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....from 9mm to .45 ACP, with a new Smith & Wesson 625 Jerry Miculek
Double Action Revolver, which should be at my FFL's sometime early next week. Bigger holes. http://tinyurl.com/k6bpkyd Not sure I'll like the grips, but easy enough to swap out. I really wanted a .45 LC, but they're not easy to find in double action, and the ammo is more expensive. |
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On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:05:41 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
...from 9mm to .45 ACP, with a new Smith & Wesson 625 Jerry Miculek Double Action Revolver, which should be at my FFL's sometime early next week. Bigger holes. http://tinyurl.com/k6bpkyd Not sure I'll like the grips, but easy enough to swap out. I really wanted a .45 LC, but they're not easy to find in double action, and the ammo is more expensive. I think jps will be right proud of that decision. Personally, I think you should have kept both, but that's your choice. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... ....from 9mm to .45 ACP, with a new Smith & Wesson 625 Jerry Miculek Double Action Revolver, which should be at my FFL's sometime early next week. Bigger holes. http://tinyurl.com/k6bpkyd Not sure I'll like the grips, but easy enough to swap out. ------------------------------------ A friend of mine just bought one very similar to yours and I tried it out at the range a couple of weeks ago. Nice handgun. |
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On 6/13/13 1:04 PM, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... ...from 9mm to .45 ACP, with a new Smith & Wesson 625 Jerry Miculek Double Action Revolver, which should be at my FFL's sometime early next week. Bigger holes. http://tinyurl.com/k6bpkyd Not sure I'll like the grips, but easy enough to swap out. ------------------------------------ A friend of mine just bought one very similar to yours and I tried it out at the range a couple of weeks ago. Nice handgun. Hope so. It's not a "cowboy" looking revolver, but it is close enough for me. I'll probably had the trigger worked on. |
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wrote in message ... On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:05:41 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: ...from 9mm to .45 ACP, with a new Smith & Wesson 625 Jerry Miculek Double Action Revolver, which should be at my FFL's sometime early next week. Bigger holes. http://tinyurl.com/k6bpkyd Not sure I'll like the grips, but easy enough to swap out. I really wanted a .45 LC, but they're not easy to find in double action, and the ammo is more expensive. Interesting move. I like the ACP but it is really a semi auto round. If I was going for a wheel gun I would go for .41 mag or maybe one of those .45 LC/.410 "Judge" type guns. They are D/A. Even a .357 is pretty formidable with the ammo that is available now. That one has the advantage of training with a .38 wadcutter far cheaper than a full service round. I still have a large frame Colt that will shoot just about anything in the .38/357 class but that is not a concealed carry piece. It has very large custom grips that were made for my hand back when guys did that sort of thing. That is the gun I used to shoot almost every day when I had the range in the basement. ------------------------------------- I get a kick out of letting people try my S&W 627. I load it with alternating .38 Special and .357 Magnum rounds and make sure I set the cylinder so the first one that fires is a .38 Special. The second shot almost always gets a "Holy ****!" http://richarderiksson467.wix.com/richard-eriksson#!page-four/cx3c |
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On 6/13/13 2:28 PM, Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message ... On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:05:41 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: ...from 9mm to .45 ACP, with a new Smith & Wesson 625 Jerry Miculek Double Action Revolver, which should be at my FFL's sometime early next week. Bigger holes. http://tinyurl.com/k6bpkyd Not sure I'll like the grips, but easy enough to swap out. I really wanted a .45 LC, but they're not easy to find in double action, and the ammo is more expensive. Interesting move. I like the ACP but it is really a semi auto round. If I was going for a wheel gun I would go for .41 mag or maybe one of those .45 LC/.410 "Judge" type guns. They are D/A. Even a .357 is pretty formidable with the ammo that is available now. That one has the advantage of training with a .38 wadcutter far cheaper than a full service round. I still have a large frame Colt that will shoot just about anything in the .38/357 class but that is not a concealed carry piece. It has very large custom grips that were made for my hand back when guys did that sort of thing. That is the gun I used to shoot almost every day when I had the range in the basement. ------------------------------------- I get a kick out of letting people try my S&W 627. I load it with alternating .38 Special and .357 Magnum rounds and make sure I set the cylinder so the first one that fires is a .38 Special. The second shot almost always gets a "Holy ****!" http://richarderiksson467.wix.com/richard-eriksson#!page-four/cx3c I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices for ..45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns, except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass. |
