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The American Automobile Association Triple-A badge had something to do with how long you'd been a member of the group. Yeah, it's the same Triple-A that does roadside service, rates hotels/restaurants, and prepares "Trip-Tik" route planning services. Triple-A is not what it was in its heyday. Last time I tried to use it I was informed that my membership tier would only cover a 5 mile tow- when I had paid for a higher tier membership that was supposed to cover up to 100 mile tow. It got ugly. Since my regular car insurance covers towing and roadside service better than the AAA plan I had, I cut ties. Then two years later I get an offer to reinstate my AAA membership. No, thanks.

Can Tom in NH refurbish your original distributor? We all know having spares for these obsoletium components is a good idea. I've enjoyed this thread. Learned a little bit, saw some neat old test equipment and its literature, and two more ancient vehicles are now running properly again.

Visit here: https://forums.aaca.org/forum/57-buick-post-war/ They speak fluent Buick there and will be interested in your Wildcat.

I bet you hear "that ain't even a real Nova neither!" a lot too! As me Aunt Tillie would have said to them after living in Baltimore more than forty years "aw yiz is ignert!" (all of you are ignorant!). Mmph. From a Southern Vajenya Piedmont accent to full-blown Bawlmerese. She was the first lady cabbie in Baltimore. Started driving in WW2 when all the guys went to war. Probably driving a 6-cylinder Checker or DeSoto.

Looks like converted to 12v. Would want to examine that closely. Otherwise appears very nice. Hm. Stick. I'd have thought a 1940 Ninety Eight would have gotten a HydraMatic. Guess they weren't pushing it that hard in its first year.

😄 V8s had valvecovers too! Yup. That OHC 6 was a way cool engine especially in Sprint trim with its 4-barrel and split exhaust.

Kerry's comment on his six-cylinder Chevelle tickled me. One of my favorite things to do at cruise nights is to watch local knuckleheads' reaction to a six-cylinder or non-performance V8 Camaro, Chevelle or Mustang. Such a car will literally send them into foaming-at-the-mouth hysterics. ### Steve, Is that the one that came from Oxford NC? I can hear them now. "Why you wasting time and money on a FOUR DOOR?! with a SIX-CYLINDER?! That car ain't worth NOTHING!!" To which the reply is: "Is it your car? No? Then sthu and leave me alone." 🙂

At this stage in life I could be very happy with a nice six-cylinder low-option car. The trouble is finding one, because of the cannibalism f.f. described. Y'all have heard me say this before. "A nice old car is a nice old car." Who cares how many doors it has or what it's powered by?

Hoo boy. Now we're getting into heat transfer and stoichiometry, which as the 1949 excerpt shows you ideally need 15 volumes of air (14.7 actually) to completely burn 1 volume of fuel. And you're making me dig up old powerplant knowledge after 8 years away from it!🤪 The concept of "excess air" is used to lean out a fuel mixture for more complete combustion of your designated fuel. So you're creating more heat thru more complete combustion, and in most cases higher heat = greater fuel efficiency. Running an automotive combustion engine that lean isn't one of those cases as engine damage can result. But excess air causing more complete fuel burn is great for exhaust emissions at the expense of power output. Running stoichometric A/F ratios or even a little fuel rich has the opposite effect. The extra fuel tends to cool both combustion and exhaust temperatures, as does exhaust gas recirculation. Keep reburning exhaust till it burns up any remaining hydrocarbons. The advantage to EGR is that it cooled combustion temperatures enough to reduce detonation caused by lean mixtures with resulting high combustion temperatures, though its true purpose was to cool them enough to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. Have mercy.🤯 ### Some engineers figured out that, in the case of vacuum wipers and HVAC controls, vacuum could be sourced from a mechanical fuel pump's diaphragm. This had the advantage of a more constant vacuum supply and less chance of engine vacuum leaks. The greatest benefit was that vacuum wipers weren't as likely to slow down under heavy engine loads and then go to maximum speed when decelerating. It also kept vacuum controlled HVAC systems from switching between floor, dash and defrost vents depending on engine load. I've seen this setup on Fords and Oldsmobiles. Pretty sure others used it too. By the 60s they'd figured out electric wipers, and vacuum storage tanks and check valves.

