TexRiv_63

Agree with all the above caveats but - what a cool beater as is!

There are a lot of these little emblems around because the pot metal caps they were mounted in dissolved into dust.

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Love it, thanks.

55 wiring was still fabric with weird old bullet connectors, can definitely be an issue.

Nice car at a reasonable price. "Lacquer checking" on the paint is interesting, original paint was enamel. A poor repaint?

Love these videos. Europeans seem to be much less worried about using their old cars than we are.

Those heads look great - and fast service!

Quite a project, but - a factory air car for $150.00? Welcome to the 1970s! Tell us more, how is it equipped?

Evidence of typical rustout I remember well. Biggest thing to check is the condition of the front crossmember which is prone to rust out from the inside, it supports the front suspension.

Kbeach, have you searched on these forums for information on the Fedco system? As I recall I did some research here a long time ago when I was selling mine since I didn't even know what they were. I know I got some pretty good responses, give it a try.

I sold these items years ago but as I recall the Chrysler had the two studs but they had been crudely sawed off.

The seats look right but the door panels definitely not.

I can't answer your questions but here are Fedco badges from Chrysler and Fargo if it helps.

Very pretty and rare car. Not sure about the interior design but it looks right. Needs a real good underside inspection, not sure if the price is a "steel" or not.

Beautiful.

Very nice preservation.

My decrepit old body reminds me loudly and painfully if I overdo car work involving getting down to and up from the floor. Since my current project involved that almost exclusively I broke it up into small pieces, but I will lump it all together here. The new tires are on! The blue protective coating was surprisingly easy to remove and those glaring new whitewalls are perfect. I added the 5/8" "Beauty Bar" to the outside edge and was not 100% sure about it but seeing it now I love it. I am using the LeSabre wheel covers for now, I have a pretty good set of super deluxe covers but I need to detail them. While the car was up in the air I also changed the oil and filter. I was embarrassed to find I had not done so since buying the car 2 1/2 years ago, but happy to see the drain oil was surprisingly clean. I adjusted the service brakes hoping to cure a little pulling in the front, and checked the emergency brake, which turned out be in perfect adjustment. I finally took it out for a ride this afternoon and am very pleased. I think it rides better, I have the pressure set at 31 psi which should be a good compromise. I had it up to about 65 mph and there was no vibration. I plan to get a TollTag for the car and actually do some longer highway driving!

My decrepit old body reminds me loudly and painfully if I overdo car work involving getting down to and up from the floor. Since my current project involved that almost exclusively I broke it up into small pieces, but I will lump it all together here. The new tires are on! The blue protective coating was surprisingly easy to remove and those glaring new whitewalls are perfect. I added the 5/8" "Beauty Bar" to the outside edge and was not 100% sure about it but seeing it now I love it. I am using the LeSabre wheel covers for now, I have a pretty good set of super deluxe covers but I need to detail them. While the car was up in the air I also changed the oil and filter. I was embarrassed to find I had not done so since buying the car 2 1/2 years ago, but happy to see the drain oil was surprisingly clean. I adjusted the service brakes hoping to cure a little pulling in the front, and checked the emergency brake, which turned out be in perfect adjustment. I finally took it out for a ride this afternoon and am very pleased. I think it rides better, I have the pressure set at 31 psi which should be a good compromise. I had it up to about 65 mph and there was no vibration. I plan to get a TollTag for the car and actually do some longer highway driving!

Nice car but he better have more than a bill of sale...

Here is a satisfying follow-up to this thread. Based on the responses identifying this as being for a 33 Pierce Arrow I contacted a friend of mine who HAS a 12 cylinder 1933 Club Sedan to confirm. He did confirm the ID based on another 33 car, but said he was looking for a lens like I had as his taillight had three of the fluted red stoplight lenses. After checking dimensions I gifted the lens to him, much preferring helping complete an actual car to a few bucks on Ebay. He just mounted it and sent me this photo. He is still looking for the correct outboard clear backup light lens, if anyone has a lead on one please send me a PM.

I love these cars but they have never been valued highly as collectibles. For the money this guy is asking this car should be close to perfect.

I've posted these pictures elsewhere but they are my favorites because this jumpstarted my car repair obsession. In 1964 My Mom's car was this 55 Ford Customline. My Dad bought it new but by then it was pretty tired. So he jacked it up in our gravel driveway and proceeded to do a full valve and ring job. I was aware he knew how to work on cars but never to this extent. I was the light holder and tool grabber and I benefitted by learning a rich tapestry of curse words along with seat of the pants mechanical knowledge. He survived without the car falling on him and that engine ran perfectly for many years after including use as my first car.

That actually looks like a pretty cool project but the photos are lacking in detail.

The 61 Starfire had buckets and console standard. Not sure about 61 but later years had a 98 Sport Coupe option with buckets and console.