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Haven't heard of any state that requires them if the vehicle was not originally equipped with them. I do have them in my '59 but just want to get...
That's a slight offset crash test. Head on would be a completely different story. Mass is king in physics.
Good post.
Excellent point. If you drive a modern car less carefully because of safety features or full coverage that's a problem. Those safety features are...
[ATTACH] Luckily the '50 is shorter than the '59. Tool chest, workbench and compressor are in the back. Wish it was a single door but there's a...
[ATTACH] Drive sanely, understand your brakes, lights and visibility. Watch those behind as well as in front of you. Stay out of the way of faster...
Most of mine chack 13+ volts. In my experience if it checks 12v or just below it's no good. Good luck on the car. Wish I had my old '64 Galaxie...
I get that a lot too. Mine is basically stock and running good but looks just like it did when I found it. I like to park it in a line with really...
Usually for a wreck with insurance it was $275 to load, $75/hour labor including drive time, $4/mile or so and $40 "clean up" for sweeping the...
I towed for AAA all summer a couple years back. Many, many times people went over the mileage by a couple miles (they were told by the dispatcher...
You're not the only one. I can't afford that kind of cash, so I drive them in original paint with whatever repairs I make primered. People flock...
She's a bit rusty but I'd get it running and go from there.
You can do a lot with a stock motor for $2800. I bought one for $150, put a set of rings and a set of rod bearings in it and put on new gaskets....
Well mine is half primered and the other half is 65 year old paint. It's not high dollar or a show car. People assume if it is at a show next to...
I'd keep the Plymouth. Once you spend the money, it's gone. I had a rule, what little I had invested in the hobby stayed in the hobby.
Get a cheap voltmeter from Radio Shack. Measure voltage across battery with engine off (12+ volts usually) then again with engine running (should...
I was selling a little OT 4-cyl pickup truck in the front yard for $600 just to get it out of my barn. Ran great, no rust, probably worth a little...
Make sure you know how to use an extinguisher. I've seen a few poeple go to the hospital after they tried to put out a small vehicle fire and got...
By the way, that is one SWEET car.
Been there done that. Hard starting when hot is a frequent issue with these cars. 1. Get the fuel hose with the one-way valve to replace the...
I used to drive a tow truck in Detroit. It was amazing how thieves would attempt to steal someone's $500 clunker, fail, and leave it undriveable...
Kids probably. And their parents know, and they ain't sayin'.
Cash talks. I've seen cars pulled out of barns and scrapped, that I could've had if I waved $500 each at the guy. But when I waved $50 and then...
Found this in Detroit last year. '60 registration and maintenance records inside. Pulled out of a garage that was about to be torn down.
Not to mention those of us who fly airplanes while reading charts and operating all the navigation equipment and never have a problem. I don't...
Where do you find a new windshield for that??
"You should have to pay more insurance for that. It doesn't have seatbelts and I'm gonna have to pay your medical bills if you get hurt." "I...
Good thing there was no alcohol involved. Before they started using data bursts I used to hear the license plate light stops on the radio all...
:D only we make sure we have 200 gpm or more water ready to hit it!!!
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