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Congratulations! Good looking Cadillac.
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I have been a HCC subscriber for a very long time and am thinking about not renewing. Like with what happened to Cars and Parts, I kept them for 1 year after the "change" then cancelled them.
I want an old car to drive like an old car, not a new one (that's why I have a '19 XT5). I'm slowly trying to restore the '69 Chevy pickup that my grandfather bought new, and I have been asked many times if I was going to put disc brakes on the front to which I reply, it didn't come that way, so no. I want to feel the way it drove when I was a teenager and he let me drive it, four-wheel drums and all. When I read HCC now, the impression I get is that they want you to think an old vehicle is unsafe unless you "upgrade it" with modern parts like disc brakes, electronic ignition, aluminum radiators, etc, etc.
Therefore, I too am Grateful for the AACA and the Antique Automobile magazine.
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For what it's worth, I only use SOS pads on my tire's whitewalls.
Tim
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25 minutes ago, rocketraider said:
National Impala Association is a good one as is the VCCA.
I'd join the one that has a chapter, or even a less formal group, close by.
Check with john348 and Steve Pollard. They seem to be very in tune to the Chevrolet club world.
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I'm thinking about joining one of the clubs for Chevrolets since I now have 2(3 if I include the '99 Silverado). Any recommendations on which one to join? I've googled them and not sure which would be the best one, one for just Impalas or one for cars and trucks.
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Tim
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On Youtube there is a video of a guy resealing an A6 compressor, Centurybob is the name. From the video, it seems to be a very simple straight forward job, so much so, I'm going to attempt to rebuild one of the ones I have.
Tim
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2 hours ago, EmTee said:
Steve, I think you nailed it with the rally wheels & redlines. If you opt for the wheel covers, I suggest the thin whitewalls. Another option might be these:
I found 2 sets of these Thursday at the Charlotte Auto Fair. I almost bought a set for my '71 Impala. The $100.00 set had 1 badly damaged one and the $125.00 set had 2 missing the center flags. I really didn't want to have to buy 2 sets just to make one good set, but they were tempting.
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I do not buy parts online and never have. I buy 99% of my parts from my locally owned NAPA store which has AWESOME counter people! If I get a wrong part, I want to be able to go back to the same counter, and hopefully the same person and usually with the original part in hand, to show them what I got was wrong, can't do that when ordering off the computer. If NAPA can't get the part I need, they will try to find it for me from other sources and if possible, order it to come to the store. I don't mind paying more and I don't mind having to pay NAPA for the shipping. Granted, my vehicles are not as old as most members vehicles are, and most parts are still readily available through local parts stores. I needed a transmission mount for the Brougham and NAPA couldn't source it from anywhere, went to O'Reilly's who said they could get it, but when it arrived, it was incorrect, went to AutoZone (with original) and they said they had it and it would be there the next day, it was and was exactly correct. I don't mind the time, or the gas used to drive to a store to talk to someone in person to buy something. As my wife who buys everything online, says I'm "An Old Fart" who doesn't like change.
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1 hour ago, rocketraider said:
From a time when all car advertising in any media made you want to see and own the car.
I haven't seen an ad (or vehicle for that matter) that made me want to go out and buy a particular vehicle in decades.
I agree 100%
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I too have been going for 30 plus years and look forward to it every year. My problem is there are very, very few Cadillac parts but I enjoy walking the track and looking at the cars for sale. I'm going this time to find the guy who sells owner's manuals and dealer brochures in hopes I can get one for the Impala I just got.
Also going to Myrtle Beach next week for the Pee Dee Rod Runners car show and swap meet.
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Let me say that this is the first non-running car I have ever owned so I may be asking some dumb questions on here as I wake it up. The day it was brought home, I didn't have room in my garage for it so all I did was check the fluids and they were all full thankfully, oil a little darker than I liked, and I pulled the plugs (it had autolites, such sacrilege) and sprayed oil in the cylinders. Finally, Saturday, with help from my son, we were able to push it inside and I attempted to see if I could turn the motor over by hand. After I removed the seized belts from the pulleys, I was able to turn it with little effort, YEH, no seized motor!
Here is where I need a little advice. Looking at the fuel tank, it appears to be a "new" tank that was maybe installed when it was "restored" in '07/'08?? What would be the best way to clean the inside? I've watched every video of how to clean one till I'm dizzy.
