Nifty 50's Thread

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Jimbob

Discussion Starter · Nov 2, 2008 (Edited)

1. '57 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser (Indy 500 pace car and a timeless classic)
2. '57 Chevy Bel-Air (the King of the classics, looked good then, looks good now)
3. '57 Ford Fairlane 500 (the unsung hero which actually outsold the Chevy)
4. '55-57 T-Bird (slow, but sharp)
5. '59 Cadillac (fins gone mad)
6. '58 Buick (caused the great "chrome shortage" of '58 :lol

7. '58 Edsel (we laughed then, but now we admire)

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FarmerDon

· #37,261 · Feb 24, 2020

Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Hmmmmmmmmmmmm! 😆

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Jimbob

Discussion Starter · #37,262 · Feb 24, 2020

pwd72s said:
Almost too much eye candy for one sitting....almost. Old men can take only so much, you know...

Yessir, those classic cars can really take it out of ya.

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Jimbob

Discussion Starter · #37,263 · Feb 24, 2020

FarmerDon said:
Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Hmmmmmmmmmmmm! 😆

"Ma, where'd I put them nitro pills?"

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pwd72s

· #37,264 · Feb 25, 2020 (Edited)

"not nitro...those blue pills! Them first...THEN the nitro pills!"

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DavidMidgley

· #37,265 · Feb 25, 2020

pwd72s said:
Makes me wonder who many pretty cool 2 door wagons were allowed to rust away or were being crushed while nomads were being lovingly restored.

Nomads were popular, and parts for them were reclaimed and remade. I think there was a "Cottage industry" in South America repopping the Nomad parts because Chevy's were sold there. But insofar as I know, the other GM cars were not. No demand. No parts. So, end product is that the Nomad is rebuildable due to parts availability, the others aren't so much. Unless of course, you go digging around in Tornado country and get lucky. Er, find the part on a junkyard princess.:laugh:

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JackDW - 852

· #37,266 · Feb 25, 2020

Years ago, I helped an engine builder who was also a Chevrolet Parts person. He lived for '55 Chevy and had several that he drove. As Chevrolet started discontinuing '55 parts, he started buying. The last time I was by his place (10 years +/-) he still had several brand new OEM '55 Chevy fenders in his basement. I sure he also had a lot of other parts but those were up front and visible.

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Jimbob

Discussion Starter · #37,267 · Feb 25, 2020 (Edited)

They take points away for "restored" show cars with aftermarket "replica" parts. Those with money to burn will move Heaven and Earth to locate NOS (new old stock) parts.

P.S. "OEM" parts can be made by any Tom, Dick or Harry (or Larry, Curly or Moe, for that matter) and true purists quest for the factory authorized NOS stuff.

And that's all I have to say about that.

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pwd72s

· #37,268 · Feb 25, 2020

That's the crazy thing about collectable cars. In some cases, the aftermarket replica part is actually better in construction and appearance than the original. But..that doesn't matter. Anything not original lowers the price of the car.

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Jimbob

Discussion Starter · #37,269 · Feb 25, 2020

Hose job!

Reminds me of a guy who had meticulously restored an old LaSalle, taking years and a ton of money. When a lesser LaSalle had beaten him out for the 1st Place trophy, he asked one of the judges what had made them drop him to 2nd. The judge strolled him around to his engine compartment and pointed to a small rubber drain hose mounted on the firewall. "That hose is not original equipment and it is 1 1/4 inches too long," said the judge.

And there's that.

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pwd72s

· #37,270 · Feb 25, 2020

Winning show trophies is all about sweating the details, with having club political connections tossed in.

Sure not worth the price to me...but I have won a few concours trophies in the past. No thought of playing that game with a Mustang.

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Jimbob

Discussion Starter · #37,271 · Feb 26, 2020

I won a trophy with the '08 Bullitt once. But it was probably how I complimented the two Marines who served as judges. Dress blues, white gloves and hats... They were a sight! Didn't know the "Bullitt" movie or Steve McQueen from beans, so I walked them through it. Ha! I remember how their eyes lit up when i described the chase scene --- priceless! Yeah, spinning that tale probably won me that trophy more than the csr.

But, over time Pearl and I grew bored of the whole scene and that was that.

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pwd72s

· #37,272 · Feb 26, 2020 (Edited)

Car shows to tend to become repetitive...but they're great for portable chair sales!

Actually, they're fine for those who enjoy 'em. But like you, I got bored. So, on to other things...gotta confess, pool also isn't really for everyone. I just enjoy the challenge of trying to improve.