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On Thursday, June 13, 2013 1:44:19 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Even a .357 is pretty formidable with the ammo that is available now. That one has the advantage of training with a .38 wadcutter far cheaper than a full service round. I still have a large frame Colt that will shoot just about anything in the .38/357 class but that is not a concealed carry piece. It has very large custom grips that were made for my hand back when guys did that sort of thing. That is the gun I used to shoot almost every day when I had the range in the basement. I have a Ruger SP101 that is semi-concealable in 357 Mag. Not a bad piece. |
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On 6/13/2013 1:13 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
I'll probably had the trigger worked on. Your grammar sucks,lately "I'll probably had the trigger worked on." |
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On 6/13/2013 11:28 AM, Eisboch wrote:
I get a kick out of letting people try my S&W 627. I load it with alternating .38 Special and .357 Magnum rounds and make sure I set the cylinder so the first one that fires is a .38 Special. The second shot almost always gets a "Holy ****!" http://richarderiksson467.wix.com/richard-eriksson#!page-four/cx3c I'd rather have the GTO...! |
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"thumper" wrote in message ... On 6/13/2013 11:28 AM, Eisboch wrote: I get a kick out of letting people try my S&W 627. I load it with alternating .38 Special and .357 Magnum rounds and make sure I set the cylinder so the first one that fires is a .38 Special. The second shot almost always gets a "Holy ****!" http://richarderiksson467.wix.com/richard-eriksson#!page-four/cx3c I'd rather have the GTO...! ----------------------------------------- That was my favorite. It was the first of seven classic cars I had back when I was into collecting them as a hobby. I bought it from a classic car museum in Florida. It had 43,000 original miles on it and had just come back from a $10,000 "detailing" by a company in Canada that only does GTO's. The detailing included going through the entire car, replacing components that showed any evidence of wear. All new interior and chrome .... even suspension parts that had the slightest bit of normal surface rust on them were replaced with new, OEM parts. The exhaust system was replaced with the O.E.M factory type manufactured by a company in California that owned the rights to the original pipe bending and muffler designs. The engine was torn down and all bearings, rings, valves were replaced with new. Same with the transmission. (4 speed manual). When they are done with this level of detailing, the car is basically in brand new, show room quality condition. When I received the car, the undercarriage and frame was in the same condition as the rest of the car. It was spotless. That's the problem, as I soon discovered. Even though I installed heat and air conditioning in the garage where I kept this one and only drove it during the summer on sunny, rainless days, the climate here in the northeast began to take it's toll. Nothing major, but small areas of surface rust started showing on the undercarriage, even on the new parts. To be expected on a daily driver but it can be a killer on the value of a collectable classic. Plus, cars need to be driven. With a sable of seven of them that I'd only drive during the summer and on sunny days, it wasn't possible to drive them all enough. So, after enjoying the "hobby" for about four years I sold them all (the General Lee was gifted to someone) before their values began to drop too much. Selling the '46 Ford Streetrod was an interesting experience. I advertised it in Hemmings. Within 2 days a guy in Texas called me about it. After a brief discussion he said he'd grab a plane the next day and fly out to see it. I offered to pick him up at the airport because I live 40 miles south of Boston but he said he'd rent a car. He stayed overnight in Boston and visited the following day. Typical stereotype Texan with a big cowboy hat and string tie. Checked it out, we went for a drive down the street, came back, negotiated a bit and he handed me 95% of my asking price in cash. I gave him the title and he said he'd contact me about his shipping arrangements (which he did the following week) and off it went to Texas. |
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On 6/14/2013 12:45 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices for .45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns, except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass. I was thinking something like this http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...crumbseries=41 Too much gun for a frail old codger. Besides you'd have to take careful aim to hit the broad side of a barn with it.;-) |
