Sweepspear

Least favorites. The 1958 Ford. 1974 Full size Buick. The headlight treatment has always looked awkward in my eyes. Those are 2 that immediately come to mind. A favorite would be 1961 Buick.

My '70 after I painted it last Sept. Sanding and buffing lie ahead.

Finally took the time to go through this thread post by post. Wow Lou! What a great looking car! Bravo!

What year is it?

Sweepspear. That's why It's my username.

Not only on edge, but leaned it up against a round post! The show is really painful to watch.

I don't care much myself for the restored cars that have all the paint dabs, and chalk marks replicated. They often look too deliberately applied. Too neat compared to the weary line worker who was marking cars day in, day out. To each their own though.

The trunk pull down on the '94 Park Ave I recently sold would not work on occasion. My best guess was some electrical contacts were dirty.

The mid 70's Plymouth Furys police departments used were easy to spot. Plus, the brakes squealed which was always a dead give away. 36 years later, I don't consciously try to learn to recognize them, but even now I can spot a police Crown Vic at night just by the look of the headlights or tailights. :cool:

Just thought I would add for perspective that just yesterday I sold my late Mother's '94 Park Ave Ultra that has 117,000 miles on it for $2800.00.

In 2003 I bought a '92 Park Ave with 32,000 miles on it for about $4500.00. For $2800.00 I wouldn't hesitate on that one.

This is how the law in Minnesota is written. It's pretty clear cut that you have to wear both if the vehicle was equipped that way from the factory. Subdivision 1.Seat belt requirement. (a) Except as provided in section 169.685, a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, shall be worn by the driver and passengers of a passenger vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, type III vehicle, and type III Head Start vehicle. It would be nice if there were an easy way to convert our older cars to a 3 point belt system.

First time I came face to face with a Duesenberg is something I will never forget. It was at a CCCA Grand Classic held in Milwaukee. I think it was in '75? I was around 14 years old at the time. Standing in front of it's massive glory sent a chill down my spine.

Or a Porsche 911. :confused:

That's funny stuff. Hits close to home. We don't cancel football games here either. We will shovel the stadium out from under 20" of snow by hand.

I've seen on several occasions where the person will throw a figure out that Mike, or Frank will say is too low, and then offer more. I can't say I ever felt they were taking advantage of people.

Good luck on your search Billy! I looked for info on my late Father's '40 Continental on the board here, but the trail went dry. http://forums.aaca.org/f128/looking-info-my-late-fathers-1940-a-247843.html Maybe some of the people I was directed to in my thread can help you too.

I saw those in the thread you posted over on H.A.M.B. (Am I allowed to utter that here? ) I think they are great!

That's very common to say here in Minnesota. Maybe it has it's roots in the Swedes that settled here. "Can you borrow me a dollar"? "Joe borrowed me his car."

I once worked for a contractor that applied floor coatings. Urethanes, epoxies, solvent & water based. We first would clean the floor several times over using a citrus based solvent and a floor scrubber. Step 2 was to etch the floor with muriatic acid to open up the pores of the concrete and remove any cure & seal the contractor may have Applied. Then, let it dry with fans blowing across it for 24 hours before applying the coating. We did some nasty floors that came out great and held up with time. We did many sections of the old Graco factory here. Some sections of the machine shop building were 80 years old and were exposed to as many years of oil, grease, cutting fluid an lord knows what else. Like anything else, it's all in the prep. I've always been a bit skeptical of these DIY kits I've seen.

Maybe it is a regional dialect. You bet we all have 'em don'tcha know.

That one really gets to me! Other variations include: "Needs painted" "Needs cleaned"

Many of us here in the Twin Cities are just sick about the Ford plant closing. We can be thankful it has been given several temporary reprieves, but the end is now near. I had a couple of Uncles that worked there, and remember going on tours there as a child in the 60's. I bought a new Ranger back in '96, and it was as trouble free as they come. I wish I still had it. In fact, come spring I am planning on buying another, though it won't be a new one. Not that it matters now. I read up some on this new Ranger that will be built and sold outside the US. It really isn't a compact truck anymore as we know them. The plant will be razed, and a government planned utopian community with cheaply built condos and a strip mall of nick nack shops will take it's place. Just what we need more of. “The redeveloped Ford Site will balance economic, social and environmental sustainability in a way that conserves and improves the qualities and characteristics of the unique Highland Park neighborhood and River Valley Corridor in which it sits, while advancing the City’s economic wealth and community goals, resulting in forward-thinking 21st Century development.” http://www.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=2640

Great thread!