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Old 02-04-2013, 07:33 PM
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Evening Spur. How is everyone doing today?
 
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That certainly is a lot of steel on just four wheels! You have a decent little collection there pal! I don't have one of those but I do have a '69 toronado upstairs in the barn that is almost as big. That's got a 454 in it. I am waiting for the right person to come along and fall in love with it as well!
Evening Spur..

That's a big boat you have there..

Nice cars when they were new
 
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Old 02-04-2013, 07:43 PM
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Had it on the road back in the early eighties. Been up on blocks on a wood floor since about 1987? That thing would really move out. The ride was great as well. It sure would take some work to bring it back, never got the bug to jump into it!
 
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Friend of mine still has the JAvelin he drove when he was alot younger. Would need alot of work to get it back up and running.
 
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Had it on the road back in the early eighties. Been up on blocks on a wood floor since about 1987? That thing would really move out. The ride was great as well. It sure would take some work to bring it back, never got the bug to jump into it!
Yeah even though it's been inside on blocks the years take there toll..
 
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Old 02-04-2013, 07:52 PM
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The years are taking their toll on me as well! I haven't been up on blocks, just block headed.
 
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I know the feeling... It's taking longer to get moving in the mornings now..LOL
 
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Was the car running when you parked it??

Would like to see some pics if you got them..
 
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I know what it feels like to move a bit slower in the mornings.
 
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It had been, it has one of those fancy horn switches that are in the outside ring of the steering wheel. Well, at any rate, the wife was coming home one day and the horn switch shorted out and that was the last time I had it running. It is probably just a bad relay or loose wire but at that point in my life I wasn't in posistion to figure it out so since I had a big old dairy barn with a hay loft, I pushed it in there and that was it. I have turned the engine over by hand occasionally to keep it from setting up but the auto tranny sure dosen't like just sitting there! I don't know if I have any pics around. I'll check on that and post them if I do. I has quite a nice dirt patina at this point if you know what I mean. Still wish it were a Ford product though.
 
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Thats cool Spur. I wish I had the room to have a project vehicle at home to work on.
 
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That dirt patina is what they are looking for now..

I was watching Chasing Classic Cars on Velocity and he has taken some from the barn to the auction with dirt and all..LOL
 
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Spur, that's not "dirt patina", it's a "protective coating".
 
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Old 02-04-2013, 09:58 PM
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Evening gang.... Spur, that boat of yours has been on blocks for as long as I have been out of high school
 
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