Dear
Santa,
I have been good
(better) this year. Please disregard what others may have written to you about
me. It isn’t true.
I would be very happy
if you could get me the following this year: after all, I have wanted these
things for a long, long time.
You see, (as you know)
I have a small little one-car garage and don’t have much room for anything in
it. So first off, please get me a sixteen-car garage! A barn would work also,
but please make it tight and dry so the elements and rodents cant get in.
Then, if you please Mr.
Claus, please fill the barn or garage with the following vehicles:
1969 Dodge Daytona.
Turquoise with white interior, wing, and stripe.
1970 Plymouth
Superbird. Yellow with black top and interior.
1969 Chevrolet Camaro
SS/RS Convertible. Indy Pace Car Edition.
1970 Dodge Challenger
R/T Convertible. Plum Crazy Purple with white top, interior, and stripe.
1968 Dodge Charger R/T.
Triple black with red Bumblebee stripe.
1968 Ford Mustang
Shelby GT500 Convertible. Red with black top and interior.
1970 Dodge Challenger
T/A. Burnt Orange with burnt orange interior.
1970 Plymouth AAR Cuda.
Red with red interior.
1971 Plymouth Road
Runner. Air Grabber. Butterscotch with two-tone tan & brown interior.
1970 Oldsmobile 442 Convertible.
Azure Blue with white top, interior, and stripe.
1960 Chrysler 300F
Convertible. Cinnamon with tan leather interior.
1963 Plymouth Sport
Fury Max Wedge. Copper with copper & black interior.
1969 Pontiac GTO. Black
with black top and red interior.
1998 Dodge Viper GTS.
Blue with white stripes.
2009 Maserati Gran
Turismo. Bordeaux with Cuoia Sella leather interior.
Thanks Santa and MERRY
CHRISTMAS!!
Love,
Pete
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Have you noticed those little
digital speed signs in various places? The ones that are mounted up in the air
or on a pole on the side of the road? They tell you how fast you are going. I
laugh when I see them and everyone around me panic braking ‘cause they think
there’s a cop watching or that someone who’s reading the image in some remote
location is going to send them a ticket in the mail.
Can you imagine if they had those back in the day
when we started driving!! Holy cow! How wild would that have been!?!
For me it was the late 70’s early 80’s when I
started out behind the wheel.
Me and my friends would have LOVED IT!! We would
have had non-stop speed contests to see who could drive by and get the sign to
read the highest! Hit the fastest speed - you win! Loser has to buy the beer!
It would have been a challenge every single time we
passed one! Irresistible!
We probably would have even measured out a quarter
mile before the sign and tried to record “trap speeds” as we passed under it.
(I am pretty sure it only reads two digits though. Haven’t fully tested one out
yet.)
Here are my estimates of what would have occurred
between me and my buddies:
I could see T in his late 70’s Dodge Has-been
(Aspen) getting up to about 32 mph. Neil in his slant-six Duster maybe hitting
40. Ken Qua in his VW Beetle, all 6’ 4” of him with his knees up ‘round his
ears, shifting gingerly (or aggressively if he was boozing) to either 17 or 57
mph. Then Ken C. (aka Kenny M.) in one of his myriad of vehicles drag
racing against Scott in his Torino and both of them with their lack of straight
line driving skills smashing into each other once they hit about 60. That would
put a kibosh on everything. But not before Hughie took his Impala –{ the one
with the holes in the floorboards that all the empty beer cans kept falling
through as we drove around }- to about 45mph.
Rocco had an early 80’s Z28 but he was kinda laid
back and conservative so I don’t think he would have pushed it too much, maybe
about 75mph. He was “a good boy”. Still is. Big Al never had any patience for
highway hi-jinks back then, so he probably would have made one run up to about
65 (the legal speed limit at the time) and then thought better of his impending
medical career and never attempted it again. Luis would have obeyed the sign to
its fullest and threatened to harm any of us physically if we started a run
while he was in the car. Howser (you’ll read about him in a minute) would have
reveled in that fact and eagerly searched for a sign whenever he had Lou in a
vehicle with him.
