Friday, June 27, 2025

 Surprising to me, my old Plymouth had never had seat belts added to it by the previous long term owner.




I found this very nice set of burgundy colored belts at RetroBelt. The color really harmonizes with the exterior maroon. 

Saturday, June 21, 2025

 I noticed that the Mayflower was showing signs of a rough life lived on the seas.



I don't know how long this hood ornament had been in place, but I would bet that it was there from the time of the car's restoration. It has held up pretty well, though the plastic had crystallized, crazed. and finally crumbled at the front end.

Friday, June 13, 2025

 The ugly truth about messing around with old cars.


It's always a roll of the dice!
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Maybe not ugly, but unfortunate.

But that doesn't make it any less true.

Thursday, June 5, 2025

 What to do about my car's sunburned areas?


Too late for Coppertone!

I need an effective, easy, and cheap, DIY solution. So...

I looked for ideas online.