zepher
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I wonder if they still have the Rickenbacker that they had for many years?
Oh, and since this is a MSN article, based on another thread, we can be sure that is just a clickbait article with no actual facts.
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I owned a '64 Malibu SS convertible for over 30 years and I loved every minute in the driver's seat, especially with the top down.
Currently, I do not own a convertible but do own two cars with sunroofs.
Not even close to being the same.
My bucket list has a few pre-war convertibles.
I love driving around with the top down almost as much as I love being on two wheels out in the open air.
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What a way to ruin two very desirable VWs.
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The ad is just for that piece of whatever you want to call it, not the whole car.
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I was on my way to work when my brother called telling me that a plane had crashed into one of the towers.
When the second plane hit, we knew it was an attack.
Since I was the logistics coordinator for our region's EOC (Emergency Operations Center) for a state agency, I knew it was going to be a long, long day.
Our EOC was fully activated for almost a week, with personnel on duty 24/7.
We had field personnel watching all sorts of facilities and areas that we thought may be potential targets.
We especially kept an eye on areas with gas or oil pipelines, electrical substations and major bridges.
The entire EOC was glued to the massive video wall all day watching the events unfold.
As others have said, it is a day you will never forget.
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Thanks for the pics, you don't see many AMXs around and that one looked very nice.
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@Joe Cocuzza the leather is looking good and you'll have the softest hands in town when you're done.
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3 hours ago, 29StudiePrez said:
You have great taste, and I agree with you. I am fortunate enough to have one of these. Buick referred to their Brougham with the oval Window as an "Opera" windowed Brougham. In 1924 the Brougham that Buick originally manufactured in the beginning of the 1924 production year had the regular "D" shaped rear window which they called the "Model 51". At the very end of the production year, they added the "Opera Window" on an additional Brougham to the line up and called it a "Model 51a". They also added to the line up a Limousine and a town car which all featured the "Opera Window" ... all had a very limited production number. The "Opera Window" was so popular with it's styling, they completely dropped the rear D" Window look in 1925 and just went with the Opera Window for 1925, 26 and 27 models calling them just the Model 51. In 1928 they dropped the oval Window on the Brougham and went back with the rear "D" shaped window, then in 1929 completely dropped the Brougham entirely from the 1929 line. The only surviving 1924 "Model 51a" that I know of, is one thats about a 2hr drive into the Jungle outside Manila in the Philippines shipped there by an Ex-Patriot, and the one in my collection.
Now that I look at the Buick, I can see that the opera window is straight up and down while the opera window on the Rickenbacker is tilted forward.
Also a slightly different belt line, but they look a lot alike.
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30 minutes ago, wayne sheldon said:
And then there is my favorite "Brougham"!
FOUR door, oval rear side windows, dummy landau bars. Original era sales brochure called it a "Brougham".
I think the real answer to the OP's initial question is that "Brougham" is a fancy word that practically nobody in a hundred years has actually understood, that people wanting to advertise something for sale as a mode of transportation will love to use regardless of whether it is appropriate or not.
So there.
I hate to argue with you, being as you posted such a fine car, but this is what I think of when I see the word "brougham".
They certainly do look a lot alike.
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3 minutes ago, CHuDWah said:
I hear ya. The road from town to our house is a straight but narrow two-lane blacktop banked high on one side. Even without hurricanes, FL has frequent short but heavy downpours. I was driving our pickup in one and could barely see the yellow line. Like most trucks, ours has lousy weight distribution and the rear can get squirrel-y when empty. Course it was rush hour with a lot of traffic - yeah, white knuckle!
Too bad about your stepson's car but coulda been worse - I take it he's OK?
He was uninjured and is fine.
The part that really eats at him is his accident was exactly 30 days after he had made his last car payment.
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This may sound silly, but did you check these guys?
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/pontiac,1979,firebird,6.6l+400cid+v8,1250581,transmission-manual,clutch+pilot+bearing,1964-
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18 minutes ago, CHuDWah said:
Thanx, but I'm out of the hurricane/surge zone - got a little rain and wind but nothing serious. You guys got the double whammy hurriquake - you OK?
