SEPTEMBER 2016: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO A 1954 DODGE RESTO MOD PICKUP

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There is a personal connection to every MSCC car or truck story.

 

‘We lean heavily toward that personal connection and veer away from any story where ownership is a temporary status for a guy who simply wrote a check for the vehicle.’

 

A 1954 Dodge D-100 pickup caught our attention in a big way at a small town show because it had all of the important elements of a great MSCC story.

 

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The truck had been in one family for many years and it had been built on a budget by a car guy who learned his skills on the farm.

 

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Current owner Randy Gulliford’s uncle was the previous owner of the truck and had a big health scare where his uncle “thought he was a goner”, in Randy’s words. His uncle had an amazing recovery from his health issue but he still wanted Randy to own the Dodge.

 

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Randy brought a very practical approach to the truck project and used his sizable mechanical skills on the transformation. You learn a lot about wrenching on a farm and Randy told us he “did everything on it”.

 

 

The first thing to go was the stock flathead six in the 62-year-old truck. It was replaced by an early 70s Mopar Police Interceptor engine and the old truck now has plenty of snarl under the hood.

 

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The 360 is backed up by an automatic and the rear end is now a Ford 9-inch to handle the extra muscle. Randy admitted his old Dodge can more than keep up with modern traffic with his power upgrade on the Dodge truck.

 

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Randy told us he has been “tinkering for about three years” on his truck and can now enjoy time on the road with it. In fact, Randy uses it as a daily driver during the summer months and lives off pavement on his farm.

 

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The truck has a more comfortable ride because Randy dropped two leafs out of the stock front end to soften the bumps on the back roads. He also added power steering and brakes to the truck for added driving ease.

 

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The dual master brake system was donated by a 1981 Pontiac and the seats are out of a 1996 Chevy S-10 pickup truck.

 

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One of the more interesting custom features on the Dodge is its front grille. Randy noticed that a ’97 Ford F-150 front grille looked like it might fit on his truck-if he turned it upside down. His idea worked and the Ford grille is a great addition to his Dodge truck.

 

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The truck retains its factory speedometer and Randy added aftermarket gauges to the instrument panel.

 

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Randy has built a very cool truck in a very cost-effective way. We are never surprised when we learn a car guy who built his own ride has a farm background because farming is an occupation where you have to know how to work on machinery.

 

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‘Randy’s truck is a family legacy ride that just got better with age because of him.’

 

Jim Sutherland

 

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MSCC SEPTEMBER 2016 ROAD WARRIORS: LAST DAY OF SUMMER—CELEBRATE IT TOPLESS

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‘SEPTEMBER 2016 MSCC STARS IN TRAFFIC: LAST DAY OF SUMMER—CELEBRATE IT TOPLESS’

Tomorrow is the last day of Summer 2016.

 

‘Right now it’s a split between day and night but tomorrow night takes the lead and that means less sun, fewer leaves and more snow—with all due respect to the global warming guys.’

 

This was a typical summer (a little rain and a little sun) but on those nice days the convertible guys came out in droves to celebrate the only season that makes a convertible practical.

 

Those were the kind of days that made a 1st Gen T-bird feel like the best investment in the world.

 

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Take a look at a whole bunch of guys celebrating a topless summer in MSCC September 2016 Stars in Traffic.

 

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SEPTEMBER 2016: A LANGUAGE BARRIER DID NOT GET IN THE WAY OF THIS 1968 FIREBIRD SALE

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Most people are aware that Canada is a bilingual country that has French and English as its official languages.

 

‘However, most of us in western Canada speak English as our native tongue and our limited skills in the French language died with our last high school class where it was a mandatory subject.’

 

We were able to conduct our lives pretty well in English until the dawn of a connected internet world that opened up a new global opportunity for car hobbyists.

 

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The only barrier is the language obstacle and this issue can get in the way, even here in Canada.

 

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Quebec is a francophone province where many of its rural residents speak only French. There is also a strong car guy culture in Quebec, so occasionally a situation arises where an English-speaking car guy wants to buy a French-speaking car guy’s vehicle.

 

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Justin Stanvik is a young English-speaking car guy who spotted a mild custom 1968 Firebird in a Quebec ad. The Pontiac owner only spoke French so Justin contacted a bilingual friend who handled the language barrier between buyer and seller.

