Harold

Factory service manual from 1960 for Eaton truck axles. Has repair and rebuilding info for various models of axle with exploded-view diagrams. Write with any questions. $23.00 includes Media Mail shipping in the lower 48 states.

Rare original factory manual covering 1980 Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth and Mitsubishi vehicles. Has lots of specifications, maintenance schedules, and new features for 1980. Includes sections on light trucks and motor homes. The manual has 152 pages and is in excellent condition except for a few handwritten notes on the inside back cover. Lots of facts all in one place! $25.00 including Media Mail shipping and handling in the lower 48 states. PayPal is fine.

Rare original factory manual covering 1980 Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth and Mitsubishi vehicles. Has lots of specifications, maintenance schedules, and new features for 1980. Includes sections on light trucks and motor homes. The manual has 152 pages and is in excellent condition except for a few handwritten notes on the inside back cover. Lots of facts all in one place! $25.00 including Media Mail shipping and handling in the lower 48 states. PayPal is fine.

These are a set of 3 original Mopar dealer technician training books for the new '78 Omni and Horizon. The topics are: Engine Engine Electrical Emission Controls and Lean Burn Carburetor Fuel and Exhaust Engine Cooling Heating and Air Conditioning Service and Parking Brakes Front and Rear Axles and Suspension Clutch and Manual Transmission Wheels and Tires Differential Steering Systems Body Electrical and Instruments Body, Sheetmetal, and Trim The books themselves are in very nice condition. The technician's name is written on each cover, and there may be a handwritten note or two. If you're into the Omni and Horizon you're sure to find something useful in these manuals. $35.00 for all picked-up near Freehold, NJ 07728. Shipping is extra.

These are a set of 3 original Mopar dealer technician training books for the new '78 Omni and Horizon. The topics are: Engine Engine Electrical Emission Controls and Lean Burn Carburetor Fuel and Exhaust Engine Cooling Heating and Air Conditioning Service and Parking Brakes Front and Rear Axles and Suspension Clutch and Manual Transmission Wheels and Tires Differential Steering Systems Body Electrical and Instruments Body, Sheetmetal, and Trim The books themselves are in very nice condition. The technician's name is written on each cover, and there may be a handwritten note or two. If you're into the Omni and Horizon you're sure to find something useful in these manuals. $35.00 for all picked-up near Freehold, NJ 07728. Shipping is extra.

One glitch that stands out to me is in the movie Goodfellas, where they have a close-up of a '65 Impala trunk and then the title of the scene saying '1963' is overlaid. Very sloppy research on the part of the production company!

I met Joe Girard, the world's greatest car salesman at the time, at an Oldsmobile dealer meeting in 1984.

Original Ford of England Diesel engine service manual covering 4 and 6-cylinder 220 and 330 cu. in. engines. Dirty (not greasy) covers but clean inside pages. Undated, but I'd say it was published in the 1960's. $30.00 including Media Mail shipping in the lower 48 states. PayPal is fine.

Original Ford of England Diesel engine service manual covering 4 and 6-cylinder 220 and 330 cu. in. engines. Dirty (not greasy) covers but clean inside pages. Undated, but I'd say it was published in the 1960's. $30.00 including Media Mail shipping in the lower 48 states. PayPal is fine.

Here's a neat softcover book from 1984 that shows, describes, and de-codes the different types of license plates available in each of the 50 states. It's a nice reference for the license plate enthusiast. $14.00 postpaid in the lower 48 states. PayPal is fine. Harold

This topic really brought back some memories.... I lived in a lower class neighborhood as a kid in Brooklyn in the 1950's-'60's and there was always a street full of interesting cars. I've always been partial to early fifties Plymouths and, in addition to my father's '52 Cambridge, there was a light green '50 4-door, light gray '51 Cranbrook, and dark blue '51 Cranbrook that was always polished to a high shine. A middle-aged neighbor, who never got his driver's license, was given a brown '49 DeSoto that my father taught him to drive. His kids were real happy to finally have a family car! One neighbor had a black Studebaker Starlight (?) business coupe with the huge wrap-around rear window. There was a black '53 Chevy sedan that the owner stored in a rented garage across from our house. The owner of the garage had a '54 Chrysler. Another neighbor had a green '59 Chevy wagon and another was into '55-'56 Fords (I recall quite a few of them cycling in and out), the people on the corner had a '54 Plymouth followed by a '61, then two leased '66 Fords. One of the neighbors in our apartment building was in the paper bag business. The first car I recall they had was a green '51 Pontiac, then they splurged on a new '59 Plymouth wagon. I'm sure there were others but these are the ones that came to mind. Harold

Five used starters (4x3755259 and 1x2095219) and two used alternators (2x3438713) for sale as a package $100.00 picked up near Freehold, NJ 07728. The alternators are square backs one with a single -groove pulley and the other with a dual-groove pulley. I accumulated these parts over the years and no longer have vehicles to put them on. They were working when removed but haven't tested them so are selling as-is. I priced them low to move them out as a package. I don't want to spend time cleaning and searching for date codes. You can do that when you get them home! Sorry, no shipping.

Still available

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Still available! No home is complete without one!

Still available

Still available!

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My parents told me this story (it happened before I was born): About 1950, the battery in my father's '38 Pontiac died so he borrowed a truck and had my mother steer the Pontiac and pop the clutch to get it started. My father pushed the Pontiac all over our Brooklyn neighborhood and the thing refused to start. He was pretty steamed up by that point. Turns out my father didn't tell my mother to turn the key on before letting out the clutch. With the key turned on it quickly fired up.

One more item concerning the screwed-on Vehicle Number: I recall seeing an official Chrysler service publication that said if you added a driver's side courtesy light switch you could move the tag by drilling out the rivets and relocating it. There is a hole for the switch punched under the plate on the driver's hinge post for that purpose.

I don't have the catalog, but Western Auto/Wizard had their own part numbering system and matching the number with its vehicles can be frustrating. I once had a batch of Wizard brake parts and I found it helpful to search for "wizard xxxx" (insert part number) on eBay. It took a while but I identified quite a few that way.

You can try contacting Chrysler Historical for the build-card for your car. As I recall, it has the body number, vehicle number, and engine number on one document. It might help when dealing with the state.

I'm saddened to learn of Carl's passing. A few years ago, my wife and I considered relocating to the Seattle area. Carl and I exchanged phone numbers and I had one or two lengthy conversations with him. He was quite knowledgeable and shared a lot of insights with me, even offering to pick us up at the airport and drive us around the area. He was very nice and will be missed.

Type the Serial Number into Google and see if you get any results.

This came from my '79 Olds full-size wagon that had a factory AM/FM/CB radio. It takes antenna input and divides it between the AM-FM signal and the Citizen's Band signal. The part number is 22010094 and I'm fairly certain it's compatible with any similar radio used across the GM line in the late '70's-early '80's.. It has been on my shelf for decades and was working when removed. Can't test it so selling as-is. $20.00 postpaid in the lower 48 States.