Bhigdog

There are people that reproduce pin ball machine back glasses. Far more detailed and usually at least 5 colors. That glass would be duck soup to repro,........bob

For me condition is everything. Sometimes flawed condition tells a story and is a plus. Some times flawed condition just means it,s in poor condition.......bob

Thank you...bob

Many Many thousands of times more cars, both collector and otherwise, have been reduced to scrap by Fe2o3 than have been by C7H5N3O6.................Bob

I had a similar problem on my 57 buick. After much trouble shooting and gnashing of teeth I traced it to what joe p called the air admittance valve. A very small compression spring had lost some of it,s compressive force. After 3 years of trying everything in cluding a return spring, disassembling the unit and stretching that spring about 1/4" longer cured the problem. May not be your problem then again it does sound like a vacuum problem......bob

Build it and you will fill it......bob

I buy my 18 volters from amazon. Seem to work fine with the exception that they dont fit the tools so good. Hard to latch and release. If they don,t latch a few turns of green 3M tape and i,m good to go.....bob

Yeah, i should ban myself just for getting involved. I keep forgetting what Mark Twain said about arguing with stupid people. With that i,m banning myself from further comment....bob

Yes, you can. Just get a piece rate job, then hop job to job while budgeting your minimal wages and before you know it you too can be telling every one else they are feckless self pitying lay abouts....bob

Very commendable. Budgeting and frugality is always good advise. But what was possible 40 to 50 years ago may not be possible today. I bought my first property a 200 acre farm,house and barn for 20k. Try that today. I bought my first rental property a 5 unit in an excellent part of town for 55k. Try that today. My second was a nice single just down the block for 21k. Try that today. The real estate landscape, pun intended, has changed to the point where it is extremely difficult for a younger person(s) to afford a nice single home in a doable area. Mmany are resigning to just rent for life. Taxes, especially in urban area,s are crippling. Insurance is rising at double diget rates. Fuel oil here costs more than gasoline. It all adds up to a huge nut to cover requiring both halfs of a couple to work full time just to stay in place. I suggest you read the WSJ to get the pulse of the market. Your stating, as a matter of fact, that affording a sizeable parcel of land, with house, garages and hobby cars is "easily done" for the average person of average means causes me to bite my tongue lest i be banned,........bob

BING! BING! BING!...............We have a winner!.................. " Easily done ? " ................Sir, you need to write a book of instructions. ...........Bob

And having a desirable and well paying job within a reasonable commute, good schools, quality entertainment and restaurant options and an overall upper middle class environment...............Not so much. Living about 70 miles from a large metro area I can say with some degree of certainty you are incorrect. The average building lot in my township is one plus acre. If it is in a reasonable location the price will be in the neighbor hood of 40 to 50K. A well and septic system will add 20K. There is no rapid transit or easy commute to the "City". If there were the prices would be triple. My daughter-in law is a real estate broker and I can also state with some degree of certainty, you are wildly out of touch with a large portion of the East coast and likely any desirable part of the country............Bob

Very astute observation..... Kinda hard for the average person(s) to indulge a very unnecessary and expensive hobby when a real estate agent doesn't even blink when quoting a price of $300 to $400K for a tract home on 1/3 acre with a small in house garage. If all you can afford is a "town house" or condo you are out of the hobby no matter your interest.........Bob

And Pontiac, Olds, Chevy for that matter..................Bob

I ll pm you later today......bob