TriChrome
03-07-2018, 01:47 AM
Subject: 57-56-55 CHEVY LISTL
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:27:32 -0500
From: BOB FORD <BOB_FORD@compuserve.com>
To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com
THIS IS THE 57-56-55 CHEVY LIST
FOR DEC 18, 2004
IF THIS E-MAIL HAS AN ATTACHMENT, IMMEDIATELY DELETE THIS E-MAIL.
THIS LIST IS DESIGNED AS A MEANS FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE 1955, 1956,
AND 1957 CHEVROLETS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND HAVE A
LITTLE FUN IN THE PROCESS. ALL OPINIONS ARE WELCOME.
TO POST SOMETHING ON THIS LIST PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR POST TO
BOB_FORD@COMPUSERVE.COM
THERE IS NO COST TO BECOME A LIST MEMBER AND ONLY LIST MEMBERS ARE
ALLOWED TO POST SOMETHING ON THE LIST.
THIS 57-56-55 CHEVY LIST IS NOT SENT OUT ON ANY SET SCHEDULE SO IF YOU
WANT TO POST SOMETHING THAT CONTAINS A DATE, PLEASE SEND IT IN EARLY
SO I CAN GET IT OUT TO THE LIST MEMBERS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE EVENT.
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR CITY AND STATE WITH YOUR POSTS. IF YOU ARE
POSTING SOMETHING FOR SALE PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE
1. YOUR PHONE NUMBER
2 THE PRICE
3. WHEN YOU WILL BE AT YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND YOUR TIME ZONE.
TAKE AS MUCH SPACE AS YOU WANT AND FULLY DESCRIBE WHAT YOU HAVE
FOR SALE OR WANT TO BUY.
YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS LIST ARE WELCOME.
IF YOU WANT TO SEND ME E-MAIL THAT YOU DO NOT WANT ON THE LIST
PLEASE PUT "PRIVATE NOT FOR THE LIST' AS THE SUBJECT.
THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS LIST ARE THE MEMBERS OPINIONS AND NOT
NECESSARILY MINE. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EDIT OUT ANY MATERIAL NOT
APPROPRIATE FOR THIS LIST.
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AS THE LAST THING ON YOUR E-MAIL.
IF YOU BUY SOMETHING FROM A LIST MEMBER, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT I HAVE
NO WAY OF KNOWING THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT OR THE HONESTY OF THE
SELLER. BUYER BEWARE.
BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF A VIRUS, PLEASE DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS
WITH YOUR E-MAIL. E-MAIL WITH ATTACHMENTS WILL NOT BE READ.
THANKS
BOB FORD
EDITOR
__________________________________________________ ____________________
To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: "Barry", INTERNET:barry55@earthlink.net
Please post the following question.
Thanks Bob.
Hi.
Do any of you folks know of a place where I can get the radio for my 68
Corvette repaired?
It's an original am/fm push button. The buttons work and it looks good,
but no sound. I'm certain the wiring is correct.
Thanks.
Barry DiSimone
Barry55@earthlink.net
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To: "BOB FORD", BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:57shoebox@msn.com, INTERNET:57shoebox@msn.com
Does Hawaii have an interstate?
Editor's note. Yes.
BOB
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:five7man@juno.com, INTERNET:five7man@juno.com
Bob,
The answer to your trivia question is my home town of Detroit, Michigan.
You are crossing the border from Detroit to Windsor, using the Ambassador
Bridge or the Windsor Tunnel.
Ken Mueller II
1957 Bel Air 2dr. Hardtop
Editor's note. Ken, I imagine things have changed since I drove over the
bridge to Windsor but years ago,
it was a very casual experience going to Canada from Detroit and back. How
is it now with the new security?
Unless you look at a map it just seems illogical to drive South to Canada.
BOB
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To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:elliotce@songs.sce.com, INTERNET:elliotce@songs.sce.com
Bob
The only interstate hiway that doesn't connect states is in Hawaii.
Take care my friend and thanks for all you do.
Chuck Elliott
949-3686586
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: "Joseph Rock", INTERNET:underrail@msn.com
Hi Bob
Regarding the following: "Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an
Interstate Highway but I can not drive to another state. Where am I?"
You are in Hawaii !! I have been to Hawaii many times due to the NAVY and
seeing the Interstate signs always struck me as odd (Federal Highway
funding
maneuvers!) And there was a recent auto commercial that used this same odd
fact, MCAS Kaneohe Bay is in the background (spent a lot of time at that
base!)
C Ya, J R
Editor's note. When I was a kid in the Navy as a corpsman, I spent some
time at MCAS Kaneohe Bay. Great duty for a young unmarried kid. If you
like to surf, you are in the right place. The Hawaii people are so
friendly and nice. I love to visit Hawaii to this day. I encourage
everyone to visit the Arizona Memorial and the Punch Bowl Cemetery. Both
are very moving experiences. If you have been to either of these places,
was your reaction the same as mine?
