Marty Roth

So many states across the USA have a town of city named for Lafayette- My first thought was here in Louisiana, but didn't find anything specific- also looked at Indiana and a few others, but likely a "no-go"

Did grandpa sneak his barrels of Slivovitz back into the bedroom closet? It is looking like Lucy and her rocks in the Long, Long Trailer

As basic as you could get in a '63 Mopar - or did they also still offer the 170 Slant Six in '63 besides the 225 ci ?

I know that Reverse becomes Park when the ket is "OFF" in a Hydra-Matic, as with our '54 Cadillac, and other former GM Hydros ('51 Pontiac, '52 Caddy, '52 Nash etc), but am not certain if this is the case with other types of automatic transmissions, such as MoPar's Power-Flyte/TorqueFlyte, or a Borg-Warner.

Thank you, George. We all share in your loss. Two and a half years ago we were told by an oncologist that my wife's stomach pain was not an old ulcer now kicking up again. It was described as a newly discovered liver cancer, was inoperable, and that she had maybe three months to live. With thanks to the almighty, following multiple contacts with noted surgeons in far-flung areas of the world, we soon found a doctor right here in New Orleans at Tulane University's Medical Center. With a series of scans, it was determined that the original prognosis was false. My prayer was for the skill of the surgeon. He was able to operate, removing both her gall bladder as well as nearly 80% of her liver. Following varied other chemotherapy attempts, she has been on an extremely expensive course of chemo for almost 20 months now. This resulted in an initially moderate decrease of quantity and size of tumors, and mostly stabilization over the past year. Expense be damned - yes, we've changed our life style, sold a couple of cars, have downsized, and if need be, will continue to do so. I met her strictly by accident, nearly 53 years ago. This coming June if our blessings continue, we will have been married 52 years. We have raised two good kids and a fantastic grandson, all of whom are involved in the hobby to some extent. She has survived to see our grandson drive AACA and VMCCA tours, judge AACA Meets, graduate college Magna Cum Laude, Dean's List all eight (8) semesters, and President's (4.0) list, and to now start grad school with both a scholarship and assignment as a Graduate Teaching Assistanceship. We look forward to continuation of her successful therapy and treatment, and to be able to continue our sevice to, and enjoyment of our hobby, our family, and friends, many of whom we have come to appreciate through this great hobby. We have shared with far too many family and friends, the loss of a child, of parent, and of spouse , especially in our old car hobby. While we may wish for years, we've learned to appreciate and to treasure each day, each friend, each smile, each mile driven, and each good wish. WE BOTH LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU - DOWN THE ROAD !

My wife grew up in New Orleans, and to this day will not even consider eating grits. I'm originally from New Jersey, but chose New Orleans as our home. I have tried most foods, don't mind grits, prefer other types of hot cereal, but generally eat what is placed in front of me. Of course I grew up at a time when some food was rationed. My grandparents escaped Europe shortly after the turn of the 20th century. Mom would remind me to eat what we had, because, as she frequently noted: "Children in Europe are Starving" ! My offer to send my food, mostly vegetables, to the European children, that which I preferred not to eat, was not met with a positive response from her.

Yes, that is Mr. Wilson, the next door neighbor at the wheel of the right hand drive car, and Mr. Mitchell, Dennis' dad riding shotgun. In the back seat and wearing dark rimmed eyeglasses, is Dennis' nemesis, Margaret. Dennis is sitting next to Wilson, but who is the kid in Mr. Mitchell's lap?

back in my 1950s "Hot-Rodding" days, when 1930s Ford was "upgraded" to hydraulic braking, we called it "JUICE BRAKES" The difference was notable

No, it only supports the folded side supports of the roof bows, latched in place on the two sides adjacent to a rear seat

Yes, 1941 Cadillac. The chromespears on the fender, and the chrome vent on the side of the hood are indicative of the 1941 Cadillac. Thanks for posting the pic.

