Re: IML: A Purchase for My Wife
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Re: IML: A Purchase for My Wife



YB:
 
Aside from the fact that the car is 50 + years old these were great cars.  I owned one many years ago.  I drove it 120,000 miles with very few problems.  As I recall I had to grind the valves on one bank at around 100,000 miles.  Tune ups, and brakes were required at regular intervals and I did have to replace one water pump.   The engine and transmission were very reliable.  The rear springs tend to weaken some but if you are not regularly carrying more than four passengers this should not be a problem. 
 
I would expect finding someone to perform the maintenance and obtain the parts may be a little bit of a challenge.  Pulling the rear brake drums requires and "industrial strength" puller.  Power steering pump and gearbox will seem very foreign to most of todays mechanics.  The six volt electrical system works OK but requires good clean connections and the correct size cables and wires.  If you upgrade to the higher candlepower sealed beam headlight bulbs you may have trouble with the circuit breaker shutting off the lights when you least expect it.  Adding a headlight relay in the circuit will solve this problem. 
 
That is about all I can recall. 
 
Good luck.  In my opinion you have one of the finest examples of a mid fifties vehicle. 
 
                                                                                            Rolland Westra
                                                                                            Rockford, Illinois


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