Dick, and Arran, All of us have our favor brands, and our stories as to why we love them. I own 10 old cars, and I wouldn't have an older or newer GM car again. I purchased a brand new Chevy truck Silverado, and after 6 years with only 78,000 miles the motor went by by, and the transmission was next alone with various electrical problems. Now all of my daily driver cars are Lincolns/Mercury, and they run great with no problems! A good friend of mind who is a auto mechanic, and has worked at various dealerships like GM/Ford/Chrysler told me today the Ford products are the best cars on the market. Whether that's true or not I don't know, but I always had very good luck with Ford products. I currently owned older Mopars, Fords, and would take a Ford/Mopar product over any GM car any day. Like I said we all have our stories about what cars are best, and to me Fords/Mopars are my favor without a doubt. Just thought I would add my two cents. Rich Woolf '66 Imperial Crown '73 Imperial LeBaron '57 Chrysler Saratoga '77 Cordoba '72 Plymouth Valiant '61 Dodge Dart Pioneer '73 AMC Matador wagon '79 Lincoln TC '59 Ford wagon '69 Ford Galaxie -----Original Message----- From: A. Foster [mailto:monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 10:41 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IML: A rare opportunity Dick; I too like the early Chebbies but I am partial to Plymouths myself, Fords are just plain crude. Plymouth took a liking, early on, to mounting their running gear on rubber mounts which made their cars very quiet compared to other low priced cars. Their gear boxes were also more solidly built then some other makes and they did have some excellent styling in those days. On the other hand the overhead valves of the Chebby six did make it a little more efficient. Best Regards Arran Foster 1954 Imperial Newport Needing A Left Side Tailight Bezel and other trim parts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 6:07 PM Subject: Re: IML: A rare opportunity What a beautiful example! I hope no one "restores" this car - it is a gem for the ages! It really is incredible to realize the vast differences in quality of workmanship between the various brands of even the lowest priced "big 3" cars. The Chevrolet of these years was heads and shoulders above the competition in build quality in my opinion. And, by the way, I am old enough to remember these cars when they were new. My dad was a minor wheel for a major corporation (B.F.Goodrich) in those days, and he was given a new 38 F*rd as a company car. In a few months, it had broken down so many times that he gave up on it and traded it on a new 39 Chevy. I still remember the difference, which included appearance defects (none instead of many), quiet (very silent except in second gear, which whine I still remember fondly), and ride, which made me a lifetime fan of GM products! The sound of the door closing would convince even the most dedicated F*rd fan - the salesmen of the GM dealers all kept a F*rd on the lot to show the comparison!