Car plans for 2023

[Hurricane52]

Awesome - I can imagine how much fun you’ll have compiling playlists to match before it arrives.

May I suggest it starts with this …

 

[philw696]

I'm no Economist but Amen to this article.
Look after what we have guys.

People Need to Stop Buying New Cars... - Car & Classic Magazine

New cars. Stop buying them. They're the problem, they're pointless and they're not going to heal anything other than fragile egos.

www.carandclassic.com

 

[RoaryRati]

After almost 30 years of ownership I’ve sold my Cooper S race car. I got less than I wanted and the demands of a new bathroom gave me a limited budget. I wanted a car I could actually use so silly stuff was out. I was thinking about a QP for a long time but decided I didn’t want to deal with modern car troubles so started looking at classics. There’s so much rusty **** around in this country I decided to go further afield. 1962 Mercury Monterey, basically a slightly posher Galaxie, so big block Ford FE under the hood.
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Just organising shipping from the US and then bit of fettling over the winter.

Hopefully see you at a Wheels on Wednesday next year with that

 

[Oneball]

May I suggest it starts with this …

That’s a little pick up with a dead steer on the bonnet!

I was thinking Del Shannon

 

[P5Nij]

Please get a Urraco!!!

She wants to move into a nicer (detached) house...I want a Urraco...!

 

[Oneball]

Mercury has arrived


Everything seems to work except the clock and AC. Really tidy for a 10 year old car let alone a 60 year old one. Just pondering how to protect the underside.

 

[philw696]

Mercury has arrived
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Everything seems to work except the clock and AC. Really tidy for a 10 year old car let alone a 60 year old one. Just pondering how to protect the underside.

Looks in amazing condition wants a light wire brushing and treating lovely patina.
Do the Garage doors close ???

 

[Oneball]

Looks in amazing condition wants a light wire brushing and treating lovely patina.
Do the Garage doors close ???

What do reckon for treating it with?

 

[philw696]

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What do reckon for treating it with?

That's Lucky Tim a little bit of ventilation for the Old Girl.
So many products out there one that turns it black that you can brush on liberally or looking at the size spray on maybe.

 

[Oneball]

That's Lucky Tim a little bit of ventilation for the Old Girl.
So many products out there one that turns it black that you can brush on liberally or looking at the size spray on maybe.

I did measure before I bought it!

I used Dintrol on the Ms’s Pug. Thought it looked pretty good and wasn’t tacky after a day or so.

 

[philw696]

I did measure before I bought it!

I used Dintrol on the Ms’s Pug. Thought it looked pretty good and wasn’t tacky after a day or so.

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Looks Good just give the brake drum a wire brushing and a coat of Matt black and job done.

 

[Scaf]

Mercury has arrived
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Everything seems to work except the clock and AC. Really tidy for a 10 year old car let alone a 60 year old one. Just pondering how to protect the underside.

That looks lovely - how about the Lanoguard people are taking about.
Really just a light oil that “goes off”

 

[Oneball]

That looks lovely - how about the Lanoguard people are taking about.
Really just a light oil that “goes off”

I don’t know, it strikes me as not being very durable. If I clean and paint it I might use something similar after paint.