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Normally I would not be drawn to this type of car as well. Something about the color with the silver pearl in it and the tan leather interior with all the stock chrome and accessories got my attention. Had it been red I might have walked past it.

I bet that would be a sight, seeing 11 in a parade right after the Shriners riding past on their tiny scooters😁.

Joe, I'm not ready to laydown that kind of cash either. I don't usually like convertibles as much as coupes but that 1960 Austin Healy caught my eye as well. Nice color scheme for paint and interior, just immaculately done.

Our streets are mostly dry and white, with a hefty layer of salt and snow that is covering all that is not pavement. I take comfort today in knowing I don't have to go to work.

Merle, I've never been there but have heard Volo does sell some of their cars and also take some in for sale on consignment. I mentioned Volo to my friend when he called to go look at cars and he picked our 2 stops.

The price was marked $147,500 If anyone has some spare change. I must of missed this model through the years and when I looked at the detail and options it wow'd me.

Same here, all these years and never stopped till today. Nice way to kill some time.

Today an old friend called to go look at some old cars. He called last week, and I was busy on the roof I and asked that we pick a colder day for such an activity. He has the ich to buy a 1936 Plymouth coupe like one he had when he was younger. I say an old friend on two accounts. He will make 90 years young in two months and I've had the pleasure of knowing this like-minded energetic individual for some time. He picked me up and our first stop was "The Last Detail" shop a short drive away in North Chicago, IL. This shop was very impressive and had some of the nicest quality cars I've seen in a while. The only car I took a picture of today from the two places we went is the 1934 DeSoto Series SE Airflow. It presented so well and since I never seen one let alone this up close and personal I had to take a picture (These pictures are from their website) Collector and Classic Cars For Sale Chicago | Used Luxury Cars Chicago | Best Collector Cars Chicago. They of over 100 pictures of each car on the site and pictures don't do this one justice. The young man that showed us around and answered questions said they have a website with many pictures of all the cars as well so I will include it for those that enjoy looking at cars on cold days in the house. The second shop was "Northshore Classics" in Mundelein, IL. which had a really nice selection of cars of varied degrees of condition and detail normal to what you see at most classic car shows but I was ruined after our first stop.

This morning it was -7 degrees and that was without the windchill. It did warm up to 4 degrees though today. Last week I had to clear snow off the roof to allow me up there to re-flash around the chimney. I picked one of the warmer days to do it but the wind was brutal. For those Southern members the silver lining to the cold weather is that it helps control the bug population to some extent. Only the strong survive.

Interested in what you have mounted under the dash that looks like a radio. I see some of the 39-47 trucks have a center dash with ribs top to bottom and some just have them on the upper portion of the dash and flat on the vertical section of that potion of the dash. Always wondered why they eliminated the ribs on the vertical portion.

I have tried different stains, Rit dye and ink to come up with something I liked. You can use the underside of the boards for testing till you find something you like if you don't have a test piece. It is good to do a practice test for color and timing before moving to the good side. I had 7 or 8 shades on the bottom of 2 boards before finalizing my stain choices

I believe I am running 225/70/16 225/75/16 on my 47WC stock rims. Been on the truck a few years with no issues. Goodyear Wrangler SRAs

As others stated, I just pull the battery when I park it and give it a good charging before putting it back in come spring.

I used "Belzona 1111" for repairs and would recommend it also. It displays the words "Super Metal" on the 2 containers it comes in. Used it on a 1911 parts and other repairs around the house and it is the industrial standard for steam flange repairs in the power generation industry prior to machining it flat or a phonograph finish into it if required, thread repairs where the hole is re-tapped after application just to name a few. It is heavy like metal in weight and magnetic as well though I have not tried powder coating I have used "Gunkote" spray and oven temp to 500F and had no issues with it. Belzona makes application specific products and "Belzona 1111" is just one of their epoxy products so if looking to acquire some you should look into the best Belzona product for your application .

Davidjose1, It sounds like an interesting build. I'm anxious to see some pictures of the progress so far. As far as the trunk latching goes it sounds like you are looking into options to compare and determine how you will move forward. Nothing wrong with that, you just offered up an opportunity in your request for information for some to add a bit of humor in their response.