Bob G. and Stu would have given it their best shot
time and again in their Challengers, but with 318s on board I doubt they would
have gone faster than 70 or 75. John was an exuberant sort of fellow with a
fun-loving and often aggressive nature. The signs would have been to him like
Singing Sirens were to Odysseus, he couldn’t have resisted their lure! We both
had fast cars and lack of self-control on occasion. The racing would have been
great! I don’t think anyone else but JohnBoy and his Vette would have given me
and the Charger a run for the money. Nor would anyone else have attempted the
sign challenge as many times.
Except Bob C. however, he probably would have done
it three or four hundred times with his GTO or 302 Maverick. He would
have to have found out if the digital sign would hit three-digits. Even if he
had to start a half mile back! They would have had to set up a net to stop him
or put spikes on the road. And Baby Joe, my gosh, that would have been trouble
for sure! His Mustangs weren’t fast, maybe he’d get into the 60-70mph range,
but his efforts to show off or beat his brother would have led to disaster!
Howser (remember him?) in his CJ7 probably would have tipped over. Good thing
he had his own air bags even back then.
Steve D. knew idiocy with no bounds and assuredly
would have wrecked his Firebird within a matter of a week of one of those signs
being installed anywhere. Probably would have tested the three-digit
possibility during his “final run”.
Charlie had a Pinto as his first car, which probably
would have peaked around 50 mph or so. Because of that, once he got his early
80’s Stang he would have been out for revenge. A couple nights after some
indulgence of the liquid variety would have surely led to some “high-octane”
thrill seeking. Perhaps 90mph or so past the sign, but unfortunately he’d
probably keep going ‘til he either ran out of gas or hit water.
Then of course, there was X. (aka Bob X or Racer X). This fellow was the
guy that no one ever wanted to drive with. People fought over not
getting into his car on any given night. The man was danger on wheels and you
never knew what madness he would engage in. He would have continually attempted
to race anyone up to and through those digital speed monitor signs. He believed
in one hand on the steering wheel and the other either holding his shoulder or
a cigar. Those signs would have been a lure for him that spelled danger to
everyone else on the road.
Man, times have changed. Now people slow down when
they see those digital speed monitors. What ever happened to good ole
American-Boy fun-loving, and yes, stupid, “Duke’s of Hazzard” style driving?
Ahhh, the things we used to do.
I guess I am grateful that it doesn’t occur as much
as it used to, now that I am older and have more sensibility. I was pretty much
always a seat belt wearing guy, wait….. that’s not exactly accurate. But I’d
like to think I was. I wore it sometimes as a teenager, more consistently once
I got into my 20’s. Now it’s the first thing I do before I even start the car.
In truth I am glad that the cops are more serious now and less tolerant of
street antics. Especially since I am driving around with my wife and kids and I
realize after seeing too much carnage on the roads the last twenty years that
the street is no place for irresponsibility.
Back in the day if you “dabbled” in street stupidity
you got a “slap on the wrist” warning, or at most, a speeding ticket. Now you
can lose your license, go to jail, and even forfeit your car. Heck, I remember
we used to go to the Dairy Barn drive through lane – pick up three or four six
packs - and head off down the road! Imagine that – drive through beer pickup!
And if the cops pulled you over for something (which happened several times)
and you had beer, all they did was confiscate it! Unless of course you were a
drunken idiot, in which case you did get hauled off to the station house.
Justifiably I might add.
Well, I could tell MANY more stories. Perhaps
another time I will. But for now… enjoy a smile on me when you see those
digital speed readout signs and think of my story and what you
might have done back in your time. And don’t forget to laugh at the people who
are panic braking!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1
Editor’s Introduction
2 Picture Caption Contest
3 Cruise Night Information
4 Guest Writers’ Columns
Lou Refano
Rich’s Tech Tips
5
My Car Story
6
The Archive
7 Editor’s Closing
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“DID I DO
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“EXTRA EXTRA!
READ ALL ABOUT IT!!”
The Cruise Nights are done for the season. I believe OBI is
the only place running through winter.
If anybody knows any different – enlighten us and we will pass
it on.
