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When I was a wee kid, about 3 or 4 years old, an older couple at our church in Modesto, California, name Harold and Alice Coverley would kiddingly call me Truk (my name spelled backwards). Fast forward 15 years. Bought my first (project) vehicle, a 1955 Dodge pickup, model C3-B8-108. California had personalized license plates available for an annual fee. I think my last name was already taken, so I had to come up with something else. Harkening back to childhood, I remembered the Coverleys calling me Truk. Perfect. Kurtruk is a Palindrome. It is a word that reads the same forwards and backwards. This plate was available. So I have an original Yellow on Blue California license plate with that on it. Had it on my Dodge truck for the short time it was driveable. The bad news is, if you don't renew it every year, when you do want to make it current again, all the back fees are due! That's 40 years. SO I'd like to put it on my 1955 Studebaker E12 pickup I own now but the fees would cost more than the truck is worth, probably. Thanks California. So it hangs on the back of a door somewhere, not exactly sure where right now. In the 1980s when I had my Dodge, one popular thing to do was have a smooth tailgate and put a mural or the name of your vehicle on it. Always wanted to come up with a stylized logo with KURTRUK on it, with the first KUR reversed, so it was still readable, but a mirror image of the last part of the name.
Side Note: The Coverleys owned Burges Drive-In in Modesto when one George Lucas was cruisin' around in his formative years. Mel's Drive-in in American Graffiti substituted for Burges since Burges no longer existed when filming the movie. Mel's scenes were shot in San Francisco, I believe.
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Friends that receive our Christmas letter tell me I'm a great writer. OK. But I cannot construct an essay such as this! 👍👍
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Just picked up the famous Wig Wag at the Turlock Swap Meet last week.
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On 1/26/2024 at 12:58 PM, 1912Staver said:
I am curious , is this McFarland drag strip event replacing the Tulare event or is it in addition to it ? Tulare is a lot closer to where I live.
From Langley, BC: 1,090 miles to Tulare, 1,134 miles to Famoso Drag Strip. So yes, 44 miles closer. 🙂
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On 2/2/2024 at 9:28 PM, Gavin M said:
I need to pull them out of books, or at least take pictures of them in frames. I'll do that in short order. Meanwhile after retiring from the CHP my great grandfather built a cabin in Lake Tahoe (The Blarney Stone). He hired a stone mason and oversaw the construction. The stone mason liked to drink and George had to find him at the local tavern to get him back on the job. Here is the film converted to video and artificially colorized later of them at the Blaney Stone and other high jinks in Lake Tahoe during the 30s and 40s. It also includes some vintage vehicles in the background and I think my great grandparents '38 Buick. (or maybe it was a '36--I'll ask my dad).
Is the Blarney Stone cabin still standing?
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On 2/2/2024 at 4:46 PM, kidd65 said:
I bought a box of stuff at a garage sale because I wanted the multi-meters in the box. When I got home and started looking through the rest of the stuff in the box I found this tool. I didn't know how it was used. When you squeeze the handles together like a pair of pliers the four prongs extend outward to form a larger square.
Eventually I used it to expand a rubber grommet to make it easier to feed wiring harness bundles through the grommet for the firewall. It worked great!
When I finally learned how the tool is used, it turned out I was kind of accidentally using it as the designer intended. But if you use it exactly as intended it is probably painful.
Elastrator. Yep, used one. Calf kicked his rear legs up, and ran around for a while like a bull in a rodeo with a cinch strap on.
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The pickup seen through the windshield of Varun's provided Durant picture is a Mitsubishi-built Dodge Ram50 c.1983-86. 😁😁
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Don't forget: This car is closely related to Chrysler TC by Maserati. There will be some cross-over parts between the two. The good news is there is a Forum right on this site for the TC, where you will find a few specialists and parts sources.
https://forums.aaca.org/forum/39-chryslers-tc-by-maserati/
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On 1/11/2024 at 6:34 PM, dictator27 said:
There is also a Studebaker March.
