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Hi Glenn,
Have you checked on eBay? Be careful how you word your search. I have found many items on there for my cars. Also, pickup a copy of Hemmings News. Or go to their website (I hate their search engine though). Another idea is to just shot gun the search and use a search engine like Google to look for 1977 Buick Electra Interiors. You never know what you might find.
Hope that helps! Good luck.
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thank you, JT. I will look into it right away.
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OK folks...more pictures have been posted. Go to My '56 Caddy
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Albert, could you do this with the Sneaky Pete on a 1947 Cadillac? I have a leaking rear main and would LOVE to get it cleaned up but cannot afford the money to have the engine lowered.
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Thank you for your input, Steve. My frustration is abating a bit. I need a cold shower.
Pax vobis cum.
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Do you all find that this is true with the gel type batteries, like the Optima? I have been using a 6 volt for the last 3 years, brutally as my electrical system was being restored. It has been drained and recharged countless times, and now that everything is working normally, the battery is preforming fine. What do you think?
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I agree with Kuhner, et al. Have your original Delco rebuilt. While my car is post-war, I had mine done for the '47 Cadillac from Dan Steele in California. He reworked the original tubes, installed a small motherboard, and FM modulator. Additionally he installed an RCA jack for a portable CD or iPod.
This also works for a multi-disk changer hidden in the trunk, if you so desire.
I had the speaker replaced. The radio gets AM/FM and works great with my iPod or CD player.
I left it a mono-speaker system for originality and find it is perfectly adequate.
BTW - I kept the car on a 6 volt negative ground system.
Good luck!
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Baeutiful car, Al! Duke Jr. will be a marvelous addition to the classics (note small non-registered 'c' thus denoting a general use of the term rather than the accepted formal use of the term in this venue.) on the road! Bravo! And congratulations. I wish there were more Packards in my area. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Hi everyone, I just purchased a whole set of stop lights and turn signal bulbs that are 6 volt halogens from the taillightking. I sent a note to AJ yesterday morning early to get the shipping amount and to ask if any modifications would be required. To my pleasure, he responded immediately. No mods and the shipping was minimal. I should be getting the bulbs in a day or two. I will let you all know how they work on the '47.
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For Sale in the Denver Area : a solid 1964 Cadillac Sedan, most likely series 62 (no badging).
Original light blue metallic paint (new), new interior - rebuilt engine with 3500 miles on it. Originally from Oregon.
New brake booster, rear shocks, exhaust.
If interested, call :
303-898-8773
303-383-1577
One dent in driver side after paint job. Asking $10,000
Beautiful car. Saw it on the street so did not get the man's name. Runs nicely and seems to have alot of the options....A/C ?, power windows with after market stereo were visiable
Tell him Jonathan and Randall McGrew posted this for him.
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Hi 53, good car to have as a first. You can find the manuals you are looking for on eBay. Through that source, you will also find a series of contacts in documentation. I have found everything I have needed, both original and reproduced, there. Good luck.
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geez I wish I had! I need a good nest egg to redo my '56 Caddy. Of course you could always sell one of your other cars...that's what people tell me. I just don't know if I can part with the '47. Hmmm.
Are you shooting for a show car or a driver? Just curious. I figure, if all goes well, I could get the '56 back on the road for about 8K. I just want it as a driver to go to shows and such. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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What a beautiful car. I love the colors...and the hood scoops. A really nice example. So you haven't had it out on the road yet? Thanks for the picture! Sorry it was a problem...I have had several problems loading pictures to the website too.
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Oh well! My Eldo is a 1977, a Biarritz, and the first year of the return of the package after the convertible was dropped in 1976. You can see it in the Photo Post area at My Eldorado
Its sovriegn gold with saddle tan interior, with most of the available options like split bench power seat with power recliner, climate control, twilight sentinal and Auto Dimmer, Wonderbarr radio, power trunk release..etc. It is a beautiful car, and great to drive. All that for less than two grand!
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There is a Caribbean here in Longmont that runs about now and then...a beautiful car in blue with white interior. Very nice car. I love convertibles although I prefer sedans, yeah I know...how boring, even over my Eldo. Had a ball driving the '47 yesterday, even in the rain!
Do you have a link to pictures of your Caribbean? I would love to see it. Thank you.
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Hi voodoo....for the best answer and quickest response, I would suggest you go to your CLC registry and contact Walter Brewer in the Denver area. He has rebuilt many a 346 and has written a serialized article on rebuilding the motor.
I have used Kanter and had no trouble with their parts, but not in rebuilding an engine. Another source to try is Coopers Vintage Auto. They are online at Coopers
The costs you have quoted seem reasonable. The quote given me for my '47 flathead was $3200 to pull, rebuild and install. That included paint, etc..
