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Anyone here into old cars?
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IMHO flaring out the fenders to fit fatter tires in the 80s always felt a little wrong to me. The 356s and early 911s had such beautiful lines. They lost some of the purity of the design with the fatter tires.
Currently have a 1968 250 SL Mercedes. Past cars include 55 Chevy Belair 6 banger, 63 Impala Convertible, 64 GTO 389 4 Speed, 52 Chevy Pickup with 66 Mustang drive train, 69 Datsun 1600 Roadster.
It's been more than 20 years since I've seen them but a guy in a tiny little place called Ariton Alabama had a vacant lot next to his service station full of old studebaker trucks.
There's a column about the Li'l Red Express Truck in a recent issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines - I was just reading it this AM. It was kind of Chrysler's "last gasp" of real performance during the no-HP, no-fun era. Well done!
Classic Park, Boxtel, The Netherlands.
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I spent a lot of time riding in my mom's 1950 Studebaker Champion convertible. Imagine my surprise when I rounded a corner in a car museum in Victoria BC and found an identical car staring me in the face!
That's one way you can tell when you're getting old.
This is an identical car and identical color..just no drums on my mom's car...
That's one way you can tell when you're getting old.
This is an identical car and identical color..just no drums on my mom's car...
Gorgeous ES! Seems like 1800s get a lot of love from bassists. I have a blue 73 ES in San Francisco and play upright (mostly). It's almost as if Volvo built the ES around my Grunert, as the bridge just barely clears the upper lip of the rear hatch and the scroll leaves just enough room to get into 4th gear. But once the bass is in, she'll fit a 210 cabinet, an amp, a pretty girl, and a 12-pack (to distract the band from the pretty girl).
By odd conincidence, there is another upright player somewhere in the SF Bay area who drives a blue ES. I used to get sightings from time to time like "Hey, where were you playing in Oakland last week?" "Oakland? I haven't played a gig in Oakland in months." "No, seriously dude, I saw your car with your bass in the back parked near Lake Merritt." "uhhhh...can you get me some of that 420 next time we practice?" I mean, what are the chances that two examples of such a rare car, in the same color, exist in the same area and both are owned/driven by double bass players? Two years ago the ISB convention was held in SF. I dropped by and parked my car curbside near the exhibition hall. When I came out THERE IT WAS!--an identical P1800ES--parked right in front of me. The driver left me a card, but I lost it. And just recently a friend saw my car up in Marin: "Hey, I see you're selling your car." "No, unless you make me a really good offer." No, I just saw it parked near Veterans' (concert hall) in San Rafael with a for sale sign on it." If anyone here knows of this car, I'd appreciate a lead.
Really nice car, blastoff. I'm about to restore mine, so she'll be off the road for awhile. I already miss her.
-bob
Nice, bob!
I wouldn't have thought you could get an upright in there unless it was one of those fancy uprights with the newfangled bolt-on neck...
That's wild that there are two of you with the same car, same color, same vicinity, same instrument.
Bridget's been laid up awhile. There's a ferocious clunk amidships, and I'll drive her out of the garage but no farther. Well, maybe up on to the flatbed. The local Volvo guru hasn't been answering my calls for weeks, so I may have to make another plan. Maybe eventually we'll work out the starting / idling issue also. As I said, Bridget's a decent-quality driver. She's not 'restored,' and there's more amiss under that paint than I want to know about. I believe she's a good enough specimen that at some point she'll warrant a restoration, but this is not that time and I am not that person. I consider that my job is to be her caretaker until someone more worthy comes along.
I may PM you with a couple of questions.
I wouldn't have thought you could get an upright in there unless it was one of those fancy uprights with the newfangled bolt-on neck...
That's wild that there are two of you with the same car, same color, same vicinity, same instrument. Bridget's been laid up awhile. There's a ferocious clunk amidships, and I'll drive her out of the garage but no farther. Well, maybe up on to the flatbed. The local Volvo guru hasn't been answering my calls for weeks, so I may have to make another plan. Maybe eventually we'll work out the starting / idling issue also. As I said, Bridget's a decent-quality driver. She's not 'restored,' and there's more amiss under that paint than I want to know about. I believe she's a good enough specimen that at some point she'll warrant a restoration, but this is not that time and I am not that person. I consider that my job is to be her caretaker until someone more worthy comes along.
I may PM you with a couple of questions.
a neighbor has one in rough shape, but whole and running. It has been sitting in his side yard for years.
I like old cars, here's my 74 Porsche 911S
Nice, bob!
I wouldn't have thought you could get an upright in there unless it was one of those fancy uprights with the newfangled bolt-on neck...
Bridget's been laid up awhile. There's a ferocious clunk amidships, and I'll drive her out of the garage but no farther. Well, maybe up on to the flatbed. The local Volvo guru hasn't been answering my calls for weeks, so I may have to make another plan. Maybe eventually we'll work out the starting / idling issue also. As I said, Bridget's a decent-quality driver. She's not 'restored,' and there's more amiss under that paint than I want to know about. I believe she's a good enough specimen that at some point she'll warrant a restoration, but this is not that time and I am not that person. I consider that my job is to be her caretaker until someone more worthy comes along.
I may PM you with a couple of questions.
Bolt-on neck...wouldn't that have a rather negative impact on sustain?
Well, there's nothing fancy about a Grunert and there are no bolts, but the neck does come off. Oh yes--the neck does (ahem) come off, and when that happens the results sure don't "buff right out."Sorry to hear that Bridget's laid-up. She may have a clunk, but she's no clunker. You didn't mention under what condition(s) the clunk occurs, but perhaps the first and cheapest places to look would be the transmission mount and U-joints.
Incidentally, until last April my '73 ES was the newest car that I have owned, having been preceded by such memorable rides as a 69 AMX, 64 Corvair convertible, 62 Buick Special wagon, 67 Econoline van, and a 62 Galaxie Sunliner convertible. There were a couple of others, but those were the most fun and interesting. Of them all, the ES, AMX and Corvair are the all-time favorites. I appreciate your comment regarding our role as caretaker of our cars. The best will outlast us.
-bob
Speaking of Volvos I used to have a 71 142 that someone had made into a convertible, I bought it at a yard sale, but sold it two years ago
Also for the record I have always wanted an ES! Great looking cars, in my opinion the BMW Z3 coupe had the same vibe.
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Tires are the cheapest part of the rebuild, but if the body is good you're most of the way there. Make sure to pull the gas tank and have it cleaned, and re-do the brake cylinders or calipers, whichever it has.
