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  1. Moriarity
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    Pics from the 62 show

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    Assuming you found the photos online? Petersen Publishing archive?
    Wonder if whatever publishing conglomerate owns the rights to the photos now could (or would) provide glossy photo prints, without the watermark? That would be a cool addition.
    Congrats on the "Tri-Five Trifecta"!! :)
     
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  3. Moriarity
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    @Taboo56Chevy told me to look there for pics....
     
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    What's the engine look like? Or nothing to see there?
     
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    the engine picture is on page 1 of this thread, second post
     
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    Thanks! Not sure how I missed that. Looks great!
     
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    Scab! That car is hideous! :p:D beautiful man, congratulations!
     
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    There isn’t a bad picture of that car, from any angle in any of its various styles…
     
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    Who did the interior, Parade seats. and all ? Does it have a functional top ?
     
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    according to the 1966 magazine article the upholstery was done by Mark Tomlinson of Vancouver , yes it has an operating conv top
     
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    It was 30 degrees this morning when I drove it to Scotty B's with the top down....
     
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    O yes I remember Mark, he worked for the telephone company, wanted a car/truck upholstered, thought the cost to high, bought a a machine and kept VERY busy at his "hobby". Did a lot of jobs for people in Longview. I thought HE WAS THE BEST AROUND.

    Anybody here know if Mark is still around..? He was older than me, I am 78..so far...
     
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    Chilly here also, only 88 here.
     
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    That thing must get killer gas mileage, 26mph at 0 rpm! Good to see it driven.
     
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    hell-it's 35 @0!-even more mpg1
     
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    Didn't realize until now that you were the lucky winner. I was following that one on bringatrailer and the comments that were made on the site just show how uninformed some people are. I was going to bid on it but had to rethink it, no place to put it. Fantastic price you got it for also.
    Congratulations.
     
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    What, no room in your living room?:cool:
     
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    Couldn't fit it through the door, even if I turned it sideways.:(
     
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    I thought it was a bargain. The weird thing about bring a trailer is that they never tell anyone when the reserve has been met until after the auction is over. I thought for sure the reserve would have been much higher...I didn't have room for it either but I didn't let that stop me!!
     
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    Hope you can get the tach working. Because, where would you ever find another? Looks like it has 2 adjustable pointers, that's interesting.
     
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    Knowing Mark, he probably has a twin to it somewhere in his collection!
     
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    I wonder if Mark has a card system like the old libraries had to find stuff.
    Like: Rod and Custom, August '63, Bedroom #2, north wall, shelf 4.
     
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  25. Moriarity
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    No, I just wander aimlessly around until I find stuff. I do not have one of those tachs. I assume the problem is in the 60 year old batteries in the transmitter. I am currently looking for some Delco yellow battery caps that I know I had about 20 years ago....
     
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    I am not a big fan of radical customs but that one looks good and I should have one yellow Delco battery cap if I can find out where it is.
     
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  27. Moriarity
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    Ok I fixed the tach. First I removed the cover from the sun transmitter and found just what I thought I would. Lots of corrosion and missing batteries. Those batteries have been out of production for a long time. A few years ago I had bought an electronic tach driver called Tachmatch from a company called techno versions and had not used it so I decided to put it in this car 7278C9C0-07EA-49E0-9E25-A25F26684A1E.jpeg C89B1848-02B6-4B8E-8E90-0ACB83FCD854.jpeg

    I mounted inside the original sending unit
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    I did the calibration per the instructions and put the cover back on 10A90BD1-A330-4217-BB3D-8D7F794BF3AB.jpeg

    Pics of a working tachometer
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  29. Moriarity
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    In a display case with a bunch of tachs.....
     
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    Great solution, and you got it working. You may need a steering column seal.
     
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