 

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The translator also enlisted the services of her car guy father in Quebec to take a careful look at the car for Justin. The price was right and Justin became the proud owner of a 1968 Firebird with a mild custom look.

 

Justin was actually searching for a vintage Mustang when he discovered the Firebird. The car was “too good a deal to turn down”, in Justin’s words, so he bought the Firebird.

 

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The custom grille on the car was donated by a GTO and gives the Firebird a radically different look from a stock ’68 car. A 1968 Firebird is also a rarer bird than most of its pony car rivals and Justin liked the fact it was “something different”, in his words.

 

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The car underwent a major restoration on its body with its previous owner and now sports all new rear quarters, among other panel replacements.  However, the engine was not in great shape and required Justin’s mechanical skills to breathe some life back into the 402 Poncho engine under the hood.

 

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Justin told MSCC he “did the cam, lifters and rods” on his engine. The friskier cam in the Firebird gave it even more muscle and now Justin rates its horsepower at “around 505”.

 

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Justin said the work required to put his car back on the road car took about three months after its delivery from its former Quebec home to his home in western Canada.

 

One of the purchase requirements for Justin was a four-speed manual transmission. His ’68 Firebird has its factory four speed and its Ford 9-inch rear end can easily handle all that power from the beefed-up 402 engine.

 

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Justin has not formulated his future game plan for the Firebird and is torn between a return to a stock look-or more changes to the current resto mod look.

 

‘One certainty about the near future is Justin plans to drive it a lot this summer. That may be the best game plan of all.’

 

Jim Sutherland

 

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MSCC SEPTEMBER 18 STAR OF THE WEEK: 1953 FARGO –A CANADIAN WORKING LEGEND

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There is a border between Canada and the US that’s been defined since 1867.  

The border is theoretical—except for all the border guards but there are other cultural differences that make Canadians and Americans just slightly different.

The auto industry represents one of those differences.

This MSCC Star of the Week (not found in the US market) ’53 Fargo is a Canadian working legend.

IMGP7709-001MSCC SEPTEMBER 17 STAR OF THE DAY: THE GEESE ARE FLOCKING UP OVER CAR SHOWS—YOU’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME

There’s definitely a fall feel to the air now.

The days are still warm but they cool off fast at night and they’re a lot shorter than they were a few weeks ago.

This means the car show season is coming to a close for 2016.

This MSCC Star of the Day is a moment in time from car show Thursday night—the geese are flocking up so you’re running out of time.  

IMGP0910MSCC SEPTEMBER 16 STAR OF THE DAY: STREET ROD HILL—THE LAST DOMAIN OF THE COWBOYS

Street rods are a culture unto themselves.

They are the clearest form of individualism because no two street rods are exactly alike—there’s someone’s blood and guts in every build.

Street rods embrace the cowboy philosophy of rugged individualism because they are not a choice most people make but those that do are not cattle like an SUV—instead they herd cattle.  

This MSCC Star of the Day is Street Rod Hill—the last domain of the cowboys.

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British cars made a significant impact on the North American car market right after WWII.

Guys came home from Europe with a newfound respect for the sporty rides on the other side of the pond so the invasion began.

Some guys really dug the MGs and the Austin Healeys but Jaguar made a huge impact with the XKE because this British super car took performance to stratospheric levels.

This MSCC Star of the Day XKE in traffic goes back to an era when the British were definitely coming.    

    

IMGP4253MSCC SEPTEMBER 14 STAR OF THE DAY: MERCEDES GULL WING—LIKE LEAVING OVER A MILLION BUCKS IN PLAIN SIGHT

The value of collector cars spiked over the last few decades.

We’re in uncharted territory now because some vintage cars are worth more than the GDP of Uruguay and Paraguay combined.

They’re like 4-wheeled bars of gold.

That’s why this MSCC Star of the Day Mercedes is like leaving over a million bucks in plain sight.  

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MSCC SEPTEMBER 13 STAR OF THE DAY: ’53 PONTIAC IN AFTERNOON TRAFFIC—OUTSTANDING

The easiest way to be an MSCC Star of the Day is to drive something unique.

