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^ Most everything did that 'back in the day'. My '40 Ford does (numbered), the B-59 has full gauges tho they aren't all numbered (temp is 'C—H'). Just looked at a '48 Cadillac & 50 Chrysler dash- full numbered gauges. By my P-64, things started to change. Fuel & ammeter, yes- oil & temp were an optional gauge package, but my car has A/C and there's a central vent that sits where those gauges would go, so my car has fuel, ammeter, a clock & vacuum gauge - oil & temp (cold & hot lamps) are warning lights.

Like a peugeot would have a speedo reading up to 150. Plus- look at those sliding knobs; Euro brands never gave you eye candy like that. That's the Chrysler Golden Lion, inside a '56 300-B.

Old school: 2 springs and a leather piece where you'd stick your 'papers' (registration, ins)- more used in '30s roadster with no glove boxes. I was looking for a vintage one for my '40 (tho that does have a glove box)- they make repros but it needs to be OLD.

it WAS at 800 North Glebe Road, Arlington VA. Bob Peck Chevrolet: built in 1964, demolished in 2008. https://www.arlnow.com/2012/08/01/ballston-building-adds-bob-peck-historical-marker/ Can't figure out what/how that marker is an "authentic" Chevy tailfin.

No- I 'grew up' on smaller, car-sized filters. AC PF47s and such- about the size of a balled fist. This is about a 1 qrt filter, WIX 7202. Not sure offhand what my recommended change interval is, I only get a 'change oil soon' message if it runs that long, but that's only happened once (when I didn't reset it). I change it around every 6000 miles. With 10 qrts & a 1 qrt filter, it should be a nice long interval. EDIT :: just looked it up: recommendation is 10,000 miles.

Mmmm- no inspection fee 'cause: no inspection. :D Oil change is about $75 for 10 qrts and a big filter (I do 'em).

I took the B-59 high & low note seashells and combined 'em with the mid-range and trumpet from my '72 Riviera 4-note horn set up. Took a bit of fiddling with the horn adjustments, but they all came back to life (initially the B-59 horns were silent). Adds a nice, locomotive-y approach, don'cha tink? video-1542686782.mp4

Currently advertised in Hemmings. Asking price : $65,000.

This has been said for many years & from all corners. * Insert pic of fat humans from Wall-E movie here * - - - - -

General Motors Styling is likely the master at 're-purposing' design cues over time. If they work, that's obviously a Very Good Thing. That's a 14 year span above. That said, I believe I've read dissention RE the Corvette 'coves' or whatever you want to call them. I like details, keeps the mind's eye busy. Plastering in those coves on the vette would've been a strong downgrade in my book. EDIT (slight) :: That Pontiac clay was most likely made in '46-47, as there was only (very limited) scale modeling & drawings going on during the War. So it's a 12 year span between the 2. Just setting the record straight.

For years & years (as an 'auto youth') I thought the LeSabre was full-size, until I saw a pic of people standing next to it. Even pics with Harley Earl, who was 6'4", still made it look full size to my eye. Wheelbase: 115", overall: 201" EDIT :: I know, I know; to all you guys that IS "full-size". Nay-nay, I say. 115" is decent (but on the light side), but 201 is short in my book. My B-59 is 217", and I'd prefer it was the Electra coupe (221").

The 1957 Olds F-88 Mark II concept, at Sebring, probably driven there by Harley Earl. Look how teeny it was.

Ken Wilson Chevrolet dealership, built in '64. An example of the period-popular 'hyperbolic parabola' roof, it was demolished in 2016. ?

I was home before any of the white shit fell & didn't go out in it. My sister & her husband & daughter had a 55 mile trip, should have been 1.5 hrs, they were on the road for 7. I would've purposely driven into a ditch. When I used to plow, I'd go out on the roads in the middle of the night, like 3 or 4AM, have to drive a (normal) 25 mins. There would be NO ONE on the roads, with 3-4-5 inches down and no plows to be seen, I could safely & happily roll along at 35 in 4WD. I remember stopping in the middle of US Rt 1, getting out to brush some wet snow off the windshield & headlights for a few mins, and never saw another vehicle in either direction on either side of the highway. Kinda incredibly in Jersey. - - - - -

From Popular Mechanics 1959 Owner's Report ~ Weight distribution in the article was stated to be 54/46. Pretty good WRT the handling compliments. My car has lost 364 lbs to date, and probably 75% of that is off the front end.

Well; an hour and 3 seconds.

She home by 8. I cook her eggs, bacon, rye toast. - - - - -

After an hour & a half, my wife angrily stomped into a Target to hopefully allow some of the creeping traffic to die down. She's about 10 mins from home NORMALLY on a trip that NORMALLY takes her 35 mins. Her estimate for that 10 mins is another 45. Guess I'll wander down to the end of the driveway & make sure its passable. Sleeting here for a while now but prob got 4-in. I hate it.