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"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/14/13 12:45 AM, wrote: On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices for .45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns, except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass. I was thinking something like this http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...crumbseries=41 Interesting, but Taurus products have never appealed to me. ----------------------------------------------- Might be a good thing. Taurus is on the banned list in MA but also does not appear to have a great reputation. Here's a comment on the website of a large firearms dealer in my general area: "We don't like Taurus products due to terrible customer service experiences that we've had. However, it doesn't matter since we can't sell them anyway." |
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On 6/14/13 10:18 AM, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/14/13 12:45 AM, wrote: On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices for .45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns, except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass. I was thinking something like this http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...crumbseries=41 Interesting, but Taurus products have never appealed to me. ----------------------------------------------- Might be a good thing. Taurus is on the banned list in MA but also does not appear to have a great reputation. Here's a comment on the website of a large firearms dealer in my general area: "We don't like Taurus products due to terrible customer service experiences that we've had. However, it doesn't matter since we can't sell them anyway." Well, I didn't want to go down the road of insulting the choices of others, but I was not impressed with the Taurus products I've shot that belong to friends. |
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"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/14/13 10:18 AM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/14/13 12:45 AM, wrote: On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices for .45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns, except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass. I was thinking something like this http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...crumbseries=41 Interesting, but Taurus products have never appealed to me. ----------------------------------------------- Might be a good thing. Taurus is on the banned list in MA but also does not appear to have a great reputation. Here's a comment on the website of a large firearms dealer in my general area: "We don't like Taurus products due to terrible customer service experiences that we've had. However, it doesn't matter since we can't sell them anyway." Well, I didn't want to go down the road of insulting the choices of others, but I was not impressed with the Taurus products I've shot that belong to friends. ---------------------------------------- No insult was made or intended to whoever likes them. Just providing one opinion comment by a local dealer. |
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On Jun 13, 1:57*pm, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 6/13/13 2:28 PM, Eisboch wrote: wrote in messagenews:ap0kr8l2b9cni2iam4qhm3kp4f10ketd8n@4ax .com... On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:05:41 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: ...from 9mm to .45 ACP, with a new Smith & Wesson 625 Jerry Miculek Double Action Revolver, which should be at my FFL's sometime early next week. Bigger holes. http://tinyurl.com/k6bpkyd Not sure I'll like the grips, but easy enough to swap out. I really wanted a .45 LC, but they're not easy to find in double action, and the ammo is more expensive. Interesting move. I like the ACP *but it is really a semi auto round. If I was going for a wheel gun I would go for .41 mag or maybe one of those .45 LC/.410 *"Judge" type guns. They are D/A. Even a .357 is pretty formidable with the ammo that is available now. That one has the advantage of training with a .38 wadcutter far cheaper than a full service round. I still have a large frame Colt that will shoot just about anything in the .38/357 class but that is not a concealed carry piece. It has very large custom grips that were made for my hand back when guys did that sort of thing. That is the gun I used to shoot almost every day when I had the range in the basement. ------------------------------------- I get a kick out of letting people try my S&W 627. * I load it with alternating .38 Special and .357 Magnum rounds and make sure I set the cylinder so the first one that fires is a .38 Special. * The second shot almost always gets a "Holy ****!" http://richarderiksson467.wix.com/richard-eriksson#!page-four/cx3c I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices for .45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns, except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass. A really nice .45 acp revolver is the old British .45 Webley & Scott from the WWII days. It was a break down revolver, that when you broke it down it would automatically eject all 6 cartridges. It took two "C- Clips" of pre-loaded shells to fill it because the cartridges are rimless.. . Heavy but a pleasure to shoot http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/image...1287751654.jpg. |
