"Luckily for Richard Martinez, Kansas lawmakers have finally come through and passed a law that frees his beloved hardtop from the clutches of the impound lot." "At this time it is unclear exactly when the owner and hardtop might be reunited, but there is finally light at the end of the tunnel." They were gonna crush his "hardtop"? ... View more

You guys are LATE to the party if you think this is is "just starting to change". C2 and C3 Vettes have been on the move for some time with C2's having some eye popping results the last 6 months or so. While highly optioned are bringing eye waterings #'s, the whole genre has been pulled up the valuation spectrum. The question will be how sticky it is given other comings and goings in the economy etc. ... View more

If not this one then definitely the Nakamichi that physically flipped the taped before reversible heads hit car audio. Panasonic overhead car stereo ... View more

just "play" with varying mixtures of the ABS and the solvent until you get the viscosity you want for the mixture.  I use small cut up bits of ABS sheet, 1/8 x 1/8 inch and some old MEK I have had for ever.  I try for JB Weld consistency.  Basically as the solvent off gasses, the ABS reconstitutes and hardens. (both in your working jar and on the pieces you're trying to fix so working time can be short)    You can also see some other work in the second picture on the lower left.  This process also works well for reinforcing  attachment spots that are weakening and close to breaking. You can Google some good videos on it. ... View more

You may be over thinking this.  You don't need unwieldy heat to melt ABS back together, Acetone or Methyl Ethyl Ketone work great.  (think modeling glue on plastic models) This tab was 100% detached from the plastic door panel.  "Melting" a small excess piece of ABS in a glass jar gave me the reconnectable media and a few drops of the chemical on the mating surfaces basically preconditioned them to accept the ABS mortar.  The whole can now easily be  lifted by just the once broken off tab.  The process also works great for filling voids of nearly any size.  If you need colors other than black, Legos work great!  ... View more

Reatta, "Making the longest jumps, the highest jumps, the most spectacular jumps is what I call a winner." Then edit your post as the article clearly states "Lawler’s 101-foot leap was farther than any other rider had soared indoors, Knievel included." By your own definition she was a winner not a "fake news" whiner! ... View more

Wow, you probably couldn't have struck more chords if you were holding a 12 string! It seems I bought my 911 cab about the same time you did but managed to pay nearly twice as much. That may have been offset by me finding an E30 M3 fully functional and running well for near exactly the same price you mention but in this century! My only barn find to date was a 72 T/A found some 30 years ago in Vermont. Long since sold and would represent a near 10 bagger if still owned. I've lucky to have bought a number of buggies, fixed, driven and sold. While not a barn find, 2 years back, I pulled an 86 E24 out of slumber, refreshed it, drove it for a year and moved it on. While gorgeous, it didn't move me as much driving it as it did just looking at it. I've had a few regrets but often months or longer later something comes along to fill the void or make the past regret a good one. I sheepishly admit to a nagging regret of a 1970 Torino 429CJ, 4spd, with 11K miles in NH for high teens back in the day. I was between jobs and not bankable so that too was a "good regret" as I really had no chance. Back to the Germans I mentioned earlier. I somewhat tritely have referred to them in the past as "freshman" and "sophomore" alluding to their possible/probable use as tuition for my daughter should she be able to attend college. Well Bean Town college said come on down and I find myself with nicely appreciated cars that might not even cover orientation! Should they be transformed from someone's dream cars, into someone else's dream cars, leading to another's actual dreams, no regrets. ... View more

Besides the inherently beautiful car storage, (close enough to the new track to rent out spaces that pay for themselves, or being near the Lakes Region covered dry boat storage is worth its weight in gold?) as a serial car buyer, being in NH you don't have to continually pay sales tax on cars you'd like to drive but not necessarily keep long term. Winner, winner chicken dinner! ... View more

Did I miss the comment that says "make sure you have the chuck set to 'loosen'" if that in fact is what your going for? ... View more

" This year marks the 20th anniversary of the car that revolutionized rallying,"?  Closer to 40 years as the car came out in 1980! ... View more

Not exactly sure how a "no reserve" auction has a starting price of $14,500 as in the case of the Beetle! ... View more

One thing I might check is the cap side of the plug wires.  As with inline 5 Audis of the day, not only did the plug end of some wire sets come with small and large connections, but the caps also could be "large" bore with "empty" centers requiring a wide plug connector, but they could come with small center towers in each cap opening requiring a similar type of clip needed on plugs without the terminal nut. ... View more