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Tim
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I have always liked the '65-'69 Corvairs and would like to have a 4-door hard top with the telescopic steering wheel.
Tim
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My dad's family is from Salisbury NC. My dad and grandparents moved to Spartanburg because they closed the Spencer shop and to keep his job, my grandfather had to relocate to Spartanburg. My grandfather worked in the Spencer shop working on steam locomotives. Have been to the NCTM many times over the years and enjoy it every time. Irony is when they closed the Norfolk shop in Spartanburg, my dad had to relocate back to NC to keep his job with the railroad until he retired.
PS: this is the grandfather that bought the 1969 Chevrolet pickup new that I now have.
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Unless I stumble across a set for a price I can’t turn down, I’m staying with the originals. Anyone notice that the rims are painted the same color as the car?
I wonder if those wire caps are as heavy as the ones on my Cadillacs.
Tim
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I have Champaigne tastes on a Cheerwine budget, but I do it anyway. This last one ('71 Impala) is more in line with my budget than any of the Cadillacs I have (or had). I have been blessed in that I was able to buy the cars I wanted in good condition for amounts I could live with (or without).
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I like those and would consider them.
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Tim
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To rocketraider;
NO! I'm not changing the hubcaps.
Tim
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Today I had it brought home.
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17 minutes ago, rocketraider said:
Upstate South Carolina red clay!
They like to build nests in my Ferguson tractor's key switch. I've taken to sticking a folded piece of slick paper in it when not in use to keep the "mud waustses" out. Otherwise it's dig the mud and wasp eggs out with a small pick and then flush out any remaining dirt with WD40 or PB blaster, and hope none got into the electric part of the switch.
Let's hope the waustses haven't gotten that deep into this Impala!😄
So far all I found was what you see. Can't wait to get it home give it a good cleaning then the process of waking it up. Only has 74,458 miles and I'd bet 74,400 were put on by the original owner between '71 and '86.
Tim
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Here are some photos.
Tim
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Try to post pictures of my latest adoption but not doing so well.
Thought I would share some photos of the car before I have it brought home. One family owned since new. Original owner passed in 1986 and his wife didn't drive but kept the car until her death sometime in the nineties. Their son got the car and brought to where it is now. In 2006 he had it "restored", complete mechanical overhaul and repaint but unfortunately became ill before it's completion and never got to drive it but was taken to his eightieth birthday party in it in 2008. Sadly he passed in 2012 and the car has not been moved since.
I will try to post some more photos.
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I bought my '76 Brougham because I wanted a '76 Brougham, the fact that it was owned by a "celebrity" and had many other celebrities "warm the seats" was just icing on the cake, nothing more. I paid $1500.00 for it in 2001 and have enjoyed driving it ever since.
Tim
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I like Cadillacs and I joined the AACA right after I had just bought my 2nd 1976 Cadillac, the Seville, so 76 Caddy seemed appropriate (it also happens to be my handle on the CLC).
Tim
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Try to post pictures of my latest adoption but not doing so well.
Buying old tires
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I bought my '76 Brougham in 2001 and it needed new tires. I went to my uncle (who owned and operated a tire store) but he couldn't get any with the correct white wall size I wanted. He recommended Coker Tire. I called and ordered a set. I received a set of Dimension IV All Season tires. Fast forward to 2022 and 16,000 miles later I decided to replace them. Called Coker again to get a set, can't get Dimension IV's anymore, got American Classic instead. My uncle is now retired so I had to go to another tire shop. The shop owner wanted to know why I was replacing "new" tires. I told him they were put on 21 years ago, he didn't believe me, checked mfg date and they were made in 2001. When he removed them from the rim, he inspected them and couldn't believe how "new" they still looked and wanted to keep them and resale them, but I kept them, and they are in my garage and will be used as rollers for the '69 pickup. From the time they were mounted until they were replaced, they were never removed from the car, never once rotated them and they looked just as good as the day they were put on. I always do a visual inspection of the tires before I drive anywhere and if it's been a while since I drove it, I'll check the air pressure and really do a thorough inspection for any signs of damage. My '76 Seville has 10 year old Cooper Trend Setters with 7,000 miles and they show no signs of aging, but I will probably replace them later this year.
Tim