Marcel Backs

Formidable auto! & Bienvenue! Welcome to the site. Your hard work will pay you back with a beaucoup nice ride! M

Cold is the enemy of an idle battery. Put a charger on it a couple times through the winter and as aforementioned keep it in a warm environment . If it is lead acid non sealed type ensure charging is done in an area where there is adequate ventilation, since the old style batts off gas (nasty stuff) during charging as opposed to sealed AGM batteries which do not. This makes me wonder why MOPARS had batteries mounted under the seat. A slow charge setting is always preferred to a fast charge to prolong it's life. Hope this helps. M

Bulk compound ribbed rubber mat is very easy to get, costs little and closely resembles your stock mat less the fancy edges. Hope this helps. M

by riding in it your son is getting the best education in history that he can possibly be given. Bravo!

Go for an Echlin or MOPAR $$$ if you can. The NOS ones if properly stored in my opinion are superior to the off shore material which is junk. and floods the market. For NOS parts like this try Minakers Auto Parts or Pre Sixties Vintage Auto Supply in Ontario. Both have websites and lots of NOS parts in impressively well preserved condition.

never "bottom out" tape or sealant. It should only be on the last 5 or 6 threads of the fitting and no more than 2 layers wound in the opposite direction of tightening so it fits over the threads better during this operation. Never bury the threads. M

To prevent any danger of sealant breakdown, Teflon tape works wonders. M

I am having real good luck with KBS Blast which is a really good rust converter. KBS has a wide variety of rust inhibiting products and can be obtained at NAPA. M

I would go with the outboard motor tank as the safest alternative since they do not tip over and the tank itself vents through the cap which is much safer. You have a primer in the line to get gas to the carb. Also keep in mind to only fill it with the minimum amount of petrol required & keep tank as far as possible from all sources of ignition while motor is firing. Safe Tuning! M

due to rarity, that car must command a hefty price!

This is why I buy lottery tickets! Rolling art. TY for posting. M

Try the troubleshooting guide in a copy of Motors Auto Repair Manual. The guy who designed the fuel gauge soon went to work for the Furd Motor Company LOL! M PS check the past posts on this matter because this topic comes up frequently.

I know the feeling when things go awry! I hope that any problem you encounter is minimal and easily repaired. Please keep us posted. M

good one! & replacing the gas tank is a very wise step in any restoration dealing with decades old reservoirs holding a volatile liquid. "safer the car, better the ride"! Nice to see your efforts pay off. M

That is a bubble that I would like to "live in"! What a beauty of a car. At 100 plus degrees no AC needed because the smile on your face keeps you cool! M

Thank you for posting! Very similar to Studebaker Dictator from the same year which I think was designed by Ray Lowey. A diamond in the rough with the attributes of a fine cut gem! I hope it makes it into your collection given the excellent preservation it will undergo given your diligence in these matters. M

SMS Fabrics but approx 139US per yd $$$$

Way to show that beauty off Keith! In full motion the way it should be. Your coupe is an excellent example of cars from the golden age of style, Thanks for sharing your voyage! & many more to come! M

Welcome! This is the body style that keeps me liking these old MOPAR cars! M

It sounds like the quality of the services is matching the quality of vendor's offshore produced stock! This is the scourge of many "suppliers" and "services". This is as close to consistency as it gets nowadays & it will lead to the demise of the hobby. We must bring our production back to America and ignore the inferior offshore junk that our friendly "suppliers" are constantly passing off to paying customers at heavily inflated prices. They will get the message when lack of inflated "foreign part sales" (replace foreign for chinese at any time) does not pan out anymore when people go to the NOS market or "exclusively American made" parts as I have done. We must adapt in order to cause positive change which is something our overly technological world has zapped out of existence! MLB

i have better things to do tan go to car shows and be judged by a bunch of "armchair quarterbacks" that have not even the smallest clue of what is involved in restoring an antique automobile. I choose to "show" my car while driving it! M '

Jim Dandy car! Congrats on your acquisition! M

Great American ingenuity persists which is displayed by the excellent work on that seat! You are on the road to a beautiful result when the car is completed. Thank you for posting! M

Excelcior makes a 6.00 R 16 which looks pretty good. Black wall only. Also check Diamond Back radial tires for white walls. I will be putting radials on my D-14 due to advantages in handling which they have. Bias tires do not work very well on cracked, uneven rural roads. M

way past "Best before date"?