Glad to hear you are relatively unaffected by the storm.
We were OK for the most part during Hilary.
But, my step son did spin out on the freeway and ended up totaling his car.
He had to drive home from work in some of the worst parts of the rain and SoCal freeways are not made for heavy rain.
Driving to go pick him up after his car was towed off the freeway was the only time I have had my traction control light flicker while doing normal driving in the rain.
My car was dancing all over the lane, it was a white knuckle ride.
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53 minutes ago, CHuDWah said:
Can I drive a stick shift? Yes and no. I know how and have driven them in the past. But a leg disability has progressed to the point I no longer can. Even when I could I preferred automatic - shifting is work and I'm lazy. 😁 Anyway, around the time I got my license, an aunt took me out on a country road and taught me to drive grandma's 53 Ford straight six 3-on-the-tree. I rabbit-hopped it a couple times before I got the pedal coordination right - every car seems a little different in that respect. My part-time job during high school was driving a delivery van with stick shift and my first car, at least one that actually ran and drove, was a Model A. I got lots of stick shift practice on it but never quite mastered double-clutching - course, the gears were so worn it didn't make much difference. 🤣
Hope you're doing OK in FL.
That storm surge is pretty big.
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The Nissan Stanza was later rebadged as the Nissan Altima.
Very dependable, as @avgwarhawk mentioned.
My parents had one in the very early 90's.
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Very cool find.
I wouldn't actually use it unless I had the hydraulic portion rebuilt but that is one neat piece to have. -
I learned how to drive a manual trans in my Dad's '72 Datsun pickup.
After driving that for a few months I was hooked on rowing through the gears and I owned nothing but manual transmission cars for decades.
I was about 19 when I drove my Grandfather's Pierce for the first time and it was tough at first to shift that non-synchronized trans.
After that, I think I was the only grandchild to drive his Pierce, and I eventually ended up inheriting that wonderful car.
In my early 20's I was an equipment operator and I drove a lot of strange shifting vehicles and equipment.
Everything from excavators to pumping trucks and even tractor trailer type vehicles with everything from 10 speeds, 13 speeds, 18 speeds and even stuff with a brownie box.
Although I have not driven anything with that many gears in decades, I still have my Class A commercial license.
I still keep my CDL mainly because I don't want to have any issues when towing one of my cars in an enclosed trailer.
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Many years ago when I was working as an equipment operator, we had a rig that pumped water and we would have to repack and grease the pump on occasion but I have no idea what type of grease was used.
We just grabbed it from the equipment shop already loaded in a gun and went to town.
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That is a great looking wagon.
I've been a wagon fan ever since my parents picked up a '72 Vista Cruiser in the mid 80's.That will be one great car to own and drive.
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Notice Ed is just giving directions and not getting his hands dirty.
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The Pierce in question is a gorgeous car.
The lines are stunning and since it is a Pierce you know it is special right out of the gate.
The unfortunate part is that early aluminum is so fragile that most aluminum parts of this vintage are one step above the pot metal of the era.
I sure hope someone buys this car and does the car justice, cost be damned.
Even if they just get it roadworthy and drive it as is, it would be a great service to a fine automobile.
And, as far as the fender headlamps go, I wouldn't own a Pierce without them.
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It's been owned by the same guy for 60 years, the drivetrain is done, the car is rust free, the wood is solid, it has tons of NOS parts and the top goes down.
What more could you want?
As Marty said, get it roadworthy and take your friend for many, many rides.
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6 hours ago, 30DodgePanel said:
I think I peed a little after seeing some of these..
Incredible cars!
Camera man needs lessons...
Definitely DO NOT hire this photobomber
The cars will likely be gone by the time he gets it in focus.
We've all been there
I was thinking that Ed was just pretending to have trouble taking the picture while he was trying to figure out when he would be able to start wheeling that engine out the back door while no one was looking.
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@edinmass Did you have time to see the train car out back?
An amazing slice of luxury from the days when railroads ruled the country.
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Ed, don't stay too long or you'll never be able to get that Left Coast stink off you.
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Just had to tell someone!
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Congrats on finishing the project and thank you for taking the almost 2 decades to complete it.