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On Friday, June 14, 2013 9:18:19 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote:
A really nice .45 acp revolver is the old British .45 Webley & Scott from the WWII days. It was a break down revolver, that when you broke it down it would automatically eject all 6 cartridges. It took two "C- Clips" of pre-loaded shells to fill it because the cartridges are rimless.. . Heavy but a pleasure to shoot http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/image...1287751654.jpg. That's a cool piece. I have a Ruger Blackhawk that has interchangable cylinders in 45ACP and 45LC. Great pistol! Built like a tank, good trigger action. |
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F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 6/14/13 12:45 AM, wrote: On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices for .45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns, except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass. I was thinking something like this http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...crumbseries=41 Interesting, but Taurus products have never appealed to me. Who asked? |
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... "thumper" wrote in message ... On 6/13/2013 11:28 AM, Eisboch wrote: I get a kick out of letting people try my S&W 627. I load it with alternating .38 Special and .357 Magnum rounds and make sure I set the cylinder so the first one that fires is a .38 Special. The second shot almost always gets a "Holy ****!" http://richarderiksson467.wix.com/richard-eriksson#!page-four/cx3c I'd rather have the GTO...! ----------------------------------------- That was my favorite. It was the first of seven classic cars I had back when I was into collecting them as a hobby. I bought it from a classic car museum in Florida. It had 43,000 original miles on it and had just come back from a $10,000 "detailing" by a company in Canada that only does GTO's. The detailing included going through the entire car, replacing components that showed any evidence of wear. All new interior and chrome .... even suspension parts that had the slightest bit of normal surface rust on them were replaced with new, OEM parts. The exhaust system was replaced with the O.E.M factory type manufactured by a company in California that owned the rights to the original pipe bending and muffler designs. The engine was torn down and all bearings, rings, valves were replaced with new. Same with the transmission. (4 speed manual). When they are done with this level of detailing, the car is basically in brand new, show room quality condition. When I received the car, the undercarriage and frame was in the same condition as the rest of the car. It was spotless. That's the problem, as I soon discovered. Even though I installed heat and air conditioning in the garage where I kept this one and only drove it during the summer on sunny, rainless days, the climate here in the northeast began to take it's toll. Nothing major, but small areas of surface rust started showing on the undercarriage, even on the new parts. To be expected on a daily driver but it can be a killer on the value of a collectable classic. Plus, cars need to be driven. With a sable of seven of them that I'd only drive during the summer and on sunny days, it wasn't possible to drive them all enough. So, after enjoying the "hobby" for about four years I sold them all (the General Lee was gifted to someone) before their values began to drop too much. Selling the '46 Ford Streetrod was an interesting experience. I advertised it in Hemmings. Within 2 days a guy in Texas called me about it. After a brief discussion he said he'd grab a plane the next day and fly out to see it. I offered to pick him up at the airport because I live 40 miles south of Boston but he said he'd rent a car. He stayed overnight in Boston and visited the following day. Typical stereotype Texan with a big cowboy hat and string tie. Checked it out, we went for a drive down the street, came back, negotiated a bit and he handed me 95% of my asking price in cash. I gave him the title and he said he'd contact me about his shipping arrangements (which he did the following week) and off it went to Texas. Was at the autoparts store Friday looking for dust covers for the brake bleeders on the boat trailer. Had a leaker connection so fixed that. Looked like some crap from manufacturing was in the connector (UFP disks). No covers, but guy drives up in a restored 1964 SS Impala 4 speed. Looked like factory one with the built in tack. Asked what was worth. He said he paid $30k for it. My first new car I bought. I was 20, was a 1964 Black SS Impala 4 speed, 300hp 327 as was $3371, tax and license out the door, in Sept of 1963. Loved that car. As to bleeding the brakes, bought a pressure brake bleeder, Motion Industries. Worked great. About $80 with the trailer adapter. |