BOB
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:WSSmolick@aol.com, INTERNET:WSSmolick@aol.com
FOR SALE: pair of '55-'57 lowering front coil springs. Used. They are
stock coil springs, but have one coil removed. Will lower the front of the
car
about 2". $20 for the pair, plus shipping. I also have a newly recored
'55/'56
deluxe heater core and heater box for $100.
Wyatt S. Smolick
Coopersburg, PA
WSSmolick@aol.com
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:MIKEPREDINA@aol.com, INTERNET:MIKEPREDINA@aol.com
HI BOB, REALLY ENJOY YOUR LIST-PLENTY OF GOOD STUFF. REGARDING TOM
JOHNSON'S REQUEST FOR A GM TILT WHEEL WITHOUT A KEY LOCK ON IT FOR HIS '57
CHEVY; MY
FRIEND BOB ROSIAN PUT A '68 RIVIERA (KEY LOCKS ON THE STEERING COLUMN CAME
IN 1969) INTO HIS KILLER '57 NOMAD-BLACK WITH FANTASTIC FLAMES. IT WAS A
FINALIST FOR STREET MACHINE OF THE YEAR SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT GOODGUYS
COLUMBUS.
ANYWAYZ-THE COLUMN FIT WITH LITTLE TROUBLE, AND IT REALLY LOOKED GOOD. HE
USED A STANDARD STEERING BOX SINCE HE WANTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CLEAN
AS
POSSIBLE, (WITH NO STEERING PUMP OR HOSES), WHICH IT WAS. I WOULD ASSUME
IT
WOULD FIT WITH A 605 BOX. E-MAIL ME LAND I''LL GIVE YOU BOB'S PHONE
NUMBER-MAYBE
HE CAN GIVE YOU SOME POINTERS. GOOD LUCK.
MIKE PREDINA
PH: 216-469-0915 (Ohio)
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Flushlad@aol.com, INTERNET:Flushlad@aol.com
I WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO BE ADDED TO THE BOB FORD LISTS, IF POSSIBLE. I
FOUND A BOB FORD LIST ON THE INTERNET & MET EMORY BISHOP THRU IT . I BOUGHT
SOME
GREAT CHEVY PARTS FROM HIM.I HAVE A 57 210 HARDTOP THAT I AM TRYING TO
RESTORE.
THANKS VERY MUCH,
DAVID BYERS
P O BOX 241
BALL GROUND, GA 30107
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:DOUGCOURT@aol.com, INTERNET:DOUGCOURT@aol.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an Interstate Highway but I
can not drive to another state. Where am I.
BOB
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
I'd have to say that you are in Hawaii.
Doug 55 Nomad, 59 Sprite, 66 Shelby 350H
Editor's note.
Doug. I have forgot what a Sprite is. Can you tell me about it.
Thanks.
BOB
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To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: Bryan Mion, INTERNET:a57chevypreterist@yahoo.com
Hi Bob:
Here's my post:
I have a 3 spd 6 cyl Bel Air. I do not want to mess
with adding an OD unit, as Patrick's in Arizona
recommends a Saginaw 4 spd for better performance. My
concern is that my car is stock and I don't want a
floor shifter in my 4 door sedan.
Does anyone know if:
1) the stock column shift can be modified to
accommodate a 4 speed tranny, or
2) if someone (such as Ididit) makes a steering column
that can be used with a stock wheel,turn signal and
shifter, then painted to look stock, or
3)if there is a column from a later year Chevy (or
other GM product)that would work equally as well,
keeping the stock look vis-a-vis wheel/shifter/signal?
I know I'm grabbing at straws, but I appreciate any
help anyone can give me, as I'm not a mechanic.
Thanks!
Bryan Mion
a57chevypreterist@yahoo.com
Valrico, FL (hometown San Francisco)
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To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:t.drosz@att.net, INTERNET:t.drosz@att.net
The only Interstate I know of where you can't get to another state is in
Hawaii.
Terry
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: Mark C Bach, INTERNET:m_bach@juno.com
You could drive to another state if you had an amphicar in Hawaii!
Editor's note. Mark, I never thought about that but you are correct. My
friend Don Toregson of Yorba Linda recently sent me a magazine article that
had several pages on the Amphicar. As you might guess, the big problem
with these cars is that they leak. Water comes in around the propeller
shaft. The owners manual says don't use them in salt water because it
causes the seals to crumble. They recommend you take a bucket with you
when you are in the water.
