Re: My (new to me) 1967 American

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Frank,

The only place the paint's not original is the tail gate (the rear bumper 
has also been previously straightened and rechromed and I think the 
machined turned panel was replaced with NOS, I don't recall the details of 
the incident but it was pretty minor and from two owners ago). The car 
doesn't leak at all but there is another rust spot in the quarter near the 
rocker panel on the driver's side. For some reason, I seem to have this 
ever growing collection of used sheet metal so I have patches for both rust 
spots. Send me your address and you can have the quarter panel rust from 
the car when I'm done with it!

I haven't done much to the 68 lately (biggest thing lately was replacing 
the intake manifold gasket and related hardware) due to lack of time 
and  I've been spending a lot of car money on my mouth (kids, don't stay 
away from the  dentist!). Once I get the wagon back on the road, I'm going 
to dig into the 68 again.

Matt

At 09:47 AM 5/23/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> Great looking car! I thought that was all trim along the bottom until I 
> saw the rust spot in the rear quarter. Probably the only one on the car 
> unless there's a cowl leak! I guess it was painted by a previous owner 
> along the rocker to repair/cover chips -- I don't think it's factory. I 
> sure wouldn't mind having it though!
>
> I looked on your site -- what's up with your 68? Nothing posted since Aug. 
> 2003...
>
> On May 21, 2005 Matt Haas wrote:
>
> > I finally got my 1967 American Wagon home today. I'd hoped to drive it but
> > the fuel pump's bad so that wasn't an option. I snapped a few pictures and
> > put them on my web site. You can see them at
> > http://www.mattsoldcars.com/1967american/asdelivered.shtml.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > mhaas@xxxxxxx
> > Cincinnati, OH
> > http://www.mattsoldcars.com
> > 1967 Rambler American wagon
> > 1968 Rambler American sedan
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> > According to a February survey of Internet holdouts released by
> > UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite
> > not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online.
> >
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mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
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According to a February survey of Internet holdouts released by
UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite
not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online.