This
winter does not want to let go!
The temperature has consistently been 10-15 degrees below normal throughout March and now into early April. Rain has been abundant, as was snowfall in January and February. I can only surmise that this means Mother Nature is getting it out of her system early in the year, and that this summer will hold nothing but great weather. Let’s all hope so.
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Everyone who is reading this is no doubt interested and somehow involved with automobiles. We think about cars, we spend time with them, we cultivate their prolongation through our hobby. At times we may even become obsessed with them to a certain degree. While all of this is not a bad thing, let’s think here for a moment what is really important in life.
Yes, I know this is an Automotive Newsletter and not an exercise in philosophy nor a podium for preaching, but being the editor does grant me certain leeway and journalistic privileges.
I enjoy cars! In fact, I can almost go so far to say that I love cars. (I used to say it all the time). But love however, is a strong word that has a deep meaning. I LOVE my family, I LOVE my relatives and friends. I enjoy cars. Very much.
But there is a profound difference between those two words. Let us all remember that when it comes to making a choice of time and how we spend it.
What makes me go off on this tangent? At this moment it is the passing of Pope John Paul II. A man who changed the world. A man who faced down Nazism, who stood in solidarity with a population, a man who helped to defeat Communism, a man who led by example and “walked the walk” as it is said. A man who unlike any before reached out across generational and cultural divides to unite people, to spread Christ’s message of love and forgiveness. To bring hope to the entire world. A man who had respect for all life, for all creation, and for all beliefs. A man of self sacrifice.
A man I LOVE. 
The past few days we have all watched the images and reports on television and on the internet. Some saw it in passing, some caught snippets in between moments of their otherwise overly busy lives, and some were transfixed to the set. People from all walks of life are commenting on how the Pope was a unique, special, blessed, and talented individual. He spoke so many languages, but most of all he communicated with people. He lived ultimately as a man who in all things was a servant of God. Even in death he showed us how to live.
Let us all pray for him, and for the world. That we may learn from him and remember. That we may put into practice his teachings and lead others by our own good example. Let us continue on in his absence the way he showed us how to live. Regardless of your creed, he was a man to emulate. And let us hope we are blessed with another Pope who can follow in his footsteps and continue to stand for what is right, moral, and true. Regardless of societal leanings and increasing moral tepidness and materialism in the western world, John Paul remained strong and held fast in his professions and teachings. Religions cannot alter their tenets to accommodate the changing whims of society, they must stay true to their values, teachings, and core beliefs. This is true of all faiths.
©"L'Osservatore
Romano" photos from the book John Paul II: A Light for the World.
I will miss John Paul II; Karol Wojtyla, very deeply. He affected my life. Not only when I saw him in person back in 1979 on Queens Boulevard in Flushing, New York, but he also affected me in many of my thoughts, understandings, and actions. He is beloved by young people the world over, as well as people from different religions, cultures, and countries. He is a man that will be sorely missed here on Earth.
As the Pope crossed over into Heaven today, I am sure he was met by the Spirit of God and embraced with love, warmth, and feelings we can only begin to imagine! I am also sure he was enfolded in the loving arms of Jesus, and heard the words -“Well done good and faithful servant. Well done.”
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More car clubs are starting to list their events, meetings, cruises, and shows for the upcoming season.
You can check them out in the EVENTS section on the main page of the
website. http://www.liclassiccars.com
If you are in a car club, get your club and your stuff listed ASAP! The sooner it is up on the site and everyone has access to it, the more people will plan on attending your events! Remember to list your rain-dates as well.
Another
new club has come on board:
Super Cruisers:
A very family oriented club. Perfect for the people who subscribe to the fact that “Families who cruise together, stay together.” They meet, hold events and attend automotive happenings. New members are welcome!
They are featured in the CLUBS section of the main page of the website!
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2005 Cruise Night location
updates:
TUESDAYS: McDonald's. Metropolitan Ave. & 69th Road, Forest Hills, NY.
