<VV> RE: 30 year old gas tank mud/should've been a Buick

[LonzoVair@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/26/2004 3:34:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tonyu@roava.net writes:
I'd ride one of those old Buick straight-8s just for the sounds they made.
      

Tony,
When Cheryl and I were married back in '89 I had a 1950 Roadmaster "Riviera" 
sedan... big and black... it was my daily driver... 320 cid straight 8, and it 
had a 130.5 inch wheel base. It DID ride like an ocean liner! When I first 
stopped to look at the car it had a for sale sign in the window... it also had a 
cracked exhaust manifold... the guy came out and said "you don't want this 
old thing"... I asked "How much?" and he said "You can have it for $600 if you 
know how to start it"... I hopped in, turned the key on and hit the gas pedal 
(the starter switch is integral with the carb on those, and activated by the 
position of the gas pedal)... "Womwomwomwom" and it came to life...
Thats the car we took our honeymoon in, and also Sarah's first ride home from 
the hospital was in that car (I DID add lap belts, front and rear)...
I drove it for almost 3 years and then the gas prices rose too high for me to 
go anywhere... I sold it for $3000 and bought my first Corvair... been 
driving them ever since.
If I ever get "wealthy" my dream car is a 1939 Roadmaster (or Century) 
convertible sedan... beautiful car.. and next choice would be a 1942 Roadmaster....
Of course thats after I've bought all the Corvairs I can stand...
Later,
Lonzo...


Lon Anderson in White Mills, KY
CORSA, Corvanatics, Central Kentucky Corvair, Derby City Corvair
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1961 Greenbrier pg, daily driver
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1964 700 sedan 95/pg