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I want to take this time to thank all the members who are veterans or members of the Armed Forces for thier service to our country. I aalso want us to stop for a minute of silent prayer for those who have given their lives for our country.

Tom Drisdale
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I want to wish everyone a MErry Christmas and a Happy New Year.Lets make this site one of the best on EONS next year and I want to welcome all new members.

Tom Drisdale
Moderator

I wish to take a moment ffor us all to give thanks to the Veterans who gave thier lives for our country and all who served for thier service.
I want to especailly pray for all those still in harms way in Iraq and Afganistan that they are able to return home safley and healthy to thier families.
Let us remember them for thier sacrifices and also thier families who have to do without them during thier deployment.
Tom Drisdale
Moderator
Vietnam Era Vetern 1966 to 1968

In the 60s on the US cars- I saw the plastic tail lights had the year of the car molded into the lens cover. It seems that the year may nave been the prior year so you had to add a year to get the year of the car it was on? Anyone remember that?

Of course in no time I didn't need to look at tail lights, I could tell every US made auto at a glance.

As you may have heard, it is the end of Pontiac Motor Division as of today.

Although all you GOAT lovers and Firebird lovers just gainedin equity as well as Oaklands, Star Chiefs, and so many other great cars, I lament the passing of the cars that brought "excitement".
My wife's 2007 G6 mechanical hardtop/convertible is great fun to drive.
Will it reappear as a Chevy product next year??

Best
Ricky 4 Camaros, and 1 Firebird, with a strong desire for one more before I die. Biggest regret-not keeping them all.

This is not about cars, per se, but about the people who protect us so that we can enjoy our wonderful hobby and all our leisure time!

I want to thank Tom (tvrpman) for his post a few days ago, and add this story, which I'm sure - since many of you are veterans - you will appreciate:

There's a flap going on in San Diego about a wartime mural at the Veterans Hospital which was moved from the main lobby to somewhere where almost no one will see it. The veterans are NOT happy! I think this letter, which was written to the San Diego Union newspaper, sums it all up. (See first reply.)

I saw this group somewhere, some profile page, and doing what I normally do, just followed the links. I don't actually own an old car, well, if you don't count my 91 Suburban, but I love old cars. My daughter, however, has my grandmother's 1965 Grand Prix, which she and her hubby are in the process of restoring. My grandmother managed to bang it up a bit. :) The inside is all original interior, still almost like new. She is a beauty. They had the motor freshened, and we took her out last weekend for the first car show of the season. She is still in the unfinished class, but since the hot rod club was sponsoring the show in Mason City, Iowa, the GP wasn't entered, just a host car. Last year she took two awards in the unfinished class. I'm telling you, look out car world when this baby is finished. She's a beaut. They found the build sheets under the seats, still have the original papers from when my grandmother ordered her back in the day.





This last picture is my grandmother with her 'baby' back in about 1970.

Sunshine's our 60 Lark convertible. I gave her a bath yesterday, and then took her picture.

I bought a '63 Lark Cruiser at auction late last year. Paid all of $425 dollars for it and drove it under it's own power later that same day. Of course, it needed lots of refreshening as it hadn't been on the road since 1977 or so!
Being a car of the southwest since new, rust was minimal. Really only some surface rust and a few dents and dings from it's 46 years of life.
The engine's running nicely now - starts instantly. The brakes are all fresh and the big finned drums really haul it to a halt.
What it needed more than anything was alot of cosmetic attention. With the help of a pro bodyman and the fact that there's SO MUCH NOS parts still available for Larks - this thing's on it's way to looking like the grand dame she once was. Original factory upholstery on her seats, a factory NOS headliner, factory NOS door panels and a repro skin for the padded dash - she's gonna be a doll.

The Cruiser was the top-of-the-line sedan offering from Studebaker for '63. Studebaker venerable 289 engine (no, NOT made by Ford!) was standard and power steering and power brakes were the norm. The owner of this Cruiser ordered it special without the power options but WITH factory air conditioning.

Anyway, the doors were off so the door jambs could be painted proper and new weatherstriping installed. That's now done. This week the doors, hood, trunklid, go back on and then it's off for it's full paint job. After that, all the NEW interior stuff will go in, and the all new brightwork goes on. I'm hoping she'll be ready for the 1st International Drive Your Studebaker Day on July the 4th!

BTW, that color is Blue Mist Metallic. That's what this car wore originally.

It should be the biggest Pontiac event ever!!