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I had a 58 for a while, stripped it and painted it, no chrome, windows, running boards, fenders loose with welts removed. I had a devil of a time getting it to start with the key.
Even put a spool on the generator pully and started it with a rope. Finally put two solenoids in a series and it worked every time, still fun to pull start it. Had a 67 and a 54 convertible.
Traded a friend it for a 63 Continental, suicide doors, black with red leather interior.
He was head on-ed by a Bonneville in the VW, as the front of the VW collapsed into his chest, he grsabbed the steerring wheel and shoved it out the windshield. The pedals were folded over the tranny tunnel and you could run atring from the left headlight to the drivers door handle and not touch metal.
He walked away with some cuts, his girl friend broke her leg hitting him.
About 13 MPG in the Lincoln but gas was 32 cents a gallon and I was making 13.5k a year.
regards
Mech
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