BOB
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To: [unknown], INTERNET:mfrench@exhibit-enterprises.com
From: INTERNET:jslee55@comcast.net, INTERNET:jslee55@comcast.net
Hi Mike,
I had the clock from my 55 Nomad repaired by "The Clock Works" in Eagle
River WI. They did a great job and the price was reasonable, $39.95 plus
$8.00 shipping. Their web site is www.clockwks.com
Jack
55 Nomad
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:PMc9355592@aol.com, INTERNET:PMc9355592@aol.com
Dear Bob,
How dumb can I get. Regarding the devious people on Ebay, I was dumb enough
to bid on and win a copy of a film(movie) to be released in three months.
By
the time the date came around all records of the item# are of course gone.
I am old enough to fully agree with Wild Bill about the Fuelly cars. I was
there and remember many friends actually throwing units in the trash and
replacing them with 4 barrels due to the problems with tuning them.
The Interstate is in Maryland and runs from Annapolis to Baltimore.
Jim McEvoy Boston, Va.
56 BA 2DR Hrdtp
Editor's note. I think there is a guy out here in Valley Center California
(near San Diego) that has a business that fixes the fuel injection units.
Anyone know of sure? As I remember, his name is Chuck Smith.
I wonder what those units in the trash cans would sell for now?
I remember driving from Annapolis to Baltimore on the Governor Ritchie
Highway (which is probably long gone by now that Interstate 97 exists) and
going through Glen Burnie and Furnace Branch. I often wondered how these
towns got such strange names.
BOB
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Rebag9@aol.com, INTERNET:Rebag9@aol.com
Bob,
My guess is that the interstate would be in Hawaii.
Eric
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:o.giorgi@att.net, INTERNET:o.giorgi@att.net
HI Bob,
In regards to your trivia question...
Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an Interstate Highway but I
can not drive to another state. Where am I.
BOB
You are in Hawaii!
Happy Holidays,
Bowtieollie
moderator for Chevytalk.com
bowtieollie@chevytalk.com
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To: "BOB FORD", BOB_FORD
From: "MrChevy57", INTERNET:MrChevy57@earthlink.net
HELP!
Does anyone know of a place that fixes car radios? I have a unit for a 68
Corvette that needs repair.
Please respond to Barry55@earthlink.net
Thanks.
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Ilovemy56@aol.com, INTERNET:Ilovemy56@aol.com
> From: Editor
>
> Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an Interstate Highway but
I
> can not drive to another state. Where am I.
> BOB
>
Hi Bob, my guess is: You would be in Washington D.C. !!!!!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to YOU & FAMILY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Richard
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To: "BOB FORD", BOB_FORD
From: "F Leonard", INTERNET:fleonard@stny.rr.com
Hawaii.
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:TOWTOM@aol.com, INTERNET:TOWTOM@aol.com
DEAR BOB I AM LOOKING FOR BOTH FENDER AND DOOR MOULDINGS FOR MY
1955 NOMAD, ANYONE THAT CAN HELP, TOWTOM@AOL.COM THATS ...TOM......MUST BE
PERFECT
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To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: Janda, INTERNET:dnsjanda@webtv.net
Bob:
If you were driving on the Interstate Highway but couldn't drive into
another state you'd be in the Aloha State!
Happy Holiday's from the snowny Midwest!
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: Charlie Schneider, INTERNET:cmschneider2@optonline.net
Hi Bob; You are in Hawaii, you lucky stiff!!Merry Christmas, Charlie
Schneider
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Gsk56chevy@aol.com, INTERNET:Gsk56chevy@aol.com
Bob, relative to your trip South into Windsor Canada there is a tunnel and
the Ambassador Bridge which you can take. I am not a native Detroiter, but
the
only Ferry that I can recall would take folks to BoBlo Island.
The GM Tonawanda NY plant is still in operation. I believe they are
producing 4 cylinder engines, but I don't know that for certainty.
Gary Krier, Shelby Township, MI.
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:REBORN55@aol.com, INTERNET:REBORN55@aol.com
To Wsu in regard to tilt column. Columns from mid 60's full size models
were
popular for a while. Don't know what the availability would be today. I
have article from CCI tech book if interested.
Ken
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:ANelson43@aol.com, INTERNET:ANelson43@aol.com
Bob: I too got ripped off recently on Ebay. I bought some parts (Ford
Fairlane '66) from a crook in the Carolina's. I would be glad to give
anyone his
name and Ebay ID and save them from his wrath. There is always one bad
apple
in the barrel and I found him. The old saying, "what goes around...comes
around". And it will to him one day....
Great list.....keep up the good work. And the tape was great....thanks.
Andy in Alabama.
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To: "Chevy List", bob_ford
CC: [unknown], INTERNET:Wsu1985@aol.com
From: "mr55chev \(cable\)", INTERNET:mr55chev@comcast.net
>
I'm wondering if anyone on the list has experience installing a
1960s-vintage GM tilt steering column in a tri-five? I don't care for the
look of the aftermarket units. Will also probably upgrade to 605 power
steering. I don't want a column ignition, so would want to use a pre-1967
tilt unit. Is there a "bolt-in" style of column I should be looking for?
