Re: [AMC-list] 82 AMC concord original starter

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd say not so much overspray but rather the starter was attached while the
engine paint was still wet. : )

Ken


Quoting Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Thought some of you might like this. My low miler 82 Concord DL woodie wagon
> I bought a year or so ago had 39,000 miles, it has
> never been out of Houston, sold new at Vance & Sons AMC, and I bought from
> original owner:
> 
> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord-32.jpg
> 
> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord-1.jpg
> 
> but after 31 years the original AMC starter gave out, lucky for me in
> driveway the other morning fixing to take kids to school. When
> I pulled it off to replace it today, was surprised (a little bit) to see that
> is was the original starter, wearing tired AMC decal,
> black faded paint with some aqua engine overspray still:
> 
> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord-44.jpg
> 
> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/82-concord.45.jpg
> 
> when I was under car was admiring items with AMC logos and stampings like
> shocks, quite neat to see stuff like that even if you have
> seen it thru years many times before, takes one back to simpler time & place!
> Reality sat in with a fire ant bite laying there, and
> I took the old starter (bendix gave out) to O'Reillys and bought new, ok,
> reconditioned in Mexico 'Ultima' starter. And put another
> 40 miles on the Concord today...as drove it down to Memorial Park to check
> out all the rodeo people and horses and wagons in the
> park or what is left of it after drought, but Concord it is now up to 44,250
> miles.
> Eddie Stakes 
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