hello , did you find a cap for your 66? got one in
good shape if interested .Kevin
--- "Wm. R. Ulman" <twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Because FedEx, UPS, and all the others insist on
> only delivering to
> residential addresses during normal work hours, when
> everybody I know is
> WORKING, I had to go to FedEx today to retrieve my
> package. FedEx
> charges $10.00 to redirect to a work address. I
> calmly looked up the
> godforsaken address on MapQuest, and started out on
> my trip to Gangland.
> Upon exiting the freeway with a F*rd F250 big and
> ugly on my tail, I
> quickly and to my utter surprise came to the end of
> the ramp to hit head
> on square, two ruts, or sinkholes, more like full of
> water before I
> could swerve to miss them. The jarring affect of
> which caused my front
> right hubcap to fall off, and be run over by my back
> tire, as the
> A**hole in the big ugly behind me (who screeched his
> big ugly sideways
> to avoid ramming into the back of me as he hit the
> holes himself). I
> pulled over, got out, retrieved my dead hubcap,
> glared at the
> mouthbreather in his big ugly, as he tried to
> restart his stalled Furd,
> and proceeded on my way, checking the brakes and
> tracking to be sure I
> had not completely f**ked anything up, and it seemed
> fine. As I pulled
> into the FedEx parking lot, my sentry signal flashed
> a couple of times,
> so I sat idling for a good two minutes looking over
> the gauges (oil
> pressure to be exact) and looked under the car, and
> at my path pulling
> in to see if I had taken out the oil pan too. The
> oil pressure seemed
> to be lower than usual, but appeared fine all the
> way home, and no oil
> under the car. And yes, I have more than 3/4 of a
> tank, so it was not
> the gas.
>
> So, does anybody have a presentable '66 (one year
> only!!!) hubcap they
> can spare? The outer shell on mine seems fine, but
> I flatted the rim
> that holds it in place beyond repair. I am about at
> the end of my rope
> driving a old car on a daily basis, it just kills me
> to put miles on it
> (now at 91,500), but I just landed my new job, and
> am not able to afford
> to buy another car for basic transportation yet.
> The way people drive
> today with their little rice burners, cutting you
> off on the freeway and
> slamming on their brakes because they are in
> TRAFFIC. I always try to
> leave a good amount of room between my 6,000 lb car
> and the deathtrap in
> front of me, but by god, one day, someone is going
> to be taken out when
> they cut me off and slam on the brakes without me
> having room to stop in
> time.
>
> My rant is done. I am going to grab the cat, and
> curl up on the couch
> for a nice nap now.
>
> Once again, I need a '66 Imperial hubcap in good
> shape (especially the
> teeth that hold it in place!!)
>
> Thank you,
>
> Bill Ulman
> Seattle, WA (Pothole central)
> '66 Imperial Crown Convertible Coupe - Midnight blue
> metallic/white
> interior known as Doris Day
>
>
>
>
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