I believe a change to an optional for the same year of production is generally acceptable. When I restored my '66 Thunderbird convertible, the original Mellon Yellow, my kids called it baby poop gold, was not an option. However, the Diamond Blue, a '66 option for TBirds and Lincolns, made the black top and interior stand out wonderfully. The car, in Wisconsin now, appeared white in bright light and very light blue in the evening light. When I sold her after 20 years, the first person to see her took.her far from Maryland. COLOR matters! ... View more

My urologist had the plate IC2itUP. ... View more

The vacuum flipper under the fiberglass, cowl induction hoods of the AMC Javelins and AMXs was one of the ultimate air cleaner innovations. ... View more

It would have been a better recieved message if he had said "...or realize that..." and complete the advice.  If someone had told me, as a young man and father, that the dilapidated old '66 T-Bird convertible sitting behind an old motel on Rt. 40 was going to take me 15 and that the hydraulic top would be a nightmare to restore, I might have just walked away and I would have missed one of the greatest experiences of my 70 years of life. You can never judge the degree of one man's commitment by expressing your own frustrations.     ... View more