>
Back in the 70's, I did this with my 55 Nomad. I used a '68 Column from a
Caprice - the blue matched my original Glacier dash perfectly! The main
reason I used a '68 was (1) lack of ignition switch - Chevy did not put the
switch on the clumn until 1969, (2) "lane change" feature of the turn
signals was new that year - changing lanes by just pushing down partially
with the signal lever - prior to that it was either turn or not and you had
to manually unlock the lever after a lane change. We just cut off the
stock steering shaft about 2" up from the 55 box, welded on the coupler,
and bolted it in. A little figuring did the wires, and it worked fine for
a while. After a few years, we took it out and replaced the "crash" mesh
with exhaust tubing - it kept breaking at the mesh links. A look at one of
these columns will show you what I mean about mesh area. Incidentally, the
Super Sport models often had consoles so no shifter (!) and some had
telescope units (!)
Sandy Pierce
Salt Lake City
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To: "Chevy List", bob_ford
From: "mr55chev \(cable\)", INTERNET:mr55chev@comcast.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an Interstate Highway but I
can not drive to another state. Where am I.
BOB
<<<<<<<<<<
That one has to be Alaska or Hawaii. The driving south into a foreign
country had me curious - I figured Alaska into Canada, but did not realize
that going south from Detroit put you into Canada.So, while looking thru
the atlas, I realized that in Washington, there is a section of the United
States on a peninsula (sp) that can be reached by land only thru Canada or
else by sea. The population center is "Camp Roberts" - wonder if anyone on
the list is familiar with it?
I also understand that several years ago, the border was resurveyed and a
Minnesota town found itself in Canada..
Sandy Pierce
Salt Lake City, Utah
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To: "Chevy List", bob_ford
From: "mr55chev \(cable\)", INTERNET:mr55chev@comcast.net
Wild Bill's fingers do the same things as mine - get in the way of each
other when typing. He sourced a web site called www.ClocksAndGuages.com
I could not get it to come up, so I tried it as Gauge - and it worked.
www.ClockandGauges.com
Sandy Pierce
Salt Lake City
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Gleasonpk@aol.com, INTERNET:Gleasonpk@aol.com
Hi Bob,
The one state interstate is in Hawaii, which is where I wish I was
as they're calling for more snow here.
Paul
Gleason
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To: "BOB FORD", BOB_FORD
From: "joey w", INTERNET:mailjoey@peoplepc.com
Just a short note , Bob and list have a safe and happy holiday, one more
thing, even if you want a stock colom, Ididit has the best stuff I have
seen. The one in my model A works fine. Sorry guys I build ford stuff to.
Best wishes, Joey
-------------------------------
To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: Patrick Rodgers, INTERNET:prodgers@earthlink.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an Interstate Highway but
I can not drive to another state. Where am I.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Hawaii
Patrick Rodgers
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To: BOB FORD
From: Joane Kismet, INTERNET:m245@sof.com
Bob
I hope some of your list members can enlighten me. Why is the price of a 2
door TriFive so much more expensive if it does not have the "post"? I get
OLD CARS price guide and the hard tops are several thousands of dollars
more expensive than the ones with the post.
Bob, your generosity is wonderful. I loved the Ricky Nelson tape your
sent me. How did you know my husband and I would greatly enjoy the Pat
Boone and Buddy Holly tape you put on the back end of the Rick Nelson tape.
Even my children enjoyed these tapes and they were not born when these
singers were popular. I saw Pat Boone in Branson a couple of years ago and
he is still great. I am going to Branson soon and I hope to take in a lot
of shows. Anyone else enjoy the Branson shows.
Joane
Editor's note. From what you have said above, I know you will like the
"Lost in the 50s" show at Branson. Has anyone else seen it?
BOB
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To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: Jim Oneal, INTERNET:jimoneal@earthlink.net
I am driving on an Interstate Highway but I
can not drive to another state. Where am I.
BOB: Ya gotta be in Hawaii !! Aloha!!
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To: "BOB FORD", BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Thaddspad@cox.net, INTERNET:Thaddspad@cox.net
Bob...The Interstate that doesn't go to another state is in
Hawaii....Probably the H-1 or the H-3....two of my favorite roads
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From: Editor
Does any one in the Philadelphia area know if the the U.S. Mint is open to
the public for tours again?
Please mark you calendar for Aug 14, 2004 for our next meet the editor
meetings.
