On May 21, 11:04*pm, wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2011 22:42:31 -0400, aemeijers
wrote:









On 5/21/2011 9:29 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
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"The wipers on my 68 Javelin stop working."

"Check the fuel pump."

"The car runs fine...I said the wipers don't work."

"Check the fuel pump. There's a vacuum booster pump bolted to the top
of the fuel pump that powers the wipers. They can leak."

Okay, so Javelins were really 1959 Ramblers under the skin. But you
gotta admit, that first year Javelin sure was pretty. I did a real
double take going through a 73? or so Hornet hatch at a dealership- the
load floor cover over the spare tire was painted plywood- the company
was so broke by then they couldn't even afford tooling for a simple
almost-flat ridged metal panel.

And that plywood deck did NOT rattle, and was very stout - you never
saw one dented or damaged. Why use steel???? It was protected from the
elements and was not required to be air-tight like floor-boards, or to
stand up to exhaust heat etc.

And the Javelin was MUCH different than a '57 Rambler. It was a '68,
more or less. The 232 and 258 sixes were pretty good little engines -
and the *290, 304,360 engines were better than the 287, 290, and 327
Nash engines of previous generations -- and they were not BAD engines.

Alright, I'll admit it, my ringtone is based on the '66 Ambassador I
owned up until 1980.

Pull the front seat forward, recline both sides of the split front
seat until they were level with the back seat and the whole inside of
the car was a bed.

If you call me I'll hear the Blues Brothers...

Next I caught a ride with a gambler's wife
She had a brand new lay down Rambler
She parked inside of town, layed the Rambler down
She said she sure could dig if I'd knew her