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One piece at a time...

Most interesting...thanks.

Does anyone have any info on this one?

Available on '46 - '47 Dodges...maybe others.

I had a '54 Mercury Sun Valley with the same transparent top. It looked good from the outside but looking up through the top from inside, it was very hazy. There were long hair-line cracks all through the curved areas. The flat area in the middle was better, but still not clear, and that was many years ago. I have seen others with the original plastic top that had the same problem. At one time repro tops were available, but I don't know if you can get them anymore - and they probably aren't cheap. There was also a snap-in headliner that was supplied with these cars that kept the hot sun off your head and kept the interior somewhat cooler - especially with the windows up. These cars tend to be real ovens. Anyone considering this car should get good clear pictures of the plastic top or, better yet look at it personally. Since the seller did not picture or mention the condition of the top, I would be very cautious.

Back in the '50's and '60's, my uncle ran a "wrecking yard" that had many interesting cars. I recall seeing Model A's of varying years and body types, '33-'34 Ford 3 and 5 window coupes. '37 to '40 coupes (some were former dirt track racers), a late '30s limousine with a foot rest and roll-down divider window and a '46 - '48 Ford Sportsman woodie convertible with electric (hydraulic windows). There was also the body, fenders and frame of an early '30's Chrysler roadster, but the demand was only for Fords. In the mid to late '60's I recall his giving me whatever body parts I might have needed to keep my "street machines" presentable. These included complete front clips from a '55 Chevy, a tailgate for my '60 El Camino, '58 Ford sheet metal. and lots of '59 Ford trim parts. He developed the business into rebuilding wrecked cars and I can remember counting five 1957 Chevys under "reconstruction" at one time, especially a convertible that was complete to the instrument panel, but without doors, interior or the rest of the body - just bare frame and rear wheels. He also rebuilt a Fiat 600, but had to wait for a new quarter panel to arrive from Italy. When it finally came, it was for the wrong side and he had to re-order. That Fiat stayed around for a long time and probably turned a negative profit. Another project of his was mating the front half of a wrecked Toyota to the back half of another to make a driver for my cousin. She drove that thing for years and years trouble-free. Other cars in that yard (again in the '60's were Impalas, Corvairs, a Glas from Germany, '53 to '56 Ford and Chevy pickups and panels, and, most memorably, a 1967 Mustang fastback big-block, in dark green (ala Bullett). When I was in high school, there was an old farmer who collected '30's and '40' cars from all around the local farms and small towns and sold parts out of his orchard where he had haphazardly dumped them. I can remember a buddy of mine roughly removing hinges from the doors of a '32 Ford 3-window coupe and torching off the center cross member of another '32 Ford frame for use in his latest hot rod project. He also removed '31 Chevy gas tanks to place in the trunks of Model A coupes he built when the bottom of the cowl tank and fire wall was cut away to make room for a large V'8. In other yards, I found lots of Studebaker parts, Ford and Mercury flathead parts, and all the small-block Chevy engines and transmissions you'd ever need. Great times back then pulling your own parts, until a kid was crushed under a car when the bumper jack he was using to lift it slipped. That really put a damper on my junk yard forays.

Please excuse my old school methods, but I have never been around two- or four- post lifts very often - just used single-post, in-ground units. How, or with what other accessories, can you do a brake job with a drive-on ramp-style four-post lift? Can you lift the vehicle from the frame (or rockers) somehow so you can remove the wheels and brake parts, or do you need a scissors-type frame lift in addition placed between the ramps? I would prefer doing brakes standing up, not sitting on a stool.

The Eliica KAZ features front twin steer as did the Reeves Octoauto but is reported not to have the sophistication of the rear wheel steering that the Reeves Octoauto pioneered. The reasoning behind using the “octoauto” wheel arrangement for the Eliica KAZ is much the same as followed by Milton Reeves back in 1910: to provide the best possible ride quality and also to ensure safety in the event of a tire failure. The Eliica KAZ designers have also wanted to use smaller diameter wheels and tires to lower the vehicles aerodynamic profile. The car features gull-wing doors and seats eight people

...or in the forest, or near the ocean, or in tornado alley, or where hurricanes or earthquakes are prevalent. Just keep your insurance premiums paid.

