JRHaelig

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Boy, some of us are "gettin' our Goldilocks on"!

Amazon has white shop rags. Also consider the white washcloths available from them.

Congrats, Paul. Where are you located? Lots of help available here. And.....here's mine coming out of a PA garage....

In the issue before last, the Hagerty magazine devoted a lot of space to patina. There's a strong following, which includes me, for the preservation and enjoyable use of safe, reliable but unrestored cars. Submitted for your consideration (or consternation) is this 23,000 mile '54 Coupe De Ville It appears to have all of the pieces, and if you squint just right you can see that beneath the crud lurks a solid car that would cost a kings ransom to restore, but will buff up to a suedey lustre for a hundred bucks. Tires, exhaust, brakes, carb & radiator won't be free, but you see where I'm going.....

Not the best photos or most informative listing, but looks like a nice 400. It's apparently being presented by a friend of the family, who learned that the initial ask of $35,000 was a tad high. I will take that as "Jeez, this is a really nice car. Gotta be worth over $30k" Either that, or the wife found the binder of receipts! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/672684087996521/?mibextid=jrrUqu

Here's one that doesn't seem to come up very often: https://m.facebook.com/groups/16027154035/permalink/10161057761949036/?ref=share&mibextid=NOb6eG

So I went to look at the Hudson this morning. It was about an hour down to South Jersey, a beautiful part of a state the rest of which is usually the justifiable butt of many jokes. Owner Jim has a nice little spread there, with a horse and several alpacas. Long story short.... 1) very solid car with a well-preserved interior. However, I think I want to step up a price point for an older restoration. 2) not sure I'm a Hudson guy after all. For a big car, my 6'4" frame was pretty tight. I will be reaching out to another owner to see if he can tutor me a bit, but ......... It was time well spent, though, with the usual conversation drifting about from cars to real estate to retirement. Good car that someone else will enjoy.

They don't often come up for sale here in NJ, so I want to take this opportunity to look. https://www.facebook.com/groups/16027154035/permalink/10160941967179036/?mibextid=v0g6SZ It has a replacement twin H engine. What should I consider in order to tap my emotional brakes?

Wow. The art of finding just enough excess, then doubling it.

By all indications, this is a very nice car for $13,500 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1345394983051948/?mibextid=dXMIcH

Better yet....think I can get anything at what he told her it cost? I had to drag that old punchline in. Everybody knows....you just don't tell!

This Nash was in the crosshairs of a small block assault, but is now offered in NJ. Knowing very little about these, the darn thing looks ready for a bath and some gas. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1336048677340972/?mibextid=dXMIcH

Orphan cars can come in beautiful or odd models. This one, from the latter, looks solid (on the outside) and is practically free. License plate comes with...... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/750208716793619/?mibextid=dXMIcH

Took grass and branches to the dump in my '39 Ford. Been so hot lately there really hasn't been much driving the old gal. Waiting on a radiator for the '39 Buick. It should be ready for anything once I install that!

What a pain in the pancreas that was! And not yet complete. First was the removal of the rear freeze plug...with engine in and manifolds on. Not a lot of swing room in there, but I eventually got it. The old "drive it in then pull it out" strategy worked (insert giggle here). You see the expected amount of crud dribbling out. I went at it with a section of 1/8 cable to loosen things up. Then I went to the clean out plug on the other side. A section of 1/4 fuel line inserted and clamped into the garden hose gave good pressure to jettison a lot of debris. Then came a minor error. If hose pressure is good, pressure washer is better. So I disconnected the garden hose and proceeded to hold the needle tip against the tail of said fuel line. That worked great, till it slipped and the needle blast got my finger and blew a little pocket out of it. Stung worse than the actual damage, but first aid on a greasy mess of a finger was a chore. Time to take a break and enjoy a beautiful day here in New Jersey.

I hate to be one of those "Darn, if it was closer" guys. Buuut...........

They might be right! This is a great looking '33 out in Minnesota. Didn't that guy from that Fired Up Garage show stay excited about early 30's Plymouths? https://barnfinds.com/better-than-ford-then-and-now-1933-plymouth-coupe/ Bidding is at $13,900 now - where should it go?

Thank you very much, Bob

Looks like I have to pop out at least the driver's side rear freeze plug to get in there and persuade some gunk out. Rather than buying the assortment pack from the old Buick vendors, I'd like to go to NAPA and get the 1 size replacement plug I'll need. Can anyone advise what size that actually is? Thank you, as always.

Nifty car. Great colors, well priced: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/936198160954049/?mibextid=dXMIcH

Can't say much for the photos or the description. However, in spite of the brevity of both, a $6,000, 62,000 mile forward look MOPAR that isn't collapsing on itself is always worth a peek...... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1216753995875546/?mibextid=dXMIcH

Actually looks really nice. Shiny parts shine, interior looks good. What do you think? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/617841197057073/?mibextid=dXMIcH