I turned 16 on a Sunday in 1959, so the first thing thing I did after school on Monday was get my drivers license. I didn’t have a car of my own for a while, so would borrow my dad’s 1955 Ford station wagon when it was available. What a thrill it was when I got my […]
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I saved it from deteriorating like the one for sale and restored it to look better than the one on the road. See below for some of the steps that took it from an oxidized mess to a real beauty. Before it was sold for the first time, it probably arrived at the dealership on
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I have a 4-wheel drive truck, a front wheel drive car and a rear wheel drive classic car. Four-wheel is fine for dirt or sand, but sucks when turning sharply on concrete or asphalt. Front wheel is fine, but watch out when you floor it or the torque will make you turn unexpectedly. Rear wheel
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About sixty-five years ago a neighbor gave me a ride in a Jaguar that looked just like this one. Obviously, a thrill I still remember these many years later.