Winter Cruise location updates:
SUNDAYS: *AM Cruise* Ocean Pkwy, Captree Beach Parking Lot through May, then at OBI. Babylon, NY
Public Gathering
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Guest Writers’ Columns
Lou Refano writes about his love of convertibles. Buick’s in
particular. Lou writes many articles with knowledge and passion, and you can
tell the man is serious about cars. Buick’s in particular. I wonder of one is
on his list to Santa this year?
Rich’s Tech Tips is so informative that I feel guilty not paying him
for his expertise and wealth of knowledge. His column this time can set
everyone’s engines to starting right in any kind of weather. Read it slowly so
as not to choke on it.
In the My Car
Story
section we have an incredible hot rod
that I first saw at a car show in the summer of 2008. This car just has to be
seen up-close and in-person to appreciate the quality of the build and all the
details! I spent an hour walking around it and waiting for the owner – Harold Sampson - to show up! Harold tells the story here of his
acquisition of this beast and what he has done to it since.
Enjoy…
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LAST OF THE
BREED
by Louis Refano
Ever since America has been motoring, it has had an enduring love affair
with the open body style, better known as the convertible. The “drop-top” or
“soft-top” has been a quintessential part of that hundred-year-plus saga of the
American car. They continue to command huge premiums over their hardtop and
sedan counterparts of the same vintage. The convertible not only provides the
pleasure of fresh-air motoring for its driver and passengers…it is a true
status symbol. This type of transportation proudly announces to the world, “I
have a level of cool and I want you to know it.” From the ‘40s to the ‘60s they
were a central part of the cast in movies and TV shows, as a symbol of romance
and a carefree spirit. At its zenith in 1963, over 507,000 factory soft-tops of
all makes were produced…7% of total car production. By 1974 only 28,000 hit the
roads. What happened?
Many factors conspired against the
convertible. When the parkways on Long Island were first built, the speed limit
was 35. People could cruise comfortably and the open roof certainly added to
the fun of sightseeing. But with the advent of 55, 60, 70 mph limits, that
gentle breeze became a full-blown hurricane, rendering the convertible far more
impractical. The increase in vandalism over the decades, and higher insurance
rates, certainly put a damper on convertible ownership. In 1949 the first
production “hardtop convertibles” were introduced, which had a steel roof, no
center or “B” pillar, and looked like a convertible with all the windows rolled
down. By the mid-50s these hardtops in two and four doors were all the rage,
offering a more practical alternative. And the nail in the coffin (or so the
auto companies thought) had to be the federal government’s increasing
involvement in safety requirements in the 1960s. GM had redesigned its mid-size
hardtops in 1973 and full-size in 1974 to “Colonnade” style, with a center post
and separate rear quarter window, anticipating that the government would be
enacting tougher rollover standards (ultimately these did not come to pass,
however).
Buick Division had a history of being one of America’s most prolific
convertible producers. In 1941 over 19,000 Buick convertibles were built,
second only to Ford. In 1948 they led the industry with 34,970 of their
attractive soft-tops built. In 1955 24,898 were built…11.7% of the total
convertible output for that year. Clearly Buick was a major participant in the
convertible’s glory years. So it had to be a culture shock to just about
everyone when the calendar turned to 1974 and some bad news came out of
Detroit.
That fall, GM announced that it would discontinue its Pontiac, Oldsmobile
and Buick convertibles after the 1975 model year, due to declining sales…due in
no small part to the factors mentioned above. Ford and Chrysler had already
pulled the plug on the drop-tops after ‘71. Cadillac would have the last act
all to itself…the 1976 Eldorado Convertible would be the last of its kind. The
drive-in-movie car, the boulevard cruiser car, the Inspiration Point car, would
become consigned to history. For 1975 only 5,300 Buick convertibles left the
factory, a far cry from the “glory days”. A great American icon was departing,
never to return…or so they thought at the time.
