cheezestaak2000

i beg to differ, sunbird was on the monza platform. the pontiac version was the astre

thanks for the help in identifying the car. wishing all of you a happy holiday.

yep, that looks like it could be it. thank you so much

i've been told this is a moon touring car from somewhere in the 1920's

having sold cars for 35 years i can relate to your situation, and the false perception people have of car salesmen.it's really kind of comical in a way, people think that you lie just to make a quick buck and to sell them a bad car. having a reputable mechanic look the car over before purchase isn't a bad idea, as long as the inspector has a clue what he's looking at. lying about a car rarely gets it sold, the guy looking to buy it has already read the how to buy a car book and assumes you are not being truthful. another reason i didn't lie was those dam lies are just too hard to remenber who you told them too, and when the car dosen't bear them out, you're screwed. looking back worst lie i ever told a customer was on a test drive in a cadillac cimmoron, when he said "this thing has good power for a 4 cylinder" i said yes

several ways to tag a car here in delaware. among them are street rod, antique, and collector car. they all place limits on how many miles that can be driven per year. i think one of the reasons they have so many types is because the dmv doesn't want to run out of numbers. other than vanity tags, all plates are 6 digits or less. you can also sell low numbered tags and some really low ones go for 6 figures. it's kind of a status symbol thing to have a 3 or 4 digit number.

i kinow chevy made both the "coupe" and 2dr sedan both in the 1952 year. the rear quarter window much smaller in the coupe, and if i recall correctly, slide open rather than rolling down. in later years, the post 2dr had number 11 as the model number, where the hardtop was a 37 model

chrysler assembly plant in newark delaware was where many were built.

the ccc system first showed up in the middle of the 1980 model year. they were a nightmare, everytime the check engine light came on, it either wanted a vss or an o2 sensor. the first recall on it involved the map sensor if i remember correctly.

i remember the monza spyder, but not the mirage

i've found that i can use my ipod classic that will hold around 40,000 songs connected to one of those cassettes that has a cord on it that will attach to the ipod. sounds great in my jeep that has the infinity gold system.

i purchased a brand new vega in 1973. got used to it really quick by taking a long trip to niagra falls. loved the way it drove, and the great gas milage helped me get thru the "energy crisis" about the same time with the odd/even gas purchases. at the time i was a mechanic at the local olds dealer, and noticed we had a wrecked 66 chevelle malibu on the back lot. it had a sears air conditioner in it, something my vega didn't have, so i commenced to install it. i think that was a good move because that condenser was so much larger than the vega radiator, i swapedf the chevelle one to the vega. seven years later, still never had an overheating or head gasket problem. another interesting sidenote, when i sold the vega in 1980, it still had the original delco battery!

seems to me, there was a job on 60's amc cars that required supporting the engine. we would put a couple shop manuals, or thick phone books on yhe top of the front fenders. place a steel bar on top of them, and chain up the engine

i seem to remember quite a few 57's with the trunk moulding. another 57 only thing, was running the tailpipes thru the back bumper. most were thru cut outs below the back up lights, and a few were thru where the back up light is. problem with those was, it caused the bumper to rust out prematurly. love those delaware videos, half the fun is figuring out about where they are. i've lived all over this state, faster, and slower, lower. keep up the good work.

ahh, many a fond moment spent wiping the oil film off the inside of the windsheild above the defroster (ha ha) ducts.

sold a volkswagen siricco that sat on our lot forever. we obtained the car from an older couple, whose son put a hose on the tailpipe and commited suicide. strangly enough, the next owner never had any kind of problem with that car. i wonder if we were supposed to disclose the car's history? we didn't.

the good general often has had an ooops. in the mid 70's part of my job was to check in the oldsmobiles as they came off the car carrier. once found a 1978 cutlass with a complete buick regal interior. that's how it came in, and that's how it went out.

it's probably very hard to determine the life of a condenser. during the late 60's and early 70's, i worked turning wrenches at an AMC, and a couple of GM dealers. the mechanic approved method on a tune up was to charge out the parts from the parts counter and then NOT install the condenser. obviously you couldn't do that with a uniset, but it was the practice with all others. the thinking behind this was not to cheat anybody, but condensers never seemed to go bad. they would however, cause problems if they worked loose, and it seemed the only time one failed, it was a defective one right out of the box. many of those unused condense rs were used to shock the hell out of unsuspecting service managers

not all that difficult of a job. a lot of good advice given above. mostly just take it slow, use common sense, and have some long extensions, and a few swivel sockets

great car.always thought the de soto was different enough to be more collectable than the dodge or chrysler. and i've been predicting that the 4 door hardtop will make a huge comeback. after all, they were only made from around 1954 to 1974. have fun and enjoy your car

anybody remember the toro XSC?it was hyped to the max before the 1977 model year, and was supposed to have some kind of crazy power targa top. never came out in that form.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST NIGHTMARES OF MY OLDS MECHANIC CAREER.a 1974 olds ambulance that kept having weird electrical problems. first the reason it had them was because of the front shocks were worn out. what the hell you say? the front tires were hitting the front inner fenders, the genius body conversion company saw fit to run the main body wire harness on the UNDERSIDE of the inner fender, since it was plastic, nothing shorted out, but the insulation rubbed off the wires and everything connected to almost everything else.blow the horn and the flashing red lights would come on, stuff like that. ok, got all of that fixed and found out the voltage regulator had the gen putting out about 17 volts, causing tail light bulbs to blow. esay job to replace bulbs on a 98 sedan, but on ambulance, had to discharge the airconditioner, remove the entire rear a/c unit to get to the bulb. ah, the good old days. anyway, have fun with your restoration of the olds ambulance.

maybe a little off topic, but on the 1966 wildcat trunk letters, occasionaly, i would screw up when installing them at the wilmington plant, and the very rare "MILDCAT" was born. imagine my suprise when 20 plus years later, i saw a 1966 mildcat!

worked at a rambler dealer in 1969. i would also suggest you do a compression test as suggested earlier. although it probably wouldn't cause this problem, we did a lot of valve jobs on the ohv 6. my personal best time for removing the head was 25 minutes. lol good luck with your car.. also, make sure you keep that front suspension well greased too.

the four ways were part of the safety components for the 1967 model year. other parts of it were outside rearview mirror, dual master cylinder, collapsing steering column, and flat dash knobs