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: James,
: Sounds good to me! The best advice I can give
: is to suggest that you consider more than
: just the condition of the car. Last fall I
: purchased a 63 Valiant, 225, 125,000 miles
: which I use as my daily driver ( I'm only
: about 4 miles from work). Mine also has a
: solid body, slight oil leak when I got her
: (just a valve cover gasket) and plenty of
: grime under the hood! The weakest part of
: mine was the interior, which made it perfect
: for my project (check out my website). Some
: of those questions to ask yourself;
: * How much driving will you be doing until you
: get her fixed up? Stop & go city or
: highway driving ?
: * How much of the work can you do yourself, or
: can you afford to pay someone else to do it?
: * What are your driving habits, remember, it's
: not necessarily how fast you drive, but how
: "gently" you get to speed, and
: back down to a stop that affect the
: condition and wear on any machine.
: I might start out slowly because I realize I'm
: driving a 38 year old car, but I do get up
: to speed to keep from pissing off other
: drivers! Keep in mind that some people get
: it, and some don't. Most just look and
: smile, they realize that they are sharing
: the road with a piece of automobile history.
: I've also been cut off or passed on the curb
: by idiots that couldn't care any less, all
: they know is that they are late for work or
: something (maybe they should try to leave on
: time instead of driving like maniacs!). I
: guess it's like driving a Harley instead of
: a crotch rocket Japanese bike. As for
: obtaining maintenance type parts, you may be
: surprised like I was as to how many parts
: are still available new. If you have a
: Advanced auto parts near you, check them
: out. Recently I was able to walk in and get
: a master cylinder and brake shoes off the
: shelf for my 63!
: Good luck, Dan