Well, I ventured north yesterday. Went to get the two side windows cut for my Provincial wagon. If you remember an earlier thread, I waded thru what I thought were outlandish quotes until I found a glass guy that would cut the windows I needed at a price I could tolerate. And I'm happy to say that I was tickled with the results!
It's great to watch an old pro ply his craft and Tom certainly qualifies as an old pro! Watching him FREEHAND scribe the laminated glass - first on one side and then on the other.... That's artistry borne of experience![^] A little bit of alcohol, a bit of glass flambe, a few minutes on the belt sander and wala! Fresh, sparkling clear (tint, that is) side windows![:0][
] $30 bucks apiece! WITH the electric window channels firmly installed on their bottoms, thank you.
Wow Tom! Geez, I gotta get the windows out of my 57 2-dr and have you make a set for me!
He looked at me over his glasses and asked: "Any chance they're clear (not tinted)?
"Yeah, as a matter of fact, they are."
"Oh hell, I can give you a way lots better deal on clear windows! I bought a bunch of clear awhile back - just cause it was dirt cheap. But of course, everybody wants tint! So now I've got a barn full of clear that's going nowhere. Yeqah, I can give you a much better deal on the clear."
"COOL!" I gushed. "I'll get those things to you soon."
BTW, again, if you'll recall, I'd sold Tom's brother a 2R17 a couple of years ago. And so I asked how that thing was coming along.
Tom said: "Weeeelll, last I saw it, it's still behind his garage, where we unloaded it. He's been busy with his '49 Starlight coupe. Don't know when he'll get around to that ol' truck."
Tom had other things to do and my departure was was quick. Actualy, in spite of the blustery weather of the day, I'd spotted a pair of 2R trucks from the freeway as I was going to Tom's place. I wanted to see if I could get a closer look on the way home. And also - I wanted to check out a Pick-a-Part wrecking yard that I'd not been too in over a year. Not that I have much hope of finding Studes in these quick turnover yards any more but ya never know.
As I got out of my truck at the P-A-P yard, one of the threatening clouds opened up. If it hadn't been that it's 65 miles from my house, I'd have said fooey and headed home. But I DID have an umbrella behind the seat and so I decided to take a stroll thru the yard just for kicks.[:I]
Any more, the yards are pretty much full of 80s and up stuff. I did see a couple of 50s Ford trucks and two Corvairs that looked lost. Then, while walking the rows of Mopar offerings (they have the various makes segregated in this yard), I jumped one big puddle and stopped cold. There was a '64 Commander - right in front of me! What tha.......[:0]
Then I noted it had others of it's era for company. a couple of 60s Polaras, a 67 American hardtop (with V8 no less!) and even a 55 Willys Custom 4-dr sedan! There was even a '65 Dart ragtop and about a 50 Plymouth as well. Cool!
Of course, I checked out the 64 Commander first![] 259 - 3spd O/D it was pretty much all there. Someone had taken out the dash and extracted the inst. cluster and radio. But what was left was laying on the rear of the car.
Everything on the engine was there save for the T-stat housing and the air cleaner. Even all the original V8 drum brakes are there. A great conversion setup for someone.
The floors had some rust-thru but not bad. Rear seats were gone and the deck lid had taken a good whack, dead center. But most of the car's exterior trim was in good shape.
I'm gonna go back and scavenge some stuff off this thing for ebay. Maybe when I take Tom the glass patterns from the President.
Even the little Willys was interesting. Most of it was ther
It's great to watch an old pro ply his craft and Tom certainly qualifies as an old pro! Watching him FREEHAND scribe the laminated glass - first on one side and then on the other.... That's artistry borne of experience![^] A little bit of alcohol, a bit of glass flambe, a few minutes on the belt sander and wala! Fresh, sparkling clear (tint, that is) side windows![:0][
] $30 bucks apiece! WITH the electric window channels firmly installed on their bottoms, thank you.Wow Tom! Geez, I gotta get the windows out of my 57 2-dr and have you make a set for me!
He looked at me over his glasses and asked: "Any chance they're clear (not tinted)?
"Yeah, as a matter of fact, they are."
"Oh hell, I can give you a way lots better deal on clear windows! I bought a bunch of clear awhile back - just cause it was dirt cheap. But of course, everybody wants tint! So now I've got a barn full of clear that's going nowhere. Yeqah, I can give you a much better deal on the clear."
"COOL!" I gushed. "I'll get those things to you soon."
BTW, again, if you'll recall, I'd sold Tom's brother a 2R17 a couple of years ago. And so I asked how that thing was coming along.
Tom said: "Weeeelll, last I saw it, it's still behind his garage, where we unloaded it. He's been busy with his '49 Starlight coupe. Don't know when he'll get around to that ol' truck."
Tom had other things to do and my departure was was quick. Actualy, in spite of the blustery weather of the day, I'd spotted a pair of 2R trucks from the freeway as I was going to Tom's place. I wanted to see if I could get a closer look on the way home. And also - I wanted to check out a Pick-a-Part wrecking yard that I'd not been too in over a year. Not that I have much hope of finding Studes in these quick turnover yards any more but ya never know.
As I got out of my truck at the P-A-P yard, one of the threatening clouds opened up. If it hadn't been that it's 65 miles from my house, I'd have said fooey and headed home. But I DID have an umbrella behind the seat and so I decided to take a stroll thru the yard just for kicks.[:I]
Any more, the yards are pretty much full of 80s and up stuff. I did see a couple of 50s Ford trucks and two Corvairs that looked lost. Then, while walking the rows of Mopar offerings (they have the various makes segregated in this yard), I jumped one big puddle and stopped cold. There was a '64 Commander - right in front of me! What tha.......[:0]
Then I noted it had others of it's era for company. a couple of 60s Polaras, a 67 American hardtop (with V8 no less!) and even a 55 Willys Custom 4-dr sedan! There was even a '65 Dart ragtop and about a 50 Plymouth as well. Cool!
Of course, I checked out the 64 Commander first![
] 259 - 3spd O/D it was pretty much all there. Someone had taken out the dash and extracted the inst. cluster and radio. But what was left was laying on the rear of the car.Everything on the engine was there save for the T-stat housing and the air cleaner. Even all the original V8 drum brakes are there. A great conversion setup for someone.
The floors had some rust-thru but not bad. Rear seats were gone and the deck lid had taken a good whack, dead center. But most of the car's exterior trim was in good shape.
I'm gonna go back and scavenge some stuff off this thing for ebay. Maybe when I take Tom the glass patterns from the President.
Even the little Willys was interesting. Most of it was ther
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