Sponsored by East Coast Car Association/Toys For Tots
TUESDAYS: Audrey Ave. Oyster Bay, NY
Sponsored by Oyster Bay Chamber of Commerce
WEDNESDAYS: Long John Silver's/A&W. Union Blvd, South of Sunrise Hwy. West Islip, NY.
Public gathering
WEDNESDAYS: KFC. William Floyd Pkwy & Montauk Hwy. Shirley, NY
Sponsored by Bow Tie Boulevard Camaro Club
THURSDAYS: Wendy’s. LIE South Service Rd at Exit 62. Holtsville, NY.
Sponsored by The Fabulous 50’s & 60’s Car Club
FRIDAYS: Huntington Shopping Center. (Toys R Us) Route 110. South of Jericho Tpk. Huntington, NY.
Sponsored by Greater NY Region of the A.A.C.A.
SATURDAYS: *AM Cruise* Steve’s Collision. 618 North Bicycle Path. Port Jefferson Station, NY.
Sponsored by Steve’s Collision.
SATURDAYS: Sonomax Station. 278 Greenpoint Ave. Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY.
Sponsored by East Coast Car Association/Toys for Tots
SATURDAYS: Kohl’s. Corner Grand Blvd and Commack Rd. Deer Park, NY.
Public gathering
SATURDAYS: King Kullen Shopping Center. William Floyd Pkwy. North of Montauk Hwy. Shirley, NY.
Sponsored by Bow Tie Boulevard Camaro Club
More Cruise Night updates as they develop in the next Newsletter.
Some of these will be starting in April, so check the EVENTS page for up to date listings.
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GUEST WRITER(S) COLUMN(S)
Marty Himes’ writings return with a story about the history of the Indianapolis
500. With May just around the corner this article is an interesting read before
“The Big Race”.
“Rich’s Tech Tips” takes a spin on “tire wear” and what some of the
culprits are that lead to it. (Not including burnouts)
Lou Refano returns with a timely feature of the current GM situation. As you
all know, GM’s quality, production, and bottom line has suffered in recent
times. Let’s see what the future will bring for the largest car maker.
In this month’s “My Car
Story” feature Bill Carberry tells
the story of his 1959 Ford Galaxie. Bill is also the
owner of Cap-A-Radiator and Classic Heaters, two shops that can supply you
with, restore, or custom build your cooling and heating system products!
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A
GENERAL DISAPPOINTMENT
by Louis Refano
There's a lot of
bad news coming from the GM camp lately. Their incentive programs for new cars,
which are the highest per car in the industry, are costing them much more than
they bargained for.
They are expected
to lose $850 million this quarter, downgrading their own prior projections. For
the year they are expecting to turn a profit ($565 million to $1.13 billion by
their latest estimates) but far below what they forecasted. A telling
statistic: GM's market share has been steadily eroding for years...from 33.9%
in 1992 to 25.1% today. Guess who's been picking up that market share and
profitability? I'm sure you can.
Hint: It ain't
Ford and Chrysler.
There are those
people who say, "I'd never buy American. They're not made well."
There are those young potential buyers who have been to the recent New York
Auto Show and reportedly said things like, "These GM vehicles are dull.
They're not exciting enough. They're 'old-fogey' cars. "Hmmm...interesting
comments, coming from a generation that finds a box on wheels to be hip (the
Scion xB).
Well I refuse to throw
in the towel; I refuse to jump on the GM-bashing bandwagon. I admit that I'm
basically from a GM family; my grandfather had 9 Buicks, an Olds and a Chevy
from 1952 till he passed away in 1996. My Mom liked her '64 Pontiac Catalina
and her '78 Sunbird. My sister drove a '72 LeMans and then a '78 Firebird. And
I have always followed closely the goings-on at Buick, as I've mentioned in a
previous article, so obviously I am not the most objective on this subject. Of
course, I suspect most of the folks reading this LIClassicCars.com newsletter
would agree with me that they still respect GM for its great legacy and hate to
see it slowly wither on the vine. 1958 GM Firebird III Concept Car
Did GM bring a lot
of this upon themselves? Sure...there were quality
control and technology issues.
