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We were just up there last Sept. My first trip and one of the best things I have ever done. I was worried my wife wouldn't like it, thinking it was a "car" museum. About a half hour into it she was fascinated by everything there. It is not a car museum at all, but a place where early American...

As far as I recall A/C wasn't offered on the trucks at that time. Maybe 'dealer' installed though. It was offered on Ford / Merc cars starting in 55, and lots of them had Y-blocks. (292's all the way up to 62 in cars and 64 in trucks) So I suppose you could find the compressor and bracketry if...

I'm trying to find out the name of the color and the paint code for the interior of this 55 Bird. The car is Turq with a Turq and white interior, but the dash and dash pad is a dark blue/green color. That is the color I'm wanting info on. (as seen in pic below) The body color is easy, but I...

I've had that same thing happen with the mud daubers a couple of times. Blew fluid all over the place.

Just signed up and wanted to make a test post.:D