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It happened on my classic car. Wayne painted a guy's car what he thought looked best, not what the customer wanted and ended up painting it over.

Wheeler Dealers, since the move to the U.K and the addition of Marc Priestley made all the difference for me. Marcs attitude brings a combination of calmness, knowledge, willingness to tackle jobs well beyond the other two mechanics. The other thing I like about him is he knows his way around the machine shop, welding and paint shops. He also knows his way around the racetrack. I like his ability in the machine shop because us old school tech's/mechanics were taught how to be machinist as well as mechanics and that was part of our foundation. Watch the episode where Marc goes through a Porsche 997. He's no parts replacer for sure. Very mature and disciplined for his age.

You know that little engine was built under license from the Brits. You can always tell them apart from the newer A12, A13, A14, A15. The old design has head studs and bolts. My my The newer A Series 1970'a 80's style, A "A"1400

You have an agreement with inanimate objects? Must be AI objects. How did you energize them?

I guess you never check your vacuum advance, never service mechanical advance. I always take the distributor out to do that so I can verify a worn bushing and have a close look, then recheck on the distributor machine. This should be done at least once a year because that grease dries out. My cars with HEI get this treatment as well, also for HEI don't forget the dielectric grease renewal for the heat sink transfer between the module and the plate, I do it once a year.

Could it possibly be that people who collect prewar cars tend to keep their cars longer and are less prone to behave like people of the want it now and something new generations?

In 1956 Pontiac calls it a Deluxe Elecrtamatic Radio. 1957 at least through 1960 the signal seeking radio is called WONDERBAR Radio

Reminds me of a Nissan/Datsun sport pickup of the same era. At work we called them the little Ranchero.

Standard with Hydramatic in 1962 would be a small cam #640 with 10.25 compression,267HP along with the engine number would be the Identifying designation 15H for the above combination.

Those cars wiring must have been like Japanese cars. Always running grounds back to the main harness to the battery instead of running power to a devise and grounding the devise to the body which in exposed cases to the elements meant a poor connection in due time.

Barlup bought it in October 1973, in 1979 sold to Leo Gephart, sold again to another collector. Don't know which Body this was because the three cars were built on "A" body "B" body and "C" body. The "C" Body Torpedo was the large car body also used by, Olds 90, large Buick and Cadillac. Pontiac used A, B, and C body in 1940-41. The "C" body Plexiglass was donated to the Smithsonian until 1947 when it sold the car to H&H Pontiac of Gettysburg Penn. In 1962 it was acquired by Arnold Motors (a Pontiac Dealer).

From what I have learned, back in 1939, the ‘highways and horizon’s’ pavilion by General Motors at the New York world’s fair impressed visitors with its visions of the future. created by Norman bel Geddes (the man who designed the future), the futurama exhibition foretold the communities and transportation systems of 1960, many of which became a reality. these glimpses into the future included inventions that, at the time, seemed like magic: glass that bends; the frig-o-therm that cooks and freezes at the same time; and a talking flashlight transmitting speech over a light beam. sharing the spotlight with these visions was the Pontiac ghost car — the first fully-sized transparent car ever made in America. known as the Pontiac ghost car, the transparent automobile was constructed based on the deluxe six four-door touring Pontiac sedan. the show car was built by General Motors in partnership with Rohm and Hass — the chemical company that created the plexiglass — and had a total construction cost of $25,000. in the model, the plexiglass created an exact replica that replaced the outer sheet metal. to give it a cleaner look, the structural metal underneath featured a copper wash, and all the hardware was chrome plated. the tires and the rubber moldings were all made in white, adding to the sterile aesthetics. a second model was constructed for the 1940 golden gate exposition display. after, both show cars traveled to different Pontiac dealerships in the United States where they were displayed — the 1939 vehicle was loaned to the Smithsonian institution during WWII, and it was then auctioned in 2011 for $308,000. the cars were shown in many promotions and were often seen in magazines. overall, the cars were made to showcase everything that goes behind the production of a car, especially in a time were the automotive industry was thriving. in an official release, Pontiac motor division stated, ‘it shows at a glance the hidden value built into Pontiac cars.’ Three cars were actually built.

