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I think this did happen with some regularity. I remember Martin Swig had a '32 Chrysler Indy car that had made it's way to South America and back.

2 seater is the engine expert but a bad cam sensor with put the car in a drivable mode but the timing will be off. It is usually the magnet has fallen out of the holder. you can expect poor performance and bad gas mileage if the cam sensor is the problem.

Model A sedan, Another one, '48 Chevrolet, '57 Ford 2 dr, '66 Mustang coupe, '71 Capri, '72 Capri, 65 Mustang fastback, '65 mustang coupe, '51 Chevy truck, '55 Chevy 2dr hardtop & 2dr, '59 MGA, 57 Chevy 2d, 69 Dodge Super Bee, Dang! this is tiring me out, I'm only up to the mid '70s. I might continue later.

Fred: There were rumors that one of the Studebaker Indy cars was sold to someone in Argentina about 1935. The Studebaker car #46, now in Switzerland, was re-constructed (maybe) in Indiana in the late 1970s or early 1980s, supposedly using a chassis and other pieces that had been shipped from Argentina to Germany and then to Indianapolis. The parts of the old car were imported to Germany by Manfred Eiberweiser, a Mercedes dealer in Deggendorf. Are there any racing records or photos that would prove that one of the 1932 Studebaker factory cars ever raced in Argentina? I posted the Reklus link just to show that some of the cars from Argentina are not really original. Neither are the PurSang Bugattis, but the PurSang cars are very good, as you say.

I am not home where I can access my reference material.... from memory it is a 1949 because the front fender side trim just says Ambassador. Later years would have Special or Custom after the series name. As noted above, the Statesman had a flat head engine and the Ambassador had a OHV. As 58L-Y8 stated, the rear seat that looks like two overstuffed chairs was an option on 2 dr Ambassadors... he said it was the Brougham option but I seem to remember it as the County Club option, but the option name could have changed with different years. I think it is worth saving.

Just seen this on Steeles website. I might have to be careful and measure where to stop removing the old strip and stop at the rear window. This Hardtop Roof Rail Weatherstrip pair fits on the roof of the vehicle and seals the front side window when the window is fully raised. This part stops at the quarter window, and is only over the front door glass. Part replaces the windshield pillar seal and the front top rail sections only. It connects to hard rubber rear quarter window seal covered by headliner.

I like these 4 door sedans the older I get, must be something in the water... Looking for some comps I found a nice 2 door that sold for $8k a few years ago. I can't imagine the market has changed much in 2 years for a car that wasn't super hot then. I think this car is a nice example of a vintage car in great shape NOT being worth lots of $$$. I'd go 6-7k myself and cruise the rubber off it.

Mat, so the gas tank filler caps are located in the front fenders, so the tanks are located under the bed ? Steve

Thanks Bill for your opinion on OPGI. It's funny what you say about back orders, I called yesterday and a few parts I asked for were on back order. As for Rubber the Right Way, A few items are the exact same price as Steele. I wonder if some of the parts they sell are from Steele. Also you are right Ed, I looked at the roof rail last night. It looks like it is one piece from front to back I'm going to call Rubber the Right Way today and confirm what they are selling is "one" piece.

I'm kind of used to it............Bob

I'd like to add here that I thought the knobs looked very similar to the 57 Chevy, but are much heavier, these are a cast piece, not stamped out like the Chevy stuff.

So is there any way you can get the guy that gave it to you to take it back? I'd try to make that non-running rustbucket his problem, not yours.

The car has no interior. The seats are destroyed, the door cards are missing. The headliner is removed. He probably switched to 12 volts because he couldn’t get the wiring right. To me it sounds like a lot of money for a shell of a vehicle. The interior is close to $10k to restore. To rechrome the small pieces will cost thousands. It’s missing the passenger fresh air intake in the engine bay.

When I cleaned it up I completely disassembled it and inspected it for any kind of numbers or markings that would indicate who made it. Unfortunately, there is absolutely nothing on it that would so indicate. I'm wondering if it might be from a Packard, Kaiser Fraser, Nash (kinda doubt this one), or another lost Marque from days gone by. It's got me pulling out my hair. Is it a Chrysler/ Plymouth/ Dodge piece? I'm fairly certain it's not Ford, they clearly mark their stuff. And once again my post gets longer and longer blanked area below my text.

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Yep, that thread came up in my search. The trouble is that I'm not seeing any modern spider gears with 12 teeth. Nearly everything nowadays is 7-10 teeth. Early 30s Fords used 12-tooth spider gears, but the size is different.

2 door Ambassador is cool. But sadly this car is not something that can be saved, even at the low entry price of free.

Does anyone know of an aftermarket starter that fits 1963 Riv with 401 nail? I’ve tried a couple with no luck. Appreciate your help with this one.

Gary...I think reklus is not the best example of good product. They could look good, but you will find a lot of half ass details in the cars. They had been pumping the brand with a lot of marketing lately thou Some people complaint about PurSang Bugattis, but between the two, there is a world of difference in quality and reliability. Pursang make amazing cars. Back to the question why so many cars in Argentina? In the 30's Argentina was the 5th country in amount of cars in the world. Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Kaiser, had factories there. Lot of unique American and European cars were founded there. Plus, while in the US the races happen in ovals, in Argentina as well as in Europe, they raced in open roads, from town to town, from the early 20's till the 80's in a category later on called TC (Turismo Carretera) were Fangio started. In the Ovals, the Millers were almost impossible to beat. Only the Stud team (do you know anything about it?..heheh) and few others can compete, but on the open road races, you find from a MB SSK to REO, Chrysler, Hudson, etc. Heavy but stronger cars for the open roads..Mainly big straight 8s. In the 50's, the formula 1 raced there and there were a lot of argentineans racers in the European circuit. Pagani, De Tomaso, Berta, Fangio...are the product of the deepest passion you can find in the Pampas, only matched by football

Here's some pictures of the truck that were taken after the fellow that bought it from the estate had cleaned it up and was preparing to sell it. I got lucky, I had put the word out that I was looking for a Travelette long bed and another fellow I had been in touch with told me about this one. He heard about it and considered buying it to make a short bed 4x4 out of it but decided it was too nice to be modified. He told me to act fast because the seller was going to advertise it pretty soon. I phoned the owner, asked him to email some pictures to me and after looking at them I said I would take it.

Steve, you pictured the switch for the idiot light; the `66 uses a sender for a gauge.

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If I can't live with something in its exiting condition or restore it myself the promise that someone will make it nice for me from my life's experience is a real long shot: 1. They will disassemble it and never complete it. 2. It will come back looking worse than it left. 3. Any critique of poor workmanship will be treated as a personal assault and your ignorance will be pointed out. "I am a restorer, not an artist" is one I will always remember. 4. The old craftsman will keep it until he suffers from dementia and claim it was his all along. 5. The heirs will not recognize you own it. 6. Five years later you will come to take the parts home unfinished. And he will glare at you and say "I don't know what you are so antsy about." I'm laughing now thinking about how this list could go on and on. And these are all memories from before I was 25 years old. There are another 50 to go! My only saving grace is that "I do the same thing less frequently and expect a different outcome". It's a start.