With that '60 Dart Phoenix yeah, the pushbuttons are for the automatic transmission it originally came with, and the floor shifter was put in after it was modded. As far as I know, there was no floor… (View Post)

I'm wondering if another factor with the '60 Ford not doing so hot, sales-wise, was the Falcon? It was a smash hit in 1960, blowing away the Corvair and Valiant. However, I think the Corvair actually… (View Post)

Yesterday, I got the Catalina out of the garage for the first time this year, and dropped it off with the mechanic to give it its annual look-over... Here it is, at the shop: While I was there, I not… (View Post)

Uplander, I'm sorry to hear of your loss. That has to be a horrible thing to go through. You're in my thoughts and prayers. (View Post)

On the subject of excise taxes back in the day, here's the sales receipt for my grandparents' '57 Ford: No line item for an excise tax, but I wonder if it was baked into the base MSRP of the car? Acc… (View Post)