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Stripgear

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  1. My Super Convertible was bid up to $24,000 against a $29,000 reserve. There was a Roadmaster up at the same time as mine. The consensus in the comments is that 1940's cars are no longer what they once were, especially stock cars. Meanwhile, there was an '88 Toyota 4Runner that sold for $42,000, so I guess they're right. Links below.

     

    https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1948-buick-super-convertible-3/

     

    https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1948-buick-roadmaster-sedanette-3/

     

    https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-toyota-4runner-v6-4x4-18/

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  2. I agree with Joe. Start in second, shift to third at 20, and you're done. But you are well over 3000 rpm at 60 mph.

    I looked for a 3.9 because that was the ratio used in '52, the last full year of the straight eight but I couldn't find one at the time. I had a 3.6  from a '53 Roadmaster V-8, so I tried it. It works fine. You have to use every gear now, but it is much better on the highway. It's not going to win any drag races, but that wasn't going to happen with the 4.45 either.

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  3. Here's my '48 56c. It's been this way for 40 years. It's my understanding in Texas, they used the motor number back then.  It created alot of problems when folks would get a replacement engine from a junk yard.

     

    You can disconnect the cylinders from the top frame to raise and lower manually.

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