Ramble On » Antique Cars http://www.dcooley.com Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:14:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 1968 Mustang http://www.dcooley.com/1968-mustang/ http://www.dcooley.com/1968-mustang/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 13:45:36 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/?p=401

I have to admit that I can not stay away from looking at old cars. Whether I have the time and money to invest in one or not, it is just something I do. I guess I take after my father, he was always looking at old cars.

The Mustangs have always been a favorite of mine, and this list of 1968 Mustang for Sale really grabbed my attention. There is a car here for all types of Mustang fans. From a torn down project car to a totally restored 68 Shelby.

If nothing else I enjoy just looking at the range of restoration people have done to their old car.

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If you like old cars like I do, it is always fun to find a new resource for parts. 2 sites I came across that I thought were really interesting in their approach was 1966 Parts & 1967 Parts. Instead of focusing on car models or manufacturer these sites focus on the year and each offers a newsletter to help keep you posted on any new parts they find for the respective years. Pretty cool.

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That is the goal!

Currently I own 2 vehicles, a large family car and a pickup truck. I have always considered a pickup truck a necessity. Even if it is not driven daily, every man needs a pickup truck. However, with the price of fuel it is time to go back to a more fuel efficient car, and since I do not want any payments the only option is to find a good used fuel efficient car.

The car of choice for me is an old Volkswagen Beetle, the downside is that the Beetle was never a great car when it comes to air conditioning. This is not that big of a deal for me, but not sure my family would appreciate it too much. The other option is to go a little farther back in time since I am an old school kind of mechanic. I had a 1975 Ford Maverick that was just right for me, but it was totaled during Katrina. Now if I could find something like that again it would be great. Of course finding an antique car at a good price, that is a real trick these days.

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As I have posted just recently, I love Classic cars. To me this means “old cars”, which can be anything pre 1980 and typically my favorites are anything made in the 1960′s.

1965 Plymouth Valiant 100

My new project is a car I bought sight unseen, and I think it will work out just fine. It’s a 1965 Plymouth Valiant 100.

Thanks to the internet, decoding all the serial numbers is pretty easy. It only took me 30 minutes or so to decode all the numbers I could find on the car, including the VIN, Engine code and Fender Tag.

I will be posting periodically as we progress on the car.

The plan is to use it as a daily driver to work and back. Basically this is a 25 mile roundtrip 5 days a week.

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/my-new-old-car/feed/ 0 My Love of Cars and Classic Cars http://www.dcooley.com/my-love-of-cars-and-classic-cars/ http://www.dcooley.com/my-love-of-cars-and-classic-cars/#comments Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:18:50 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/my-love-of-cars-and-classic-cars/

I have always been a car fan. From the time I was a small child my father always had a few cars sitting around he was working on, or as he woud say, “piddling with”. And if I had just a few of the cars I saw come and go in our garage I could retire right now.

My first car was a hand me down 1967 Ford LTD. It was not the typical car my friends were driving, but I loved that car. With a 390 V8 it was a cruiser, a very fast cruiser at that. The hot car of the day when I was in school was a Ford Maverick or Mercury Comet.

I have been looking at cars again lately and considering buying an old car to work on. My favorite to “piddle” with is probably an old Volkswagen Beetle. The reason for this is how easy they are to work on, and I can pull the motor by myself in a matter of minutes without too much work. Next on my list is any old Ford, I just love the Fords from the mid 60′s.

It only seems right to create a page for my Classic Car watching, so if you like Classic Cars, check out the new Ramble On Classic Car page!

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