In the frenzy of the Bicentennial era many
GM dealers fattened their coffers with over-sticker prices on these supposedly
last topless behemoths. One of my classmates had bragged how her father had
purchased a ‘76 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible and was going to keep it
in the garage, and that it was worth $50,000. Seemed like a great investment
idea, BUT, that gentleman didn’t have a crystal ball set to 1982, when after a
six-year hiatus, an auto maven by the name of Lee Iacocca reacquainted us with
the romantic side of the automobile again and gave us the Chrysler Town and
Country convertible on the K-car chassis. This was followed by the 1983 Buick
Riviera convertible, the first Buick soft-top since that allegedly last one in
1975. Our Cadillac owner couldn’t have been too happy, but then again, does an
auto lover buy strictly for the investment, or because you can’t get enough of
that rolling sculpture on a twisty open road with the wind in your hair?
To be fair, the 1975/76 GM convertibles were the last that were actually manufactured
by GM, not outsourced to body conversion houses like they are currently. So in
a sense this generation truly was a “last of the breed” of big,
rear-wheel-drive, factory-built American cruisers.
A prime example is the feature car shown here: A 1975 Buick LeSabre Custom
convertible, owned since 1996 by Neil Davis of Levittown. I originally saw this
car on display at a Town of Hempstead show in Point Lookout. Neil also owns
another ‘75 LeSabre convertible., a light blue one, that is in separate storage
and was also purchased in ‘96 with only 900 miles! Perhaps I’ll profile that
one in a future issue. Neil also owns two ‘71 “boattail” Rivieras in rare
colors…this will also be a future article, once the winter makes its retreat
and true warmth returns! Meanwhile I’ll be covering other topics so I don’t
overload all of you with Buicks…try to keep it fair and balanced like Fox News,
y’know? Something like that.
So getting back to our profile car, it was built late in the model
year, in July of ’75...in fact, it’s one of the last 500 built, and has a
special dash plaque from the factory to commemorate this. It was originally
purchased from Dorsey Buick-Olds in Dalton, Georgia. Interestingly it was Mr.
Dorsey’s personal car, and kept at the dealership. It wasn’t until Mr. Dorsey
died and his son inherited the car, that it was first titled in 1980! Dorsey’s
son Vic sold it to a woman who bought it for her husband’s birthday. That
gentleman sold it after a year to another gentleman who drove it once a week in
good weather only, and on Sundays. Neil purchased the car in ‘96 from Everett
Bettis Antique and Classic Cars in Alpharetta, GA.
This beauty is in factory paint code 72--Ruby Red, with white top and white
interior, including 60/40 front bench seat. It wears its original paint and a
new top was recently installed. It was purchased with 36,000 miles and
currently has 52,000. The motor is the optional 455 cubic inch, 4-barrel (which
was a $135 option). Not many of these big motors left the factory that year due
to the fallout from the ‘74 gas crisis, which adds even more to the special
interest status of this vehicle. The 1975 LeSabre Custom convertible had a
starting price of $5,133. What we basically have here is a loaded car,
including AM/FM stereo with 8-track tape player, fuel usage indicator (!),
power antenna, positive traction differential, firm ride and handling
suspension, heavy duty cooling, cornering lights, speed alert, sport mirrors,
6-way power seats, power windows, power locks, CruiseMaster cruise control,
chrome-plated wheels and a whole bunch more…39 options in all! Total sticker
price including options and taxes: $7,794. Sounds like a bargain to me. Some
critics bemoan the “battering ram” 5 mph bumper up front, but I happen to like
it…gives the car more substance and swagger. Not that it needed much more on
its 227-inch body.
The original 8-track player was replaced with a cassette player (Neil still
has the 8-track), but the original knobs were fitted. Otherwise, all original
(except for the aforementioned top) as it came from the factory in Kansas City,
Kansas. As Neil says, “It’s a fun car…it’s like a siren…[saying] ‘look at me!’
”
“Mile long”, low, classy, resplendent in its bright red and chrome…American
convertibles may have gone away and had a comeback since the mid-’70s, but this
one is truly the last of the breed
Sources: The Dream Machine by Jerry Flynt, Seventy Years of Buick by George
Dammann, Cars of the Sensational ‘70s by James Flammang at the auto editors of
Consumer Guide, Buick Buyer’s Guide by Richard M. Langworth.