Something unique excludes cars like silver 2016 Subaru Outbacks because there has to be something under the paint—not a car you’ll see six or seven times in one city block.

That’s the definition of bland—not unique.

This MSCC Star of the Day ’53 Pontiac in traffic yesterday is an outstanding example of what the term unique really means.   

IMGP9701MSCC SEPT 12 STAR OF THE DAY: 1919 NASH QUAD 4X4—LONG BEFORE THE JEEP

Some observers believe the military 4×4 began with the Jeep.

That’s a perception, not a reality, because the 4×4 was around and involved in the logistics of a major war long before Word War II became a grim reality.   

There were 4×4 vehicles in the Great War (aka World War I).

They were vehicles just like this MSCC Star of the Day 1919 Nash Quad 4×4—long before the Jeep.  

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MSCC DOGS IN CARS: THE HUMAN CHAUFFEUR/DOG PASSENGER WORKS FOR BOTH PARTIES

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There are two kinds of dog owners.

 

‘There’s the good kind (guys who let Rover ride shotgun) and the bad kind (guys who throw Rover in the back of the truck and hit 75 miles per hour on the highway).’

 

MSCC Dogs in Cars only focuses on the good kind.

 

This little fur-ball digs the classic iron and maybe that tall window sill is a big fence for him but he’s in a cool ride. Doggie World never looked better.

 

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Here’s another back seat passenger but this guy can actually see out the window. He’s a big fan of the human chauffeur concept.

 

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Back seats, human drivers, 1940s sedans and happy mutts seem to be the theme this month. Here’s another one.

 

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Bigger dogs need bigger back seats–this guy looks like he could carry the truck on his back but there’s nothing wrong with the view from the comfort of a cab.

 

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Fur-balls love the front seat of a shoe-box Ford because it’s like the big couch at home. These two guys love it so much they didn’t even duke it out for shotgun–it just came naturally.

 

 

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The back seat of a 60s B-body Mopar is the perfect place for this curious little guy. He runs the show like a boss and he rides in style at the same time.

 

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Finally there’s this guy in the back seat of a pink car. The car may be neon pink, but life couldn’t get any better for this pooch.

 

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That’s the magic of Dogs in Cars.

 

Jerry Sutherland

 

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SEPTEMBER 2016: A RE-PURPOSED 1959 GMC SCHOOL BUS IS A BIG CROWD-PLEASER

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It is no secret MSCC follows the crowds at car shows.

 

We believe a vehicle that draws a ton of attention at a show will draw a lot of attention as a story for us and we are correct, based upon our reader numbers.

 

A bright red 1959 GMC 9400 school bus had a large lineup of curious people who wanted to have a look inside of this re-purposed kid-hauler.

 

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Many of us spent a lot of time on school buses during our childhood years and remember them as slow-moving vessels of complete boredom. The worst part of a school bus trip was getting on it every morning and the best part of trip was getting off the bus every afternoon.

 

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Al Peterson’s vintage GMC bus would even have made the morning trip to school great because his school bus has been converted into a cool bus. The giant big screen TV in the bus is a part of the cool conversion process for this former no-frills ride.

 

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Al spotted the old bus at a neighbor’s place not far from his rural home and his first thoughts were these; “Man that’s a beautiful bus”. It is clear Al is a man of vision because few of us who rode these buses saw them in that light.

 

 

Al owned a car dealership four years ago so he was able to purchase three outdated truck chassis platforms from GM at a fraction of their value. Two of the truck platforms were used for cube vans and Al decided to use the third one as the base for his ’59 school bus project.

 

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The platforms had all of the components needed to upgrade the ancient bus into a brand new road warrior. The platform’s brand new Duramax diesel gave the old bus a serious horsepower upgrade and so did the new suspension on the platform.

 

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The project to meld the old school bus to the new school engineering began in 2012 and was completed in April 2016. The result is a stunning red machine that has completely abandoned its former life as a boring yellow school bus.

 

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Al calls it a “family wagon” and has already used it to haul his grandkids on road trips. The big TV in his bus also has a DVD player and Al lets them pick the movies so they can be entertained along the way.

 

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Most of us can remember the uncomfortable board-like seats in an old bus and they were not a part of Al’s plan. Instead the bus has been upgraded with very comfortable new seats with actual cushion in them.

