1966 Plymouth Fury 3

[DodgeRover]

How far is it too Mississippi? You're in Louisiana aren't you?

[PhilA]

Funny thing, if you squint it looks a bit like a mk1 Fiesta without the grille and lights in.

[PhilA]

How far is it too Mississippi? You're in Louisiana aren't you?

I'm in southeast Louisiana.
Mississippi border is about 2.5 hours drive.

[Drum]

Was it a universal thing, or just in my household that as a kid one learned to spell Mississippi forwards and backwards?

Looking forward to the updates on this phil.

[PhilA]

That's just you!

[paulplom]

Nah, I can remember a rhyme or something in the school yard.

[LynehamHerc]

We used to say Mississippi when we were counting seconds:

One Mississippi, two Mississippi etc....

[PhilA]

So, I spent a bit of time last night thinking about the way forward with this car.
I'm missing a bunch of stuff, I know that already. I don't think I can just get the engine running as it sits in the car and I don't trust it not to be totally fubar, so I think I'm going to lift the engine and transmission out, check them over, see what I need for that and possibly get it running on the floor-at least get it sealed up properly with oil in.

Primarily though I want to go toffee-hammering around the body and find all the places our Artful Bodger repaired with bondo and the places he might have done a slightly better job. I need to get me a welder. And a box of knotwheels.

Task today though I think is to tidy up and make space, then clean up the interior enough to get in so I can sit and make brrm-brrm noises.

Phil

[PhilA]

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I took all of the spares and junk out of the car, to see what it looks like. Not so bad, in truth.

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Enough of that nonsense, though. Stripped the seats and carpets out to see what the floor looked like- judging that the trunk pan needed replacement, I took a guess the floors would hide some surprises that weren't visible from underneath. Plus, it took an act of congress to get that door open first time.

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Worst grot in the car. The sills are solid. If they were bad, along with the A pillars that would've sealed the fate of the car to be broken up. As is, I can let in some new metal there.

Phil

[christine]

Mississippi meant Pussycat were on Top of the pops . I fantasized over Betty ....

The cars alright ...