neil morse

Is this it? https://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Ford-Galaxie-Fairline-500/274302687046?hash=item3fddb6d746:g:RpEAAOSwTn1eaCaZ

Wow, bids have really jumped up. Hope you're still in the running, FinSeeker!

You bet! When I was a kid, there was nothing I enjoyed more than a 3D burger, with special sauce! Precursor of the Big Mac -- I think McDonalds just ripped off the idea from HoJo's.

Understandable in these crazy times. Stay healthy and be happy that you're prepared for next year.

Top notch work all around! I especially like the tailgate display. Enjoy the show! Neil

Wow -- I'll take them both! If only. 😉 What beautiful cars. Thanks for posting this -- great photos and it doesn't cost anything to look.

What a lovely car! It must be hard to see it go. Good luck with your sale.

Oh my! Another great MoPar -- looks like a fun driver (and it's got a load of trophies in back to boot).

Congrats -- you did good! Looks like a win-win situation, for sure. Enjoy your Ford.

I see four confirmed and one possible.

Thank you for your kind words, George. Always a pleasure to see you, too!

Thank you, yes, it's great when things work out, isn't It? So glad to hear that your repair worked out as well. Neil

Here's another pic from today -- following George's Silver Arrow, with a wonderful Buick speedster in between. (Okay, I was wrong when I said that my car was the only Buick at the event because I forgot about the "one-off" speedster made from a 1919 Buick chassis and engine.)

Plaid Tour I attended a great local event today. It was SUCH a pleasure to drive my car over 100 miles (including a lot of long downgrades) and not have to worry once about it popping out of third gear. I am so used to anticipating it, that it's hard to believe that the problem has actually gone away! My car was the only Buick in the crowd, but there were plenty of other nice cars there, to be sure. @Grimy (George) was there with his magnificent '34 Pierce Silver Arrow (not Grimy in the pic -- just a bystander). I was fortunate enough to drive behind this car for a few miles and it looks even better in motion than it does standing still. "Majestic" is the word that comes to mind. Also present was this very nice '31 Plymouth PA sedan with great period "air conditioning."

Matt, here's an idea. At least start it up and see how it runs. Given the modifications that others have made to the bypass valve -- essentially eliminating it and substituting a core plug with a hole in it -- your little boo-boo might not make any difference at all in how well your cooling system works.

Thanks for the clarification -- I thought my memory was playing tricks on me. I wish you the best of luck with the rear main seal -- unless it's really bad, it might be better just to live with it as Matt recommended.

Peter, as I recall the photos you posted of your car, the panels looked as though they already had been refinished. Is this not the case?

This is such a wonderful photo!