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Location: Invermere B.C. Canada - Rocky Mountains | I hope that this is the right location to post this? I’m not sure if it is necessary, ....but could I give a little boring personal information?
I have been a car guy since my mother took me off pabulum and I started reading the little hot rod car magazines and then Tom McCall in Mechanics Illustrated. I took a mechanics apprenticeship after high school at a local dealer then had my own shop for 4 years and one day in the winter I had a farmer’s one ton up on the hoist full of frozen cow poop, well it didn’t stay frozen for long, and when this brown cold water started running down my neck I decided that this was a good time to look for other career opportunities.
There were no auto parts stores in town so I opened one and ran it for 22 years. I am now retired and for something to do I have a used book store open half days which leaves the other half for car building.
My shop truck project was completed last summer and so I now need a new build project to rationalize having it and a buddy found this Canadian (plodge) 56 Dodge wagon on kijiji late last fall so I traded another car for it. Had to, my car in high school was a 56 Dodge two door hardtop, black and turquoise, that the previous owner had installed a 59 sports fury 318 in. complete with glass packs, sure brings back some nice memories.
I have enjoyed the information that I have read here so far and look forward to getting your assistance when I get into my project, thanks from the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil!
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Location: bishop, ca | Welcome aboard, Ray!
If you'd like to create a dedicated message thread on the restoration-evolution of your ride, you can post its pics and information over
on our Members Rides message board.
Check out the other car-discussions on that board.
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Location: Ocala, Florida | A plodge wagon what a rarity! Welcome to the board Ray! Lots of good info here! Would love to see more of your car. |
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| The Chrysler Kid - 2014-05-02 4:09 PM
A plodge wagon what a rarity! Welcome to the board Ray! Lots of good info here! Would love to see more of your car.
Plodges are only a rarity for those of you south of the border, or in my case north.
For us Canucks, they were "normal". |
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Location: little rock, AR | A 2dr wagon!!! What more needs to be said. Welcome aboard. |
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Location: ST. Stephen NB Canada | Welcome Ray from the East Coast, (New Brunswick). Sounds like your familiar with the board. You will meet lots of good people here that have a ton of information & experience that they are more than willing to share .-Garry- |
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Welcome to the gang Ray - you surely got a rare one there! |
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Location: Netherlands | Welcome Ray.
With an intro like that, maybe instead of selling books you should be writing one yourself and cash-in Big Time!
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Location: USA - KY |
Welcome, Old Ray, from a displaced Canuck!
Grand old wagon, you have there!
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Location: Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada | Welcome aboard, neighbor to the west! |
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Location: canandaigua, ny | Cool...another Suburban owner, like the car...enjoy
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