Dick;
I too like the early Chebbies but I am partial to Plymouths myself, Fords
are just plain crude. Plymouth took a liking, early on, to mounting their
running gear on rubber mounts which made their cars very quiet compared to
other low priced cars. Their gear boxes were also more solidly built then
some other makes and they did have some excellent styling in those days. On
the other hand the overhead valves of the Chebby six did make it a little
more efficient.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left Side Tailight Bezel and other trim parts.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: IML: A rare opportunity
What a beautiful example! I hope no one "restores" this car - it is a gem
for the ages!
It really is incredible to realize the vast differences in quality of
workmanship between the various brands of even the lowest priced "big 3"
cars. The Chevrolet of these years was heads and shoulders above the
competition in build quality in my opinion. And, by the way, I am old
enough to remember these cars when they were new. My dad was a minor wheel
for a major corporation (B.F.Goodrich) in those days, and he was given a new
38 F*rd as a company car. In a few months, it had broken down so many
times that he gave up on it and traded it on a new 39 Chevy. I still
remember the difference, which included appearance defects (none instead of
many), quiet (very silent except in second gear, which whine I still
remember fondly), and ride, which made me a lifetime fan of GM products!
The sound of the door closing would convince even the most dedicated F*rd
fan - the salesmen of the GM dealers all kept a F*rd on the lot to show the
comparison!
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