mrspeedyt
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that reminds me. I need to take out that cheap KRACO AM/FM cassette out of my 68 Chevy wagon and replace it with a standard a.m. radio that I took out of another Chevy many decades ago. But first I should get it modified at least to plug my iPhone into… (or maybe use one of those Bluetooth adapters.)
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all i need is a cheap $40 cover that is made for a suburban. my paint is original but in really bad shape. hard to find now… now that i could use a replacement. the first lasted ten years.
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probably a 1951 dodge sedan. with fluid drive.
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the cad was parked. (I was 400 miles away.) the kid lost control of his mustang. spun 180 degrees and hit the parked industrial flat bed truck in it’s front. and pushed it back 12 feet. my cad was parked 10 feet behind.
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those hinges looks similar to the ones on my 41 cadillac… my cad suffered from collision damage to the rear… and the hinges did fine…
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i have a somewhat similar issue with the left rear damage to my 41 cad. it does take time for us newbie collision repair guys. (at least i received a nice check from the other insurance company.)
a kid lost control of his car, spun 180 degrees, hit the little industrial truck in nose, pushing it back 12 feet into my cad.
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I have ridden in a few of this generation of town cars and stretches in tijuana. The town cars especially are nice to ride in. a very pleasant design.
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who?
i can abuse any car as well as any celebrity.
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keep in mind… these cars are only intended to last seven years.
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maybe some buick’s are not intended to wear poverty caps…
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still things to experience and to learn… even in my seventies.
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i haven’t done this second idea yet…MAYBE if your car doesn’t have separate brake lights you could do a similar effect on the rear brake lights with a switched fused power wire (from a ‘always on’ source) going to a flasher then to the stop light switch terminal going to the turn signal switch… (i should try this idea out to see if it works ok…) or just do the idea as posted by wayne R…
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forty years ago i did 4way emergency flashers on my 52 buick by a simple rewire of the turn signals power. place a fused power wire to the flasher direct from a always hot terminal. (disconnect the stock turn signal flasher power wire from the ignition switch.) then hook a simple single switch between the left side and the right side. really simple on the 52 because the brake lights were separate. with that switch ‘on’ both left and right were hooked together. and with the turn signal lever placed in either left or right position… both turn indicators would flash together showing all front and rear turn signal lights were flashing… even if the ignition was off.
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It needs some pink pinstripes…
a MUCH lighter green (OR darker green) is MUCH better looking… that present shade of green probably would not look good on ANYTHING… (except maybe on an apple…)
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soon… when i get my 41 cad sedan interior redone…. i’ll just take it to tijuana. instead of ‘tuck n roll’ i’ll just ask them to use the modern grey cloth (seems to last a long time now ) and try to keep to the original pattern. i ain’t gonna restore this driver. just make it comfortable and reliable… and cheap.
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here’s another buick i let get away. mine was very similar to this pic by johnD 1956.
mine was a 68 GS 400 conv with a 4 speed and a/c. sold it for $275 in 1974. over 100k miles and needed tires and a new top. but still ran great! (during height of the gas crisis in socal.)
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my $50.oo ‘52. I bought it in 1975. no engine no transmission no radiator… and no sense. had a lot of fun with it though… it even was our family car for a while… drove it all over the Southwest. and it was a workhorse. towed the travel trailer and a lotta stuff when we moved… Sold it shortly after this picture and a local restaurant put a paint job on it and parks it out in front.
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I would be prepared to pay $1.38 more because of a celebrity status.
now… if it was still in the form it was modified to by barris …
it would be worth more. (as long as it is tasteful.)
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after i got my 1923 model 35 4 cylinder home… over twenty years ago after driving it from an auction in scottsdale. about a twenty mile drive with constant refilling the one quart float tank on the firewall. the top portion of the assembly was missing after the auction.
i sold the car lately in the last year. didn’t drive it much… (kinda miss it…)
picture of a picture.
i’m 6’3. it was a real tight fit behind that steering wheel.
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79 ford pu (i think)
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look at almost all late model pickups/suvs. UPRIGHT!!! quite a contrast to jelly bean cars and even pickups/suvs of the eighties and nineties. for a little while the 1994 dodge and ‘96 ford pickups seemed to move toward a more aerodynamic direction.
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next time somebody complains that my car is way too loud i’ll say it’s for pedestrian safety.
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The problem with silent electric cars existed over 100 years ago. they are delightfully quiet in my opinion.
(at least they have better batteries now.)
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in 1973 i did buy a 56 corvette that was missing the engine transmission and top for $200. I found another engine and transmission, got the car running and driving… sold it for $650. maybe I should’ve kept it.
1963 Buick Special Station wagon
in Buick - Post War
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brushes n bushings. usually all it needs.