BOB
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end of 57-56-55 CHEVY LIST
BOB FORD
18091 MARK CIRCLE
VILLA PARK, CALIFORNIA 92861-2648
BOB_FORD@COMPUSERVE.COM
VOICE 714-637-8877
FAX 714-637-2955
Editor of the 57-56-55 CHEVY LIST and TURBOGLIDE REGISTRY
I plan to live forever, so far so good
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:27:32 -0500
From: BOB FORD <BOB_FORD@compuserve.com>
To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com
THIS IS THE 57-56-55 CHEVY LIST
FOR DEC 18, 2004
IF THIS E-MAIL HAS AN ATTACHMENT, IMMEDIATELY DELETE THIS E-MAIL.
THIS LIST IS DESIGNED AS A MEANS FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE 1955, 1956,
AND 1957 CHEVROLETS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND HAVE A
LITTLE FUN IN THE PROCESS. ALL OPINIONS ARE WELCOME.
TO POST SOMETHING ON THIS LIST PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR POST TO
BOB_FORD@COMPUSERVE.COM
THERE IS NO COST TO BECOME A LIST MEMBER AND ONLY LIST MEMBERS ARE
ALLOWED TO POST SOMETHING ON THE LIST.
THIS 57-56-55 CHEVY LIST IS NOT SENT OUT ON ANY SET SCHEDULE SO IF YOU
WANT TO POST SOMETHING THAT CONTAINS A DATE, PLEASE SEND IT IN EARLY
SO I CAN GET IT OUT TO THE LIST MEMBERS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE EVENT.
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR CITY AND STATE WITH YOUR POSTS. IF YOU ARE
POSTING SOMETHING FOR SALE PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE
1. YOUR PHONE NUMBER
2 THE PRICE
3. WHEN YOU WILL BE AT YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND YOUR TIME ZONE.
TAKE AS MUCH SPACE AS YOU WANT AND FULLY DESCRIBE WHAT YOU HAVE
FOR SALE OR WANT TO BUY.
YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS LIST ARE WELCOME.
IF YOU WANT TO SEND ME E-MAIL THAT YOU DO NOT WANT ON THE LIST
PLEASE PUT "PRIVATE NOT FOR THE LIST' AS THE SUBJECT.
THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS LIST ARE THE MEMBERS OPINIONS AND NOT
NECESSARILY MINE. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EDIT OUT ANY MATERIAL NOT
APPROPRIATE FOR THIS LIST.
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AS THE LAST THING ON YOUR E-MAIL.
IF YOU BUY SOMETHING FROM A LIST MEMBER, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT I HAVE
NO WAY OF KNOWING THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT OR THE HONESTY OF THE
SELLER. BUYER BEWARE.
BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF A VIRUS, PLEASE DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS
WITH YOUR E-MAIL. E-MAIL WITH ATTACHMENTS WILL NOT BE READ.
THANKS
BOB FORD
EDITOR
__________________________________________________ ____________________
To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: "Barry", INTERNET:barry55@earthlink.net
Please post the following question.
Thanks Bob.
Hi.
Do any of you folks know of a place where I can get the radio for my 68
Corvette repaired?
It's an original am/fm push button. The buttons work and it looks good,
but no sound. I'm certain the wiring is correct.
Thanks.
Barry DiSimone
Barry55@earthlink.net
-----------------------------------------
To: "BOB FORD", BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:57shoebox@msn.com, INTERNET:57shoebox@msn.com
Does Hawaii have an interstate?
Editor's note. Yes.
BOB
--------------------------------------------------
To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:five7man@juno.com, INTERNET:five7man@juno.com
Bob,
The answer to your trivia question is my home town of Detroit, Michigan.
You are crossing the border from Detroit to Windsor, using the Ambassador
Bridge or the Windsor Tunnel.
Ken Mueller II
1957 Bel Air 2dr. Hardtop
Editor's note. Ken, I imagine things have changed since I drove over the
bridge to Windsor but years ago,
it was a very casual experience going to Canada from Detroit and back. How
is it now with the new security?
Unless you look at a map it just seems illogical to drive South to Canada.
BOB
----------------------------------------------
To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:elliotce@songs.sce.com, INTERNET:elliotce@songs.sce.com
Bob
The only interstate hiway that doesn't connect states is in Hawaii.
Take care my friend and thanks for all you do.
Chuck Elliott
949-3686586
--------------------------------------
To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: "Joseph Rock", INTERNET:underrail@msn.com
Hi Bob
Regarding the following: "Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an
Interstate Highway but I can not drive to another state. Where am I?"
You are in Hawaii !! I have been to Hawaii many times due to the NAVY and
seeing the Interstate signs always struck me as odd (Federal Highway
funding
maneuvers!) And there was a recent auto commercial that used this same odd
fact, MCAS Kaneohe Bay is in the background (spent a lot of time at that
base!)
