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#16266 of 19414 Re: I don't know (berri) [hpmctorque] by texases Dec 29, 2008 (8:08 pm)
Replying to: hpmctorque (Dec 29, 2008 7:44 pm) Think woodworm - rust holes appearing over time. A friend had a GLC in Anchorage, and the salt did a number on it, but he got about 15 years out of it anyway. He liked that car, could have replaced it any time he wanted to.
#16267 of 19414 Re: I don't know (lokki) [urnews] by lemmer Dec 30, 2008 (6:22 am)
Replying to: urnews (Dec 29, 2008 3:25 pm) It was at least a good little car by 1970s standards anyway. Replies to this message: jlflemmons (Dec 30, 2008 9:10 am)
#16268 of 19414 Re: I don't know (lokki) [lemmer] by jlflemmons Dec 30, 2008 (9:10 am)
Replying to: lemmer (Dec 30, 2008 6:22 am) My lab partner had an '83 GLC 4dr with a stick. It was really a good car for the times. I do remember the day he came back from lunch and told me we needed to take a ride in the car, something was wrong. Felt like all four wheels were bent. Turned out that all four Bridgestone tires had slipped belts within days of each other! We took it down and had a set of Toyo's installed, and the car drove so completely different it could hardly be believed. Smooth, quiet, very stable.   He drove that car for years, then sold it to a coworker, who later sold it to one of his kids. Not bad considering the first month my buddy owned it, the engine blew up with <1k miles on it. Mazda had put the wrong dipstick in the engine, and even though it registered full, it was down three quarts of oil (out of four) and the idiot light didn't work. John almost got rid of it then and there, but in the long haul it turned out to be a "Great Little Car".
#16269 of 19414 How common... by andre1969 Dec 30, 2008 (9:56 am)
would an AM/FM car radio have been back in 1967? My mechanic is finally just about finished with my '67 Catalina convertible. One of the finishing touches was going to be putting a stock AM/FM radio in it. It's AM-only now, and the antenna got snapped off years ago. Whenever I wanted tunes in the car I'd always just do it old-school style. Throw a boom-box in the back seat!   Well, the mechanic put another antenna in. He looked all over for an AM/FM radio that would fit in my car and still look stock, but with no luck. Does anybody know any good sources online for something like that?   I'm really excited about getting the car back, although it's going to be a bummer waiting until the spring time to start driving it around. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 30, 2008 10:01 am) andre1969 (Dec 30, 2008 10:23 am) fintail (Dec 30, 2008 10:08 am) Mr_Shiftright (Dec 30, 2008 10:12 am) fintail (Dec 30, 2008 10:34 am) and 2 more...
#16270 of 19414 Re: How common... [andre1969] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 30, 2008 (10:01 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 30, 2008 9:56 am) yes!   www.originalcarradios.com   843-333-4949   Sells Pontiac radios, 1963-1977.   And yes, yours could have had an FM. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Dec 30, 2008 10:23 am)
#16271 of 19414 Re: How common... [andre1969] by fintail Dec 30, 2008 (10:08 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 30, 2008 9:56 am) I've seen ads in Hemmings for modern radios that kind of look old. I am sure there was a factory option by 67 for AM-FM, but it has to be uncommon.   My fintail has AM-FM, but it was ahead of its times, and I don't think a Becker unit would look right in a 67 Pontiac. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 30, 2008 10:12 am) fintail (Dec 30, 2008 10:34 am) Mr_Shiftright (Dec 30, 2008 10:41 am) and 1 more...
#16272 of 19414 Re: How common... [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 30, 2008 (10:12 am)
Replying to: fintail (Dec 30, 2008 10:08 am) You have a Becker that WORKS??   Wow. Replies to this message: fintail (Dec 30, 2008 10:34 am) Mr_Shiftright (Dec 30, 2008 10:41 am) fintail (Dec 30, 2008 11:04 am)
#16273 of 19414 Re: How common... [Mr_Shiftright] by andre1969 Dec 30, 2008 (10:23 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 30, 2008 10:01 am) Thanks, Shifty. I'll give them a look.
#16274 of 19414 Re: How common... [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail Dec 30, 2008 (10:34 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 30, 2008 10:12 am) Mine worked for years but one day it just stopped. This past summer I sent it back to Becker for an overhaul. It was only about $200, including the addition of a connection to some port on the back that will accept an aux jack, which I now have hidden under the dash. So my Becker Europa now plays ipod as well as AM-FM. They even replaced the green backlight on the radio, totally worth it. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 30, 2008 10:41 am) fintail (Dec 30, 2008 11:04 am)
#16275 of 19414 Re: How common... [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 30, 2008 (10:41 am)
Replying to: fintail (Dec 30, 2008 10:34 am) The quality was always good but they seemed to be very fussy about reception. Maybe a good overhaul and a "dial-in" was what they all needed. Replies to this message: fintail (Dec 30, 2008 11:04 am)

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