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    Stick shifts are going Extinct

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    1963 Corvette split-window coupe.  Original 327, 340 hp, Borg Warner T-10 4-speed.  Positraction.  No power steering.  No power brakes.  No power windows, no power door locks.  No air conditioning.  No heated seats or mirrors.  Armstrong steering pump.  Creature comforts: heater and dome light.  Navigation system: road atlas.  It does have a radio but I'm not sure why as I can't hear it over the music from the side pipes which exit just behind the open windows.  Enough said.

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    Antique cars, this year and beyond, what will happen ?

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    On 4/17/2020 at 10:27 AM, Buick35 said:

    Padgett, We have a lot in common. I live in Florida(Brevard county),lived in the same house since 84,retired in 2016,have one cat on fancy feast although she's pretty old and probably won't be around much longer. However I do have two kids(grown and on their own) a wife and a dog. My son has the old car bug but my wife and daughter not so much.He has a 66 Mustang,a 69 Ghia and bought his wife a 63 bug.I have a 35 Buick and a 74 MGB. Just trying to keep them maintained.Wouldn't mind trading the MG for a different old car. As you know it gets too hot to drive it in the summer. Greg. Stay healthy and what old cars do you have?

    Buick 35, you can't be too far away, and likewise, we have a lot in common.  I also live in Brevard Co (Cocoa Beach), in the same house since 1991, and retired in 2018.  I prefer birds to cats.  Kids all grown.  One (unmarried) son shares my interest in cars, but at 35 years old, is still in school.  He has two 97 TransAms, an incomplete 1925 T-bucket (which has been on my patio for 18 years), and my 2002 Eldorado.  He has expressed the desire to inherit most of my cars, at the expense of his 2 sisters who have no interest in them other than for an immediate sale.  All of my cars need work...notwithstanding the issues of having to deal with mega-rust 3 blocks from the ocean.  

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    Parting out 1970 Chevy C60 Tilt Cab

    in Chevrolet & GMC - Trucks

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    My 1970 Chevy tilt cab C60 fire truck is very quickly returning to it's natural state.  I live 3 blocks from the ocean, and although it had zero rust when I bought it 3 years ago, the paint almost immediately began bubbling and bleeding big chunks of rust at every metal seam.  There's now holes big enough to put my hands through.  Even though it's only got  a verified 18k miles on the odometer, it's too far gone to save.  I'm pulling  427 long block and the 5-speed Spicer tranny, then will have the cab and chassis towed to a salvage yard.  All the glass, interior, emblems, etc are in good condition.  Hate to scrap it all, but I have no room to keep it.  Anybody need anything from it?

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