I have never owned a vintage American car till we inherited a 67 mustang. In rebuilding the front end, every new ball-joint/link has needed it's reservoir to be greased. Are we fortunate that Lemforder/Myele/BMW etc come with closed and pre-greased joints or is this unusual?
Are we spoiled?
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I'd say that given that you can build a new mustang from a catalog, I'd say no. American muscle fans have it easy...
I might say
It's like the difference between a body-builder and a gymnast, they can be both art and sport and each one has value in their various spheres. One could not reasonably say that one is "better" than another although one may prefer one over the other; both deserve respect for what they are, especially those cars (and athletes) who reach their peak-
Daily therapy: There, I feel much better
It's like the difference between a body-builder and a gymnast, they can be both art and sport and each one has value in their various spheres. One could not reasonably say that one is "better" than another although one may prefer one over the other; both deserve respect for what they are, especially those cars (and athletes) who reach their peak-
Daily therapy: There, I feel much better
gwittman
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I also have a 69 Fairlane Cobra with the 428 CJ engine. I don't mind having to grease the suspension joints every few thousand miles when I can get in it and put the pedal to the floor and get the feel of that exhilarating acceleration. If I want to carve some corners I get behind the wheel of the Coupe. Both cars require maintenance.
Working on these cars is like speaking another language....I can look at a nut and say 13mm (BMW"s favorite size) but I am a long way away from saying "Yea, that's a 9/16th".
I like the bodybuilder gymnast analogy, my American cars are prewar, they have very elegant and old muscles. One all parts are NLA, the other has wonderful parts support.