neil morse

Wow, just a few miles from my house. I will have to check this out.

A re-run, but a good one! Eddie Robinson and Kirk Douglas at Cannes. That's back when trousers were trousers!

You're welcome, Bill. My Royal Maroon '41 Super 4-door came from Ventura -- I wonder if you ever saw it around? It was owned by a fireman from about 2000 to 2015; I don't know what part of town he lived in. I agree about the '40 you describe. It seems odd to go to the expense of a paint job -- a very high ticket item if it's done right -- and leave everything else in such bad shape.

Very nice! This seems like a screaming deal considering the fresh, professional rebuild of the engine, nice correct interior, etc. I'm suspicious of the claim of 21,000 "original" miles given the wear on the pedal pads and the parking brake handle. I suspect it's 121,000 well cared-for miles, but I would still be sorely tempted if I were in the market for another collector car.

Wow, I've never heard of a Nash Ajax, but that looks like a fun little car.

And someone went to a lot of work to fashion an incorrect interior out of that mouse-fur! It seems a shame that the same amount of work wasn't spent putting it right. Otherwise looks like a nice car.

If I were you, I would forget about adding the butt connector. I think it just introduces another possible failure point. I would either cut the wire as you propose and directly solder it back together after sliding some heat shrink into the wire farther upstream that you can then slide into place. Or just cut the terminal off and solder on a new one, again using heat shrink. You can buy all the old school style terminals and wire you need from a place like Rhode Island Wire Services. https://www.riwire.com/

While we're looking at drive-ins ...

Another example of the product placement relationship between Buick and Warner Bros. -- this time a picture called "Brother Orchid" featuring Edward G. Robinson. With Ralph Bellamy at the wheel and Eddie Robinson and Ann Sothern in back, we see this very nice '40 Buick convertible sedan with dual sidemounts.

Great story! I love the Vega in the background -- classic image for 1971.

Looks like a solid survivor with a very good original interior. The dash is particularly nice. I love the nautical motif! And, of course, those tail light lenses that ended up on a lot of customs in the mid-50's. My father used to refer to these cars as the "vanishing Clippers."

Gorgeous car, Tom. Good luck with the sale!

By Dracula? 😄

Yeah, I wondered the same thing. I didn't mean to be casting aspersions -- I just thought it was odd.

Looks like a very nice car, but something doesn't seem right. I see Tom Laferriere's name on all the photos, but if you go to Tom's website, the car is not listed. Scam? Just saying.

It's called the "free market." If you don't like the prices, don't buy the stuff.

Is it just my imagination, or is it riding a little high in front? Otherwise, looks very clean.

No wonder you married her! She looks adorable.

I had a very good experience with https://www.billtheradioguy.com/. Also, I think you might want to reconsider the update question. I opted for the FM option with an AUX channel. I can listen to FM and also ran a patch chord from the AUX jack into the glove box so I can hook up my phone (out of sight) and listen to whatever I want. I have no objection to improvements as long as they're invisible! Neil

I would love to know the back-story on that photo!

Magnificent building as backgroudn to such a nice car. Agreed. The "driver" is very cute, too, but you have to look closely!

😄 Good one! Those "eyebrows" over the headlights also need to go -- I never understood the point of those.

Jeff, I think you meant to say "overloaded with accessories!" 😝

I was just going to say the same thing -- that '61-'62 Chrysler "Flash Gordon" bubble dash is one of the all time greats. As the former owner of a '62 Newport, I would say this car looks like a great bargain!

Yes, going by the color of the wires, you are correct! Could the owner have used red for negative and black for positive, just to confuse people? MoPars of that era were definitely positive ground.