As well as Wait For the Wagon.
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Looking at the pics provided by keiser, more grille bars traverse the back of the housing in '59 than '58. That would definitely account for the different part number.
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There are three different windshields for the 53-54 Chevys and Pontiacs, dependent on body style. Each fits the same corresponding body style between the brands. Can't imagine there being trim differences between Chevy and Pontiac, re: fitment of a visor.
Station wagon is one windshield.
Convertible and hardtop is the second one.
And sedans are the third one.
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The patterns seen on tempered glass (which I think sometimes look like a giant magnified insect's eye) with polarized glasses I'm told is caused by the cooling jets of air putting the temper in tempered glass.
This is not what we're seeing on OP's car. It may be mineral deposits from sprinkler overspray, or just 50+ years of rain, etc. That can actually etch the glass. Products I've had success with for removing this: Cerium Oxide, or diamond dust, and Bio-Clean.
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On 1/1/2024 at 3:17 AM, Seafoam65 said:
I've used a lot of their glass over the years....The color of the tint matches and they will put the correct
logos and date codes on your new glass. Their windshield glass is fantastic. The side glass has a problem
in that the tint is mottled and streaky in certain types of light. The windshield tint is fine. The glass fits perfectly......the only problem is mottled tint on the side glass and rear glass. All the side glass you buy
for classic cars is made by the same people I believe, because I've never seen repro side glass on a classic car that doesn't have mottled tint. For this reason if you are only replacing one side window, I would source an original piece of glass, even if the date code doesn't match. As a side note, on later model cars like
80's and 90's GM cars I have seen mottled tint on original GM glass. I have never seen it on 50's, 60's and 70's cars.
The "mottling" you see is a product of the tempering process. You don't see it on windshields because windshields are not tempered. The mottling is sometimes visible in certain lights, but often because someone is wearing polarizing eye glasses. Is that what you wear?
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Just went to Auto City Classic site. Yes, they do offer clear glass, as well. That number 4469T is the original auto glass industry part number, and the "T" does not stand for Tint. It is a pattern number.
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If you're having a local glass shop fabricate it, Laminated will be much cheaper. They could make it in an hour. Tempered will have to be sent out for tempering. However, your '65 door glass has four holes. I don't think you'll find a glass shop capable of drilling holes. Go with someone selling glass that has been already fabricated. Simple. Make sure what you have is green tinted. Originally E-Z-Eye or Soft Ray. I don't think aftermarket is offering clear glass, everything is green tinted.
I don't know what is causing the appearance issue with your current glass.
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Go with Auto City Classic. Don't worry that the picture doesn't match your part. Websites take a lot of time. A picture of every part, even more time. They know what they're doing and know your part numbers. I've been in Auto Glass for over thirty years.
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I've been accused of becoming an eccentric dolt.
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On 11/17/2023 at 4:31 PM, Fordy said:
The early advertisers nearly always shrunk the people to give the impression that the cars were larger than what they actually are.
Steve
Yes, certainly obvious in artwork, but this appears to be a photograph. I don't think there is any cut-and-paste going on here.
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Try Studebaker 1947-49 or '50.
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Side grab handles are from a residential front door.
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The Estate sale has passed. Haven't been by the house to see if it's all cleaned up yet.
I did try to buy an air compressor for my nephew. Kellogg American, American Brake Shop? Ran on 220v. Plugged it in, started building pressure. It had sat outside for years, mostly unprotected. Half-price day made it $75. I could just barely get one end off the ground 1". Got it moved with a hand truck to front of property, but six men could not lift it across a step, let alone into a pickup. Had to give up and left it there.
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12 minutes ago, Gladden said:
How do I find OldTownDodge to check with them?
My apologies. The user name is Uptowndodge on this Forum.
You can try to Private Message them.
Is this Dodge? Or Aftermarket?
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Studebaker also used a beehive lens, but I don't recognize this as Studebaker.