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On 6/16/13 8:21 PM, Califbill wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "thumper" wrote in message ... On 6/13/2013 11:28 AM, Eisboch wrote: I get a kick out of letting people try my S&W 627. I load it with alternating .38 Special and .357 Magnum rounds and make sure I set the cylinder so the first one that fires is a .38 Special. The second shot almost always gets a "Holy ****!" http://richarderiksson467.wix.com/richard-eriksson#!page-four/cx3c I'd rather have the GTO...! ----------------------------------------- That was my favorite. It was the first of seven classic cars I had back when I was into collecting them as a hobby. I bought it from a classic car museum in Florida. It had 43,000 original miles on it and had just come back from a $10,000 "detailing" by a company in Canada that only does GTO's. The detailing included going through the entire car, replacing components that showed any evidence of wear. All new interior and chrome .... even suspension parts that had the slightest bit of normal surface rust on them were replaced with new, OEM parts. The exhaust system was replaced with the O.E.M factory type manufactured by a company in California that owned the rights to the original pipe bending and muffler designs. The engine was torn down and all bearings, rings, valves were replaced with new. Same with the transmission. (4 speed manual). When they are done with this level of detailing, the car is basically in brand new, show room quality condition. When I received the car, the undercarriage and frame was in the same condition as the rest of the car. It was spotless. That's the problem, as I soon discovered. Even though I installed heat and air conditioning in the garage where I kept this one and only drove it during the summer on sunny, rainless days, the climate here in the northeast began to take it's toll. Nothing major, but small areas of surface rust started showing on the undercarriage, even on the new parts. To be expected on a daily driver but it can be a killer on the value of a collectable classic. Plus, cars need to be driven. With a sable of seven of them that I'd only drive during the summer and on sunny days, it wasn't possible to drive them all enough. So, after enjoying the "hobby" for about four years I sold them all (the General Lee was gifted to someone) before their values began to drop too much. Selling the '46 Ford Streetrod was an interesting experience. I advertised it in Hemmings. Within 2 days a guy in Texas called me about it. After a brief discussion he said he'd grab a plane the next day and fly out to see it. I offered to pick him up at the airport because I live 40 miles south of Boston but he said he'd rent a car. He stayed overnight in Boston and visited the following day. Typical stereotype Texan with a big cowboy hat and string tie. Checked it out, we went for a drive down the street, came back, negotiated a bit and he handed me 95% of my asking price in cash. I gave him the title and he said he'd contact me about his shipping arrangements (which he did the following week) and off it went to Texas. Was at the autoparts store Friday looking for dust covers for the brake bleeders on the boat trailer. Had a leaker connection so fixed that. Looked like some crap from manufacturing was in the connector (UFP disks). No covers, but guy drives up in a restored 1964 SS Impala 4 speed. Looked like factory one with the built in tack. Asked what was worth. He said he paid $30k for it. My first new car I bought. I was 20, was a 1964 Black SS Impala 4 speed, 300hp 327 as was $3371, tax and license out the door, in Sept of 1963. Loved that car. As to bleeding the brakes, bought a pressure brake bleeder, Motion Industries. Worked great. About $80 with the trailer adapter. My fourth new car was a 1969 BMW 2002ti. Paid less than $2400 for it, actually, a lot less, because I had a VW as a trade. Bought the Beemer in Huntington, West Virginia, from a new BMW dealer who had a half dozen 2002's on his lot and hadn't sold one in months and months. Great car. In Detroit about a year later, I was stopped at a traffic light when two cars collided in the intersection and one ended up on the hood of the BMW. That was the end of that car. |
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"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... My fourth new car was a 1969 BMW 2002ti. Paid less than $2400 for it, actually, a lot less, because I had a VW as a trade. Bought the Beemer in Huntington, West Virginia, from a new BMW dealer who had a half dozen 2002's on his lot and hadn't sold one in months and months. Great car. In Detroit about a year later, I was stopped at a traffic light when two cars collided in the intersection and one ended up on the hood of the BMW. That was the end of that car. ---------------------------------- I always liked the style of the BMW 2002 series. Still see a few of them on the road once in a while. Cars today are superior overall, but they lack any distinctive styling. They all look the same. I suppose it's because the wind tunnel tests for aerodynamics and fuel efficiency all produce the same basic body styles. |
