Author: Carmine

Unusual Steering problem

Last fall I bought a 77NYB coupe largely because I believed the low mileage claim, loved the color combo and feared it was priced in derby territory. Here and there I’ve been retuning it to the road. Some backstory because I believe it is relevant…

Purchased from a 90+y/o man’s son. The old-timer bought it himself when he was in his later 80s. (I hope I’m doing that kind of stuff when I am as ancient.) But because of this, he likely took it to shops for work and it appears they had a…

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A uniquely Detroit tale of 15 formals at an estate..

Skip to the end if you are interested in the cars. I have come to find the stories surrounding them to be as interesting, so I am including that as well.

I became aware of a man liquidating a stash of Chrysler parts. Little did I know the parts were e…

Wide Whites for my ’77 NYB

Looking at these for replacing the 40 y/o Goodyear Arrivas. I wants the wide whites and I’m not going to spend $300 bucks a tire for whatever the tire-police recommend. If it meets DOT, it’s good enough for me. Anyone have them? Any other ideas in the …

Members near Berea (Cleveland) Ohio, low mile NYB opportunity

I purchased a legit, running/lot drivable 32k mile NYB in that city two weeks ago. OEM paint, great seats, minor cosmetics and mechanical required. Shipping the car through Montway Transport has been a nightmare… Which is sad, because I’ve used them …

Save this 69 Imperial

1969 Chrysler Imperial · Sedan 4D

69 Imperial 440 Big Block Clean Pennsylvania title. Very solid car. Frame is clean. Underneath of the car is clean. Under the vinyl top is c…

Advice thread for newbies to the old car hobby.

Because I daily-drive old cars, people often ask me about how to get into the “vintage car” hobby. And I think that’s a great thing… Strength in numbers and all that.

The problem is that what often hooks people into the idea of an old car is not compa…

As seen at the junkyard…

Just some random pics I snapped the other day. Trivia: This automotive recycling centre (at 18 1/2 Mile & Van Dyke in Sterling Heights MI) is “built on top of” the old Warhoops Junkyard. This is where GM sent its show cars and other interesting artifacts to be scrapped in the 50s/60s. Many of them weren’t scrapped, but were hidden in trailers. Decades later, collector Joe Bortz purchased many of them and had them restored.

This Magnum is the reason I went. It’s picked pretty clean…

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