From: Grumpy AuContraire on
N8N wrote:
> On Apr 2, 11:06 pm, Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy...(a)GrumpyvilleNOT.com>
> wrote:
>> Nate Nagel wrote:
>>> On 04/02/2010 07:21 PM, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>> Tegger wrote:
>>>>> Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy...(a)GrumpyvilleNOT.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:bqqdnTzrbYBc3SjWnZ2dnUVZ_iydnZ2d(a)giganews.com:
>>>>>> boyari2 wrote:
>>>>>>> It's the original muscle car that spawned all the other imitators,
>>>>>>> isn't it?
>>>>>>> http://surftofind.com/car
>>>>>> Whatta joke...
>>>>>> Studebaker was there before anyone else in 1962.
>>>>>> Do some worthwhile research regarding the "Avanti."
>>>>> Phooey on the Avanti. Go back to 1958.
>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambler_Rebel>
>>>> Phooey on the Rebel... Go back to 1957 and the Golden Hawk.
>>>> <G>
>>>> JT
>>> No love for the '56? (was trying to find the link to the news article
>>> about the demise of my own in a literal blaze of glory, but it seems to
>>> have expired. However the last owner of that car has apparently
>>> purchased another! that's dedication...)
>>> nate
>> Not for me... My ol' '56 Power Hawk is 'nuff for my purposes if I ever
>> get the gas tank cleaned out.
>>
>> Oh, post the link as I did not know that your GH is no longer...
>>
>> JT- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Can't find the original BBC news article any longer... Long story
> short, I traded the car back to JDP as part of the deal to get my
> current '55; he sold it to a gentleman in England, and when the car
> was damaged in shipment he sent it to a classic car restoration place
> in Bristol to be fully restored. Then the fireworks warehouse next
> door blew up...
>
> http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/news/Bristol-court-fines-boss-300-failures-leading-fireworks-blaze/article-1079573-detail/article.html
>
> http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/dealersites/337/
>
> I believe the car mentioned in the second link is another GH which the
> same guy bought as a replacement.
>
> it's especially sad because I happened to work on a car one serial
> number away from and similarly optioned to mine, which is currently
> owned by Brian Scott unless he's sold it and I didn't hear, so Brian's
> car is now missing its "twin..."
>
> nate


I remember the '56 being traded back to JP. I thought that you had
parted with the '55 also...

JT

From: Grumpy AuContraire on
gl4317(a)yahoo.com wrote:
> In article <hpbj1e$m32$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, "Stewart"
> <gortamus(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Left wing socialist alert!
>>
>> And to keep it on topic.....what type of Honda do you own?
>
>
> Nah, we socialists only drive Volvo 240s and read misc.transport.rail.americas.
> (To which I am still trying to figure out why this thread is posted).
>



What???

No Prius or Smaht Kahs???

JT

From: gl4317 on
In article <68-dnfYeC5TuMyfWnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Grumpy
AuContraire <GrumpyOne(a)GrumpyvilleNOT.com> wrote:

> gl4317(a)yahoo.com wrote:
> > In article <hpbj1e$m32$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, "Stewart"
> > <gortamus(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Left wing socialist alert!
> >>
> >> And to keep it on topic.....what type of Honda do you own?
> >
> >
> > Nah, we socialists only drive Volvo 240s and read
misc.transport.rail.americas.
> > (To which I am still trying to figure out why this thread is posted).
> >
>
> What???
>
> No Prius or Smaht Kahs???


Ha! Those are only driven by wanna-be socialists. Too much computer
technology, and made by corporations. The most advanced technology
allowed near the homes of true socialists are the products of the Soviet
Diesel Computer Cooperative.

--
-Glennl
Please note this e-mail address is a pit of spam, and most e-mail sent to this address are simply lost in the vast mess.
From: N8N on
On Apr 5, 11:43 pm, Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy...(a)GrumpyvilleNOT.com>
wrote:
> N8N wrote:
> > On Apr 2, 11:06 pm, Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy...(a)GrumpyvilleNOT.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Nate Nagel wrote:
> >>> On 04/02/2010 07:21 PM, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
> >>>> Tegger wrote:
> >>>>> Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy...(a)GrumpyvilleNOT.com> wrote in
> >>>>>news:bqqdnTzrbYBc3SjWnZ2dnUVZ_iydnZ2d(a)giganews.com:
> >>>>>> boyari2 wrote:
> >>>>>>> It's the original muscle car that spawned all the other imitators,
> >>>>>>> isn't it?
> >>>>>>>http://surftofind.com/car
> >>>>>> Whatta joke...
> >>>>>> Studebaker was there before anyone else in 1962.
> >>>>>> Do some worthwhile research regarding the "Avanti."
> >>>>> Phooey on the Avanti. Go back to 1958.
> >>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambler_Rebel>
> >>>> Phooey on the Rebel... Go back to 1957 and the Golden Hawk.
> >>>> <G>
> >>>> JT
> >>> No love for the '56?  (was trying to find the link to the news article
> >>> about the demise of my own in a literal blaze of glory, but it seems to
> >>> have expired.  However the last owner of that car has apparently
> >>> purchased another!  that's dedication...)
> >>> nate
> >> Not for me...  My ol' '56 Power Hawk is 'nuff for my purposes if I ever
> >> get the gas tank cleaned out.
>
> >> Oh, post the link as I did not know that your GH is no longer...
>
> >> JT- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > Can't find the original BBC news article any longer...  Long story
> > short, I traded the car back to JDP as part of the deal to get my
> > current '55; he sold it to a gentleman in England, and when the car
> > was damaged in shipment he sent it to a classic car restoration place
> > in Bristol to be fully restored.  Then the fireworks warehouse next
> > door blew up...
>
> >http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/news/Bristol-court-fines-boss-300-...
>
> >http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/dealersites/337/
>
> > I believe the car mentioned in the second link is another GH which the
> > same guy bought as a replacement.
>
> > it's especially sad because I happened to work on a car one serial
> > number away from and similarly optioned to mine, which is currently
> > owned by Brian Scott unless he's sold it and I didn't hear, so Brian's
> > car is now missing its "twin..."
>
> > nate
>
> I remember the '56 being traded back to JP.  I thought that you had
> parted with the '55 also...

