My first was a '69 Caddy Sedan DeVille I bought for $125. I spent a thousand on tires, and alignment, and maintenance items long overdue, before I could drive it. I did not soup it up, but after the initial thousand, it provided trouble-free driving from age 16 to my child's birth after college and a good career start. I think I owned and drove it regularly for more than 10 years. It went away as a demo-derby car! Did well as I recall, but I could not bring myself to go watch it's demise! I loved that car. It could get me and 7 friends anywhere in "style", and all at 8mpg.
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WoodAbuser
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Sedan DeVille for a first car. How do you move up from that?
70 Sedan DeVille.Sedan DeVille for a first car. How do you move up from that?
WoodAbuser
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Made me LOL!70 Sedan DeVille.
WoodAbuser
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Lotsa room for cast iron in that trunk!70 Sedan DeVille.
Ah... a kindred soul... My first car was a '72 Buick Electra Custom Limited 4 dr. that I got for $600. The previous owner gave me all the service records... there was no neglect. Initially I thought the guy bordered on fanatical but it didn't take long to realize that the car needed a lot of maintenance. The dual exhaust system was good for maybe two years. The short tire life was my doing... the 5,000 lb car would grind rubber off the tires in the turns... turns taken at speeds it wasn't equipped to manage well.
Spent a lot of time under the hood... water pump, alternator, distributer, tune ups, belts, hoses, etc. Between the cold weather and my then driving style it got about 4 1/2 mpg in the winter with the 455 and forever open 4-barrel. The speed alert on the speedometer kept me out of trouble on the highway... compared to other cars I'd been in the sense of high speed was missing. For a kid it was an expensive car to drive. I do believe that it was in part responsible for me getting a job as a sales office clerk at the Ford dealership when I was a teen. This as when the general manager asked me if I had a car and I mentioned the Buick he smiled.
I had a twin mattress in the trunk of my Buick Electra one time... it fit fine! Those were the days!Lotsa room for cast iron in that trunk!
WoodAbuser
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Electra/pickup truck.I had a twin mattress in the trunk of my Buick Electra one time... it fit fine! Those were the days!
anyone know the spark plug gap for a Stihl 038?
I have not had to gap the NGK plugs I buy for my saws.
WoodAbuser
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Little something to wake up the taste buds on a cold morning. I call it my "Texas Scramble" Warm cast iron skillet. Add coconut oil. Add sliced and diced ham. Brown nicely. Slice mushrooms add to ham. Slice and dice some tomatoes and green chili peppers. Add and cook down to get rid of extra moisture. Whisk some eggs. Pour into pan. Stir until the eggs are cooked. Optionally throw on some shredded cheddar cheese after spooning it onto your plate. Bon Apetite! Best with coffee for those that indulge.
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I guess the 1958 2 door Chevy Station Wagon my dad had was called a Yeoman!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Yeoman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Yeoman
suggested to a neighbor he mite enjoy Arboristsite good wood and saw stuff, pit and campfires, too!! and he said, he had just joined. in fact, site was sending him matches to get the heat going...
My first car got it at 13 me and my dad redid the car . Wasn’t that bad rust wise as it was only 8 years old and had 43k miles on it but the owner rear ended another car . 
1963 Hawk 289 Studebaker with a Paxton blower super T10 4spd factory traction bars and Eaton 3.73 posi .Car also had factory disc brakes . I put a 62 nose in it from a parts car. Had it until I bought my house sold it to another guy in the club . His son still has it .
1963 Hawk 289 Studebaker with a Paxton blower super T10 4spd factory traction bars and Eaton 3.73 posi .Car also had factory disc brakes . I put a 62 nose in it from a parts car. Had it until I bought my house sold it to another guy in the club . His son still has it .I was going to pull the current plug and check to the gap to eliminate it from my saw problem. I don't have a spare on hand to just swap out.
WoodAbuser
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In a pinch a paper match book cover will get u by. May or may not have done that when I was 10 years old on my Lawnboy plug.
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We call that Breakfast Medoly. One skillet breakfast. Substitute sausage or bacon for the ham, add diced potatoes. Staple for every camping trip.Little something to wake up the taste buds on a cold morning. I call it my "Texas Scramble" Warm cast iron skillet. Add coconut oil. Add sliced and diced ham. Brown nicely. Slice mushrooms add to ham. Slice and dice some tomatoes and green chili peppers. Add and cook down to get rid of extra moisture. Whisk some eggs. Pour into pan. Stir until the eggs are cooked. Optionally throw on some shredded cheddar cheese after spooning it onto your plate. Bon Apetite!
nice! we had a few '53s... and i have a couple of '53 stories of youth... lol. one before i had a driver's license... oh, boy!! what an evening that was...
til we got pulled over! lol
MechanicMatt
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There’s a GREAT saying, poor decisions at night lead to great stories the next morning…
