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I supplied trunk lid moldings for it.

Yes it is now, back to original.

Here are some pictures taken today. Work in progress. More to come from the past.

If you don’t put a lot of beer in the trunk, that will stop some of the scrubbing. My very humble opinion !

Actually she and her best friend Jackie (female) were 19. The better half had a 1954 Plymouth, manual 3 speed on the tree. Went to the city dump got an employee to tip the car on its side and removed the transmission. They were not intimidated by lack of knowledge.

Yes, but when in those younger years you didn’t have a fear of hardly doing anything. 18 year old friend needed to work on his 57 Mayfair auto transmission. This was in the 60’s. Solution. Jack up the front end with 2 widow makers. Put a 25 gallon drum under each hub. Did the same with...

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I have box/open end from early 1970’s. Craftsman 1/2 inch, 3/8, socket sets, 3/8 12 point set from the early 70’s. Thorson (sp) 1/2 inch drive set from the 50’s. Many wrenches, screwdrivers, etc going back possibly to the early 1900’s. Far more Robertson screwdrivers than I or the boys...

In 1966?

Look closely? The t/s spear has a screw at the front and a bolt that protrudes into the fender with a nut. Long quarter trim is clipped on, possibly a bolt/studs at each end. Just pry off Door should have studs front and back. Long fender trim has clips. Just pry off. I have removed...

My wife had a client that owned a radiator shop. He recommended changing antifreeze at least every 3 years. Back in the 50’s, maybe earlier my father started to use snow water which he would strain into glass jugs. Never had a rad or block flushed. He passed away in 1992. If I was doing major...

There are tabs where the harness crosses the floor pan.

Some people actually think the second generation grills look better than 1st generations, believe it or not!!!!

Now I am starting to feel older. I finished high school while some of you were a gleam in your father’s eye!

We have prices a low as 1.08/ litre. .79 US. 3.78L=1 US gallon. 4x.79=2.92 US. Our Costco was .89/L Canadian a few days ago.