C Ya, J R
Editor's note. When I was a kid in the Navy as a corpsman, I spent some
time at MCAS Kaneohe Bay. Great duty for a young unmarried kid. If you
like to surf, you are in the right place. The Hawaii people are so
friendly and nice. I love to visit Hawaii to this day. I encourage
everyone to visit the Arizona Memorial and the Punch Bowl Cemetery. Both
are very moving experiences. If you have been to either of these places,
was your reaction the same as mine?
BOB
------------------------------------
To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:WSSmolick@aol.com, INTERNET:WSSmolick@aol.com
FOR SALE: pair of '55-'57 lowering front coil springs. Used. They are
stock coil springs, but have one coil removed. Will lower the front of the
car
about 2". $20 for the pair, plus shipping. I also have a newly recored
'55/'56
deluxe heater core and heater box for $100.
Wyatt S. Smolick
Coopersburg, PA
WSSmolick@aol.com
-------------------------------------
To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:MIKEPREDINA@aol.com, INTERNET:MIKEPREDINA@aol.com
HI BOB, REALLY ENJOY YOUR LIST-PLENTY OF GOOD STUFF. REGARDING TOM
JOHNSON'S REQUEST FOR A GM TILT WHEEL WITHOUT A KEY LOCK ON IT FOR HIS '57
CHEVY; MY
FRIEND BOB ROSIAN PUT A '68 RIVIERA (KEY LOCKS ON THE STEERING COLUMN CAME
IN 1969) INTO HIS KILLER '57 NOMAD-BLACK WITH FANTASTIC FLAMES. IT WAS A
FINALIST FOR STREET MACHINE OF THE YEAR SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT GOODGUYS
COLUMBUS.
ANYWAYZ-THE COLUMN FIT WITH LITTLE TROUBLE, AND IT REALLY LOOKED GOOD. HE
USED A STANDARD STEERING BOX SINCE HE WANTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CLEAN
AS
POSSIBLE, (WITH NO STEERING PUMP OR HOSES), WHICH IT WAS. I WOULD ASSUME
IT
WOULD FIT WITH A 605 BOX. E-MAIL ME LAND I''LL GIVE YOU BOB'S PHONE
NUMBER-MAYBE
HE CAN GIVE YOU SOME POINTERS. GOOD LUCK.
MIKE PREDINA
PH: 216-469-0915 (Ohio)
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Flushlad@aol.com, INTERNET:Flushlad@aol.com
I WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO BE ADDED TO THE BOB FORD LISTS, IF POSSIBLE. I
FOUND A BOB FORD LIST ON THE INTERNET & MET EMORY BISHOP THRU IT . I BOUGHT
SOME
GREAT CHEVY PARTS FROM HIM.I HAVE A 57 210 HARDTOP THAT I AM TRYING TO
RESTORE.
THANKS VERY MUCH,
DAVID BYERS
P O BOX 241
BALL GROUND, GA 30107
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:DOUGCOURT@aol.com, INTERNET:DOUGCOURT@aol.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an Interstate Highway but I
can not drive to another state. Where am I.
BOB
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
I'd have to say that you are in Hawaii.
Doug 55 Nomad, 59 Sprite, 66 Shelby 350H
Editor's note.
Doug. I have forgot what a Sprite is. Can you tell me about it.
Thanks.
BOB
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To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: Bryan Mion, INTERNET:a57chevypreterist@yahoo.com
Hi Bob:
Here's my post:
I have a 3 spd 6 cyl Bel Air. I do not want to mess
with adding an OD unit, as Patrick's in Arizona
recommends a Saginaw 4 spd for better performance. My
concern is that my car is stock and I don't want a
floor shifter in my 4 door sedan.
Does anyone know if:
1) the stock column shift can be modified to
accommodate a 4 speed tranny, or
2) if someone (such as Ididit) makes a steering column
that can be used with a stock wheel,turn signal and
shifter, then painted to look stock, or
3)if there is a column from a later year Chevy (or
other GM product)that would work equally as well,
keeping the stock look vis-a-vis wheel/shifter/signal?
I know I'm grabbing at straws, but I appreciate any
help anyone can give me, as I'm not a mechanic.
Thanks!
Bryan Mion
a57chevypreterist@yahoo.com
Valrico, FL (hometown San Francisco)
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To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:t.drosz@att.net, INTERNET:t.drosz@att.net
The only Interstate I know of where you can't get to another state is in
Hawaii.
Terry
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: Mark C Bach, INTERNET:m_bach@juno.com
You could drive to another state if you had an amphicar in Hawaii!
Editor's note. Mark, I never thought about that but you are correct. My
friend Don Toregson of Yorba Linda recently sent me a magazine article that
had several pages on the Amphicar. As you might guess, the big problem
with these cars is that they leak. Water comes in around the propeller
shaft. The owners manual says don't use them in salt water because it
causes the seals to crumble. They recommend you take a bucket with you
when you are in the water.
