Hi all--
Thanks to co-owner Steve (stephenj) Porter and Russell the mechanic who makes house calls, a week ago Thursday my 1965 Commander six, currently known as "The Bruise" because it is both black and blue, was successfully fired up and run at its storage site in Glanbrook. I managed to make it up there yesterday to start and run it myself during a second round of remedial work on the car by Russell and Steve before I had to head off to work. Steve P later drove the car a little to test the brakes (which to my relief seem to be OK); two plug wires still need replacement but the old McKinnon 194, which we once thought was toast, runs quite well. I'll post some pix soon. There's a bunch of paperwork, et cetera, to follow, but there's now a chance the Commander will be on the go for Canadian Thanksgiving in early October!
Anybody wanna buy a '62 Lark for twice its actual value? ;-)
Steve T
Thanks to co-owner Steve (stephenj) Porter and Russell the mechanic who makes house calls, a week ago Thursday my 1965 Commander six, currently known as "The Bruise" because it is both black and blue, was successfully fired up and run at its storage site in Glanbrook. I managed to make it up there yesterday to start and run it myself during a second round of remedial work on the car by Russell and Steve before I had to head off to work. Steve P later drove the car a little to test the brakes (which to my relief seem to be OK); two plug wires still need replacement but the old McKinnon 194, which we once thought was toast, runs quite well. I'll post some pix soon. There's a bunch of paperwork, et cetera, to follow, but there's now a chance the Commander will be on the go for Canadian Thanksgiving in early October!
Anybody wanna buy a '62 Lark for twice its actual value? ;-)
Steve T
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