Despite that they
had a good thing going in the early to mid-'80s, when the perception of
Japanese cars was that they were nice economy cars and not much more. Then GM
attempted to reinvent itself when there was no need to. After the departure of
visionaries such as styling chief Bill Mitchell and marketing guru John Z.
DeLorean, the product line DID get a bit dull and it seemed that
"bean-counters", rather than car guys, were running the company. Ross
Perot, the largest GM stockholder at one point in the '80s, warned GM to change
their stingy, uncreative, "short-term focus" ways or face the
consequences. Instead of seriously considering his ideas, they bought out his
shares and forced him off the board. Instead of shutting up the
"troublemaker", GM could have put all that money into R&D,
marketing, or quality control. Instead the company invested heavily in Saturn
(which became popular but lost a ton of money) and gimmicky things like digital
gauges and a convoluted computer screen called "Graphic Control
Center". The downward spiral began as Toyota, Honda, and Nissan pushed
quality, value and style.
Fast forward to
2004...GM cars ARE interesting again...Cadillac Division gets praise from
almost everyone from old Caddy owners to the automotive press; Chevy and GMC
trucks and SUVs are stylish and practical. Pontiac Division is reinvigorated
with its V-8 powered GTO, and its envelope-pushing G6. The press compliments
the Buick LaCrosse as a superb handling, modern car. The "Auto Show In
Motion" tours the country where people can not just look at their cars
(and some competitors') but test-drive them as well...even a Corvette and a
Hummer!
Last January at
the Motor Trend Auto Show in Baltimore, GM showed off its three Firebird
concept cars from the '50s...radical, "Jetson"-style cars conceived
under the genius of Harley Earl. The Firebird III from 1958, pictured here, had
a groundbreaking turbine engine, huge fins inspired by aircraft and
glass-enclosed individual pods for the driver and passenger. Another bow to the
GM glory days: A salute to an era of confidence, innovation and creativity. The
other concept car pictured in this article is the Buick Velite sports car from
2004. The synergy, the connection between that era and today, can be felt for
the first time in decades. That feeling can be embraced in the Chevrolet SSR
pickup, the Cadillac STS, the new Vette and even the GMC Envoy XL (with its
sliding rear roof). GM is trying to be GM again! And in my humble opinion, it's
working. So what's going on?
2004 Buick Velite Concept Car
It's perception that rules the marketplace
these days. Years ago people were much more loyal to their particular brands;
Grandpa was a Buick guy, as I mentioned; my Dad liked AMC. Back “in the day”
cars were practically family members: New ones were shown off to the
neighborhood. Happy owners gushed with pride. "Ain't she a duzey?"
their friends and family might say, or "Looks really souped up!" Cars
for the new model year were presented to the public on "Introduction
Day", a huge event that included soaped up dealership windows (to prevent
people from getting a sneak peek) and in some cases, circus acts and parades!
The point is, Americans had a lot more pride in their cars, and their choice of
car was very important...not because it showed off their knowledge of safety
statistics or onboard navigation systems, but because of the intangibles... it
was an extension of themselves in the eyes of the public. You couldn't brag
about having a sluggish import. Practicality? Well that was a factor for SOME
people, but when Chrysler sales dropped dramatically in the '50s when their
cars were "sensible" and GM's were "dazzling", Chrysler
took out a $100 million loan, gave the design reigns over to Virgil Exner, and
took the style leadership crown back from GM.
But now people
don't have that same loyalty. People read Consumer Reports. People check
Edmunds.com. Some people have been burned with poor-quality American-built cars
so they figure, "I got burned with my (American brand here), I won't go
through that again." Even some older folks, the most loyal to the American
brands, have been buying Hondas and Toyotas. But the fact is that the
reliability gap between American and Japanese cars has shrunk rapidly, and in
some cases is non-existent (check recent J.D. Power studies that show Saturn
and Buick near the top in quality and dealer customer service). It may take a
few more years before American carmakers sway car buyers at large and reclaim their
superiority, because they have stumbled here and there, but it is on its way.
