I’ll take the ‘69 Pontiac convertible please.
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Thunderbird Club
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I have Caseta in most of the lower floor and the Maestro dimmers with motion detectors in my music room/office and garage.
Some here do it for that, and/or to help with those that tend to neck dive. I occasionally do it for the latter reason.
Ya know, that AMX falls into a category I’d call a “seriously collectible sleeper”.
They had a drop dead gorgeous body style, nice engines, low production and were only made for a few years. Because they never quite caught on like the mustangs, Cameros, Cudas, Chargers and Chevelles, of that day a lot of them fell by the wayside and wasted away, making the survivor base even more rare.
I’d hang on to that car at all costs, it meets every criteria for skyrocketing appreciation, it’s just gonna be a couple of decades behind the other muscle and sports cars of that era. Most of the other collectibles from 1970ish jumped in value from hobby affordable ($30,000ish) to nearly hobby unobtainable ($100,000+) in the early 2000’s. I expect the AMX to do the same in the next 10 years or less. Just keep it as original as reasonably possible, keep the body straight and the paint good, and exercise it about 5000 miles a year max - you’re sitting on a gold mine.
Where?And some others Epi for sale
My wife got through what would likely otherwise have been a rigorous customs search in another country when their group leader, who knew the customs people, asked if they wanted to see the chicken dance. After the group danced, the customs people applauded (laughing) and waved them through.
The car show I played on Canada Day had 600 cars. Many were jaw dropping gorgeous.
And a few AMCs. The green Gremlin is a full on drag car.
I need to find someone who wants to trade a white for a burst.
I did! I did! I did taw a Skynyrd reference!Did you say Allen Collins???
Nope. Some kind of light oiling done, and by the time it got to buyers, just natural (ahem) wood.
If I had to choose, it would be White Vintage Pro or Natural Oil Pro.
By the way, Natural Oil finish, has some kind of lacquer, varnish?
The previous owner installed lightweight Gotoh tuners and it has a smaller headstock than the Epiphone VPs. There was zero neck dive. While I did move the rear strap button up the body, I’ve moved it back to the center since wrapping the strap over the upper part of the body works better for me.
My preference is to re-do it in solid black as it was originally - I've found a couple of sources that I've bookmarked, but as I've got other projects in process/in queue, I've not cut into it further, yet.
Of the amps I've tried with the cab so far, the Peavey Mark III/IV amps have been the best, imo, largely because of their EQ-ing options.
Would love to hear how it sounds cranked up a bit......
Sure, you ought to know as well as anyone that electrical signals can't just jump from the panel to a fancy light out front. I know Tesla was working on electricity being sent without wires, but for now, those who care, use harnesses.Porch wiring harnesses...for lighting?
You should be fined, if not arrested and sent to the reeducation camp.
Well now, you haven't really lived now have you? Had a cousin who drove a car onto a non-gound level porch, but porch driving is far more exciting. BUT: Do NOT attempt without proper wiring harnesses.I’ve never tried driving Porches, but I would think they would be incredibly slow, unless they were part of a mobile home in transit on the highway.
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this should be good…..guess 7ender finally admits Ampeg had the right recipe…..
