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I thought when I turned 60 I was over the hill. Nice to know us AARP-eligible folks are well represented here.

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I picked up the grommet set from Roberts for my 50 Dodge rewire and it did not include the round rubber grommet at the top of the picture. Is this something I can carefully remove and replace - does the P-15 or D-24 have something similar? I am concerned that the rubber has probably hardened after 60 years to the point I am going to have a hard time salvaging this piece.

I agree you have one nice looking car! Can't wait until I can fire up mine.

My 50 Dodge has a decent looking clock - like you I can at least spin the hands to make it right more than twice a day. The guys at Electro-Tech who repaired my radio discouraged me from spending the money to fix the clock unless I have a quartz movement hidden in it. Otherwise they said I will spend a lot of money and have a clock that works for a year or two like they originally did.

My wife had a VIP hardtop of this same 66 Plymouth when we married in 1974. It was a boat but rode nice.

Many of us "newbies" here never had the good fortune to meet Norm but we still can benefit from his many postings here in the forum.

I drove a 53 DeSoto for three years with a loose wrist-pin. It had quite a knocking sound at idle. After reading this thread I hope the guy who bought the car from me has replaced it. It sounds like a serious problem waiting to happen.

I second David's comments. The Penrite product stopped my leaks and unlike grease it pours, although it is thick.

My 53 DeSoto had great looking teeth, but my granddaughter is prettier..

Here is my temporary solution with my 50 Dodge. The hinges will hold the hood up but not enough that I will stick my head under the hood without the backup. Seriously it would be nice to find new springs that didn't let the hood sag so badly.

A book was published in 2009 about a trip Harry and Bess took in his new 1953 Chrysler New Yorker to the east coast. It is titled "Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure". It sure was a different time they traveled alone and spent a lot of time with everyday folks on the way. Also if you go to the Truman home in Independence they still have his last car purchase (a 1971 or 72 Chrysler 4 door) in the garage.

There is a sucker born everyday.

YES thanks!

A couple days ago I found an old message with a link to a truck wiring supplier who sold spools of wire in different gauges in 50 foot spools. When I checked their website they seemed to be cheaper than Rhode Island or the others. I did not save the link. Last night I spent an hour searching for the link again and could not find it. I think it was something like Brisson (sp)? Co. Can anyone remember?

Hands down it was a 1978 Ford Fairmont. Cheap-cheap-cheap... When you went over a bumpy road the entire dash panel flexed up and down. Both of the fresh air vent brackets broke off within a year. Vaporlock was a constant problem with the 2.3L engine - I'd be crusing at 60 and the car would start to miss and eventually die. Let's face it Ford is not proud of some of the 70's vehicles they produced. I had a friend who had a 70's Maverick and Zephyr and they were equally troublesome.

Yes and talk about huge. That 1960 Windsor just barely fit in my garage. I would still have that car if it hadn't been in such bad shape underneath. I got snookered buying the car on e-bay sight unseen.

My wife has never complained about how much money I have stuck into this hobby (a lot more than she has spent on hers!). She has only asked now that I stop changing hobby cars every 2 or 3 years and keep one and drive it. I consider that pretty supportive. I just need to get her more interested in attending club events.

You are right - it looks like 3 votes for Krylon so I will give it a try.

I managed to find a crack-free steering wheel for my 50 Dodge on ebay for 50 bucks. Now I just need to paint it. Searching old posts I see some people paint with epoxy and others get by with Rustoleum or other spray paint. I thought of using Plasticote paint used to paint things like lawn furniture. I guess I can do that and if the results are not satisfactory go back next winter and do something different. Can anyone speak to the durability of spray paint on steering wheels? This balmy weekend (40's - balmy for Minnesota) has me itching to get my car rewired and running.

I have been there for about the last 10 years. Be prepared to see hundreds of55 and 57 Chevs. However if you walk most of the acreage you will see a significant number of MOPAR vehicles. The DeSoto club is well represented. What I like is you see not only trailer queens but plenty of work-in-progress and drivers too.

I am sure most of you like me are accustomed to have every little thing on your old cars cost more to fix than you expected. I finally got around to taking my buzzing Mopar 803 radio in for repair last week. I assumed it would need new capacitors and major work. It turns out a prior owner had all new capacitors put in and it only needs a minor repair. Of course I have two major repairs staring me in the face in 2010, new wiring and having the trunion joints replaced with cross joints. Also it sure pays to keep searching e-bay for parts. I managed to find a totally uncracked steering wheel for my Dodge for $50. I fully expected it to arrive in need of repair for that price but all it needs is a paint job. My old one had a big chips missing around the hub and would have been difficult to repair.