Pertronix is an easy to upgrade to electronic ignition and reasonably priced. ... View more

I usually carry PayDay candy bars because they do not melt on my fingers and also dry roasted peanuts. I always have a microfiber towel handy if needed. ... View more

Twenty years ago I bought a 1969 Imperial that had been stored for ten years. I had it towed to my shop, pulled the spark plugs and sprayed oil in all the cylinders and cranked it over. I replaced the plugs and poured gas down the carb and it fired up and ran. The exhaust smelled awful but it ran. I put it on the high idle cam and monitored the temperature gauge for an hour until it ran out of gas. I poured in some fresh gas and it ran well enough to drive. I didn't keep it long, I just wanted to bring it back to life. ... View more

 1978 Dodge Aspen. This interior is two shades of red plus the cloth pattern. The carpet and headliner are also red. I wish today’s interior design people would do something like this. I detest solid black interiors. My living room is not black and my car is my living room when I am going down the road. ... View more

The fender flares look like an afterthought that was sourced from JC Whitney. ... View more

It looks like they got the fender flares from the JC Whitney catalog. I saw a four door parked in Moab, Utah a few weeks ago with manufacturer license plates. It looked very capable although the upper and lower control arms looked a little on the light duty side. The rear suspension looked very rugged. It had plenty of skid plates. ... View more

My wife's first car was also a slant six 63 Savoy. ... View more

After washing inside glass for 50 years I finally figured out that the wet towel/dry towel method works the best and I use microfiber towels. Rental cars always have dirty windshields so when I make the first motel stop I always clean the windshield. ... View more

Black interiors totally turn me off. My living room is not black and my car is my living room when I am driving. Even into the 80s there were numerous color choices for interiors. I have a 1978 Dodge Aspen with a red interior with plaid on the seats and door panels, red carpet and headliner. Fortunately my Charger Scat Pack has red seat faces and door inserts. ... View more