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Just Got A 1955 180 Gasser
Very rust free and complete, with lots of extras, including two factory boxed spare parts kits. Underside is very clean...More of this saga to follow. If anybody has one of these and wants to share some knowledge, I'd be grateful.....
Last edited by Txjake; 06-29-2008 at 09:33 PM. |
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Thats a beauty. Congrats.
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That isn't the one that was on craigslist in Stagecoach, NV is it?
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Nice find! Lack of rust is a major plus. Good luck w/the restoration.
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no, this was a craigslist find here in Oklahoma City.
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What in the world can be wrong with that kinda car that *any* tech minded backyard mechanic caint figure out?
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good point, I am diving in, assessing what I'm going to do. I am going to need to get a shop manual that covers the flathead.....
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Great find! Should be a very enjoyable project.
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Beautiful. Love that steering wheel. Does that have the turn signals activated by the horn ring?
- Peter.
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and she's shining up a bit, although a paint job back to stone gray is in order. |
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Check out the Ponton Group:
http://www.mbzponton.org/ Make sure you get the MB technical manuals: http://www.classictechlit.mbusa.com/MB/ Well worth the small investment.
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I belong to IPOG, the yahoo group and also go to the ponton site, both great resources. just ordered the service manual from MB. so far so good, parts have not been as difficult to find as I feared....
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- Peter.
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2021 Chevrolet Spark Formerly... 2000 GMC Sonoma 1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021 2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels 1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles. 1984 123 200 1979 116 280S 1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille 1971 108 280S |
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the interior is in an altered state: that is, it retains a somewhat original configuration, but has been reupholstered. It has a sun faded, velet-like mess on the seats and the armrests. the door panels are redone also, in a matching vinyl to what is on the sides of the seats. well done, but dated and wrong. I need to revisit the trim number to see which interior color it had and try to go back that way. I'd love to find some pictures of what a '55 looked like inside when new, but have not found any with any degree of detail. There are some other subtle mods, the wheels and hubcaps are a later version, and the rear bumper guards appear to be from a 190 or late 180 with the extra reflector on them. thats ok for now...
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