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"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... My fourth new car was a 1969 BMW 2002ti. Paid less than $2400 for it, actually, a lot less, because I had a VW as a trade. Bought the Beemer in Huntington, West Virginia, from a new BMW dealer who had a half dozen 2002's on his lot and hadn't sold one in months and months. Great car. In Detroit about a year later, I was stopped at a traffic light when two cars collided in the intersection and one ended up on the hood of the BMW. That was the end of that car. ---------------------------------- I always liked the style of the BMW 2002 series. Still see a few of them on the road once in a while. They look like bath tubs on wheels or a Corvair. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_New_Class Cars today are superior overall, but they lack any distinctive styling. They all look the same. I suppose it's because the wind tunnel tests for aerodynamics and fuel efficiency all produce the same basic body styles. My favorite care is a 1961 Chevey Impala. http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/1961-Ch...Pictures-c4311 |
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m... On 6/16/13 8:21 PM, Califbill wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "thumper" wrote in message ... On 6/13/2013 11:28 AM, Eisboch wrote: I get a kick out of letting people try my S&W 627. I load it with alternating .38 Special and .357 Magnum rounds and make sure I set the cylinder so the first one that fires is a .38 Special. The second shot almost always gets a "Holy ****!" http://richarderiksson467.wix.com/richard-eriksson#!page-four/cx3c I'd rather have the GTO...! ----------------------------------------- That was my favorite. It was the first of seven classic cars I had back when I was into collecting them as a hobby. I bought it from a classic car museum in Florida. It had 43,000 original miles on it and had just come back from a $10,000 "detailing" by a company in Canada that only does GTO's. The detailing included going through the entire car, replacing components that showed any evidence of wear. All new interior and chrome .... even suspension parts that had the slightest bit of normal surface rust on them were replaced with new, OEM parts. The exhaust system was replaced with the O.E.M factory type manufactured by a company in California that owned the rights to the original pipe bending and muffler designs. The engine was torn down and all bearings, rings, valves were replaced with new. Same with the transmission. (4 speed manual). When they are done with this level of detailing, the car is basically in brand new, show room quality condition. When I received the car, the undercarriage and frame was in the same condition as the rest of the car. It was spotless. That's the problem, as I soon discovered. Even though I installed heat and air conditioning in the garage where I kept this one and only drove it during the summer on sunny, rainless days, the climate here in the northeast began to take it's toll. Nothing major, but small areas of surface rust started showing on the undercarriage, even on the new parts. To be expected on a daily driver but it can be a killer on the value of a collectable classic. Plus, cars need to be driven. With a sable of seven of them that I'd only drive during the summer and on sunny days, it wasn't possible to drive them all enough. So, after enjoying the "hobby" for about four years I sold them all (the General Lee was gifted to someone) before their values began to drop too much. Selling the '46 Ford Streetrod was an interesting experience. I advertised it in Hemmings. Within 2 days a guy in Texas called me about it. After a brief discussion he said he'd grab a plane the next day and fly out to see it. I offered to pick him up at the airport because I live 40 miles south of Boston but he said he'd rent a car. He stayed overnight in Boston and visited the following day. Typical stereotype Texan with a big cowboy hat and string tie. Checked it out, we went for a drive down the street, came back, negotiated a bit and he handed me 95% of my asking price in cash. I gave him the title and he said he'd contact me about his shipping arrangements (which he did the following week) and off it went to Texas. Was at the autoparts store Friday looking for dust covers for the brake bleeders on the boat trailer. Had a leaker connection so fixed that. Looked like some crap from manufacturing was in the connector (UFP disks). No covers, but guy drives up in a restored 1964 SS Impala 4 speed. Looked like factory one with the built in tack. Asked what was worth. He said he paid $30k for it. My first new car I bought. I was 20, was a 1964 Black SS Impala 4 speed, 300hp 327 as was $3371, tax and license out the door, in Sept of 1963. Loved that car. As to bleeding the brakes, bought a pressure brake bleeder, Motion Industries. Worked great. About $80 with the trailer adapter. My fourth new car was a 1969 BMW 2002ti. Paid less than $2400 for it, actually, a lot less, because I had a VW as a trade. Bought the Beemer in Huntington, West Virginia, from a new BMW dealer who had a half dozen 2002's on his lot and hadn't sold one in months and months. Great car. In Detroit about a year later, I was stopped at a traffic light when two cars collided in the intersection and one ended up on the hood of the BMW. That was the end of that car. ----------------------- I was going to replace my 1968 Dodge Charger with a 2002Tii. But wife informed me she was pregnant and we were not getting a 2 door car. |
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