Freightrain

One owner, man passed away, woman could not drive it due to being a stick shift. Had her BIL get it out and try to sell it. Sat for about a year, I knew about it(saw it plenty of times), but never stopped. Didn't want a wagon, wanted a 2dr. Finally ends up in town in the back lot of local car dealer(apparently friend of family). I stop and look and realize it is not a rust/bondo bucket and figure they want BIG money as that is why it never sold. Nope, they were asking $2500 but no takers since it was stick shift. I ended up giving $1800 and driving it home. Had the big white mudflap across the back, original 14" bias ply white wall tires and the seats all covered in clear vinyl. It was a really nice car, quiet as a mouse and road smooth as glass. Not now of course LOL!! I still have the drivers side visor covered in the vinyl(if you look at the video you can see it). The glove box had the original owners manual with warranty card filled out. I don't want to cut the car up anymore then I have. I still have all the interior but the carpet.

You can self certify, but don't recall what you have to do. When I just renewed, the lady asked me what level. I wanted #1(interstate) to cover all my bases. I have the med card, so no sense in limiting travel. I think I had to sign the form? Can't remember the details now, that was last month LOL!

The a/c is on the trailer, not the truck. Typical Coleman unit. It is way too small for a 40ft trailer, but gets the job done enough. I thought of putting it on the roof of the bunk, but won't clear my garage opening.

Dang, I thought my garage was full. Only Macks, Fords and Harleys though.

My country sedan was a 289 3/spd with OD originally. Only 70K miles on it. Very, very clean and original. I still have all the original interior(but carpet). Haven't cut the car up, as that is not my nature. Just after I bought it 1992: interior: after I put a 4spd in it(shifter showing) The floorboards are perfect, not a scratch of rust. People look inside and marvel how nice it actually is with no carpet hiding anything.

That'll haul A LOT of used sailboat fuel..............................LOL!!!! Good looking truck. Trash trucks sure aren't what they used to be!!!

Actually I back feed the genset to the alternator which boosts the power about 40% and really makes a scream'r out of it LOL!!!! Here's the strange thing. I put my annual jug of Power Service in the tanks this fill up(do it a few times a year). It really did make a power difference. On one of the longer grades, I didn't have to drop any gears. It pulled it in OD, which was strange as I usually can't. Had a "bad" day of racing. Nothing broken, just a bad first round. Lost it by .008 of a second> That really, really sucks. Have to say I did learn something and that is good information for the next time(hopefully won't make the same mistake twice). I was #2 in points, not sure if I held on or got passed up. We'll see. Next race is a double points event, so doing GOOD is a mandatory thing. Sure I'll have pics to post once our photog gets them posted to the site.

Great work!! Glad you're having fun with it.

LMAO!!! Ya, getting fenders back on is a trick. Last few times I've had to do it all by MYSELF!!! Don't know how I pulled it off with grinding the paint off. Not anywhere near as Purdy as yours, but still new paint.

Ya, they were typically mounted like that, but were round. The square ones just don't look right(mounted crooked like that).

The video is on photobucket.

My ol wagon is pretty popular. Gets its share of print> Here is an article they used it in a magazine: I collected a few magazines through the years with pics in it. Jim, I put a a/c unit on the roof of the trailer. Works pretty well. Keeps the edge off anyway.

When the truck is all covered in bug guts??? LOL!!

Mount Vernon? Pacemakers dragway. We have a points race there tomorrow. UMTRnorth.com is the website for our group. APU?? almost. That is my new Onan 4K genset and fuel tank behind it. Buddy made the box and tank for me. I built a remote start switch for inside my trailer to operate it: top plug is a trailer 6 pin for remote start, next is 30 amp twist lok for main trailer power, lower plug is just duplex outlet for any other hookup I need.

Had a few days vacation and it was nice out. Took some time and showed the old dawg some loving. Clay barred the front fenders to smooth them out a bit. Put some Meguairs wax on it and some armor all on the tires. WOW, be look'n GOOD for the trip down to Mount Vernon tomorrow. No rain in the forecast so it should stay nice for the WHOLE trip!! It's been quite some time since I spent any time other then a quick squirt with a hose. Not an award winner, but pretty respectable for 53 yrs old. Now, if I could just get my yearly bath worked in my busy schedule??

And NO ONE even mentioned the sidewinder tow truck? Vinny..............you're slipp'n

Wow. Can't imagine what the original purchase price was, but for $4250 I think it's a steal!!!! Wish I had a reason(or place) for it.

I kept a copy of the original title with MY name on it just for a keepsake. I also found a Franklin Mint model very similar to that car. I tried to keep the original owner manual, but the purchaser insisted I give it with the car(darnit). The original manual was written as such as it was talking to the "driver", not persay the owner. Those cars were OVER engineered with self lubrication systems and all kinds of trinkets to maintain.

Welcome to the forums. Very light hearted around here. Have fun and ask away!

I want the budd hubs off that B!!! (iffn it's a FA517 axle)

I freaked couple years ago when I ordered ends for my B. I figured they be LH and RH. Nope, just different pitch threads. Falls into the category of "what were they thinking?"

Randy, I think it was "the other Randy" that posted that infamous butt welder shop photo? LOL!!! At my age, cloting is still optional outside:

Is the 673 different then a 711? I run a pair of matched belts(have to look tonight to get number)from local bearing distributor. Even a piece of string could be use to get you a close guess. Then see if you need longer/shorter from that.

Actually, I did own a '55 Rolls Royce. Inherited from a close friend. Fellow in the middle(Bill) left it to me back in the early 90's. Here we are in Florida picking it up. He rebuilt the engine and got it running again. It sill needed tons of work and at the time I was not in the position to keep it. The fellow on the right is BIll Haynes, of the Haynes Criss Cross directory fame(it was the reverse phone book where you look up a number to get an address). Bill and Bill were close friends and we stopped for a short visit while down in Stewart. Me back when I was young, dumb and full of ambition....LOL!! My "Chaser" T shirt, that was a local band that had a few one hit wonders on the radio back in the late 80's. Car was RH drive, which woulda been cool to have. Leather interior with the fold down tables in the back. Just kinda crusty underneath with lots of mechanical issues to deal with.