(Luigi- the sport and romance of the convertible
will never die as long as there are people to drive cars.) Pete
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RICH’S TECH
TIPS
By Rich Fiore
LETS
NOT GET ALL CHOKED UP ABOUT IT - CHOKE ADJUSTMENT MADE EASY
Now
that we are almost into the official winter season ( ugh ) some of
us ... myself included, still like to take our cars out
from time to time to keep the juices running. Even though the cars enjoy
that cold dense charge of air, and usually run better because of it,
getting them to run properly until normal operating temperature is
reached can sometimes be a tricky situation.
When fuel
injected cars came about, a big selling point was that they were better in the
cold start mode as opposed to an engine with a
carb. Actually, there were no problems with a carburetor
set-up unless it was out of adjustment, dirty, or the thermostatic spring
( coil ) was worn or broken.
“So why the
need for a choke” you say? I'm glad you asked. For an internal combustion
engine to run properly there is a specific air-fuel ratio required during the
entire warm up cycle. When the air that enters the engine is cold, it
has effectively changed that ratio. There are other big issues like the
rate of vaporization of fuel when cold. At 60 degree's that rate is only about
50 percent. Low piston speed is also a problem since it fails to pull
enough fuel flow to overcome the slow vaporization rate. Since there is no
way to enrich the fuel flow, the easiest way is to close off some of the
incoming air via the choke butterfly to maintain the proper ratio.
The choke
butterfly is located over the air horn at the top of the carb. The first
systems were manually operated and controlled by the driver. He had to
gradually open the choke as the engine warmed up ( what a pain ). Then
the automatic choke came along. There was no need for driver input. It
also added a few more components like a thermostatic spring, pull off, and a
fast idle cam.
So we know
what the butterfly does, but what about the other components. Let's start with
the pull off or break. It is usually a manifold controlled diaphragm that just
cracks the choke plate open slightly on startup - after
the pedal has been depressed and the choke coil has closed. The choke coil can be built into the
carb ( typically GM) or divorced from the carb (
typically Chrysler ). When divorced it is connected to the butterfly via
a rod. The coil itself is a bi-metallic spring, which is 2 strips of 2
dissimilar metals (usually steel and copper or brass). The difference in the
expansion rates causes the coil to unwind as it heats up. When it cools it
simply contracts.
Heat can
be brought to the coil in different ways. The coil built in to the carb was
usually fed heat via a tube from the intake manifold crossover. With the divorced
coils, they would sit in a well in the intake manifold and get heat from the
exhaust crossover. Later in the 70's electric choke springs were used. They
used a toaster like heating element to warm up the coil as opposed to air.
The last item would be
that of the fast idle mechanism. This is required to keep the engine from
stalling during warm -up. The mechanism is nothing more than a cam
which is used to raise the idle during cold start. It usually has its own
high idle screw so as not to interfere with regular curb idle adjustment.
So lets put all
of this together: It’s a very cold day, you depress the pedal to the floor
and the choke closes. At the same time the throttle linkage is now set on
the fast idle cam. You start the engine and the choke pull-off now opens
the choke slightly while the engine is at a high idle and warms up. The choke
should open slowly at a pre-determined rate ( maintaining that air - fuel ratio
) until the engine reaches normal operating temperature. Whew !!!
So if problems
do arise, the first thing to do is to get the proper specs from the
factory shop manual. Some used a specific sized drill bit (used to measure how much
the choke cracked open when the engine started) and others used
an angle type of gauge for the initial break. The
following would be the possible scenarios with a bad choke circuit and some of
the reasons for it:
Hard Starting: The
choke butterfly must close fully when the gas pedal is depressed and
have spring tension. If not, the linkage is gummed up, or a choke coil is
broken or worn out. Also if the air horn was warped it would not close
completely.
Starts and Stalls in a Few Seconds: Choke pull-off
could be bad or carb float bowl is draining down after the engine
is shutoff.
Loads Up/Blows Black Smoke after running
a few Minutes: The
choke butterfly is not opening up enough. This is caused by a
misadjusted pull-off or a blown pull-off diaphragm. Fast idle speed could be
set too low.