BOB
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To: [unknown], INTERNET:mfrench@exhibit-enterprises.com
From: INTERNET:jslee55@comcast.net, INTERNET:jslee55@comcast.net
Hi Mike,
I had the clock from my 55 Nomad repaired by "The Clock Works" in Eagle
River WI. They did a great job and the price was reasonable, $39.95 plus
$8.00 shipping. Their web site is www.clockwks.com
Jack
55 Nomad
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:PMc9355592@aol.com, INTERNET:PMc9355592@aol.com
Dear Bob,
How dumb can I get. Regarding the devious people on Ebay, I was dumb enough
to bid on and win a copy of a film(movie) to be released in three months.
By
the time the date came around all records of the item# are of course gone.
I am old enough to fully agree with Wild Bill about the Fuelly cars. I was
there and remember many friends actually throwing units in the trash and
replacing them with 4 barrels due to the problems with tuning them.
The Interstate is in Maryland and runs from Annapolis to Baltimore.
Jim McEvoy Boston, Va.
56 BA 2DR Hrdtp
Editor's note. I think there is a guy out here in Valley Center California
(near San Diego) that has a business that fixes the fuel injection units.
Anyone know of sure? As I remember, his name is Chuck Smith.
I wonder what those units in the trash cans would sell for now?
I remember driving from Annapolis to Baltimore on the Governor Ritchie
Highway (which is probably long gone by now that Interstate 97 exists) and
going through Glen Burnie and Furnace Branch. I often wondered how these
towns got such strange names.
BOB
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Rebag9@aol.com, INTERNET:Rebag9@aol.com
Bob,
My guess is that the interstate would be in Hawaii.
Eric
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:o.giorgi@att.net, INTERNET:o.giorgi@att.net
HI Bob,
In regards to your trivia question...
Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an Interstate Highway but I
can not drive to another state. Where am I.
BOB
You are in Hawaii!
Happy Holidays,
Bowtieollie
moderator for Chevytalk.com
bowtieollie@chevytalk.com
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To: "BOB FORD", BOB_FORD
From: "MrChevy57", INTERNET:MrChevy57@earthlink.net
HELP!
Does anyone know of a place that fixes car radios? I have a unit for a 68
Corvette that needs repair.
Please respond to Barry55@earthlink.net
Thanks.
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Ilovemy56@aol.com, INTERNET:Ilovemy56@aol.com
> From: Editor
>
> Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an Interstate Highway but
I
> can not drive to another state. Where am I.
> BOB
>
Hi Bob, my guess is: You would be in Washington D.C. !!!!!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to YOU & FAMILY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Richard
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To: "BOB FORD", BOB_FORD
From: "F Leonard", INTERNET:fleonard@stny.rr.com
Hawaii.
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:TOWTOM@aol.com, INTERNET:TOWTOM@aol.com
DEAR BOB I AM LOOKING FOR BOTH FENDER AND DOOR MOULDINGS FOR MY
1955 NOMAD, ANYONE THAT CAN HELP, TOWTOM@AOL.COM THATS ...TOM......MUST BE
PERFECT
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To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: Janda, INTERNET:dnsjanda@webtv.net
Bob:
If you were driving on the Interstate Highway but couldn't drive into
another state you'd be in the Aloha State!
Happy Holiday's from the snowny Midwest!
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: Charlie Schneider, INTERNET:cmschneider2@optonline.net
Hi Bob; You are in Hawaii, you lucky stiff!!Merry Christmas, Charlie
Schneider
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Gsk56chevy@aol.com, INTERNET:Gsk56chevy@aol.com
Bob, relative to your trip South into Windsor Canada there is a tunnel and
the Ambassador Bridge which you can take. I am not a native Detroiter, but
the
only Ferry that I can recall would take folks to BoBlo Island.
The GM Tonawanda NY plant is still in operation. I believe they are
producing 4 cylinder engines, but I don't know that for certainty.
Gary Krier, Shelby Township, MI.
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:REBORN55@aol.com, INTERNET:REBORN55@aol.com
To Wsu in regard to tilt column. Columns from mid 60's full size models
were
popular for a while. Don't know what the availability would be today. I
have article from CCI tech book if interested.
Ken
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:ANelson43@aol.com, INTERNET:ANelson43@aol.com
Bob: I too got ripped off recently on Ebay. I bought some parts (Ford
Fairlane '66) from a crook in the Carolina's. I would be glad to give
anyone his
name and Ebay ID and save them from his wrath. There is always one bad
apple
in the barrel and I found him. The old saying, "what goes around...comes
around". And it will to him one day....
Great list.....keep up the good work. And the tape was great....thanks.
Andy in Alabama.
