balthazar

'Is that a penile cast, or are you just glad to see me?'

Well, don't I look foolish. I think I was equating in my mind that the steering system is 'geographically contained', whereas the brakes run the full wheelbase, and 'all over the place' made think of a larger system. Yeah- that's it.

>>"Leaks a lot of hydraulic fluid from multiple places"<< Technically-speaking, the only 'hydraulic' system on the vehicle should be the brake system (doesn't appear to have a power convertible top... ). Hope that's not the case. WRT the engine compartment- looks like a HS shop class engineered it. Dig the tiny offset radiator! What a mess.

^ Sweet sightings, GMTG! Not that it matters much, but the Buick is a '55 Special. I spy a '55 Chrysler behind the Firebird. Wonder what's under the other covers ?? I was just down by the Columbus market last month- but I don't kno this place. -- -- -- -- -- Yesterday: '72 'cuda hardtop, silver, exc shape, MoPar snorkel hood, front runners, drag car on trailer (towed by F-150 tho ). '68 Charger R/T hardtop, black over red, factory, flawless, rumbling up Rt 18. '67 Camaro hardtop, black over red, cowl hood, VG-EX shape, front runners, gassin' up. Shelby 427 Cobra, typical blue w/ white stripes, bellowing down highway. '56 Bel Air 4-dr sedan, white over orange creme, factory, decked out, looked flawless, for sale. circa '29 Model A pick-up, green over black w/ yellow wires, factory, flawless, poot-pooting along.

I went there for 1 year. The Ford GT designer was there at the time- I have pics of his school work, among others. I can only give my impressions WRT CCS at the point in time I was there- things may be different now, but I seriously doubt the fundamentals of the industry and CCS have changed much -yes, even after the last 2 years of the auto industry. I do not challenge the results if you graduate from there. The auto companies (globally) came TO THE SCHOOL and hired you upon graduation. That's pretty much amazing in ANY industry. And the education there is VERY good (AND exciting). It's a tremendous amount of VERY hard work, tho. However... the school definitely has strong cutthroat elements, on numerous levels. Especially & importantly: school-to-student. What I mean is- the school admits FAR more students than it intends to graduate. Now- on one level that's understandable- they want to graduate the best. Good for them. CCS also liked to broadcast it's '100% placement' of grads- a real selling point and another crushing weight on the graduating class size. These 2 factors lead to one result- a monster termination rate. Case in point: When I went in as a freshman- IIRC there were 124 of us. The previous year's graduating class was 12- and that was the largest class in recent consensus. You see the math there, right : 1 in 10 ?? Bad for you. The take away: the odds are strongly stacked AGAINST you graduating in Automotive Design by sheer numbers; by design, AND likely when that happens - you will be left with a BIG CHUNK of credits that WILL NOT transfer to another major. I went into VisComm and lost a lot of credits even after only 1 year. Imagine you are cut after year 2 or 3 {shudder}, and yes; that unquestionably happens. It's a very expensive roll of the dice both during school & in the aftermath of termination : you had better be friggin' amazing.

If causing a 'ruckus' was the prime goal, none of these attempts would've involved the intent for anything to explode. So no; they haven't "won", and I get sick of hearing that op.

I sold my wife's '87 Mustang when the heater core went- dealer quoted $600 back in the early '90s for the change. I remember driving down to hang out at the 24-hr Mobil Mart with friends and changing the heater core on my '64 Catalina in 20 minutes.

'66 Chrysler Newport 2-dr hardtop, white over dark blue, cherry. '78-ish Dodge Magnum coupe, brown, solid driver.

For all those that haven't read the bill- rest assured; that model of government efficiency, Eric Holder, hasn't either (or so he claimed in an interview), but he's looking into suing AZ anyway (stated BEFORE the admittance). Guess he misplaced his 3rd Reich mind-control-blocking cap, too.

...instead of distributing pamphlets with tips for illegally crossing into the U.S. -- -- -- -- -- >>"The new law forbids elementary or secondary schools to teach classes that are "designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group" and advocate "the overthrow of the United States government" or "resentment toward a race or class of people." "<< How horrible !! We should encourage liberal teachers to preach MORE of that, not less ! DOWN WITH NATIONAL ASSIMILATION, UP WITH ETHNIC SEGREGATION !! IMO, look no further than the outcries of "insensitivity' (racism) when 4 students wore AMERICAN Flag t-shirts on a Mexican non-holiday promoted primarily in the U.S. primarily to sell beer.

Reminds me: Sunday I saw a nissan sentra flat-towing a toyota corolla. Both respective bumpers were off & jammed inside the corolla. I wouldn't trust either to tow the other a mile before overheating and/or blowing the trans.

'69-70 GP, silver w/ black top, factory wheelcovers, nice driver, original. '69 Baccaruda convert, blue w/ black top, nice driver. '68 Camaro RS hardtop, stock & mint. '53 Chevy Bel Air 2-dr sedan, white over blue, mint w/ Cragers.

Mine varies depending on where the job is. Usually it's within 30 minutes, sometimes it's 45. An hour is generally where I draw the line as far as tolerance goes.

This is a 'left field' car- has never been in my sights. 'Good taste' is relative... but most would disagree.

How fitting you should chime in, Olds !

I talked to the son of a friend of mine who recently passed away (unfortunately). During conversation, we got around to one of the vintage cars he owned, and as how I really loved it. Although he said a big wheel had a standing offer to fly in and write a check for a number of the cars (not this one necessarily), the son said he'd rather this one go to someone who really liked it. He drove it a few times as a kid. I left him my name & number. I told all this to my wife and you should've seen the tidy combo look of anger & horror she shot me. I'll not spill the beans as to what the car is, but suffice it to say it's monsterously huge, has been pointedly featured on these pages in pics/discussion, is "old" by all accounts, custom-bodied & reportedly 1 of 2. Luckily, there are 4 applicable parts cars that could come with it, I believe. What the hell did I do ????

One of those alfa-romeo 8Cs, parked. circa '48 Dodge sedan, grey primer, no eyes or glass, parked circa '62 Chevy Suburban, twin condition & location to the Dodge.

Not being a hardass with the above. Last (only) time I saw one sell it went for $450. I really don't collect stuff anymore (besides print ads); but at one time it encompassed TVs, typwewriters, phones, flashlights, lamps, radios, tools, etc etc. I have been slowly liquidating my inventory in the last few years (well... not my tools). As far as trades, I would talk over B-59 parts...

^ Well, there's no pointing in naming my price then, is there ??

SPOT-ON!

The basics : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durant_Motors Durant also had a huge successful career before GM with the Durant-Dort Carraige Co. I've yet to read one of the handful of books on Durant, but idle he wasn't.

This hangs in my shop. Star was a brand under Durant after he left GM and gave it a go at building 'GM II'. Star : 1922 - 1928.

1958: Love this one !! Circa '52:

Pre-eeeeetty sure this doesn't denote what it appears to :

Heading to the shore the end of June for a week, will take a few trips to upstate NY mountains over the summer, hope to take in a few car shows as I've been 'opting out' recently due either to work scheduling or weather. Working on the Buick is RIGHT THERE at the top of my list... along with 28 other things competeing for my free time.