The WPC Club had a detailed article with photos on such a conversion
many years ago. Try contacting them to see if they can get you the
back copy that contains this info.
John
"Timothy J. LaPean" wrote:
> One of the brake backing plates is toast on my sixty
> (plus the brakes on that side have been behaving badly
> for some time)and I am thinking of setting the
> original equipment aside and slapping on the front
> brakes of a 66 (which will be close to free and much
> less elaborate to adjust). Does anyone know how
> complicated this would or would not be? I am hoping
> to leave the spindles and such and just swap from the
> plates on. Although I could go the whole way if need
> be.
>
> Also does anyone know anything about collector plates
> in MN. I asked about them at the DMV today and about
> all they could tell me is that the car should be
> "driven in a way that is consistent with it's
> collector car status." Which they were unable to
> define or explain further. I drive Virgil only in the
> summer and I don't drive to work. However, I do park
> the Chivvy altogether and just use Virgil for what
> little driving I do (shopping, going out, and the
> occasional trip) from about April through Oct. Would
> I be fudging the law? and if so has anybody ever
> gotten a ticket for this?
>
> Timothy
> "Virgil" 1960 Custom STHPTN 4dr
>
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