How can I be so sure? Because whenever this country is faced with its back
against the wall, we come through. Whether it be wars, economics, natural
disasters, or even terrorism...we get pushed, we push back like nobody else. So
I'm not worried about General Motors...as an auto enthusiast, I can tell you
confidently that they are doing their part. But all the incentives in the world
will not change a stubborn market perception. Now it's time for the American
car buyer to, at the very least, CONSIDER the products that they have shunned
for a generation.
In two months I
return with another installment of Independents' Day...concerning Studebaker in
the '50s.
Sources: USA Today,
"West of Laramie - A Brief History of the Auto Industry" By Richard
A. Wright
(Luige, very well put!) Pete
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Uneven
Tire Wear - It Ain’t Fair
By Rich Fiore
Although we don't drive
our classic rides all that much, after a certain amount of cruisin’, tires can
wear unevenly if the front end is out of specs. The car will also have the
tendency to pull to one side too ... no fun there either. Alignment can be
critical right down to a quarter of a degree. But before making any
adjustments, all front end steering and suspension components must be checked
for wear or damage. Doing an adjustment prior to checking the front end is like
putting the cart before the horsepower ... err horse.
So to start out, the
car should be up on a lift ( preferably ), if not, up on jack stands ( safety
first boys and girls ). I always grab the tire (since it gives me good
leverage ), and give it a good shake front to back and top to bottom. I look
for excessive free-play and try and look for slop in the linkage. Check the
center link ( draglink ), inner/outer tie rod ends, idler arm, and pitman
arm if its wearable. Also check for wheel bearing play. You can slide under and
give each component a good shake too.
Next I would jack the
car up off the stands and slide a jackstand under the lower control arm
and slowly lower to unload the spring. Leave the tire about 4" off the
ground. I use a long prybar under the tire and have a friend pull up and look
for play in the upper and lower ball joints. You can also look for play in the
upper control arm bushings. The lowers will not show movement since the
jackstand is in place. Try and do a visual on those. All worn components must
be replaced. While there, check the shocks for leakage. Replace if necessary.
So if everything
checks ok, lets look at the wear pattern. If the outer edge of the tire is
worn this translates into too much positive camber. The inner edge means too
much negative camber. Manufacturers have different ways of performing this
adjustment. The two most common ways are with the installation ( or removal )
of shims, or through the use of an eccentric (like most of us right ?). Each way will do the job although I
prefer the shim method. By the way I have always done my own adjustments
without a problem. Most people would feel uncomfortable with this and should
take it to a pro.
The other form of
tire wear would be that of feather-edging. This is where the tires are not
"pointed" straight ahead and create this scuffing pattern. The
steering wheel will usually be out of its normal position. This adjustment is
made with a sleeve found between the inner and outer tie rod. I have found that
it is usually one tire that is out, and make the adjustment accordingly on the
worn tire until the wheel straightens out.
The final form of
tire wear is based on tire pressures. An over inflated tire will wear down the
middle while an under inflated tire will wear out the outer edges.
Overall its not too
difficult to see that the front end of your classic ride is not too complex.
Prior to performing any alignment adjustments, all wearable items must be
inspected and replaced as necessary. Its time to start cruisin’
again dudes and dudettes. Yee Ha!!!!
Quick and Dirty : When was the last time you greased that
front end ? !!
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Bill
Carberry: 1959 Ford Galaxie
I am not the original owner of my ‘59 Galaxie but I’ve owned it for most of its life and most of mine. The story of my Ford actually starts with a Chevy that was the first car I ever owned (and still do). It was 1977 and I was 16 when my cousin and friends all started getting their first cars and they were all 50’s cars besides. An older brother of a schoolmate was in the army and had no use for his 54 Bel Air so I borrowed the money from my mother and drove it home unregistered, uninsured, and me without a license. Being a 6 cylinder and a 4 door I knew it would never be a “real” hot rod but it was a good place to start my venture into the automotive world. I had no mechanical experience when I got the car but I learned a lot by screwing up a lot of stuff on my Chevy.
