I helped my old man do this on a 66 Newport in the 70's.
But , But , But won't the lug nuts just fly off the car without this Chrysler Engineering feature ?????
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I helped my old man do this on a 66 Newport in the 70's.
But , But , But won't the lug nuts just fly off the car without this Chrysler Engineering feature ?????
If I ever need to replace a few, I'll probably do that.
Yeah, I'm trying. I'm sitting on parts to get the frames and suspensions done on both cars right now, then the hardtops' engine is coming out so my friend can rebuild it. He gave me a ~$2,000 (parts/machining) estimate + some labor trading, I gotta jump on that deal before it gets away. But before any of that happens, I have to rebuild the shed that car lives in. It's always something.
I helped my old man do this on a 66 Newport in the 70's.
But , But , But won't the lug nuts just fly off the car without this Chrysler Engineering feature ?????
It's called over-engineering. MoPar and Studebaker both did it back then, and both are built better than Chevy. Do you think it was the extra cost of wrong-way studs that sank Studebaker?
Also, You need to find those Newport studs and nuts for me.
There's just something special about painted steelies and dog dish/poverty caps.
Damn, that's ugly!
Then call me Momma, 'cause I love it for its uniqueness.
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Good article and video on a largely forgotten ride.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/cla...p&cvid=74c6290952a6407d8cd6a256ac13cf9f&ei=10
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/cla...p&cvid=74c6290952a6407d8cd6a256ac13cf9f&ei=10
I remember all of the marketing getting it ready for auction not too long ago.
This one with a blower must be a different car.
A local "Winston Cup" NASCAR museum is closing it doors next weekend, so I went to see it before it's gone. I'll post some pics over the next few days, but here's a Ford they have.
Well, it looks like my phone applied a filter to a few. Zorba is gonna love that.
Well, it looks like my phone applied a filter to a few. Zorba is gonna love that.
Are you guys familiar with Freiburger's "Crusher Camaro"?
I was reading one of the Hot Rod throwback articles last night, https://www.motortrend.com/features/crusher-camaro-project-car-wrecking-yard-part-1/ , the original article of the "Crusher Camaro". Freiburger has told the story before, but until last night I had never read the article. It came about via a cash-for-clunkers type program where people could sell their "clunker" to an oil company, who would then destroy the car for a government "carbon credit". I can't understand how people are so stupid, so easily and continuously convinced of bullshit like that. It seems to happen more frequently in the gun world, but older vehicles are often attacked, as we've all seen. Here's a quote from the article that baffles me; "Many protesters tried to buy cars like this before Chevron got its hands on them, but lots of owners wouldn't sell. We talked to one guy who was crushing his first car because "It's the right thing to do to remove old cars from the road." Aaaaauugh!"
That guy's right-to-vote should have been stripped from him on the spot for being so stupid. Hot Rod should find him and interview him today, maybe get a little perspective of the major impact his life choices have made.
I'll quit ranting, but I have a low tolerance for dumbassery, and they're all around us.
I was reading one of the Hot Rod throwback articles last night, https://www.motortrend.com/features/crusher-camaro-project-car-wrecking-yard-part-1/ , the original article of the "Crusher Camaro". Freiburger has told the story before, but until last night I had never read the article. It came about via a cash-for-clunkers type program where people could sell their "clunker" to an oil company, who would then destroy the car for a government "carbon credit". I can't understand how people are so stupid, so easily and continuously convinced of bullshit like that. It seems to happen more frequently in the gun world, but older vehicles are often attacked, as we've all seen. Here's a quote from the article that baffles me; "Many protesters tried to buy cars like this before Chevron got its hands on them, but lots of owners wouldn't sell. We talked to one guy who was crushing his first car because "It's the right thing to do to remove old cars from the road." Aaaaauugh!"
That guy's right-to-vote should have been stripped from him on the spot for being so stupid. Hot Rod should find him and interview him today, maybe get a little perspective of the major impact his life choices have made. I'll quit ranting, but I have a low tolerance for dumbassery, and they're all around us.
woah there buddy.that isn't my kind of kink!
woah there buddy.that isn't my kind of kink!
I was wondering who was gonna be the first one to go there. You win the prize, ya sicko!
1961 Duramax powered Suburban Looks like they put the body onto a newer IFS frame.
I'm always amazed when I see a 6066 that isn't a bucket of rust. The whole thing wasn't exactly rustproof.