Stop in for a cup of coffee

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Good morning to all folks. Still have a cold, headache, stuffed sinuses, but I think I might be a little better. Still too lazy to do anything useful, like getting my tush off the chair.

Bill
 
zkx14 said:
So PG&E cut power to 3/4M people yesterday.... Service center got egged and one truck took a bullet. Guess the govt hasn't got all yer guns out there yet.
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yep and its gonna be interesting
 
Bills65Dart said:
Ah,... sleet is yucky. It is the worst condition to drive in. Much better with all kinds of ice. In sleet nothing grips. Don't be sad, it will come better days again.

Bill
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Nov 3rd. Vegas! One week of warm.
 
Morning everyone, snow and cold here this morning. 20 deg now low of 12 tonight. Ready for spring.

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Ok, no I have read the Classic Industries catalog I got. Well, read it is perhaps not the right way to put it, gone through it from beginning to end. And I discovered something interesting. Classic Industries claims that only some 45000 Dodge Dart was made in 1965 (1965 model year). And if that is the figure they are using when offering parts for them I can understand they have a lower selection than for other cars that were produced in much higher quantities. Now, how many cars were made does not tell how many cars are out there today needing part, so it was just an observation from my side. According to Allpar, which I trust more, Dodge made 190031 Dart's for the 1965 model year, including station wagons.
I wonder how many are left and needs parts.

Bill
 
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Bills65Dart said:
Ok, no I have read the Classic Industries catalog I got. Well, read it is perhaps not the right way to put it, gone through it from beginning to end. And I discovered something interesting. Classic Industries claims that only some 45000 Dodge Dart was made in 1965 (1965 model year). And if that is the figure they are using when offering parts for them I can understand they have a lower selection than for other cars that were produced in much higher quantities. Now, how many cars were made does not tell how many cars are out there today needing part, so it was just an observation from my side. According to Allpar, which I trust more, Dodge made 19031 Dart's for the 1965 model year, including station wagons.
I wonder how many are left and needs parts.

Bill
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And according to a member here on the forum, they sold 206700 in 1965, but I am not sure how that is calculated. But both figures are far higher than the 45*** Classic Industries comes up with.

Bill
 
Way down south SoCal is supposed to get a Santa Ana thing goin' on today. Temps go up 0 humididity, sometimes the wind can be quite strong. That's going to freak the other utility/electric company out and the blackouts may begin down there. It will be really nice in the desert :lol:.
 
Bills65Dart said:
Ok, no I have read the Classic Industries catalog I got. Well, read it is perhaps not the right way to put it, gone through it from beginning to end. And I discovered something interesting. Classic Industries claims that only some 45000 Dodge Dart was made in 1965 (1965 model year). And if that is the figure they are using when offering parts for them I can understand they have a lower selection than for other cars that were produced in much higher quantities. Now, how many cars were made does not tell how many cars are out there today needing part, so it was just an observation from my side. According to Allpar, which I trust more, Dodge made 19031 Dart's for the 1965 model year, including station wagons.
I wonder how many are left and needs parts.

Bill
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Certainly # made is a factor, but 'desirable to restore', and even more so is 'value when done'. If not a lot are being restored, there is just no money in it and would be a bad business decision to carry it. A lot of parts were used on different models, so the less desirables have parts available by association. If its a functional part that millions of cars used, the auto part grocery stores will have it. Then the next level gets picked up by the restoration suppliers. On the other extreme are the cars that very few are out there and their rarity makes it possible for someone to make small runs and recover there costs through what would seem like ridiculous prices to us A-body guys.
 
Unconventional said:
Way down south SoCal is supposed to get a Santa Ana thing goin' on today. Temps go up 0 humididity, sometimes the wind can be quite strong. That's going to freak the other utility/electric company out and the blackouts may begin down there. It will be really nice in the desert :lol:.
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Seems we have issues all of us, some with winds, some with heat, some with dry, some with wet, some with sleet, some with flood, some with cold, and the list goes on. :) as we say in Norway, it blows a wind in every doorway. No matter where you are, it is always something. Well, such is life, and we just have to accept life how it is.

Bill
 
zkx14 said:
Certainly # made is a factor, but 'desirable to restore', and even more so is 'value when done'. If not a lot are being restored, there is just no money in it and would be a bad business decision to carry it. A lot of parts were used on different models, so the less desirables have parts available by association. If its a functional part that millions of cars used, the auto part grocery stores will have it. Then the next level gets picked up by the restoration suppliers. On the other extreme are the cars that very few are out there and their rarity makes it possible for someone to make small runs and recover there costs through what would seem like ridiculous prices to us A-body guys.
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I totally agree with you, but still a puzzle how they could be that off on the production numbers. Even the 270 sedan with slant six alone had a higher number than that.

Bill
 
Bills65Dart said:
Seems we have issues all of us, some with winds, some with heat, some with dry, some with wet, some with sleet, some with flood, some with cold, and the list goes on. :) as we say in Norway, it blows a wind in every doorway. No matter where you are, it is always something. Well, such is life, and we just have to accept life how it is.

Bill
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Nope. It's friggin beautiful here!
Sunny with blue skys and mid sixties. Topping out around 70F today. Too bad I gotta go to work in a couple hours :( I did get the first coat on my lower deck boards this morning.:thumbsup:
 
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I totally agree with you, but still a puzzle how they could be that off on the production numbers. Even the 270 sedan with slant six alone had a higher number than that.

Bill
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I'm assuming you missed a digit on the Alpar #... but regardless, I'm sure there are cars that millions were made and nobody will ever make a part for. LOL
 
A farmer named Clyde had a tractor accident. In court, the trucking company's fancy hot shot lawyer, was questioning Clyde. "Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine,'?" asked the lawyer.

Clyde responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favorite cow, Bessie, into the..."

"I didn't ask for any details", the lawyer interrupted. "Just answer the question, ...please. Did you, or did you not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine!'?"

Clyde said, "Well, I had just got Bessie into the trailer behind the tractor and I was driving down the road...."

The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Your Honor, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question."

By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Clyde's answer and said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite cow, Bessie".

Clyde thanked the Judge and proceeded. "Well, as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite cow, into the trailer and was driving her down the highway when this huge semi-truck and trailer ran the stop sign and smacked my John Deer Tractor right in the side. I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into the other. I was hurting, real bad and didn't want to move. However, I could hear old Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groans.

Shortly after the accident a Highway Patrolman came on the scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning, so he went over to her. After he looked at her, and saw her fatal condition, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes. Then the Patrolman came across the road, gun still in hand, looked at me, and said, "How are you feeling?"

"Now tell me, what the heck would you say?"
 
Hey everyone! The weekend is almost here and I am pumped that there is good weather predicted! At least where I am located! :)
 
Bills65Dart said:
Ok, no I have read the Classic Industries catalog I got. Well, read it is perhaps not the right way to put it, gone through it from beginning to end. And I discovered something interesting. Classic Industries claims that only some 45000 Dodge Dart was made in 1965 (1965 model year). And if that is the figure they are using when offering parts for them I can understand they have a lower selection than for other cars that were produced in much higher quantities. Now, how many cars were made does not tell how many cars are out there today needing part, so it was just an observation from my side. According to Allpar, which I trust more, Dodge made 19031 Dart's for the 1965 model year, including station wagons.
I wonder how many are left and needs parts.

Bill
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The 65 production numbers are quite skewed. I wonder if a lot of the records were burned in the fire.
 
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