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What a coincidental thread! A good friend of ours passed away last year at an early age (65), single, a collector of everything sports, and a bit of an eccentric. (Aren't we all) My best buddy is the executor, and over the last 10 months has been clearing out his house and collections. As of...

No, I don't think everyone is like that, Stubby. I have had many situations where people can see intrinsic value and are willing to be a little patient. The whole world is not idiots, although sometimes while watching the news, it might seem that way! C Shaft

Sgt Fury: any chance you can grab this bad boy and ship it up to me in Canuckland? I will pay the shipping, it should fit in a flat rate box. C Shaft

The problem with these type of situations, and I have seen quite a few in 40 years as a land development consultant, is that the old guy dies, and the kids (who have not said a word to him for the past 35 years cause he is a nut job scrapper) all parade into town, check out the value of the land...

Another landmark diner in the Whalley area, the Round Up Cafe. Operated by the Springenatic family from 1959 up to a year or so ago. The family was and still is heavily involved in Whalley Minor baseball, where the main diamond is named Orest Springenatic Field. His son Denis, still coaches...

Here is one of the great oddities of the restaurant world, Wagon Ho's! I believe they were first built in the late 60's or early 70's and a few of them popped up in BC. One was on the King George Highway in Whalley at about 100th Avenue. They had visions of being the next McD's but the food was...

A & W restaraunts were and still are, very popular all over the world. I think they only trail Micky D's in number in Canada. Here in BC they were a favorite of the car crowd and attracted all the custom cars and street race guys on a Friday and Saturday night. Car hop service back then, which...

Remember this fad? Great story, a good buddy of mine was a bit of a daredevil back in high school (1974 or so) We convinced him that our school Christmas concert would be a great opportunity to streak the school. He agreed and after a few bravery fumes in the parking lot, doffed all his gear...

What year is your convertible? I too am in the midst of repairs to my rear 1/4 window on my 67 ragtop. There is no chance in the world that the regulator is coming out of that little access port while still attached to the PW motor. When you drilled the hole for the nut and bolt you installed...

For the last 15 years I have driven Chev Duramax/Allison trucks. Love the platform and very few issues over the years. I have owned my 2500 HD since 2008 and put over 180,000 miles on it with very little trouble, other than the mechanic who snapped a glow plug in the block. Way back in early...

Love the garden! Wish we had the climate to do that here in Canada, but most of our soil bound veggies end out soaking wet and rotting in the ground. Too much rain, not enough sun. Also takes up a ton of time. For the last 40 +/- years I have coached baseball, mostly youth teams from ages...

Snowed 13 inches overnight! Still -10 and wind chill of -20 later this week. This can leave anytime. Here is my table on the back deck!

Sorry about all the northern influences, but we did go through some Southern phases at one time. Charlie Daniels, Stevie Rae, Lynerd Skynerd, REO Speedwagon, the Outlaws (Green Grass and High Tides, love it) ZZ Top, missed the Kentucky Headhunters, damn it, Too young to see Black Oak Arkansas...

That's outstanding. Being a Canadian band, fairly stout and the off shoot of legends the Guess Who, we called them Bachman Turner Overweight. Trooper was bubble gum, (General Hand Grenade? Really?) Saw Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Rush, (not so much) Pablo Cruise, the Little River Band...

This thread really brings back some memories! When I was young (mid 70's) I used to book bands into local clubs, roller rinks, hockey arenas, gymnasiums etc in order to make a buck. Along the way I got to meet a lot of people in the music business and a LOT of the up and coming bands. I was also...

I know a lot of you lucky guys and girls live in areas of North America that are warm and dry, but up here in Canuck land it is freaking COLD! Arctic outflow warnings, from the Yukon to the border and into the US. Just got off the phone with a pal in Williams Lake, which is about 5 hours north...

In answer to all the replies above, I did attempt to contact the Seller to see if another method was available, no reply. This part is manufactured and shipped from the south east US. It was not overnight delivery, estimate was 4 to 6 weeks. Our Canadian parts seller does not have this piece...

All: I have spent the better part of 3 years assembling little bits and bites for my 300 drop top, and have noticed something that is applicable to many of the vendors on E Bay and other parts sites. Shipping costs are getting mercenary! Or: Is the actual cost of the item and the profit is being...

Just a thought here. In my own humble opinion, I would scrap the big wedding and buy the car! The costs of a wedding have gone through the roof along with most things these days. I would invite your close family (not Aunt Millie from Atlanta and her booze swizzling hubby and their 5 kids) and a...

Sorry respectfully disagree on the fuzzy dice. I think they have a place on early 50's convertibles and others. This, on the other hand, does not! Cam Shaft