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  1. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    I guess that means I have to run the junkyard on my own, huh?
  2. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    Snow, I can handle, it's that crap they put down to melt it I detest. You want to talk about conspiracies involving automakers? I'm pretty certain road salt is the biggest one of them all.
  3. David Conwill

    Our own vintage town

    Perhaps Tom and I can run the junkyard. Several acres of rescued pre-Johnson Administration treasures. Most beyond restoration but all good candidates to donate parts for the repair and maintenance of their luckier contemporaries. And I'm not thinking just cars - appliances, tools, perhaps...
  4. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    I can't I good conscience turn a $10k original or resto into a daily driver.
  5. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    Well, it's not as rust free as the seller would have had me believe at first - there are door and rocker issues. And the distinctive "mallet" front bumper overriders are missing. That's the bad news. The good news is that it was last on the road in 2005, which suggests mechanically things are...
  7. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    I have a running '66 327 and a rebuilt, never-run Turbo 350, but I couldn't do it. At most, I see a 700R4 replacing the Dynaflow and losing the torque tube. Lots of fab there, though.
  8. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    That's what matters - whether or not this is a good buy. Everything else, I'm comfortable with.
  9. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    Yup. The price on this one is so low, it leaves ample room for a rebuild (especially once the Falcons are sold). Which is good, as the rebuild kits are not inexpensive. I will have to look it over to see what it needs, but I believe so. I’m pretty good with the mechanicals, I just don’t do...
  10. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    I was thinking $1200 if he'd deliver - or re-install the Fireball and Dynaflow for transportation.
  11. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    Ok, getting my Walter Mitty on this morning. I’ve looked at an ad for this beauty several times over the last few months, but always overlooked it because the Fireball Eight is locked up from rust and water: Suddenly, however, that’s feeling less insurmountable. Especially if the body’s as...
  13. David Conwill

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    My dad always used to say "It's a classic car, not a Sherman tank!" Then we changed the weatherstripping and you had to slam the door to get it to latch. :eusa_doh:
  14. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    I officially put my Falcons and parts collection up for sale, or (better yet) trade for a '50s sedan.
  15. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    In my hunt for a '50s convertible, I've come across dozens and dozens of MG T-types, most of which look like they've been sitting unused for quite some time. I've always suspected it was the electricals. A GM alternator and a Painless wiring kit and you could be back on the road pretty...
  16. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    Yes, although I can't dig it out until we move; so it's not currently being marketed.
  17. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    After yet another summer of not using our ‘68 Camaro convertible, and instead hauling the family on road trips in my wife’s modern car, I’ve finally decided that it’s time to reorganize my automotive priorities. I’m now on the hunt for something like this: a large, ‘49 to ‘54 convertible to...
  19. David Conwill

    Everyday Women of the Golden Era

    Some 1941 ladies on Shorpy today.
  20. David Conwill

    favorite cars of the golden era

  21. David Conwill

    Golden Era Passtimes / Hobbies

    Nice to see another with that interest. For a board devoted to an era when Lionel was at its peak, there's surprisingly little posted about model trains.
  22. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    So in theory, one could install Chrysler rotating parts in the Plodge block and end up with quite the mover... :D Not that Ms. Lizzie needs that, of course.
  23. David Conwill

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    I thought the Canadian cars used an under-bored version of the DeSoto/Chrysler engine.
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