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Where's Mr Bill...?
This may not help your situation....but, FYI, I have Aerostar coils in front, 4" dearched springs w/2" blocks in rear with NO rubbing problems...
On my Appletons , the chromer took them to a jeweler who etched the lettering/numbers in deeper so they wouldn't be lost in the buffing process..
55 Dodge 2-door wagon.
Cause that was a "thing" back in the day on 4-doors.
I used dynamite in one car and "MAT 66" in another. Can't tell difference. MAT 66, hellofa lot cheaper.
What I found, was that the people answering the phones drive old cars too.
Saw this one...it says "SLOW".
Wow, what nice work. Thanks for documenting the original work and keeping the skid plate. Can't imagine how on earth you welded and ground those...
This is what I imagine it could look like. Here's hoping for a complete recovery. I actually built a 47 Mercury w/302 and C4 when I lived in...
North Dakota in 54 got my permit at 13, when you turned 14 you got your liscence...no test. In 63 having arrived in LA from North Dakota, I...
50 Merc convert.
I don't believe Roth ever built custom cars. Just show creations, nothing you could drive on the street.
Well, since you asked... Any year Willys gasser....
There is a jobber by the name of "BIG D" (aka Danny Gatlin) who comes to all the swap meets in the PNW. He takes your parts back to his home base...
I have every "little magazine" published and most of them memorized, and never ever heard of "George and Eddy". Do this car a kindness and let...
Don't believe there are any clips with nuts, the clips go into a hole and then twisted 90°. The trim then snaps over that....I'm just having...
Need help trying to remove the side trim (to repaint) on my 54 Merc. Pretty sure it just snaps on/off, but having trouble prying without...
Here is a picture of the "Ralph Testa" Carson top before it was recovered by Bob Jasper....pretty crude.
Yes I also used Petronix in my 324....works perfectly and retains the factory look.
I thought that the big trucks, like a F-6, had the big flathead 337 cu in Lincoln....am I wrong.. ?
I made 1" spacers between my lower "A" arm and spring perch along with cut coils on my 54 Merc. Had 5/8" clearance between lower "A"arm and frame....
Saw this one in park
Never ever seen a 55 Buick Super Riviera stock car.
In regards to Bob Drakes hinge pin removal tool, I bent mine trying to remove the pins on my 30 Model A. Ended up drilling them out.
Had the opportunity to spend time at a local car show with Paul after he restored it and he told me that there were a lot of things he could do...
My buddy's 36 currently under construction. 1-1/2 ton cab and doors, shortened 48 pickup bed, custom built frame, and 312 Y-block with 3-speed/o...
Tony, your 56 Chrysler tri-bars are only the SECOND set of these I've ever seen. Connie Todley , who owned All American Auto Wrecking in...
Your kidding right...? SBC is as HAMB friendly as "peas-ina-pod"
I saw ( saw..??)...I've seen a set of these lately on a 49-51 Merc. He used those white spoked trailer wheels . Evidently they were 5-1/2" bolt...
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