Anyone Into Classic Cars?

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by GT182

AVGW, that Imperial is awesome. A beautiful and rare car!

I've not seen one since I was a kid.... I still am but much older. LOL And I've not seen one here in any show in DE, PA , or MD.

I think there is 15-20 still on the road. I have only seen this one from 1960. I have seen others from prior and after 1960. My brother remembers seeing one when he was a kid and the reason he purchased the car. My brother lives in MD. You might see him at a show in the Baltimore area. You will see me at the shows as well. Anyway, the Imp really gets the looks because it is very unique and something from the space race era.


I do not head north of Baltimore much though for shows. However, I have seen a show at I believe Dover AFB that I will attempt to attend next year. Closest I get to DE is Chesapeake City MD.

[GT182]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

My brother remembers seeing one when he was a kid and the reason he purchased the car. My brother lives in MD. You might see him at a show in the Baltimore area. You will see me at the shows as well. Anyway, the Imp really gets the looks because it is very unique and something from the space race era.

I will be at the UAW-GM show this Saturday [Sept. 24th] in White Marsh, MD at the GM transmission plant. If you guys go look for me.

Here's a link to the info I posted on the Ames Performance forums I belong to.
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=793832

[AVGWarhawk]

I have a honey-do list this Saturday. The Buick will sit idle. I'm familiar with this show. This car show season was a wash for me. Pulling my cylinder heads to be repaired. Pulled the pistons for new rings/hone cylinders. Took a better part of 2 1/2 months which is virtually the entire summer. I will squeeze in a few shows before the weather turns.

The best one for us to meet up is Chesapeake City MD. Great show. A lot of cars attend. Awesome destination. It has passed already for this season. Next year though....

[GT182]

Save that list for Sunday, and just drive on over. Let your brother know about it too IF he's nearby. I'd love to see that Imperial in person. LOL

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by GT182

Save that list for Sunday, and just drive on over. Let your brother know about it too IF he's nearby. I'd love to see that Imperial in person. LOL

This list needs to be done. Closing the pool. My brothers Imp is getting the right rear wheel cylinder replaced. It blew out, peddle went to floor and car mushed a storage unit door. He keeps the Imp in a storage unit. Thankfully he was not on the highway when it occurred. The car sustained no damage but the large storage unit door is toast.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by AVGBBY

Closing the pool.

That is a lovely pool!

[AVGWarhawk]

That's the one......

[GT182]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

This list needs to be done. Closing the pool. My brothers Imp is getting the right rear wheel cylinder replaced. It blew out, peddle went to floor and car mushed a storage unit door. He keeps the Imp in a storage unit. Thankfully he was not on the highway when it occurred. The car sustained no damage but the large storage unit door is toast.

I had my GTO out last year to a cruise night. Steering acted a bit funny but I didn't think anything of it...... I got home and backed it into the garage. I didn't get it parked just right over my scissors lift and moved it out and backed it back in. Then the steering wheel really felt funny. I could turn it either way and it just keep on turning. I popped the hood and found out why. The rag joint's rubber ring broke. Thank God I wasn't out on the road.

So the moral of that is check your rag joint. Mine was the original and lasted 49 years. It could have been a lot worse.

[GT182]

I went to the UAW-GM show and was very disappointed. Voting form was the worst I've ever seen. Not one of the few Pontiacs, Buicks, or Oldsmobiles won... they were basicly left out of the voting. No area marked off to park just the Baltimore Built cars together.

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by GT182

So the moral of that is check your rag joint. Mine was the original and lasted 49 years. It could have been a lot worse.

What about your tires? How old are they?
I hear over eight (8) years old is not a good thing.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Pulling my cylinder heads to be repaired. Pulled the pistons for new rings/hone cylinders. Took a better part of 2 1/2 months which is virtually the entire summer. I will squeeze in a few shows before the weather turns.

What AVG (wrench in hand) listens to in his mancave garage: ('scuse the '53!)

[GT182]

How about this one......

[AVGWarhawk]

EL BUICK