Re: DID ANYONE ON THE LIST IN THE BAY AREA LOOK AT THIS CAR?

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The American won't be ready.  I won't be picking it up
until the weekend of the 500 rally.  Takes me out of
the running for the rally too, I'm afraid.  Sounds
like fun though.

Joe
--- farna@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Maybe talk to Joe Fulton about that $300 American.
> There are a few things you can do to the old flat
> head, but not much! It's rated at 90 hp, but has a
> very restrictive exhaust. A 2" pipe and $20 turbo
> muffler are good for 10 hp easy! It's a slow turner,
> but LOTS of grunt at low speed. So you can't drive
> it like a modern sports car. Can't do the in-line
> six that way either -- shift shorter than you would
> like and use the low end torque instead of revving
> it high. Even racing I can shift my car at 3500 or
> so rpms and get about the same times as reving it to
> 4500-5000, where it starts losing power. 
> 
> 
> On June 8, 2005 Richard Truesdell wrote:
> 
> > I'm still looking for a $500 car for the Double
> 500 next Saturday (with the possibility of flying in
> from Detroit on Friday) and saw this one on eBay
> that hasn't sold two or three times:
> > 
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4552567603&category=5357
> > 
> > Did anyone on the list look at it. Seems complete,
> maybe just needs a little TLC to get it running.
> It's in Redwood City. I'm in SoCal, can anyone take
> a look at it for me? If so, please contact me at
> autotronic@xxxxxxxx
> > 
> > If anyone sees any running, sub $1000 cars listed,
> please give me a shout. Lots of times on cars under
> $1000, especially if they'vve not sold for a while,
> sellers will take almost anything to get rid of
> them. I'd prefer an AMC (Hornets, Concords and
> Eagles especially since I have three Americans and
> an 88 Eagle) so that if necessary, I can part it out
> afterwards if I can't flip it.
> > 
> > Can anyone help?
> > 
> > Best wishes,
> > 
> > Richard Truesdell
> > Yorba Linda, CA
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
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