Balking/Hesitates During Warm Up: Choke coil
tension is not tight enough and choke butterfly is opening pre-maturely. This
causes too lean of a mixture.
A choke that is adjusted properly should
allow the engine to start and run immediately ...even on the coldest day. The
fast idle should drop and there should be no problems with acceleration. By
looking at all of the steps outlined above, your car should run as good as any
modern Detroit fuel injection system.
Quick And Dirty: When was the last
time you inspected and cleaned all of your carb linkages ?
(Fascinating Rich! I never knew all the ins and outs
of the choke system. How much do we owe you this time?) Pete
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Harold Sampson: 1932 Ford Two-Door Sedan
Well, I'm not sure where to start. I purchased this
car on e-bay just over three years ago. I found it in Ohio. Some guy had built
this car and put in his private collection where it just sat. He never drove
it. "0" miles! It's a good thing he didn't. The engine was a
disaster!
Anyway, I drove out from LI to Ohio to see if I
would fit in the car. I did, so I called my wife over the phone, told her, and
she said; “Go for it”. The next weekend, we went out and picked up the car.
When I bought it, the only registration the fellow had was for a ‘34 Plymouth.
I did register the car that way at first, and as soon as I could because I
couldn't wait to drive the car. I eventually changed to the proper
registration: 1932 Ford Two-Door Sedan, V8.
I could never get the car to run properly. It was
not making any boost and ran terrible. It didn't have much power. You would think
with a 6-71 blower, it would be tearing the tires off the rims. Not a chance.
Anyway, I drove the car the first year I had it. I found out you could stick
your fingers through the vains! So I took the blower off, and sent it out to a
place in Idaho. Blower comes back. I put it on the car and got it running. But
something still wasn’t right. I stuck my nose in the carbs and smelled 90
weight oil. Off the blower comes again. Change the seals on the blower. By this
time I'm getting tired of working on it. I just want to drive it! That winter I
decided to pull the motor. My friends at S&K Speed in Farmingdale, NY
helped me tear it down. Surprise!! Six connecting rods of one type, and two
rods of another type! Needless to say, from day one, the motor was junk!! But
it looked good! Anyhow, after about 6 months and 10 grand, the motor was back
in the car. I picked up a brand new Weiand 6-71, and two new Edelbrock
Endurashine 600 cfm carbs. Now the car runs better than it ever did! What a
screamer, and 
so much fun to drive.
The car
already had this awesome paint job done as you see it here. There are over 100
labor hours in the graphics alone! Mike Kays did the job. The leather interior
was done by Portage Trim out of Ohio. People can’t believe that I drive this
car. I guess it should be in storage somewhere. Perhaps, but I try to drive it
every chance I get. You could probably say it's a daily driver. There is not
one single item on the car that is not polished – all the aluminum, stainless
steel, and chrome. The entire floor of this machine is #8 grade polished steel,
as is the firewall. The body is a Dave Koorey creation from Florida. The engine
is a 383 cubic inch blown, stroked small block pushing over 600 hp.
I get a smile on my face every time this hotrod
starts up! It has won best in show, best paint, best engine, best street rod,
and has taken first place in every show she has been in. It's a real crowd
pleaser. The kids always ask me to start it up, and of course, I do. I think it
is one of the most photographed cars on Long Island. Stock & Custom
magazine did a feature story on this amazing automobile. I love it, and will
continue to keep cruisin’ in it and pleasing the crowds.
Last, but not least, I can’t express how I feel
about all the wonderful people I've met, and became friends with through car
shows and other events. Long Island is the place to be!
(Thanks for the
lowdown on this piece of rolling art Harold!) Pete
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If you noticed, I only asked Santa for 15 cars to fill my
16-car garage. I figured I’d better leave space for something... ….that irresistible deal that might come
along! Perhaps a ’69 Pontiac Trans-Am in white with blue stripes?!
(Did you actually think I was gonna say I was leaving a
spot for my wife’s Town & Country Minivan?!)
I wish a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HANUKKAH to all !!!
Pete Giordano
Editor
Long Island Classic Cars.com