Ted "Wildcat65" Nagel

Fishing here- I have seen a '83 here locally and wishing it had the turbine look wheels. If I like them, they are probably hard to find, so just checking here if anybody has a set. Or a whole '84 T-Type in Black

So glad Steve is working on this as install of weather-stripping is a sure work stopper for me. We got the stainless back from the polisher and car is looking great.

I go off to vaca and come back to find this! The white/white looks fine, but garnet/black like that convertible is knocking it out of the park for me. Have fun in FL!

Thank you! So much for making it a daily driver...Guess that will have to be the LeSabre.

Lets get SHINY. 4 port holes per fender please!

Someday...I'll find a 37 Century or Roadmaster for my own. Excellent work.

Moving along to things not bolted on right now...

I need that same color dye. I think it will have to be mixed as the green is not too popular. Let me know if you find anything... I did purchase a package tray - either REM or PUI and they had the right green on it. Trunk is going to look great!

Out in the sun reflecting the view.

I’ve seen the 2 horn set up with driver’s side as shown - opening for horn facing forward- and passenger side pointing down. I think they have a specific bolt hole and serrated bolt. 4 note horn setup adds the 2 trumpets to the underside of the hood.

I would like a 62 someday... Grandfather had a 63(edit) 62 LeSabre in blue. I like the Electra.

Wow, i can really see the luminescence in the green here.

One of the goals of the Cleaning was to free up a space for this 65 Wildcat that has been in a restoration shop- it came home last week and it is looking pretty. One of the goals for this was to honor the previous owner by getting it done and sharing his story. I will have to make a separate post regarding that - with more pictures of course!

Can it get any more shiny.

before/after

We love Cats!

All the Passenger Elevators have that rope control. Pull in the direction one is going to stop. and PAY ATTENTION as with all endeavors The rope turns off the motor and activated the brake. For many years ours had a brake with shoes acting on the outside of a drum -part of the manufacturer's design- later we were required to use a motor with an integrated brake. I have the over the top prevention brake activator in my garage, an additional memento of our "old Days" as Flour Millers in Cincinnati. Speaking of Distilleries, the Seagram's (https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/high-spirits-blog/mgp-ingredients-lawrenceburg/) Distillery building is very prominent in Lawrenceburg IN. I like it because it calls out 1857 as their inception- same as we claim for Brighton Mills.

Spent the morning with the HVAC guy. Heater hangs from the ceiling and I borrowed the forklift basket from work. @ 2 hours in he needs a pressure switch, I need coffee, so we have a break. Pressure switch is not at the store( why the phone call did not reveal this info!) we try to steal a part from the unused unit on side 2. That requires dad's Regal, the Wildcat convertible and the 68 convertible to be moved so we can get access to unit 2. I drive him over in the forklift basket and as I'm lifting the forklift dies. Out of fuel! 2020 strikes again! I hop in my truck and as it starts raining on the convertibles, I go to work to trade the empty fuel tank out. I am laughing, this year has been a great challenge and I am lucky to be working on this one and having my cars get wet and not anything else. I get a call from work - wheat market is up and we were trying to buy some before that happened! Finally all systems checked out electric-ok, gas ok ...still fires, runs for 60 seconds then shuts off. He pulls the flue pipe and Eureka! BIRDs nest mess. I get out my ladder and up on the roof in the rain, I break the flue off and find the rest of the nest. FURNACE WORKING FINE NOW! Happy New Year! I hope all of you have a great holiday and look forward to a double National- Charlotte with my 89 yo father. Cheers, Ted

I was looking at this last night for a 68 Buick. Nothing exact but I looked at this http://www.fusickautomotiveproducts.com/prodinfo.asp?number=BT6584 and this https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-72-Buick-Skylark-GS-Battery-Tray-GM-1382372-/271535443580 Here is a 65 big car example (for reference)

Verde Green (I know, redundant) - if it was an Olds it would be Cypress Green or Chevy would be Cypress Green. Steve (the painter) took the previous pictures while the mist was still in the air (I was assured a Mask was still on) The haze lifted by Saturday when I went to visit. I've been busy shining still...I wish I could find new Ventiports. These are not bad, but I saw half a set of NOS LeSabre ones on eBay and they really pop. Onward through the fog!

Green Christmas!

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Yes, that is possible if the safety off was not working! We ran this machine a long time with very few incidents. Inspected every month by the city it seems like. One bad one was when old Joe went over the top. Joe was the guy that told me he would hunt and eat squirrel. One day I asked him how that was going... he replied “momma won’t let me eat them squirrel brains anymore!” I’ve not yet penned the song that will contain that lyric...mad squirrel disease...