What kind of a guy was your dad? A very good family man. A naturalist A product of the depression, having to quit school in the 9th grade to help support the family. Walking the streets of downtown L.A. with his brothers with their sling shots hunting Pidgeon for my grandmother to cook for dinner. A self-educated man always learning. A self-employed business owner (35years) Expert photo engraver, offset printing, etcher, printer and cameraman working up until the day he died. Lived to be 60 and considered himself very lucky to be alive and to have a successful marriage, raise two kids and see them out the door and see his grandkids. Health meant everything to him, almost dying at the age of 12 from juvenile type1 diabetes he strove to always be in shape and to eat correctly. If he had contracted diabetes the year before he would have died because insulin was only released to the public the year he came down with it. A Surfer and all-round waterman from 1927-1971. A body builder, when the surf was flat, and we weren't going to the hot spots like Malibu, Dana Point, or San Onofre etc. for big waves we would be at Muscle beach, not Venice, but the original Muscle beach on the south side of the Santa Monica Pier. A passionate gardener, an eye for landscapes. A car guy, our cars were always pristine, a drag racer/street racer. After his 34 Chevy he would always be a Pontiac and VW man.

On some cars designed for emission control with carburetors when a anti dieseling devise used fails, the engine could be new with hardly any miles and tip top engine condition and still diesel.

My 76 olds has a anti dieseling devise. In 1966 or 67 VW raise the idle rpm to about 800 to pass CO-HC emissions, they added a fuel cut off solenoid to the idle circuit because the engine would diesel without it. NOW, MrY, WHAT IS THE MAKE, MODEL, ENGINE of the car you are having trouble with, or do you want us all to keep on guessing???????????

Least expensive hardtops on the market was an advertising statement from Chevrolet. Even the lowly stripper 500 models were only hardtops. What are these Corvairs below? Sure look like sedans to me. Not so, these are sedans 1960-64 Corvair 2 dr. and 4dr. were sedans.

Very nice Chieftain 870? Catalina.

Everyone remember the electric Corvair from 1966?

That 4-door hardtop is a very good-looking car, love that "C" pilar. Such a little car and so much room inside!

As a former mechanic, then to automotive engineering. I had two years of automotive mechanics in High school. While in college I had a part time job, I was also lucky enough to have my local VW dealership sponsor me in VW's auto mechanics school that the dealer mechanics went to providing someday I went to work for them. I had heard it before, in High school, in college and at VW school how important the tire pressure between front and rear were to the proper handling of these types of cars is.

1. 1959 Pontiac Catalina 2 door hardtop in Sunset Glow paint. A S/O ordered car by my father out of the zone office. Bonneville tri-tone leather interior, 389 tri-power hand built in the Pontiac toolroom for drag racers and NASCAR team buyers. HD Super HydraMatic, 3.08 safety track rear end with two pumpkins of 3.90 & 4.10. Bought it from my dad in 1965 and raced it and street drove it until I sold it in 1969. Should have never sold it. NEVER sell a S/O car. 2. Aug 1968 bought a 1965 VW Type 111 1200 "A" Custom (the Custom is a European and Canadian model only) still have it. http://www.pismoderelicts.com/photogallery/new format 834/images/img_0137_edited_1.jpg 3. December 1968 ordered a 1969 Pontiac LeMans H-O, 330HP-354" with T400 and 3.23 Safety Track- still have the car. http://www.pismoderelicts.com/photogallery/new format 937/images/p1020752.jpg and http://www.pismoderelicts.com/photogallery/new format 937/images/p1020753.jpg 4. 1972, Inherited a 1963 Plymouth Signet convertible, worst car ever owned wife owned it before we were married. 5. 1973, New Datsun/Nissan PL620 H-D pick up. NEVER should have sold it. Sold it in 1976. 6. 1974, 1964 Deluxe Type 113 Beetle - still have it. 1976, Special ordered a 1976 Oldsmobile Omega Brougham- still have it, 1984, bought a used PL620 Datsun pick-up, sold it in 1988. 1988, Bought a new Nissan D-21 long bed pick up sold it in 1992. 1992, Bought a new Nissan D-21 heavy duty one-ton long bed gave it to the kids in 2008. 1992 bought a new ISUZU/LOTUS impulse sold it unfortunately in 2006 because of parts unavailability. 1992, bought a 1962 Pontiac Catalina 2 dr. post still have it 1992, bought a new NISSAN SE Xterra gave it to the kids in 2018- they just sold it last month. 2012, bought a new 2012 NISSAN Sentra SL- still have it, great car 140 top speed, and 42MPG at 70mph 2015, bought a 1963 Pontiac Catalina- still have it. 2018 Bought new NISSAN SV pick up. That's it!

No, when all the guys came home after the war.

Chevrolet called it "Evening Orchard."

I will add Tempest to your list, and if "Y" bodies had lasted into and past 1965 the Tempest rear suspension would have been double jointed like Corvette, Corvair. To me, the "Y" bodied cars were the perfect size.

In the 30's, well, In 1938 all beetles sold to the public was out of a coupon book. All the Beetles produced went to promotion, or German heads of state. Not one beetle was ever delivered from the coupon book, hence, no beetle was sold to the public before the war.