I am a 25 year old male, and i live in Minnesota. I broke my spine 3 years ago but it has not stopped me from working on cars. I have a 1970 Buick wildcat...
Hey all. just a short (?) intro. we've got our share of old-@$$.. i mean classic vehicles ;) for the past ~ 5 years I've been drivin' a 1948 3/4 ton Chevy...
Thomas, I completely agree about the hot rods vs. Classics. I prefer old cars be in their original state as well, but give due respect to the hot rodders....
Robert, Sounds like you really bit off more than you can chew, but ya gotta love a guy who knows how to keep himself busy LOL I get confused by people who own...
Hey Sherry, I have run your question through a network of acquaintances and gotten a few responses. ... "I don't exactly know what blowing a rod is. If she...
Another answer (again, for what it is worth): "of course you don't have to (take the block out of the car) BUT 1) it's easier to do out of the car 2) Did the...
Hey Jeff, way to go! I noticed that you uploaded a couple of very nice pictures to the photos area of our group on yahoo. That inspired me to upload a couple...
Whow, that's quite a collection and quite unusual projects! Gotta love the RV! Do you take it for a spin every now and then? Let them thumb their noses at a...
Thomas, I appreciate your great amount of help and the advice from your friends. After reading them, though, I'm starting to wonder if "throwing the rod" (I've...
LOL yeah I'd rather not do it in the car, either LOL it was rough...but we honed the cylinders, replaced the piston rings and just did it all while under the...
What's going on all of a sudden? This group has been pretty dormant and now we have a new member every day! How cool is that ... Please welcome Brian who has...
Hey Brian so you just bought a 1969 Skylark. I was just curious if you have found any place good to find any old buick parts, and what kind of condition your...
Hey Brian so you just bought a 1969 Skylark. I was just curious if you have found any place good to find any old buick parts, and what kind of condition your...
Today I stumbled across this: http://www.oldautoparts.com/ Should be a good source for pre-1974 parts. What do you think? Take care, Thomas _____ From:...
Thanks for the 411. Having jsut bought the car and with a new baby in the house (Mason is just 5 weeks old and I am already telling him about the good old...
How many have Skylarks in this group? Any one in the Denver Colorado area? Tom S Parker, CO Thomas Zier <thomas.zier@...> wrote: Hey guys, welcome another...
I was just curious what year and make and models of classic cars do people on here have. I myself have the last of the old buick wildcats the 1970 with the...
I have an 1987 BMW 325. Not quite as "classic" as yours, but hey that's why we call it the Young Classics group ;-) I bought it 2 years ago with 108,000 miles...
I lost my two oldies - my Grandfathers' 1968 Impala Custom and my 1960 Cadillac Sedan due to reasons beyondmy control, but my daughter, carrying on the...
Thats a nice looking little car, Tom...you ever have trouble finding parts for it? Sherry Thomas Zier <thomas.zier@...> wrote: I have an 1987 BMW 325. Not...
Hi Sherry, I am in the process of trying to figure out where to get parts. I am sure I can some of the things I need at the local auto parts store but I am...
Never any trouble finding cars for it. Although it is 20 years old, BMW still has almost all parts available (company policy for them to support classics,...
I have a 1969 Buick Skylark - Hardtop, inline 6, single barrel carb - not the biggest engine...but with gas prices as high as they are..I can still feed the...
Tom, I'm located in the San Francisco Bay Area (east). I'm having somewhat the same trouble myself with my daughters car. Most times, I can find the parts for...
Well, I posted to www.AllPar.com and found someone who talked me through the problem, at least a good part of it. We're going to put new valve cover gaskets on...
Sherry, Is there any thing in particular you are looking for that you are not in a hurry for, like maybe clock, or other nice to have items. I will keep an...
Actually, the 75 is pretty nice, physically. It would though be nice to have Plymouth hubcaps instead of Chevy ones LOL Thanks though and remember its a 75...
Welcome David who says: "I've owned a variety of interesting cars that could be young classics, such as an 81 Honda Civic, 88 Toyota MR2 and 93 Nissan Sentra...