. This is dated June 2, 1969. The newest paper I found in the car so far was a receipt dated 1970.Too bad this is so brittle...What secrets do these papers hold?I attacked the car with a bucket of Simple Green and spray bottle full of window cleaner. The door handles cleaned up nicely, beautifully showing the pitting.The mirror cleaned up nicely and the adjusters were nice and tight.The door panels aren't too bad...Here's one of the differences in trim I noted earlier. Instead of a nice transition piece of painted trim merging the headliner rail into the windshield trim, an abrupt cap is used.This wagon never had a passenger side sun visor.The dash didn't clean up very well. I will attempt to polish it.The gauge cluster was nice underneath all that dirt.An interesting color.The shifter wouldn't go into reverse and didn't feel very solid when shifted into second. The overdrive cable seemed frozen as well.
Re: Kenneth Josephson - Los Vegas, NV, USA
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:30 pm
by Faulkner
. After spraying silicone mist on all the linkages (shifter, clutch, accelerator, parking brake, overdrive cable, brake pedal assembly) everything seemed to work as it should...we'll see what happens when I get the engine started.I became tired of the neighbor's dogs going ballistic every time I opened or closed the driver's side doors, so I attacked the groaning hinges with silicone mist.The lower front left door hinge quieted immediately. The upper one (see previous photo) needed to be worked a number of times before it finally quieted down.The floor seems solid underneath the brittle factory mat.That is not a stain on the driver's side door panel. That's a piece of windlace hanging down. The windlace literally turns to powder when handled. The vacuum hoses for the heater control are hanging down.The push buttons and cable seem okay.Ouch! That's a nasty dimple. Notice how beaten up the bottom edge of the bumper looks.A trail of silicone mist trickles down the tailgate from the window crank assembly.The stuff certainly smooths things out, but the proper grease is what really should be used.Hard to believe the contents of this bucket was once a nice, minty smelling green...This is how the overdrive cable is mounted.While my blue wagon is undergoing some refurbishing, this green behemoth will be taking over daily driving chores.
You are looking at about 5,000 pounds of 1968 Crown Imperial. 440/A-727 Torqueflite and leather interior. I suppose I can tolerate an automatic transmission under those circumstances.Twelve year old Karla poses with my compressor. I finally cleared out the garage and made progress in setting up shop. I hope to get the 220 wired in soon.Dusty and unused since late 2003, my blast cabinet is finally in place.
