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The King is dead, Long live the King.
GM had paint colors named after exotic sounding places, Cadillac Bermuda blue comes to mind. Honduras maroon w as beautiful, but the best was...
Relax, take your time car clubs form themselves at 11 your kid needs to read and study old cars. If other people show interest in your car and get...
Bear in mind that this car was built when the national speed limit was 50 mph, and most roads were dirt. It was not intended to be a freeway flyer...
Look for rust. Look in trunk and tool compartment, look in lower panel between door posts and rear fenders. As rust goes up, price comes down....
THANK you to all veterans, many of us will never be the same, some for better, some not. I spent 1963-64 on the DMZ in Korea, wasn't too thrilled...
That's a great find, all the Ford clubs should have lots of info. Google is your friend!
low budget gave you good advice, you probably won't pay attention, and cause the next guy lots of headaches.
R I P Bob,an original hotrodder and a very talented man. He will be missed.
May not be what you want to do, but on my 40 tudor we hammer welded the drip rails around a small round rod. when finished it looks like a 36...
Good job, well done. Did you raise up the rear fenders a little to get rid of the "G M step" ? I,m glad you're not building it for me. I wanted to...
I love old junk, my favorite engine in the whole wide world is the str8 Buick. My first car in 1958 was a 38 Buick, and I've built and rebuilt two...
Why spend precious time and a boatload of money trying to partially fix an engine that was obsolete and ineficient many, many years ago. For a lot...
Thank you all for your kind responses, You meet the nicest people on a HAMB !
I have been fighting health issues for a loooong time. My 40 tudor has been sitting covered up in the garage for at least a year and a half. I...
back to the top for a little later
That is the gold standard for customs. Those are the most beautiful cars I've ever seen in one place at one time. The keyword is tasteful! If...
Looks like a 39 or 40 to me, i've often been wrong.
Did you buy a car or a page from a history book ? It looks like a car made up by combining old and new parts' just like a.....Hot Rod. I don't...
What a beauty! Good job everyone. Thanks for the video.
I had a 49 Packard in early 70's. First car i ever got out of a paint shop (sold many others in primer because somebody wanted to give me cash), I...
What a surprise ! A new R&C in my mailbox today. I was able to accept it was all over w/o too much heartbreak and pain, but it looks like a...
I have always loved 54 buick titian red. it is difficult to reproduce with modern paints, so my 40 ford is hok passion purple.
Buick restorers club should be able to help you. do a search
How about the Grand National Roadster Show ? do a search
Playing my guitar, smoking my cigar, only time I'm happy is when I'm working on my car
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