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"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 06/17/2020 at 09:08 • Filed to: None

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Just Jeepin' > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/17/2020 at 09:18

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Needs a white top, but otherwise gorgeous.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/17/2020 at 09:45

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Very nice.

My dad bought a new one of these in ‘73 to deliver newspapers in. He put 24k miles on it in a year, then the first gas crisis hit. The value of small cars skyrocketed. Tired of making car payments,  he sold it back to the dealer for more than he paid.

He then went and bought a ‘62 Buick Wildcat with a 401 Nailhead for $200.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 06/17/2020 at 10:15

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I like the cut of your dad's jib.

WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/17/2020 at 10:15

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Stunning!

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 06/17/2020 at 10:31

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Yeah :)

Unfortunately, he was jacking around in the snow, slid into a curb, and ripped the rear end right out from under it.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/17/2020 at 10:32

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Not sure about the body colored bumpers, maybe throw in a two tone roof as well, but beautiful. I never see these things on the road or even at shows.

stuckMTB > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/17/2020 at 10:52

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What a great color! Needs a wood+chrome roof rack, but otherwise spectacular. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Just Jeepin' 06/17/2020 at 16:01

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Just the roof or also the pillars? 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > WilliamsSW 06/17/2020 at 16:02

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Yes, quite sharp, but the interior is thrashed.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/17/2020 at 16:03

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I especially like the wheels.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > stuckMTB 06/17/2020 at 16:04

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I used to like roof racks until I had one on a car and didn’t like all the noise it made at highway speed because turbulence.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/17/2020 at 16:07

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Color matched steelies with chrome hubcaps just look so right on this.

WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/17/2020 at 16:13

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I’m surprised, given the outside condition.

Also I believe that is a 1961-63 model.  They weren’t imported to the US until 1966.  

Just Jeepin' > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/17/2020 at 16:23

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I’m no good at visualization so I’d have to see it both ways.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/17/2020 at 16:28

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I’ve come to appreciate steel wheels. The only advantage to nonferrous rims would be reduction in unsprung weight, and I do not know if that would be significant if your car were not something like an Ariel Atom that weighed 500 pounds.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > WilliamsSW 06/17/2020 at 16:29

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I was surprised as well. I’d have thought paint would be the last thing.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/17/2020 at 16:32

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I have steel wheels with hubcaps on my car that look just fine and are easier to clean and keep looking nice. I’ve never known a steel wheel to fracture on a curb either, but I’ve known plenty of people who have had to replace an alloy. That said, I wouldn’t turn down some sick rims.

stuckMTB > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/18/2020 at 09:35

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Fair enough, for me the utility is worth the trade off, but I actually use mine so maybe it’s different. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > stuckMTB 06/18/2020 at 14:41

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Yes. I maybe used mine once.