All things about cars-classic and otherwise
Is that a passenger door mirror. Yes, some Marlins came with the passenger side mirror as part of a trim package but this one didn’t. I like the symmetrical appearance of two mirrors. My Torino came with just one mirror so I found a pair of Cougar mirrors, had them painted and they look perfect….
We all know wheels and tires make the car. The wheels that came with the car were three different colors and two different designs. I had three original rusty and corroded hubcaps. My first reaction was to buy some nice new wheels but stopped when I had to decide the size limits and back-set especially…
Take a look at these posts about the Kenosha Car Show (Friday, Saturday) on Paddle, Pedal, and Coffee. Paddlepedalcoffee.com is a companion website to David’s Workshops.
So every once and while I do swerve into a good idea. This little idea was just that. Maintaining drivability also includes making sure the lights and other electrical stuff is working. I started a checklist on a white board of little things that needed fixing. Electrical was near the top. I went through the…
The car was running, driving, and stopping just fine but there were a number of issues that needed to be a dealt with. The gas tank dripped when I put more than a quarter of a tank in. There were a couple of clunks I could hear when I went over rough road, and the…
As my digging through the car continued I decided that it would be best to gut the interior to get an idea of what I had that was good. The carpet was the first to go. Usually you remove the seats, then pull the carpet. Not needed here. It didn’t put up a fight. I…
Once I got the car home, it was time to really assess what I had. You can never get a good idea of what you have when going over it at the dealer. The more time I took to look, the more things I found. It went from a 95% complete car to about 90%….