 

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They are also designed with extra storage features, but Al found out he needed even more storage when he picked up his golf buddies in the bus on one of its early voyages. He plans to pull a vintage Boler trailer behind the bus after he guts the trailer for extra storage and paints it red.

 

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The bus has already performed very well on the road and breezed through the Rocky Mountains on its maiden voyage.

 

 

‘It may still look old school-even with the bright red paint- but this 1959 GMC 9400 bus has a brand new 21st century attitude. ‘

Jim Sutherland

 

 

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SEPTEMBER 2016: IT’S NOT THE CAR FROM CORVETTE SUMMER-IT’S A VERY COOL FATHER/SON ’73 VETTE PROJECT

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SEPTEMBER 2016: IT’S NOT THE CAR FROM CORVETTE SUMMER-IT’S A VERY COOL FATHER/SON ’73 VETTE PROJECT

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Pat Harper bought a custom 1973 Corvette back in 1980.

 

He owned it for about 15 years before he sold the ‘Vette to his brother in the mid-90s.

 

‘Pat still had an emotional connection with the car and bought it back from his brother in 2006.’

 

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Pat started a frame-off restoration on his custom Vette in 2008-but he didn’t do it alone. His son Sean was involved in the whole process with Pat and the two generations of car guys built a monster street car over the next 8 years.

 

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We caught up to this talented father and son team shortly after they finished the build in early June 2016. The public had already dubbed it the “Corvette Summer Car”, but Pat was quick to point out his ‘Vette is an entirely different beast.

 

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Pat’s Corvette now sports a bored-out 454 Chevy big block that can now lay claim to 460 cubic reasons this ‘Vette should be feared on the street.

 

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The car has aluminum heads and a large Holley 870 carb to add extra punch to the big block. It also has a custom header exhaust system to release all that fury from the combustion chambers.

 

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The custom tilt hood was already on the car when Pat bought it back in 1980, but the custom tilt doors were part of the father and son touches on the car. They also added the hood scoop to the Corvette.

 

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Sean showed off his considerable talents when he pointed out the new location under the driver side front fender for the Corvette’s electrical panel and explained how he was the man behind the move.

 

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The eight year project started on the wrong footings when they discovered a huge problem with the body mounts-they were completely shot. Sean said that was the moment “a small project became a big project.”

 

 

Most car guys can identify with Pat and Sean because most projects have a few hidden surprises-the kind that usually cost more time and money than the original forecast.

 

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Pat and Sean were lucky because they were able to tackle the heavy lifting on the ‘Vette, but they had to stretch the completion time because both guys had other demands on their time.

 

 

The car has a custom roll bar designed and built by Pat, along with an after-market air conditioning unit which is much better than factory in his opinion.

 

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The car also sports an after-market five-speed manual transmission to handle all those horses from the tricked-out big block. The Harpers are confident the ‘Vette will dyno at about 450 horsepower at the rear wheels when the rubber hits the rollers.

 

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Pat has already discovered how well the car rolls down the road with its new rack and pinion steering and fiberglass leaf springs in the rear. This Corvette may have left the factory in 1973 as a solid performer in its day, but Pat and Sean have given it a brand new day with all their changes.

 

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Eight years later, that new day has come for Pat and his Corvette.

 

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‘All it took was a little father and son bonding time with a car project to give this story a happy ending.’

 

Jim Sutherland

 

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CLIFF CLAVEN CAR GUY ADVICE: PLENTY OF IT IS REALLY BAD

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CLIFF CLAVEN CAR GUY ADVICE: PLENTY OF IT IS REALLY BAD

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I worked for many years as a bartender and met many characters along the way.

 

‘The most remarkable feature of these largely unremarkable people was their ability to dispense inaccurate information on just about every subject under the sun.’

 

The sad part was they rarely saw the sun while they were perched on a bar stool in a dingy bar.

 

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The typical bar conversations lurched between the mundane and the ridiculous on a daily basis. The one common denominator was every barfly drew from their limited library of knowledge and just filled in the blanks for the rest of the info on any given topic.

 

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It was a daily Cliff Claven convention and misinformation was the driving force behind the conversation.

 

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I have not been a bartender for many years, but I have found another world that has cyber-world Cliff Clavens to send out a flood of really bad information to an unsuspecting reader.