Some day, maybe I'll make a runout in 8 ball like Mr. Melling did here. This was a "shoot what you broke" rules tournament. He made a solid on the break, so was forced to continue with solids.

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Jimbob

Discussion Starter · #37,273 · Feb 26, 2020

pwd72s said:
Car shows to tend to become repetitive...but they're great for portable chair sales!

Actually, they're fine for those who enjoy 'em. But like you, I got bored. So, on to other things...gotta confess, pool also isn't really for everyone. I just enjoy the challenge of trying to improve.

Some day, maybe I'll make a runout in 8 ball like Mr. Melling did here. This was a "shoot what you broke" rules tournament. He made a solid on the break, so was forced to continue with solids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKD7EdzMjAM

You're with pool like I am with playing guitar and singing. Not for everyone, but I enjoy the challenge of trying to improve. Look at the bright side. One day, Lord willing, you'll get to sit and chat (and maybe play a few games) with Minnesota Fats or one of your other poolhall heroes. And I'll get to sit in with Jerry Reed's band! Woo-hoo!

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waycad

· #37,274 · Feb 26, 2020

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Knowing some of you would be despondent over the vehicles "lost" since Dec. 20, I decided to re-visit all of them briefly, one pic of the lost car and one of the lost "kutie." It's the least I can do for my flagrant folly... Here goes!

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This was the kutie that didn't get the memo that it was "Blue Day." (I docked her one day's pay).

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AND THIS CONCLUDES PART ONE

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PART TWO

Picking up where we left off, in 1963...

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AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR RE-CAP OF LOST CARS AND KUTIES. WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR STAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING YOU MORE CHEER IN THE FUTURE. YOU ARE DISMISSED.

The new platform slogan for Jimbob For President reads "A chicken in every pot and a hot chick with every car".:grin2:

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Jimbob

Discussion Starter · #37,275 · Feb 26, 2020

hmmm...

No Wayne, Comrade Sanders already has dibs on that one!

But the important thing is --- which of those Kuties was the best? My choice is the blonde right after the red '66 T-Bird roadster. (6th one down from the top). Melts my heart.

And that's final! >

DavidMidgley

· #37,276 · Feb 26, 2020

Jimbob said:
They take points away for "restored" show cars with aftermarket "replica" parts. Those with money to burn will move Heaven and Earth to locate NOS (new old stock) parts.

P.S. "OEM" parts can be made by any Tom, Dick or Harry (or Larry, Curly or Moe, for that matter) and true purists quest for the factory authorized NOS stuff.

And that's all I have to say about that.

I believe that to be true. I had a "buddy" with a 38 Phaeton Ford. Medium grey of light grey. Car was fabulous. This was in 79. He had worked finding and replacing parts that were NOS for decades. His final part was a nickel plated bracket for the right side spare tire mount. It was apparently a factory option, so he went through and unknown number of defunct dealer attics, parts rooms, etc. for that bracket. Once he had it completed, he showed it for a year. Collected his trophies. Then died. His life was complete. His wife sold the beast for a paltry $38,000. Same car in today's world would surely fetch 10 times that. But then, who really knows?

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DavidMidgley

· #37,277 · Feb 26, 2020

Jimbob said:
You're with pool like I am with playing guitar and singing. Not for everyone, but I enjoy the challenge of trying to improve. Look at the bright side. One day, Lord willing, you'll get to sit and chat (and maybe play a few games) with Minnesota Fats or one of your other poolhall heroes. And I'll get to sit in with Jerry Reed's band! Woo-hoo!

Just don't think you can take up the challenge with a fiddle.:wink2:

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waycad

· #37,278 · Feb 26, 2020

Jimbob said:
No Wayne, Comrade Sanders already has dibs on that one!

But the important thing is --- which of those Kuties was the best? My choice is the blonde right after the red '66 T-Bird roadster. (6th one down from the top). Melts my heart.

And that's final! >

I couldn't agree more.I thought that when I first saw the post. You have excellent taste, sir!:smile2:

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Jimbob

Discussion Starter · #37,279 · Feb 26, 2020

waycad said:
I couldn't agree more.I thought that when I first saw the post. You have excellent taste, sir! :smile2:

Like the old boys back in the hills would say, "She's cuter than' a speckled pup!" To which Cletus would add "Yup, she's right purty, sho' 'nuff. "

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waycad

· #37,280 · Feb 26, 2020

Jimbob said:
Like the old boys back in the hills would say, "She's cuter than' a speckled pup!" To which Cletus would add "Yup, she's right purty, sho' 'nuff. "

As Judge Roy Bean would say, "by gobs you're right". And that's all I have to say about that.

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