Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Had blue '60 Corvette for twelve years. Had both hard and soft tops. Sold it in '92. Cool car, but I was glad to see it head down the road because I didn't have enough time to drive it as much as it should have been. Seals were starting to dry out and the carburetor needed to be rebuilt. Interestingly, I've never regretted selling that car, but it was fun driving around with the top off/down.

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I'd stay away from any stock Chrysler Corp. vehicles from around '74 on. They didn't respond well to the  Fed. smog emissions standards. If you had the $ and ability to rebuild with older engine parts, they still had some nice mussel-car body styles.

Along with being insanely into old reels and plugs I have my old Chevy since high school. Going on 38yrs now. My first car. Built with my dad and uncle. 79 Malibu. Still working on it. Actually just came in from doing a little suspension work. Old cars. Old reels all deserve to be used and enjoyed for what they were built for. Break it. Fix it. Can't take em with you when you go. May as well love and enjoy them. And hope the kids get to enjoy it like you did when you leave it all behind.