Exactly one year later another friend got his license and “needed” to have a roadworthy car right away. His 59 Ford was in pretty sorry shape so for $50 it became my sorry looking rust-bucket and he bought a 66 Caddy to be his first car on the road.
It held promise to be the “hot rod” that my
Chevy would never be. It was a 2 door and had a big-block. The kid I got it
from screwed up quite a few things on this car before I even had a chance to.
Two examples; For some unknown reason he cut each wire on the back of the
instrument cluster and after removing the intake manifold he re-installed it
without any gaskets. I actually had it running like this but only for a few
seconds at a time (gee I wonder why). Once I saw what I was up against I
realized I would have to pretty much start from scratch and so began the
disassembly.
Within a couple of months I had the body off the chassis and had taken everything apart that could be except for the windshield and rear glass from the body. I learned how to arc weld on the chassis and although they aren’t pretty, the patches I welded in are still solid. I brazed in replacement body supports to replace the missing ones and cleaned the entire underside of the body. The body went back on the welded, primed, and painted chassis about two years later after I replaced all of the control arm bushings and ball joints. It had 102,000 miles when I got it and I figured what wasn’t worn out yet probably didn’t have much life left in it anyway.
I
had recently trashed a ‘63 Galaxie that was supposed to be a winter beater but
it didn’t survive a night of street demo derby against another friends Caddy.
Does the term “young and stupid” mean anything? The 352 2bbl in this
“sacrificed to stupidity Ford” would be my 59’s “get it on the road”
powerplant. I cleaned it and painted it and treated it like it was a 427. I
mated it with a big input Toploader that I got in a junkyard for $150. Yes,
they were that cheap at one time!! It hit the road legally and I got to drive
it for the first time in 1985, seven years after I bought it. It had some of
the original paint still showing along with black primer here and there, and
some “air conditioning” due to rust in the rear quarter panels. It didn’t look
like much but it looked a lot better than when I got it.
About a year later I brought it to Raceway Park, Englishtown, New Jersey for the annual Old Time Drags & Rod Run. It took over 17.5 seconds to get down the quarter mile and that was enough to get me going on my need for speed. I already had a 390 .060 over and a few other parts waiting to go in, but I also had a 390 out of my wife’s (ex that is) ‘69 Mustang that got rear ended. This 390 went in along with 4.30 gears on a Traction Lock rear which got the time in the quarter down to 15.50.
It was good enough for now until the budget permitted the “good” 390 to be put together.
Meanwhile I had been doing bodywork here and there. Both fenders and rocker panels were replaced before the car even went on the road. The right side ¼ had an 8 foot crease down its side since I got it, not to mention the bottom 6 inches in the back were completely gone. I picked up a full factory quarter during my second trip to Carlisle and brought it home tied to the roof of my 54 Chevy. The quarter went on in July 1991 and then I began actually putting some real paint on the car along with some help from my cousin Steve. This involved stripping off what was left of the original Turquoise and White paint along with the primer I had applied. (Helpful hint, don’t put just primer over bare metal and leave it like that for years. The metal WILL rust under the primer!) I also replaced both rocker panels again since I didn’t do anything to protect the inside of them 13 years earlier. The hood and trunk lid were also replaced with more solid pieces and a 4 foot patch was put on the driver side rear quarter. It was now completely painted although you could tell that some panels were painted years before the others.
In 1987 I finally got the .060 over 390 assembled and installed. It had a low rise 427 dual quad intake, a .605 solid lift cam, cast iron 427 headers and the same Toploader was still in back of it. By now I had upgraded the rear to 4.56’s on a 31 spline spool and I finally had the “hot rod” that I wanted when I was 16. It’s a good thing I didn’t have it in this condition when I was younger though, I probably would have done a whole bunch of other stupid things and I might not still have it or be able to write about it.
This motor lasted quite a few years and got the car to a 13.51 time at the track. I even have a picture that shows daylight under the left front tire, believe it or not! When another of my friends saw the picture he said “Well that just proves that pigs can fly!.”
