2. Definitely go to a small town DMV. I have gotten registrations for pre-title vehicles in NY. I’ve also probably gotten lucky. I was able to register my 1935 Dodge pickup with a rubbing of the block number. I also had a registration from the 40’s from when it was last on the road. Since then I found the actual VIN and should register it again with that. I also registered several 60’s motorcycles by filling out a “lost registration” form. I made up a name and state (NOT my state) for a fictitious previous owner and that worked. Both of those motorcycles had been off the road for decades. Another time, the DMV person asked how long I have had the motorcycle. I said two years. She the said “then it is obviously yours!” I’m not really recommending anyone do what I did. Jim
  3. Thanks, that must be it. I did do a small project a few years back with super strut, but I only used the nut inserts. So this must have been something I found along the road.
  4. This isn’t particularly old, but I’ve forgotten what it was or perhaps I never knew. It is about an inch long. Any ideas?
  5. I didn’t realize any cars other than Chrysler had a push button transmission. What other cars had that? And which was first?
  6. Glad to hear it running. I wonder if the longer hose could have suctioned itself to the bottom of the can?
  7. Our town provides a dumpster for metal recycling at the town barn. I’ve dropped lots of scrap there and always take a look at what is in the dumpster and what is next to the dumpster. The good stuff is often left next to the dumpster. I grabbed this vintage hand truck several months ago from next to the dumpster. I think it is really cool. But now I have three hand trucks and I’m not sure I need any!
  8. My first car that made it to the road was a 1964 Plymouth Valiant convertible. nice running car but it was rusty. that was $250 I. About 1980. Found a 68 VW bug that I repainted and refurbished with the JC Whitney products. I believe I paid $50 for the VW and sold it for about $700. I also found a 75 Saab 99 sitting by a house and got it for $70. Put in a new head gasket and fixed the shifter. I drove it for several years. Towards the end I decided to repaint it - dumb idea. I lost second gear just after that. No big deal but third gear went out a month later. A bit awkward with just 1st and 4th! I had no interest in putting in a new transmission - those Saabs had the transmission underneath the engine.
  9. The seat you want would have come out for the second series 1935. This had the new, bigger cab without suicide doors. if you find two I will take the other! I have a much newer seat in mine and it is a bit big for the cab. I don’t know when the seat changed after that. It could have stayed the same for that cab style or changed in later years. I don’t even know how the correct seat back would attach to the cab. jim
  10. Given that it is no longer stolen I would suggest you may want to stop using that word. That could confuse or stress out the current owner and reduce your chance of talking to him.
  11. Those old sleds are fun. My buddy had 10 plus snowmobiles. We would start the day on the oldies staying fairy close to home. So much fun with the throttle pegged, tail out, and leaning to the inside. The new ones are amazing but I had more fun on the oldies - lots of entertainment for little money and you only needed a couple acres. Also better for exploring off trail since they were light. Jim
  12. Our 2022 Subaru has way too many buttons. Many are for the automatic safety options - fortunately they aren’t too terribly obtrusive so we don’t mess with them. I would VERY much appreciate being able to put the the car into a special mode where I could push any button and have its function/options displayed on the flat screen display. Obviously not while driving and likely not with the car running. jim
  13. I haven’t seen much of this on other forums lately. I know some forum software requires a moderator to “approve” new member submissions. Is that possible here?
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