Saturday night, May 28, 2022 Everything came together this week and I was able to actually participate in this weekend’s Whiskey City Cruisers cruise-in. The time of the monthly cruise was changed to noon to 6 p.m., and the last time I got there after noon and couldn’t find a good parking spot. This time […]
Plymouth parts, garage update
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021 Time for a quick update from the Shadetree Mechanic’s Garage — that’s my name for my eventual YouTube channel. How would a shadetree mechanic have a garage, you ask? Well, a phone call to a builder, concrete company and my investment co., and $30,000 later, I have one for the first […]
NOS: Parts that look expensive — and are
Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 The local car group had an impromptu cruise-in on Sunday due to the unseasonably good weather, so I took the Plymouth to town for the afternoon. Before i got far from home, I decided I better top off the gas. As usually, when I started filling the tank, fuel leaked from […]
Parade problems prompt charging system change …
Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 The local Christmas parade Thursday was a huge event with what looked like thousands of spectators along the parade route. The parade began at 6 p.m. but I was entry 87 and was sitting on far West Broadway just up the street from the Nelson County Jail. We finally started moving […]
Pre-Christmas parade update …
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 The Belvedere is snug in the garage waiting to get prepped for the local Christmas parade on Dec. 3rd. I’m planning to use the same type of small Command strips to string the Christmas lights on the car, along with the two large, lit wreaths on the front and back of […]
Local car guys meet up; a new Mopar project; Christmas coming …
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 — The weather yesterday was cool but sunny, so I drove the Plymouth to the Cruisers Monday gathering at Burger King. Good turnout, and had a new guy — actually a couple — originally from Hillview in Bullitt County. He was driving a gorgeous 1979 medium blue Pontiac Trans Am, just […]
Friday update
Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 I had an opportunity to take my daughter Katie on a cruise in the 1956 Plymouth, and we had a good time. She really enjoyed cruising in the car, and was surprised at how nicely it road. Of course, it points to the real need for seat belts! Saturday she has […]
Ready for my new garage to be completed …
Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021 As I may have mentioned earlier, I owned a 1955 Chevy Bel Air 2-door hardtop for roughly 35 years. It was truly my baby, and I knew the car inside and out. II still love the Chevy Tri-Fives, but from afar now since I acquired my 1956 Plymouth Belvedere. Anyway, I […]
No sign of vapor lock … (yet)
Thursday, July 8, 2021 It was a hot humid here in Kentucky, and I went out to my Plymouth and started it up and let it idle for 20 minutes or so. I kept a close eye on the temperature gauge. I’m delighted to report that the gauge barely hit quarter scale and the engine […]
Folks, I *think* we have a winner in the quest for a fuel pump …
Wednesday night, June 30, 2021 The fuel pump that my parts man said would work that was listed on Amazon arrived, and while its a little smaller in diameter, it appears more likely to work without any modification to the pump or the factory fuel lines. Great news, eh?? The weather looks like rain tomorrow […]