He
was a Chevy owner and was quite shocked to see a car like mine weighing 4000
pounds with me in it lift a wheel. In the search for more speed I did a few
more things to the motor in 1992 including degreeing the cam and having the
pistons fly cut for a little more piston to valve clearance. It began to smoke
quite a bit not long after re-assembly. I thought it was due to budget
restrictions requiring re-use of the piston rings. After being embarrassed at
too many red lights by the blue smoke coming from everywhere I decided it was
time for another bigger and faster motor. When I took the 390 apart I found the
reason for all the blow-by. There was a ¼” by 1/8” hole in the top of one of
the pistons from being fly cut a little too deep!! And I was driving it like
that for a couple of years too!
The interior, or at least most of it, got re-done in July of 1993. This consisted of replacing the headliner, recovering the seats, new windlace and carpet.
The current motor is a 428 + .030 (with the same grind cam as the 390) and was put in in 1999. This motor has a single 850 on an aluminum Edelbrock and it sits in front of the same Toploader that I put in when I first put the car together. Its best time now is a 12.86 at 102 mph and I have an even better picture of it lifting the left front wheel. I used to drive the car all year long with the 4.56’s but now I put them in about a month before going to the track and go back to 3.50’s or even 3.00 to 1’s for easier cruising the rest of the year. The only other things I do before I go to the track are put on 10” slicks, open the header dumps and put in some high octane racing gas. I haven’t even changed the sparkplugs in a few years thanks to the electronic distributor that another friend built and the MSD. I know I could do a lot more things to get some more speed out of it but I am very happy with the drivability I get from it now.
During the winter of 2001 I touched up the imperfections in the body, stripped off some of the previously applied paint (again) and painted the whole car at one time, finally! My girlfriend at the time (who is now my wife) even helped with the bodywork along with my cousin Steve again. Within a month I even had all the chrome back on it for the first time since I’d owned it.
I would like to say that it is done, but as most of you know, a car that is used and enjoyed is never done. It’s time to get the interior done again since the driver’s seat is looking pretty tattered and some pieces of the windlace are worn away, again. Not that much remains original on this car. Most of the body panels have been replaced and I have no idea whatever even happened to the original 352 and Cruise-O-Matic. I do still have the original valve covers. I had them chrome plated about 25 years ago and they have been on each & every motor that I’ve had in my ‘59.
When average people see it most of them complement me on its condition and ask what kind of car it is. Then they ask what its worth and I say “I have no idea” because I know it will most likely never be for sale while I am alive and able to drive. The only other plans I have for it right now besides the interior again are to enjoy it as much as possible. Eventually I want to go on an interstate cruise or rod run with it (and my wife of course!). I am trying to use it to promote a new area of my business; that is Classic Heaters and Classic Radiator. I would like to tie together my passion for old cars with my radiator shop business and have some fun doing it.
Oh yeah, the Chevy. I still have it and I plan to re do it, again, next winter. But then again I’ve been planning on re-doing it for the past 10 years or so. I won’t give up on it though.
My ex-wife used to break my chops about it since I wasn’t fixing it up and was putting most of my efforts into the 59. Every time she “suggested” that I sell it, I thought to myself “I had both of these cars before you, and I’ll probably have them after you”. I was right. My second wife is very into the car thing along with me, and in 4 ½ years has logged 100 times more time in my ‘59 than my first wife did in 15 years.
How many motorheads can say that they still own their first
AND second cars? It has been 28 years
since I got my Chevy and 27 since I got my Galaxie, and I remember most of the
important events and times in my life based on which car I was driving at the
time. Well I guess that proves that pigs can fly and I am a die-hard motorhead.
(Bill, great story! From one “first car owner” to another) Pete
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I hope you read with interest this special edition of the Newsletter. I consider it special because of the inclusion of a tribute to Pope John Paul II. He was certainly one of the most profound leaders in history with a positive impact on the world.
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Pete Giordano
Long Island Classic Cars.com