Hi Bill, Welcome to the list, there are several of us with 53's and I am the least mechanically inclined so I have no advice for you except that Mark Evans did a great job of scanning my 53 shop manual and posting it on the site so you have a great resourse there. I have a copy on CDROM. Anyway post any question to the group you may have and you are likely to get great advice and also I may suggest you familiarize yourself with the club site, there is a tremendous amount of information available. regards Jerry53 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Christine Trettin" <mtrettin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 7:39 PM Subject: IML: Please WELCOME Bill Cavanaugh (1953) > New Subscriber(s): Bill Cavanagh > Email Address is: ackert123@xxxxxxx > Member Location: Long Island > > Car(s) owned: 1953 custom black.cloth vin: 7768954 on driver door > I thought it was a crown > > Self-Introduction: Hi my name is Bill 38 years old > Looked in the news on thursday and bought a sedan on Friday it needs lots of > work.and has lots of mold ..My wife is not too happy she saw pictures of it > ..she told me I should go sleep in it..... > But, Sunday is FATHER'S DAY.. and I am towing it home and going to wash it > with my 2 year old {Emily } for the first time in > 15 years..I am going to have a great day ... > > >