 

Most of the misinformation can be found on car hobby forums and social media sites. For some reason a specific inquiry about an automotive issue seems to bring out the worst in these cyber-misfits.

 

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They will take the poster’s question and give some outlandish solutions to the problem. Some of the answers are so off-base they wouldn’t even dupe Curly Howard and can be easily dismissed by the original poster.

 

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However, there are some answers that will have just enough credibility to drag the poster into an even bigger predicament. The “expert” will be armed with just enough information to appear to be a credible source and will dispense horrific advice with dire consequences.

 

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These clowns will take a car guy with limited skills and get him in big trouble when their advice takes the guy well beyond his mechanical abilities and into a mechanical disaster zone.

 

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We have encountered many instances where a simple inquiry about an old car issue has gotten very complicated by misinformation provided by an unruly herd of Cliff Clavens who know how to use a laptop.

 

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Our best advice is to seek out local car guys who have built a reputation in the old car hobby and know their stuff.  The local car hobbyists are well aware of the big dogs on the block when it comes to mechanical expertise and will steer you in the right direction.

 

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The real experts are car guys who have been around the hobby for most of their lives and built a sizable portfolio of real world experience. Some are trained experts and others are just natural talents when it comes to automotive matters.

 

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Occasionally the local car experts may not be able to answer the question. This is a situation where we would recommend a thorough search for the right information if you choose the internet to find a solution.

 

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Try to find a consensus of opinion via several sources if you seek answers via the internet.

 

‘Eliminate the answers that appear to be written by people who are off their meds or desperately seeking an audience for their sad and lonely lives by dispensing horribly inaccurate mechanical advice.’

 

Jim Sutherland

 

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SEPTEMBER 2016: ’69 EL CAMINO SS 396—IT BROUGHT HOME SOME HARDWARE AT ITS FIRST SHOW

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SEPTEMBER 2016: ’69 EL CAMINO SS 396—IT BROUGHT HOME SOME HARDWARE AT ITS FIRST SHOW

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Jason Cole had two goals when he picked up a 1969 El Camino SS 396.

 

He wanted to win a little hardware with it and he wanted to keep it factory correct stock.    

 

‘This was accomplished the first time he took this classic Chevy to a show because he came home with “Best of Show”.’

 

Jason is a student of these trucks—this one in particular because he has a thick binder full of information about his ’69 El Camino. He’s the third owner so the documentation trail is much shorter than many 47-year-old vehicles.

 

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Jason explained how the truck was bought brand new in Battle Axe, Michigan by a guy who was into his 70s at the time so that explains why this Elky was preserved so well over the last five decades.

 

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The list of options is extensive with one big exception—this El Camino came with radio delete. Other than that omission Jason’s SS 396 has nearly every option you could tick off back in the late 60s. The most obvious is the 396 cubic inch engine under the hood.

 

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This ’69 El Camino also came from the factory with power steering, tilt steering, console, vinyl roof, Hugger Orange paint,  factory AC and factory Turbo 400 transmission—but no radio.

 

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Jason explained how an SS 396 with these options is extremely rare. The original owner did a full restoration but he added a few departures from stock like the roof (went from parchment white to match the parchment white interior) and the wheels (14” to 15”). Jason said the original 14” bias tires would “skate when you hit it because it was a little touchy” so it was upgraded to the bigger radials and wheels.

 

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This SS 396 has definitely cleaned up its act because Jason described it as “strong on the road, really floats along and the power’s there when you want it”.  He’s had it up there easily at highway speeds and it’s been flawless in traffic.

 

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Jason went over some of the things that the restoration shop left alone when the original owner had it redone. The stainless is in good but not mint condition and Jason wants to keep it that way because he believes in factory stock a lot more than custom or modified. The same principle applies to the lights and lenses plus he is proud to point out how the glass is all stock with the exception of the windshield.

 

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These El Caminos have their own unique features thanks to their design as a combination of truck and car. Interior space is at a premium in these trucks so Jason showed the cubby hole that actually extends under the truck bed so there’s a lot of hidden space available.

 

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This unique blend of truck and car also creates parts confusion because the El Camino used parts from station wagons and sedans to create these light trucks. Parts searches can turn into an adventure because of these mismatches.

