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Thanks for bringing back memories! This was one of my favorite books, especially with the shocking ending! [ATTACH]
In stripping a '67 Olds Cutlass several years ago I found a partial roll of silver dimes (38), both Mercury and Roosevelt. Someone's parking...
Back in the mid '80s, my family and I drove from Indy to Lansing MI in my '59 Olds for a car event. While we were there we stopped at a nice...
I remember seeing a Mustang pedal car at the local Ford dealer as the new 64 1/2-65 Mustangs were coming out. I remember distinctly how it was...
The Olds "transportables" were available in '58 and '59 for sure--I have a '59 unit. I don't think they were available in '57 though...
Are we to assume that this swap meet is in Blanchester, Ohio? "SW Ohio" has a lot of square miles...
...or 72-76 98 Oldsmobiles or Buicks...
I really like the roof insert! It's always great seeing ingenuity put to work! Good job!
subscribed...I really appreciate your efforts at bringing this one back. It also reminds me of the fun times I had with my sons, working on the...
ttt...any takers?
I will have an empty, open, 18 foot car trailer available to anyone who needs something large brought from the Kansas City area to southern Ohio...
This effort was from a couple of years ago. The same but different...!...
From one AD lover to another...I'll keep you in my prayers!
Voltage is also known as electromotive FORCE (EMF), and the water pipe analogy is a good one... Voltage is also known as POTENTIAL...like a fully...
In case it's any help, a '72 Cutlass p.s. box will bolt right in... If I remember right, you still have to use the '59 pitman arm, but the...
High metal prices cut both ways... A new 2' X 8' (half sheet) of 3/16 diamond plate for my car trailer is over $100! About the time I've saved...
I saw "Bonnie and Clyde" on TCM a week or so ago where among other things they steal Gene Wilder's car when he and "Velma" were sitting on the...
This was my friend's project that he drug out of a ditch and fixed. He chopped the top and worked in the back glass/surround from a late fifties...
It was around Easter 1984 and I had just bought a running, driving '59 Olds. It was a week later when a garage sale ad in the local paper...
I have a '39 Olds with a Nova Subframe using a 350 Olds and it has worked out great over the years. I believe with a few minor differences, the...
If I remember correctly, these were the old "Charleton" brand comic books. I seem to remember 3 or 4 different titles. These were great to read...
I had a set of wide whitewall cut into a set of tires years ago. Two of the tires were brand new Firestones and the other two were another brand...
An acquaintance of mine in Indianapolis (north side) restores Allards. He bought a well-used (actually stuck) 394 Olds engine from me probably 12...
In Auto class in high school (35 years ago), our final exam was for the shop teacher to hand the loose distributor with the wires hanging down to...
My first drive-in experience was when i went with my neighbors in Olney, Ill to see a double feature. James Bond starred in both: Dr. No and...
This is just the goal i need to get the old Rockettruck back on the road. It's been out of commission way too long! Reservations have been made at...
I remember that he wrote quite a bit in the late '70's/early 80's for Rod Action magazine. I kind of associated him with Tex Smith, but I don't...
Pat Ganahl had an article in Street Rodder years ago. He moved the stock steering box to the left like 1 1/2 inches and then bent the pitman arm...
I've done three '68-72 Nova (early Camaro) clips into AD trucks and they work well--and they are not too wide. These clips are the "rear steer"...
Thunder Road--Robert Mitchum...
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