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!
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