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I always think of Bruce Slicks when guys are talking the piecrust look ..........think they were recaps back in the 50's . I assumed they gave way...
Thanks for the great pics ........some of the vehicles are too over the top for me but your pics are really stunning .
A good number of A&W's around our area ....food is great ......I don't believe any of the stores have car hops now . Good news is many of the...
Crazy 'Bout a Mercury .
As to the $$$ , I just had one tire taken off the rim , rim cleaned and tire re-installed and placed on the car . $30 !!.....kinda shocked me too...
To put the value versus cost in perspective , there is a complete , sitting in showroom 41 Ford , 6 cyl at Gateway Classics .........looks...
Hank the Crank
Many years ago I was all hot to trot on building a 51 Ford Prefect into a gasser as the car could be had for $225 , bone stock , licenced and...
Nice find ....hope all goes well with it .
Glad to hear you ditched the connie kit . The 55-56 has great lines IMO that don't need to be altered much ....here are a couple of ideas ....
For what it's worth , there are 2 on Hemmings ....one asking $120 K and the other $150 K .!! Getting and asking aren't necessarily the same :)
Wonderful pics , thanks .
A guy in my area bought one about 10 years ago , apparently similar shape to yours . He did a frame off , installed a later flattie ( I think 48...
A difficult loss for you , he was still a young man . Condolences .
I saw him at Detroit Dragway several times over the years ....I know he passed himself as " Michigan Madman " but anything I heard about Potter...
OK , OK , I have to mention my one and only foreign car that the EX wife and I bought in 1971 ....a 71 Fiat Sport Coupe . I can't blame her , I...
I'm always checking out carsonline.com , old Fords and Mercs . Some cars have been on for a long time and are down near the bottom of the list ....
Closest I ever got to that stuff was over 50 years ago ....neighbour asked me and 2 buddies if we would inload a 40 foot box car full of bags of...
Thanks Jack Vines ....you are one funny guy .....damn near spit my coffee across the keyboard .
I had to have a Vette in my life and ended up buying a 74 , T-tops , 350 auto . Nothing special power wise , it was a smog motor car . I enjoyed...
Yep , Vicky , no second thoughts .
Stainless exhaust came with my 01 Olds Aurura and the mufflers lasted 13 years .....rest of the original exhaust is on the car ( now 16 years )...
I like the logo ...don't care how old it is ,it gets the point across . Good that you have been together that long , those friendships from the...
It would have to be a 32 , preferably unchopped and full fendered ' [ATTACH]
When you mentioned " funeral home " I immediately thought it would have been a " flower car " for constantly picking up flowers as needed ....very...
My late father's 51 Monarch had a flattie and auto trans back then .
Looks pretty decent , hope floors don't offer any surprises once you start poking around . Please don't put a sbc in it :)
I'm a model railroader , involved in modeling steel mills and related equipment , so this is interesting to me ......I live right across the...
Yeah , BobG , that's what everyone keeps telling me . Right knee is OK so I hope to be able to get out for my long walks once again ....maybe in...
Yeah , 2016 sucked for many reasons and I do look forward to '17 although I'll be having knee replacement surgery .....I'll be a little bitchy...
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