plymouthcranbrook

Not cheap stands. Very heavy duty strong stands that once had my car on them for two years. As far as raising it, good floor jack and go slowly and carefully. Like we all should with any task like that.

I use 6 ton jackstands as high as I can get them when I a have a lot of work to do. Still on my back but much easier to get in and out.

I have given trying to tell anyone anything in most areas except personal. Either like Worden said, they are hoping for a miracle or a fool or just cannot accept the fact that their treasure is not worth at least as much as the Meacham Auction cars on TV are. Most will either get huffy or sullen and since I never expect to be in the market for another old car I find I just no longer care.

They look great. I have to get my wife to help me on the computer anytime things get complicated so I know what you say.

Since I will be 85 then I suppose any interest I might have will be hypothetical.

I don't have a lot of trouble with that but do clear my history whenever I am done for the day so maybe that is part of it. Cookies and all. Just have to make sure passwords are saved.

His E-Bay store is still open

Happy to have you join us.

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I would not trust much from E-Bay regarding prices. If you look at the auction regularly you will see that the vast majority of sellers now seem to believe their cars are worth a fortune. Andyou usually see the same cars over and over. Completed auctions might help but if you are not in a rush you can just check a few times a week with a general search of cars for sale.

I have owned so many cars in the last fifty years I cannot remember them all. Muscle cars, sports cars, family cars, trucks, you name it. My current Plymouths are my 52 Cranbrook four door sedan that I bought in 2002 from a guy in Naperville, Il. Never met him, only met his employees. The story was they were all in Illinois on an assignment and the Boss, being a car collector had bought this one to use here. However the assignment was ending and his wife had told him he better not bring home another car as he had enough already. So I went there, looked at it and drove it. We dickered over the phone and came to a deal. Had it towed home and here I am. my 1980 Plymouth Volare came about because I was still working on my 52 and wanted to have a car to take to POC meetings. Four door sedan, slant six, automatic and not a lot more. A special it was called. On E-Bay before it went to bleep(2007). Only had 8400 miles. After the auction we drove from Chicago to Cincinnati on a Friday night and brought it back the next day. After doing 20 years of deferred maintenance I have driven it ever since as a daily summer car. Since I left to POC the 52 doesn’t get as much use but I still enjoy it.

Sounds ok to me.

I guess a few: https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS917US917&sxsrf=ALeKk00VuJKu5_uRds6fh3ee9d-iA9Ih6A:1610856205475&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=49+DeSoto+woodie+wagon&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiv8KT_iqLuAhVRM6wKHfZpCNAQjJkEegQIBhAB&biw=1920&bih=937 https://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/desoto/full-size_desoto_2gen/full-size_desoto_2gen_deluxe_station_wagon/1949.html

I suspect it is a Chinese made motor and I am looking to see if anyone around here rebuilds and repairs them. Gonna get serious come Spring. I don’t use it like I used to but it is still nice to have

I have a 7 year old Sanborn 60 gallon upright. Sparingly used over the years. About 2 years ago the motor began to turn slower. Now almost won't star unless it is over 50 Degrees. Looked at prices and so far the cost of another motor is almost as much as I paid for the compressor in the first place.

Welcome. I also see a nice looking car.

Now off to change

I took one evening school welding course back in the early ‘70’s. Gas and arc. Never got any good on arc but did get to the point where I could gas weld fairly well. My welds aren’t pretty but rarely break.

I donno, I still seem to have plenty of piss.

Monty Python, classic for the ages.

And my favorite line: Sometimes free is too much to pay

Looking at the house it doesn’t seem a bit out of place

A guy named John here is extremely knowledgeable as well https://www.thecarburetorshop.com/

You know Frank you gotta watch that common sense talk. It might catch on and then where would we be? Had to come back and go counter to my nature to be serious for a second. I was raised to be a helping hand to those less fortunate. Donate to Salvation Army, Scouts, Churches etc. But at some point in the last 30 years or so it seems that a percentage of the populace has become more willing to beg than ever before. Even having $1000 cellphones and hundred of dollars worth of tattoos doesn’t seem to make any difference. My Father would have died rather than take”Charity”. I do recognize that times are hard as is said for a lot of people but the idea of working and saving is foreign to some. And the idea of doing the varied types of labor Frank was talking about. No. That is a big reason immigrants often do well here. Not afraid of hard work and have no pretensions about who they are.

Hello and welcome. Might want to ask in the truck section as well for help.