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Marty Roth

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  1. Helfen offered: "A bit off topic, I watched the original movie Gidget (1959) and after this party Gidget takes Kahuna to this beach house in the Malibu Colony. The house was built late 40's mid 50's and had asbestos siding.....the stuff last for years and years! My buddy's house in Hermosa Beach still has it!"

    Yup !! Memories - my parents 2nd home in Linden, NJ had asbestos shingles on all four sides, and when we added onto the house, we cut and used a grinder on these. I've also inhaled more than my share of brake dust over the years

    Howard, wish you could keep the equipment - no telling when I might need your expertise - looing forward to touring with y'all again - Sentimental? Founders?

  2. One more thought,

    You may want to consider replacing the standard bulbs in your brake/turn/tail lights with modern LED bulbs which are available in both 6-Volt and 12-volt versions - just be sure of your choice of Negative or Positive grounding for your vehicle.

    The major advantages are that they work much faster so they are much brighter, and are "INSTANT-ON - INSTANT-OFF", giving a much faster notice to the driver behind you of your intention to stop, or to turn. They also draw much less current than a conventional incandescent bulb.

    A possible concern is that your flasher unit may not get enough current draw to flash properly, and as a result may trigger only a brief momentary flash. The way around this is to either replace the flasher with one designed as a mechanical, rather than heat-sensitive unit - or to add a resistor in the circuit to create additional current draw.

    I have made this upgrade to many of my "drivers", and am happy with the result.

  3. Greg,

    I CAN STRONGLY RECOMMEND A SHOP IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

    This shop is owned and operated by an honest, conscientious, very talented couple who have restored several of my cars.

    My 1934 Buick 34-57 was intended to be "Driver-Quality, but has gone on to the level of AACA Grand National Senior. They have also worked on my other Buicks, Cadillacs, Chevy, Oakland, and Packard.

    PM or email me for contact information

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