TampaRiv

Thank you gentlemen for your input. I'm not a novice to the classic car milieu, BUT, I have made some ill-advised purchases in the past! The car appears to be a decent car, and , as with my Riviera, I would improve the car and make it a reliable driver, but not necessarily look to "restore" it. Of course, if I were to find that box of money, I could go all-in with a resto. I have 3 nice driver-quality cars, and I don't really "show" them for trophies, which I feel is a waste of time and resources. I love the time spent in the shop making things work again, wrenching with my car buddies, and driving them on the street and seeing peoples' positive reaction to the cars. My wife has asked: "How many cars can you have??". I tell her: "I checked, and there isn't a limit!".

Hello all, I am hoping to buy a 1958 Mercury Montclair Turnpike Cruiser project car in the very near future. Does anyone know of any forums or other resources related to these 58 Mercs? When I search "vintage Mercury", boat motors show up in the search results. I can't quite seem to find a website/forum dedicated to the late 1950s Mercury automobiles. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Which automatic transmission would have been used on the 59 Edsel with the strait 6? And how easy/difficult would it be to find that transmission, and how easy/difficult would it be to swap that auto trans in? Thanks guys.

I was just assuming that, as Edsel experts, you might be able to offer some generalized information regarding the weak points of the model to be aware of. I have no photos until I get to the site and hook my peepers on the car in person. I'm mostly worried about the frame rust that the Ford cars seem to have in general from that 60s era.

Greetings all. I am considering the purchase of a '58 Edsel Citation project car. I am curious if there are certain things that I should be wary of. It has a V8 (exactly which one, not sure at this point), and automatic transmission. I will get a look at the car tomorrow, so I am wondering if there are certain trouble spots to look out for. Frame rust? Hard to find parts? Etc. the car has sat for about 10 years, and is reported to have run back then. Any info would be helpful. Thanks, Rich

Hi MrMajstyk, My experience with the Dynaflow in my '63 has been great, so I would'nt necessarily dismiss a '63. It works fine, the car is a rocket ship. My power seat was inop when I got the car, so I simply removed the seat and re-set the front mounting hooks to suit my position, and drilled new holes in the floor pan. I used some 1/16" steel re-inforcing plates underneath, and voila!, a custom seat position. There is a nice 64 on FB Marketplace right now in Winter Park, FL. I realize that's a long way from Cali. I also have a buddy here in Tampa (a member of this forum), who is putting together a nice 65, burgundy with black interior. Rebuilt engine/trans, mostly new interior, it's going to be a really nice car when he's done. He'll probably sell it....he likes to work on the cars, but moves them along and goes on to the next project. He's not a flipper, he does nice work. Finally, I did have a carrier bearing failure in my car, but it sat 30 years in one position in the Florida heat. A local old-school mechanic replaced it for around $700 if I recall, and the car runs great. A couple of years later, I bought a 4-post lift, so if I'd had that in the shop I'd have replaced the bearing myself.

Hello Apperson fans. I found this delightful photo at a flea market in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City. The tiny photo is only about 2X3 inches. I had it enlarged, and I display it in my house because it's so charming. I did some looking on the interwebs, and I was thinking that the car might be an Apperson Chummy. Maybe someone on this forum knows. Thanks!

Howdy gents. Was the standard engine in the '65 Riv the 401, or was it the 425 in '65? Thanks. Rich in Tampa.

I haven't got the chance to photograph the car yet, but here's one from the FB ad where I first saw it. The NYer is almost exactly the same color as my 63 Riv.

Hi EmTee, the shipper is M & M Transport LLC. The guy's name is Mike Adamyuk, 216-440-0876.

Thanks Jim. Car arrived at 5 as promised. More to follow.

Thanks Jim. You are correct, WV is not the crossroad for car hauler transport. The big issue was that nobody I contacted (or contracted with) would shoot me straight about this fact. SO.....days went by with no activity. And I could not get ANY of these jokers on the phone. As it turned out.....I was able to get in touch with a carrier through uShip last night. Not a broker, but an actual carrier coming out of Cleveland, and running down 77 today. His price was 1000, and uShip added just $75, which I felt was pretty reasonable. The communication with the guy was good; the seller says the guy has the car loaded and is enroute; and the carrier tells me that the car will arrive tomorrow afternoon around 5. If that happens, I will re-post with some photos and the carrier's name and contact info. If something goes wrong, I will re-post with the carrier's name and contact information. Cheer from Tampa, Rich

It appears that this uSHIP thing is simply a website that attracts brokers. It's simply adds another layer to the whole convoluted scheme. All the brokers do is post your car listing on a board for the actual carriers to look at and decide if they want to pick up your car for the posted price, if they are driving in the general area. It does not seem to be possible for the guy wanting the service to be in touch with the actual guy driving the truck. It seems that there always needs to be a middleman, usually calling themselves a transport company. But they don't have trucks or drivers, they are just brokers that post your car on a board. In my estimation, the broker is taking about $300 to post your car on the board for pickup. When the car arrives, you pay the guy in the truck in cash, whatever the balance of the contract is. Say the broker sets a price of 1200 to ship your car....the broker takes the first 300, and when the carrier gets to your house with the car, you pay that carrier the balance in cash.

Thanks Pearle, This USHIP looks like an alternative to the transport brokers out there, who skim off at least a few hundred bucks for doing (in my estimation) precious little. And thanks to all who replied with suggestions, they are much appreciated. Rich in Tampa

Hello friends, I have purchased a new project car out of WV, and I need it transported to Tampa. BUT, I am getting so many flaky jokers on the internet, I just feel like all these companies are some kind of scam. If anyone can recommend a transporter that thy have worked with, please let me know. Kind regards from Tampa, Rich