Nope, I still have it, I just have really slowed down working on it
because my job has become much more demanding... and fortunately or
unfortunately depending on your perspective, it pays better than
working on old Studebakers.

The upside is that now I have the disposable income to buy whatever
parts I need; the downside is that it takes me a while to get around
to doing something with them.

nate

From: Grumpy AuContraire on
N8N wrote:
> On Apr 5, 11:43 pm, Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy...(a)GrumpyvilleNOT.com>
> wrote:
>> N8N wrote:
>>> On Apr 2, 11:06 pm, Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy...(a)GrumpyvilleNOT.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Nate Nagel wrote:
>>>>> On 04/02/2010 07:21 PM, Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>>>> Tegger wrote:
>>>>>>> Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy...(a)GrumpyvilleNOT.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:bqqdnTzrbYBc3SjWnZ2dnUVZ_iydnZ2d(a)giganews.com:
>>>>>>>> boyari2 wrote:
>>>>>>>>> It's the original muscle car that spawned all the other imitators,
>>>>>>>>> isn't it?
>>>>>>>>> http://surftofind.com/car
>>>>>>>> Whatta joke...
>>>>>>>> Studebaker was there before anyone else in 1962.
>>>>>>>> Do some worthwhile research regarding the "Avanti."
>>>>>>> Phooey on the Avanti. Go back to 1958.
>>>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambler_Rebel>
>>>>>> Phooey on the Rebel... Go back to 1957 and the Golden Hawk.
>>>>>> <G>
>>>>>> JT
>>>>> No love for the '56? (was trying to find the link to the news article
>>>>> about the demise of my own in a literal blaze of glory, but it seems to
>>>>> have expired. However the last owner of that car has apparently
>>>>> purchased another! that's dedication...)
>>>>> nate
>>>> Not for me... My ol' '56 Power Hawk is 'nuff for my purposes if I ever
>>>> get the gas tank cleaned out.
>>>> Oh, post the link as I did not know that your GH is no longer...
>>>> JT- Hide quoted text -
>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>> Can't find the original BBC news article any longer... Long story
>>> short, I traded the car back to JDP as part of the deal to get my
>>> current '55; he sold it to a gentleman in England, and when the car
>>> was damaged in shipment he sent it to a classic car restoration place
>>> in Bristol to be fully restored. Then the fireworks warehouse next
>>> door blew up...
>>> http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/news/Bristol-court-fines-boss-300-...
>>> http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/dealersites/337/
>>> I believe the car mentioned in the second link is another GH which the
>>> same guy bought as a replacement.
>>> it's especially sad because I happened to work on a car one serial
>>> number away from and similarly optioned to mine, which is currently
>>> owned by Brian Scott unless he's sold it and I didn't hear, so Brian's
>>> car is now missing its "twin..."
>>> nate
>> I remember the '56 being traded back to JP. I thought that you had
>> parted with the '55 also...
>
> Nope, I still have it, I just have really slowed down working on it
> because my job has become much more demanding... and fortunately or
> unfortunately depending on your perspective, it pays better than
> working on old Studebakers.
>
> The upside is that now I have the disposable income to buy whatever
> parts I need; the downside is that it takes me a while to get around
> to doing something with them.



Yep, you better work all the hours you can while the "gettin's" good.

Anyway, the '55 is definitely a "kewel" car... Probably the most
streamamlined other than the Avanti.

I'm still hopin' to make the '55 Prez sedan a driver in the not too
distant future. I'm going to a '59 259/Flight-O-Matic.

Did you succeed with installing a single driveshaft? I'm thinking of
doing so but the shaft for a sedan would be about 4-5" longer than the
coupe and don't know whether it would clear the tunnel OK.

JT