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  1. And the real ones are everywhere as well you just have to search them out. It is like cars the value is in the condition. Good luck with your search.
  2. See Vic's 66. I have a few of his Shell globes and they are very nice.
  3. Check out LS6 Registry. I have two LS6 cars listed on there one TH400 and one M22. If you have a numbers car with build sheet try to get a period date correct TH400 for it. Getting the numbers right adds value. This site is very informative and Dale offers a lot LS6 info and a few books. Also see Muscle Car Restorations. Rick is an expert in LS6 cars. He may even have a tranny for you. Great guy to discuss your car with. He actually started the LS6 Registry. I have a few numbers parts left for a restoration.
  4. Absolutely do not use Thorsons they are unreliable and not accountable for damage they do to your vehicles. Thorsons are an absolute joke.
  5. I have used Reliable for several moves throughout the US. Throughout Canada I can recommend Mackie. Absolutely both professional and great service with no issues. You just need to have it aligned with a multiple pickup for the best rate so sometimes timing has to be planned. For non enclosed moves check with Towing companies with deck trucks retrieving cars for insurances companies. it is amazing how far they actually travel. The other ones I have received good rates and timely service from are car dealership cross country haulers. In Canada absolutely do not use Thorsons. These guys are absolutely the worst of the worst. They are over expensive and are not accountable to any damage that may occur to your car during pickup, transport and offload. Check the fine print as to their policy and deductible and conditions of their contract which is a joke. They will lie through their teeth and deny responsibility if damage does occur to your vehicle during transport even if you have supportive evidence to the contrary.
  6. Always have a designated Driver for the trip back from the Holiday Festivities.
  7. Thx for concurring JayG and Studemax identifying the NHRA officials I am thinking that Bud & Eric would have warmed that 241 Red Ram up a bit to pull the load and the distance.
  8. Remember the Chevy Vega? This is how they were shipped. Until the early 1960s, automobiles moved by rail were carried in boxcars. These were 50 feet long with double-wide doors. Inside was room for four full-sized sedans on a two-tier rack - two raised up off the floor on a steel rack and two others tucked in underneath them. This protected the cars during transport but wasn't very efficient, as the weight of four vehicles was far less than the maximum weight a boxcar that size could carry. When 85-foot and 89-foot flatcars came into service, it was possible to pack a total of fifteen automobiles in one car on tri-level auto racks. But it still didn't approach the maximum allowable weight for each flatcar. When Chevrolet started designing Vega during the late 1960s, one of the main objectives was to keep the cost of the car down around $2,000 in circa-1970 dollars. At the time, the freight charge for moving a loaded railroad car from the Lordstown, OH assembly plant to the Pacific coast the longest distance cars produced at Lordstown would need to travel - was around $4,800. Since the Vega was a subcompact, it was possible to squeeze three more cars on a railroad car for a total of eighteen, instead of the usual fifteen. But that still worked out to around $300 per car â?" a substantial surcharge for a $2000 car. If only Chevrolet could get more Vegas on a railroad car, the cost per unit of hauling them would go down. The engineers at GM and Southern Pacific Railroad came up with a clever solution. Instead of loading the cars horizontally, the Vegas were to be placed vertically on a specially designed auto-rack called the Vert-A-Pac. Within the same volume of an 89-foot flatcar, the Vert-A-Pac system could hold as many as 30 automobiles instead of 18. Chevrolet's goal was to deliver Vegas topped with fluids and ready to drive to the dealership. In order to be able to travel nose-down without leaking fluids all over the railroad, Vega engineers had to design a special engine oil baffle to prevent oil from entering the No. 1 cylinder. Batteries had filler caps located high up on the rear edge of the case to prevent acid spilling, the carburator float bowl had a special tube that drained gasoline into the vapour canister during shipment, and the windshield washer bottle stood at a 45 degree angle. Plastic spacers were wedged in beside the power train to prevent damage to engine and transmission mounts. The wedges were removed when cars were unloaded. The Vega was hugely popular when it was introduced in 1970, however it quickly earned a reputation for unreliability, rust and terrible engine durability. When the Vega was discontinued in 1977, the Vert-A-Pac cars had to be retired as they were too specialized to be used with anything else. The Vert-A-Pac racks were scrapped, and the underlying flatcars went on to other uses.
  9. Cool photo. Nice car, nice trailer and a full service Mobil Station. Black and Yellow California plate and a palm tree behind the station. I believe it is a 1954 Dodge Coronet Suburban in the new colour combo of Spanish Coral and Saratoga White.
  10. Assuming you are going to repair the radiator at some point the best thing you can use as a temporary "ranch fix" is "Bars Leak". A cheap and effective temporary fix. The other thing we have used in a pinch is "Egg Water Glass". But remember what you put in the rad will circulate in the block. No guarantees but I personally have used both with some success.
  11. Slowly but surely getting there after owning it for 31 years. From a survivor driver at the ranch to sitting in the shop for too many years to getting a few things completed to now being a nice 1/2 done pickup............ This truck was a special order by the Internal Revenue Service in Fargo ND in October 1935. They specified several unique accessories including dual spares which was listed on the build card and history from the Chrysler Museum.
  12. Greg, very unexpected news that I was not aware of, deeply sorry to hear, I will call you. take care.
  13. I gave him a heads up.....it is like horses and water....
  14. Yes I do know him. I am not sure what is up and I have sent him an email to find out. The last I spoke with him he was happy and enjoying the car. He just got the motor back in this past summer. He was doing little stuff to make it perfect. I am surprised he is selling. Greg is a real decent guy.
  15. He and the car and work done and his story are legit.
  16. Two of my most "powerful" cars were my 1970 El Camino SS 454 LS6 TH 400 and my 1970 El Camino SS 454 LS6 M22. Both #'s matching with GM Docs and on LS6 Registry. Not necessarily the fastest top speed but for sure the most powerful off the line. With your foot into it you felt you were pulling "G's". The 454 LS6 was rated at 450 HP to meet EPA but they were actually around 500 HP out of the box from the factory.
  17. Would anyone have a pair of headlight stand horn brackets that they would part with? I have searched on line to find a diagram or schematic of the headlight stand and the bracket and the mounting of the horns but no luck. These photos from a AACA forum posting show the bracket. I am wondering if there is another bracket configuration that bolts to the stand as opposed to fitting between the headlight base and the stand..? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
  18. 1935 Dodge Brothers Speedometer Lense with Trim Ring and Seal. $75.00
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