Way back in the long long time ago I wasn't paying as good attention as I should have been and managed to push the pump lever roll pin too far in.🤦‍♂️ Ended up having to tap the blade of my pocket knife down between the roll pin and the air horn to move the roll pin back where I could pry it back thru the pump lever with a screwdriver. Amazingly I didn't mess up me near new Case pocket knife. But I definitely learned to pay attention that day.

😀🤩😍🥰 Lawd she's handsome! Am I the only one who sees a little 63 Pontiac in the 66 Mercury rear end styling?

I like it. But I can hear the local knuckleheads hollering now "You gotta put a V8 in that car man! A six cylinder Super Sport ain't natural man!" Oh hell no I don't. Never mind that except for the 61, and the 67-69 Z24 cars, the base Impala Super Sport engine was the six. And if Chevrolet itself saw fit to offer the topline SS trim package for a six-cylinder Impala, who am I to change it?

$25k with an engine compartment that looks like it's been thru a flood?

Minor problems. Ad states seller has the original wheels and covers. Gauges, fuzzy dice, aftermarket radio, mudflaps and red heater hoses are an afternoon's work. Find a nice set of 1" whitewalls for the original stuff, then sell the Cragars and tires to pay for them. And have a nice ride to enjoy. 😬 Well- I suppose that's better than sticking an LS in it!

😀🤩😍🥰 I love it. I sure am glad it's not a wagon. I would be sorely tempted.

Never thought I'd say "aggressive" and "Ambassador" in the same sentence but this rear shot with those big KMA tailpipes made me say it. Attitude, in spades...

These 427 Biscayne 2d sedans have their own legend and are a grail for a lot of Chevrolet people. More so than the flashier Z24. A longtime friend stayed after a 1966 version for decades and was finally able to buy it. The very next year a lightning-sparked garage fire took it out along with several other desirable Chevrolets, including both his and his wife's first cars. This was a guy who spent 25 years in US Army Intelligence and then ran a successful accounting and tax business, so was used to high-stress situations, but Ray never completely got over that blow. His wife has told me she believes the stress of the loss and having to deal with the insurance carrier triggered the cancer that ultimately took him.

Buy-in is cheap enough. Getting it running might not be difficult for someone familiar with 60s Fords. Where are the Marauder scripts?

The pictures don't tell us much about the condition of the wood trim. If that's good you're one step ahead of it needing everything else. Seeing those carpenter tools in the third seat area tells me this Squire probably led a very hard life as a workman's vehicle. Maybe someone can get it and return it to its status as Ford's top-line car. Lot of time, money and work.

Looks like the metal drawer chest is a Waterloo Industries piece sold under their own name. Waterloo made boxes under contract for Sears and who knows how many others.

Friend sent me this Tuesday. Fascinating and clearly and concisely explained. Why can't training materials be like this now? US Auto Industry's YouTube channel has tons of great stuff. Yes I have wasted quite a bit of time on it the last two days. You can too!😃

These F-bodies had arguably the best handling and braking of any American car and on par with a lot of Japanese and European cars. With a few tweaks they were really formidable road cars. But, as your buyer proved, high-performance car coupled with low-performance driver rarely ends well. There are people who truly have no business driving anything more powerful than a VW Beetle.

The 7028212 QuadraJet is for 1968 Chevrolet 327 engines. This could be a desirable carburetor. 17057204 is for 1977 Chevrolet 350 engines with automatic transmission. It's a smog era carb and lists for just about every carline Chevrolet made in 77. I can't help much on the Holley but we have a true carburetor guru on AACA Forums. If carbking sees these he can tell you all there is to know about all of your carbs.

That A/C belt has been off a while so you can count on A/C work. It appears to have Oldsmobile's Custom Air Conditioning instead of Comfortron which makes repair a little easier. Car really doesn't look bad except that front seat. Wear is one thing but the stains make you wonder about a windshield leak, and what you'd get into fixing that. Notice this car has a "halo" style vinyl roof. Oddly optioned too with wind-up windows, yet a 60/40 split bench seat. Even though the front end styling is a little "heavy" I like the 71 and 72. They still had a little bit of grace and svelte- which Toronado lost completely when the federalized bumpers appeared. Wish I could read that dealer badge. Mitchell Motors and Ed Voyles Oldsmobile were both in business in Atlanta during the 1971 timeframe.