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The History Book of Hindsight is laden with examples of companies who refuse to look in the Mirror of Relevence...

Got this in my wanderings. Aside from the minor dog-ear in the lower right corner, it's a mint book. 96 pages, see the pic for the table of contents to see what the book covers. Asking $5.00 plus 2.00 shipping. Will let this ride here first for 2 weeks or so, then off to eBay. Side note: anyone remember the GMC Desert Fox ?? :

Saw a F'ing gorgeous '64 Grand Prix, minty-mint, Marimba Red w/ 8-lugs. I wanted to pull a 180 and chase it down (I did see what side street it went down). Later, this made a few passes up & down my street: '67 Chevelle SS, open headers. Sounds great, but didn't move out as well as the sound would lead one to believe (still left a cloud of burnt rubber).

daimler has made billions off of rentals / fleet sales; it's the hallmark of a great company!

^ Not going to offer what a 1-yr old Sonic is offering for the same money (138 HP aside).

^ Good points, tho I would disagree on 'climate controlled'- my shop isn't heated or insulated, tho I have run a small propane heater on occasion. If it's really down in temps, just hold off. I worked in my shop countless times for a few hrs per, when the temp was 40 outside. What you will absolutely need is ROOM to work on it. That, and an excellent degree of organization WRT disassembly/reassembly. The fasteners WILL pile up. Take lots of pics during. Until you start refinishing pieces, it doesn't HAVE to be inside; obviously it hasn't been inside.... maybe ever. These brutes don't decay in a year or two; it's already handled 58 years outside as it is. Obviously, once you start to develop finished pieces, you'd want those under a roof.

Glass can be 'restored' if there's a chip- you've seen the commercials. Cracked; no. Otherwise, clean the crap out of it & get new gaskets. I saw a period WS for late '50s GM trucks on ebay for $169. These guys are in north Jersey, they had VistaVision WSs for my B-59, said it was no prob to come up & inspect & buy direct if I wanted: http://www.ebay.com/usr/bkclassicautoglass

Could be yours!

Kinda cool that the windshield is busted, in that you have a good excuse to pull it and check the glass channel there. I now know what the 2 scalloped panels I have that were supposedly from a '58 GMC- the inside, lower front corners of the doors. Must be hinge access cover plates. I'll donate them if you get this.

Doen't 'feel' like Dodge to me, I did look thru '63-60 Dodge brochures, nada. The guy owned strings of Studebakers, Jeeps & AMCs, I've been idly looking there first.

Yeah, you got it. What cements it for me is, I got an NOS '73 Monaco rear bumper in the same haul. Brochure pic : http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Dodge/1973_Dodge/1973_Dodge_Full-Line_Brochure/1973%20Dodge%20Full-Line%2038%20%20amp%20%2039.html

I've read a few accounts of it, but never tried it myself. I am more intrigued by reverse electrolysis. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=154196 http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=202906&highlight=electrolysis Here's some feedback on molasses- seems to be evidence/experience against it: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=682253

Ahhh, you & Bill are correct. That's a '74 Cad.

What are U seeing, Bill? About the only exterior differences in the '71 & 72 442 according to my sources was grille color & tails. The car VINs out as a '72.... http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Oldsmobile/1972%20Oldsmobile/album/1972%20Oldsmobile-24.html http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Oldsmobile/1972%20Oldsmobile/album/1972%20Oldsmobile-28.html The light in my above pic is a bit wonky.

Dumpster-diving find :

Prolly. 4 steel 'peg legs' & a seat would sit right into the bolt bosses for the seat frames, or something like that.

[Going thru my bookmarks...] In case people have ever been curious about what a 'commercial chassis' traditionally meant : Cadillac built 2462 in '72.

More elbow grease than money, IMO, if one is handy & adept at restoration. Far less 'hidden pockets' on a HD truck than -say- a Chevelle, for cancer to hide & fester. Roger, I know you've been up my way (I'm right by Malouf); if you had replacement pieces and needed something welded in on say a fender or door, I could help there. Just finished welding new steel into both running boards on an Infiniti SUV for a client; structurally totally rotted away.

From dfelt's link : "this vehicle will go approximately twice as far on a gallon of gas as the outgoing artifact. This is a benefit to the drivers, who have to pay for gas." Right- if ANYONE thinks fare rates are going to decline because of increased MPG, keep dreaming.

^ Asking $350. • • • Went in on half ownership of this this week, my first Olds : '72 Cutlass S, original 350/auto car, correctly converted to 442 (an appearance option in '72), has built 455, 4-spd, 4.11. Biggest issue is some paint deterioration, looks due to poor prep. For sale

This is up for sale, includes removal from ceiling. '63 Tempest body shell :

I would say it looks like yes; it'd fit a FWD. C'mon DD, I was counting on you to peg that one!

This is a box lot I picked up at an auction earlier this month. Paid $12.50, there's 6 or 8 tools I'll use either in the shop/ on the job, and the purchase was tempered because I knew I could resell the gas pump nozzle. eBay got me $64 for it today, so the rest is gravy.

Lately I've been bringing truckloads of.... stuff home, all sorts of interesting vintage tidbits, parts, tools & whatnot. Tonight was boxes of factory & aftermarket mechanical parts. Anyone need an NOS fuel pump/filter for a '47 Willys? Maybe someone here recognizes these 2 caps : This one reminded me of the '79 Eldorado caps (the section with the holes is cast metal, so it's rather heavy for a hubcap), but it's not that. No holes for a center emblem is a puzzler, too. It's not going to be post '85, I believe. This one I've never seen before, is reminding me of '60s/early 70s Jeep (I think it's the red stripe), but I've not placed it yet. Another one without any sign of an emblem. This was just too cool to leave behind (it was in a dumpster), made of painted plaster. I don't think it has anything to do with Pontiac, but I'm sure many Pontiac fans would overlook that.

Anyone know what those rims on the Opel GT above are from? Just curious; they look familiar, can't place 'em.