Hope that helps.
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Yes, that is right! The A/C system is loaded in the trunk. Fresh air is pulled in through small side vents, run through the evaporator and then the cooled (frigid actually) air is passed up through those plastic pipes into the vents that run along side the edges of the roof. There are vents with round jets above each door. The cold falls down on top of you. Its wonderful!!
The cool air is recirculated through the cabin and is sucked in through vents under the rear seat back into the rear compartment evaporator again. Its pretty cool. There are two blowers, one on either side, to move the air. I've always liked the way those tubes looked.
I will put more photos up as I get them. Thanks for the interest. Its nice to share our little joys with friends.
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I would like to say that while not original, the modern paints particularly the polymers, make sense for today especially since you can get them in the original colors. The only reason I could see for use laquer is to get the original color. I fully intend to paint the '47 the proper antionette blue and the '56's tahoe blue / cavern grey in a modern two stage paint. Sometimes advances in technology can be used without violating the value of the car.
At least that is my point of view such as it is.
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God speed, George Cagle. May you stay safe, work diligently and return home whole. My heart goes out to you for all you have done and are doing, and to your family.
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Good idea, Geoff. It is called the R&R section. A thread would get too cumbersome very quickly. I am following this thread because I liked the sketches and models ... I would love to hear more about it. I think we all know the Packard history at least as far as I care to at this point.
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Dave, as I am sure others have said, there are kits available for 6 volt systems that use a modified halogen lights. I read about them in a book on car restoration. It does require some modification of the tail light assembly...drilling etc but they are available. I like your solution better. If something as simple as foil works, I may try it on my '47!!! Now when it comes to the '56, I think you can get 12 volt halogen replacements, bulb and sockets, for those. I refuse to put one of those ugly third lights on my rear deck! Yuck. Studies have shown (back in the 80s) that these decreased sudden rearend engagments, which would have been avoided in any case were people to pay attention to their driving! Actually I find that early braking and care not to ride too close to the car in front of me, keeps people behind at bay...annoyed but at least aware.
Good job, Dave! Ingenuity strikes a round tone once again.
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Congratulations, Shawn!!!!
This is wonderful news. We will await your posting of pictures with baited breath.
I will be calling you shortly. Good luck on the new acquisition!!
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Pontiac59, I will hazard a guess that you are seeing the effect of a poor economic recovery, and family households that simply do not have the time, interest or desire to rebuild an old car.
Teens used to do this, as many noted, and they grew up to make the majority of the hobbiests today. But the cruel fact is that this hobby is terribly expensive and out of step with many people who are concerned with keeping hearth, family and self alive, well fed and progressive.
In my family, I am, as my late uncle certainly was, seen as a 'car nut'. We spend valuable time and money on something that, admittedly, brings us great joy, but is extremely questionable as an investment. My father tolerates this hobby such as I am involved only because it DOES bring me joy, otherwise it is wasteful of monies needed to keep me alive and well.
I wish I knew more to be able to advise you in this matter. I would hate to see good project cars go the way of the Do Do but unless you can make a go of part supply and doing what men like Cherlokian, Faust, and Cooper have been doing supplying parts to silly people like me, then I do not see what else you can do. If you got $100 for each hulk, minus towing or hauling charges, then you might be able to make some money. The last time I had to do that and lost a beautiful car, it profitted me less than $400 and that was applied to a rather sizable bill.
Today most of us look for a running, well kept car as a project. My '47 would be a wonderful project car for an enthusiast wanting to restore it to original. It runs, is well kept, clean and most everything works. What could I get for it? Certainly not what I put into it. I would want at least $8500 to break even and finance my other project. But I doubt I would get it. I cannot see a rusty hull even complete being worth anything near a running, decent car. Perhaps the market is dead...I don't know. I do know there are deals out there for a pitence that work and look good. My '77 Eldorado at $1950 is an example, or the 1969 Olds 98 Holiday coupe, all original and in perfect running shape, for $2500. Or this 1956 Cadillac I recently acquired at $1500 which has turned out to be a real gem.
Times are changing. It is sad to see beautiful examples crushed. The future is not forgiving to the past, that much is certain.
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Hi Mr. Earl...you can open this thread, go to EDIT and from there delete it with a header to explain why. Its simple. I am sure PeterG will get to your question as soon as humanly possible. I suspect there is a glitch in the thumbnail creation, either a memory or permissions acception which will be relatively easy to fix. I have had the same problem and decided to supercede it by posting on another website until the problem is resolved.
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I use Simple Green and a soft tire brush. Then wash it off with the hose or power washer at the car wash. Works beautifully and its bio-degradable too!