Our 1934 Buick 34-57 used rods to actuate the brake shoes at all 4 corners, but also relied on a vacuum tank to multiply the brake pedal's effort, effectively a Mechanically-Leveraged, Vacuum-Power-Assisted braking system

Wish we still had a local shop where they would reline and arch the friction material to match the drum- Actually we don't even have a decent place to "TURN" brake drums and rotors, or a flywheel

Frank, For those of us who have forgotten the paperclip trick, please provide the detail methodology. Thanks

Brrrrrrrr....

This was a perfect evening to be out and about in southeast Louisiana, and the Superbowl was not at all exciting- You made better use of your time

Rinsing off last winter's salt

Leaving the sealed beam headlights would have cost you judging points at almost any AACA judged event, at least in my opinion, unless the judge was totally uninformed, and his/her team captain also missed it. Changing the type of headlight is not necessarily a safety item, any more than adding inflatable air bags to the steering wheel and dashboard of a Pierce-Arrow, or ABS to a Model-T Ford. Some modifications for safety, such as turn signals required by certain states, are permissable, but I sincerely doubt that swapping sealed beam headlights into vehicles where they were not available, would qualify.

Yes, I used VISTA on a regular basis on my parents' cars, as well as my own through the 1950s and 1960s Currently unavailable: https://www.amazon.com/Simoniz-V8-Vista-Paste-Car/dp/B000SLX0X0

And I just put you "OVER" the 5000 mark - thanks for all your background and detail on our FORUM

Looks to be a very solid and straight forward, but basic car with an optomistic price for charity

My former Citroen 2-CV had a bumper sticker4 which noted: "I THINK YOUR CAR LOOKS FUNNY TOO !"

Wish this was available when I was daily-driving my '52 XK-120MC, '58 TR-2, '56 TR-2, and Morgan Barrel-back Trike. When I assembled my Lotus Super-7, I took extra caution, and didn't have more problems, but it wasn't much of a daily driver, either

I need another lesson ar two before taking my Drivers Test?

Having visited Louisiana first on a "Circumnavigate the USA on a 1953 Vespa" trip between summer-1962 and January-1963, I made my next visit in April, 1968. That is when I met my native New Orleanian fiancee/now-wife. I decided as a software architect, musician, and foodie, to seek a job transfer - accomplished by March, 1969. During the interval time, I visited New Orleans every other weekend, flying round-trip from NYC to spend time with my then fiancee, now wife of nearly 52 years, and her family. I quickly acquired a sincere appreciation for the food and music in the French Quarter, as well as fishing, waterskiing, sightseeing, and shrimping out of Grand Isle, Louisiana. Additionally that was a big part of where I developed an abiding respect for Cajun lore, as well as these descendents of Acadians who were expelled from Canada's Maritime provinces. Having been transferred from Louisiana to Ft Wayne, IN , and then to Richmond, VA, my work took me back to New Orleans again in late 1976, and we've managed to be able to stay and enjoy the Louisiana lifestyle. Our travels throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico allow us to experience and enjoy the diversity, and to appreciate coming home to South Louisiana and the New Orleans metro-area. The term "Coon-Ass" (and sometimes the less often used term "Bougalee" as a friend from Grand Isle self-referred), may at once be both endearing internally among their community, and derogatory at the same time, depending on how it is used - much the same as other terms used among other ethnicities, but inappropriate from external sources. Here are some discussions on the term: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=coonass https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-10-01/cajuns-are-fiercely-proud-their-culture-theyre-divided-over-word-coonass https://www.acadian.org/culture/louisiana/cajun-coonass/ http://bayoutechedispatches.blogspot.com/2010/08/debunking-alleged-origin-of-word.html https://ethnology.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/Ethnology/article/viewFile/6064/6263 https://www.familyatlouisiana.com/a-cajun-is-not-a-coonass.html https://www.facebook.com/katctv3/posts/what-is-a-coonass-there-are-a-few-different-thoughts-as-to-the-orgins-of-the-ter/10150586701741969/ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boogalee https://dare.wisc.edu/words/quarterly-updates/quarterly-update-7/boogalee/

So we go for economy, and drive a Ford Pinto !