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To: "Chevy List", bob_ford
CC: [unknown], INTERNET:Wsu1985@aol.com
From: "mr55chev \(cable\)", INTERNET:mr55chev@comcast.net
>
I'm wondering if anyone on the list has experience installing a
1960s-vintage GM tilt steering column in a tri-five? I don't care for the
look of the aftermarket units. Will also probably upgrade to 605 power
steering. I don't want a column ignition, so would want to use a pre-1967
tilt unit. Is there a "bolt-in" style of column I should be looking for?
>
Back in the 70's, I did this with my 55 Nomad. I used a '68 Column from a
Caprice - the blue matched my original Glacier dash perfectly! The main
reason I used a '68 was (1) lack of ignition switch - Chevy did not put the
switch on the clumn until 1969, (2) "lane change" feature of the turn
signals was new that year - changing lanes by just pushing down partially
with the signal lever - prior to that it was either turn or not and you had
to manually unlock the lever after a lane change. We just cut off the
stock steering shaft about 2" up from the 55 box, welded on the coupler,
and bolted it in. A little figuring did the wires, and it worked fine for
a while. After a few years, we took it out and replaced the "crash" mesh
with exhaust tubing - it kept breaking at the mesh links. A look at one of
these columns will show you what I mean about mesh area. Incidentally, the
Super Sport models often had consoles so no shifter (!) and some had
telescope units (!)
Sandy Pierce
Salt Lake City
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To: "Chevy List", bob_ford
From: "mr55chev \(cable\)", INTERNET:mr55chev@comcast.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an Interstate Highway but I
can not drive to another state. Where am I.
BOB
<<<<<<<<<<
That one has to be Alaska or Hawaii. The driving south into a foreign
country had me curious - I figured Alaska into Canada, but did not realize
that going south from Detroit put you into Canada.So, while looking thru
the atlas, I realized that in Washington, there is a section of the United
States on a peninsula (sp) that can be reached by land only thru Canada or
else by sea. The population center is "Camp Roberts" - wonder if anyone on
the list is familiar with it?
I also understand that several years ago, the border was resurveyed and a
Minnesota town found itself in Canada..
Sandy Pierce
Salt Lake City, Utah
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To: "Chevy List", bob_ford
From: "mr55chev \(cable\)", INTERNET:mr55chev@comcast.net
Wild Bill's fingers do the same things as mine - get in the way of each
other when typing. He sourced a web site called www.ClocksAndGuages.com
I could not get it to come up, so I tried it as Gauge - and it worked.
www.ClockandGauges.com
Sandy Pierce
Salt Lake City
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To: [unknown], BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Gleasonpk@aol.com, INTERNET:Gleasonpk@aol.com
Hi Bob,
The one state interstate is in Hawaii, which is where I wish I was
as they're calling for more snow here.
Paul
Gleason
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To: "BOB FORD", BOB_FORD
From: "joey w", INTERNET:mailjoey@peoplepc.com
Just a short note , Bob and list have a safe and happy holiday, one more
thing, even if you want a stock colom, Ididit has the best stuff I have
seen. The one in my model A works fine. Sorry guys I build ford stuff to.
Best wishes, Joey
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To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: Patrick Rodgers, INTERNET:prodgers@earthlink.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Here is another mind exercise. I am driving on an Interstate Highway but
I can not drive to another state. Where am I.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Hawaii
Patrick Rodgers
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To: BOB FORD
From: Joane Kismet, INTERNET:m245@sof.com
Bob
I hope some of your list members can enlighten me. Why is the price of a 2
door TriFive so much more expensive if it does not have the "post"? I get
OLD CARS price guide and the hard tops are several thousands of dollars
more expensive than the ones with the post.
Bob, your generosity is wonderful. I loved the Ricky Nelson tape your
sent me. How did you know my husband and I would greatly enjoy the Pat
Boone and Buddy Holly tape you put on the back end of the Rick Nelson tape.
Even my children enjoyed these tapes and they were not born when these
singers were popular. I saw Pat Boone in Branson a couple of years ago and
he is still great. I am going to Branson soon and I hope to take in a lot
of shows. Anyone else enjoy the Branson shows.
Joane
Editor's note. From what you have said above, I know you will like the
"Lost in the 50s" show at Branson. Has anyone else seen it?
BOB
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To: BOB FORD, BOB_FORD
From: Jim Oneal, INTERNET:jimoneal@earthlink.net
I am driving on an Interstate Highway but I
can not drive to another state. Where am I.
BOB: Ya gotta be in Hawaii !! Aloha!!
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To: "BOB FORD", BOB_FORD
From: INTERNET:Thaddspad@cox.net, INTERNET:Thaddspad@cox.net
Bob...The Interstate that doesn't go to another state is in
Hawaii....Probably the H-1 or the H-3....two of my favorite roads
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From: Editor
Does any one in the Philadelphia area know if the the U.S. Mint is open to
the public for tours again?
Please mark you calendar for Aug 14, 2004 for our next meet the editor
meetings.
BOB
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