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They both were 1985's, which was the only year without the 3rd brake light. I'd say that they were also both zero option cars. I think A/C was probably standard equipment. Mine had an aftermarket cruise control unit added on at some point. Since mine was purchased through the A-Plan, I...

That's a very pretty car! 1990 was probably the best year for the Gran Marquis and Crown Vic. You got the updated dash with modern back-lit gauges and they still had the nicer, machine-finish wheels. For 1991, they went to a sparkly painted wheel that never looked right to me. Yours looks...

I shared a similar ownership experience with my Merkur. I bought it in 1994 for the sole purpose to flip it for a profit. It was owned by a coworker of a friend who worked at the Ford electronics division in Lansdale, PA. The guy bought it through the Ford A-Plan, which gives them a big...

You'd probably be concentrating too much load in a small area if you did that. The frame would likely start to crack after a while. Adding a piece of square tubing parallel with the frame will at least spread the load into two different areas and greatly reduce the chances of the metal...

Bolts that are seized up inside rubber bushings are a real problem to deal with. Sometimes an air hammer with a flat anvil bit will do the trick, but you'd really have to drop the frame down alot to get a good shot at the top of the bolt. If you could fine a new bushing, you could try to...

I'm here! They tracked me down. The good news is that I certainly know how to fix it, and you're only 60 miles away. The bad news is that my schedule is slammed right now. I'm actually giving my 2 weeks notice for my full time job tomorrow, but it's still going to take months to get caught...

If you were going to say "I want to build what would have been Chrysler's competition to what GM and Ford were selling in 1972", then yes, you would certainly use a B body wagon as your base vehicle to be in the same size class. Jeff

The thinner, vertical tail lights on a B body wagon would look better on a pickup car. The El Camino and Ranchero did start out as full size cars in the 1950's. Jeff

That option was suggested several times last year. A "proper" El Camino conversion would require changing over to coupe doors. That would be a huge amount of work to pull off. I do have all the parts that I would need: 1972 coupe doors and a 1970 formal coupe roof, which would provide the...

That's a good question. Can't remember for sure, but I think it did. It's been almost a year now since I brought it home. Jeff

I bought the car from Tom. It took quite a hit from the shop collapsing on top of it. I hope to repair the car, but need to find the right donor for it. The budget doesn't have money in it right now for hobby stuff, so it's going to be a while. Jeff

I had no idea that he was a youngster. That's good to hear! Jeff

I believe it's best to set the lift up, get it properly squared, then drill the holes for the anchors, vs trying to map it all out on the floor and installing anchors first. Jeff

Happy 21st Birthday Eric!!!! @SportFury70 Just happened to spot your thumbnail in the birthday section today. You're probably one of our youngest or more likely the youngest active members on the board. 21 seems so long ago. The first gen Ford Escort was the best selling car in the US...

You can interpret "bigmoparjeff" two ways: Big....Moparjeff This would be the big guy who's into Mopars, that you were expecting. or BigMopar....Jeff A guy named Jeff who's into big Mopars. To be honest, it was a hastily conceived, and not particularly creative screen name that I...

Thanks Eric for the special shout-out! :thankyou: I little nerdy info for those checking out this thread: We ended up exchanging one obscure pair of rims for another obscure pair of rims. My six inch wide wheels were off a one or two year only option on the 1979 Dodge Diplomat and Eric's...

Thanks! It looks like it might be a pretty decent car. Sadly, I expect it's on it's way to a derby. Already sold. Coincidentally, I watched a movie last night, where DeForest Kelly was driving an almost identical '72 Town & Country. A real classic, Night of the Lepus. Jeff

:thankyou: Thanks guys! :thankyou:

Your New Yorker is a bit of an odd bird. It's almost fully loaded, which is unusual for a sedan. I'd just about guarantee that it was a customer ordered car. The original owner may have been very safety conscious. The sedan roof is much stronger than the hardtop, and one could make an...

Headrests were optional on most cars by the mid 60's. They were fairly cheap, but rarely ordered. Federal regulations required head rests on all new cars starting January 1st, 1969. Jeff