Have you thought of calling "Bring a Brew" and having them deliver a few kegs to last till springtime?

Hagerty Drivers Club member magazine (Oct. 2021) did a 28 page spread all about vipers and featured the "ultimate Viper collector", Bill Blewett. The article was written and photographed by Cameron Neveu who might be able to be contacted through Haggerty. If you can't find a copy, PM me and I'll send you the one I have.

This brings a whole new meaning to the word "patina". Kinda makes you wanna build a rat rod...maybe not.

When I was a kid in the ‘40’s and ‘50’s, it wasn’t unusual to see cars mounted on poles along the road as advertising for nearby businesses. The commercial concerns were usually auto-related, but I can also remember roadside cafes and other businesses attracting the attention of passing motorists. In the intervening decades, regulations and legislation have pretty well eliminated them, at least in my neck of [what used to be] the woods. Do you remember these or do they still exist in your region? If you have a photo or a story about an interesting “car on a pole” and would like to share it, please add it to this post.

1975 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ - $15,000 (butte, MT) not mine https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/butte-1975-pontiac-grand-prix-lj/7427538015.html (406) 593-1422 Randy 1975 Pontiac Grand Prix Completely Original 51,000 mile car ONE OWNER been Garaged since new, The LJ was Grand Prix top of the Line starting in 1975 This car Has the 350 V-8 Auto Trans PW PDL Cruise control Power seat Factory A/C car, each and every Option works as they should, Factory Honeycomb Wheels 1/2 vinyl top, Paint is original in perfect condition (cloud reflecion in pics) rust free through out interior is perfect, with velour cloth,Clean Montana title for a clean 47 year old car Thats been cared for since new, No trades no Emails, text or call don't need help selling it. call or text I want to talk to buyer (406) 593-1422 Randy $15,000 ( appears to be priced right according to NADA)

I don't disagree, but ridiculing him for taking the cruise and increasing his chance of catching the virus by comparing him to an animal or a fool is not constructive. I just feel that we have recently lost a level of respect for others, present or not, and are trending to be less caring, more judgmental and critical. I hope that I am not in the minority with this viewpoint. P.S. Points of interest, along with wine, women and song, are very subjective.

The rectangular one with the circular hole in it in photos 3 & 4 appears to be from a 1936 Ford equipped with the accessory clock which fit in the hole. The oval one below it attached to the long bracket could be from a 1940 Ford. The one at the lower right in photos 1 & 2 with the longer rod attached looks like an aftermarket mirror I once had on a '40 Ford, but the end that attaches to the car seems to be broken off. No telling the vintage. P.S. The first rule of this part of the forum is a limit of one item per post. That makes it easier to answer your questions.

1969 Cadillac Deville Convertible - $8,500 Canadian, [$6,723 US] (Lougheed Town Centre, B.C. Canada) not mine https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/cto/d/burnaby-1969-cadillac-deville/7415684588.html Classic 1969 Cadillac Deville •Convertible metallic gold paint•Earlier interior restoration and new roof.•Power: windows, locks, seats, roof, steering, brakes.•Trunk, rockers, etc are solid & only surface rust.•Easy to restore & have a classic convertible to enjoy summer drives in.•472cu'in engine,•Garage stored.•Price is negotiable, please no lowballers. email: 3923ddf972be35ab8da0ab0c0135b3e0@sale.craigslist.org

This "NOT MINE" forum seems to be gravitating to more gripes and complaints than constructive criticism. IMHO, expressing what you like or don't like can be done effectively and with care instead of comparing a car to a low-rider, rat-rod or, worse, a "street whore", or a personal attack on its owner. Sure, there are unreasonable asking prices, unpopular modifications, strange paint jobs, etc, but trashing a car or its owner, again, in my opinion, serves no purpose. Personal and regional tastes will always vary and reproving comments will do nothing to bring this community together and help it survive.

Don't laugh. The guy who builds custom hearses is supposed to be a "car guy" and installs drip rail in all his builds. Maybe he can direct you to his supplier. Can't hurt to ask... https://www.rosewoodclassiccoach.com/

Rambler AMC Rebel Hearse SST 1970 V8

50 years....original owner.