 

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Jason has a few things he’s like to touch up on his ’69 SS396. The dash pad is cracked and he’d like to replace the driver’s side vent window and touch up some of the trim. His goal is to keep what came with the truck in most cases because Jason is a factory correct guy with some allowance for retro-fits.

 

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‘The adventure has just begun for Jason and his SS396 but it started well when this classic brought home hardware at its first show.’

 

Jerry Sutherland

 

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MSCC SEPTEMBER 11 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’56 PLYMOUTH—AND NOW FOR SOMETHING OFF THE BEATEN PATH

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MSCC SEPTEMBER 11 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’56 PLYMOUTH—AND NOW FOR SOMETHING OFF THE BEATEN PATH

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There are standard platforms for customs and street rods.

The ’32 Ford is at the top of the list of these standard platforms and anything in the tri-five Chevy lineup is a standard candidate for a more power makeover.

These standard platforms are so popular there are new kits based on these cars but what about less traveled roads?

Roads like this MSCC Star of the Week ’56 Plymouth—it’s definitely off the beaten path as a platform for a custom.

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MSCC SEPTEMBER 10 STAR OF THE DAY: VETTES CROSS SO MANY GENERATIONS THEY’RE A PART OF THE CULTURAL FABRIC

Corvettes have been around a lot of rock history.

The first generation Vette was around a year before Elvis cut his first record, the second generation was around a year before the Beatles invaded North America and the third generation was around a year before Woodstock.  

That covers a lot of musical milestones.

The MSCC Star of the Day is this cross-generational grouping of Vettes because they span so many decades they’re a part of the cultural fabric.  

   

IMG_1017MSCC SEPTEMBER 9 STAR OF THE DAY: FORD WOODY—BECAUSE LIFE IS TOO SHORT AND STYLE LIKE THIS IS TOO SCARCE

Guys like Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson and Frank Sinatra are legends because they were born with a massive dose of style.

‘They had natural talent so Clint, Jack or Frank could pull off a cool look behind the wheel of a Prius or a Hellcat—the car didn’t matter.’

Mere mortals don’t have that luxury.   

That’s why mere non-cool mortals need to drive something like this MSCC Star of the Day Ford Woody because life is too short and style is too scarce.

14018162_10153596012895059_165123709_n-001MSCC SEPTEMBER 8 STAR OF THE DAY: AUSTIN MINI—EVERYTHING LOOKS BIG IN THE LAND OF GIANTS

There was a time when cars were huge.

They called it the late 1950s and most cars were the size of an M1A1 Abrams tank so small cars were little more than a cute idea until the VW Beetle started making big inroads in the North American market.

That sales burst started a new generation of small rides.

This MSCC Star of the Day Mini was an early entry in an era when everything looked big in the land of the giants–even in 2016.   

IMGP7498MSCC SEPTEMBER 7 STAR OF THE DAY: ’60 FORD PICKUP—YOU’LL RARELY SEE TWO OF THEM AT A SHOW

There are certain constants at car shows.

You’ll see a number of Mustangs, Tri-five Chevys and 30s street rods at any average car show but there are vehicles that are conspicuous by their absence.

These rides stand out simply because of their scarcity.

This MSCC Star of the Day ’60 Ford pickup is one of them because you’ll rarely see two of them at a show.

IMGP7480MSCC SEPTEMBER 6 STAR OF THE DAY: VETTE—THE ALL AMERICAN RIDE

Name five American icons in five seconds.

There’s little doubt a guy like Elvis would make the list, John Wayne would probably make the cut, Neil Armstrong should make it and the Ford Mustang would be on there.

That would leave room for one more icon.

An icon like this MSCC Star of the Day Vette—the all American ride.  

IMGP7448MSCC SEPTEMBER 5 STAR OF THE DAY—THIS ’57 DESOTO SPORTSMAN IS SO COOL THE DOGS EVEN LOVE IT

Exner fin cars are high profile entries at car shows.

One of the reasons is obvious—they are extremely rare cars even though they have a cult following that lives and breathes Mopar finned warriors.

Another reason is they ooze cool.

In fact, they’re so cool the dogs even love this hemi-powered MSCC Star of the Day ’57 Desoto Sportsman.    

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