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59 Fords, several through the years, all shiny dashes. It should shine like a diamond on a goats ass.
If you do nothing else, put the old seats back in. Please watch the movie W W and the Dixie Dance Kings. Best Burt Reynolds movie ever and he has...
The only way to take the bolts out is to heat the area where the bolts go in the head. Heat the other side before you try to remove the bolts. The...
There were four different frames in 59. Skyliner, sunliner, wagons and ranchero's shared a frame, and all other body styles used the same frame....
Nothing but a retractable or the ragtop will fit. . All other 59 body styles will swap with each other except the convertible and the...
I had a 59 retractable parts car in the garage stripping it for a few days. Went to pull it out and had no help. I pumped the roller tires up,...
I was a partsman for a few years. 2 times I was caught off gaurd with what I found in a parts book. Looking up a fan / alt belt for a 1970 Ford...
I still have my 1971 Pinewood Derby winning car. It was dad's 3rd trip through cub scouts and he new some tricks. Years later as a Cubmaster...
Hey Rust Buster, I would love to send you a Christmas present. Send me a pm with the address. Thanks, Big Dave
Blountville, Tn. Home of many 59 Fords.
Yes, they are the same. Crome holes will be different.
Hey Rust buster, I copied you a manual today. Check your pm and holler back.
That clip should be the same for a 59 and I have dozens. pm me
This may be your lucky day.I had one of those for 30 + years. I gave it to a friend last year so it could be in his way. He does have the manual...
Don't the spare in an Edsel lay down and the Ford has a well on the right side? Then again, I ain't the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree.
A 66 model can have 6 different lengths of push rods. I don't know about a 61. Find a parts store that still uses the catalogs with TRW books...
I've had a bunch of 59's through the years. My wagon was the most fun. I now have a retractable and a 4dr custom. I'm always looking for parts and...
Worked in a parts store for years. The difference in a chevy and a gmc truck around 1970, the inner tie rod on a chevy will be the outer tie...
I bought a 59 ford without keys. I took the glove box lock to a locksmith to cut a trunk key. He told me that the glove box uses less tumblers...
My mom had a 67 Buick Special that she bought new. It was a sleeper to say the least. 300 cu. 3 on the tree, 4dr. What made it special is it had a...
A signal light flasher hooked to the hot side of the coil. If you want to have a life time enemy at work, wrap saran wrap over the toilet and...
I bought my first 59 ford in 1978 and had the same problems. I could change the oil, and it would be good for a couple of weeks. Talked to an old...
There is no cross member, just the axle. It has to go out the passenger door. Been there and done it on a 65 A 100 pick up. thanks, Big Dave
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