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Full-size Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury cars » Show Me Your Ride(s) » July 1, 2017 6:10 pm

Otto Skorzeny
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The '95's name is Newt, short for New Truck. These pics were taken the day we got it last September.  It truly looks like it left the showroom yesterday.  The seat isn't even worn or crushed down.  The plastic cellophane stuff was still covering the the face of the radio.

The plastic and rubber under the hood looks like new.  It looks grey because of the flash but it's black and not all dried out and brittle.  The rubber window channels weatherstripping are nice and soft and supple, too.  The first owner kept it in a climate controlled garage.  I think the day we bought it was the first time it had ever been driven in the rain.  The color isn't my favorite but it's not too bad.  It's called Tuscon Bronze.

Full-size Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury cars » Show Me Your Ride(s) » July 1, 2017 5:52 pm

Otto Skorzeny
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Thanks.  Yes, our family has never been into new cars.  In my case that's any car built after '72 and any truck built after '79. (catalytic converters were required on trucks in 1980)

Today my mom drove Big Red to her friend's 80th birthday party.  All the old guys at the party were flipping out over it.  One of the guys has a '72 LT1 Vette.  I told him my mom will race him with her truck.  That 460 will eat the Vette for lunch.
 

Full-size Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury cars » Transmission Won't Shift Into 3rd » July 1, 2017 5:14 pm

Yes, I think that's what happened. I suspect the mechanic had it on white dot instead of green dot.  I went out to my mom's today to sort it out and fix some household plumbing issues. 

Drove it 40 miles back to my house and kept counting the shifts, etc.  Dropped to passing gear (second) when you floored it on the freeway, and then went back to 3rd on its own, etc. 

Full-size Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury cars » Show Me Your Ride(s) » June 30, 2017 8:49 pm

Otto Skorzeny
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My '79 F-100, '66 Olds Toronado and '56 Cadillac.  The '64 Galaxie 500, '76 F-150 and '95 F150 belong to my mom.

She bought the '95 to replace the '76 last October.  The '95 was a one owner 30,000 mile truck. After she got it she thought it was too nice to haul stuff with so she kept the '76 to do the dirty work and sold her '95 Taurus instead.

The '76 has a 460.  It's faster than that Toronado.

The Cadillac is my main daily driver.  I take it on trips to Florida and Cleveland, Ohio from Atlanta.  It was my only car from 2001 to 2014 when I bought the Toronado.  Now they share the duty.  The F100 has been my work vehicle since 2003.  I've never owned a modern car.

 

Full-size Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury cars » oil weight?? » June 30, 2017 8:24 pm

I also use Shell Rotella 15-40 in my '66 Toronado, '56 Cadillac and my mom's '64 Galaxie and '76 F150.  As guitar said, it contains higher amounts of zddp.

Full-size Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury cars » Transmission Won't Shift Into 3rd » June 30, 2017 5:21 pm

My mom's 1964 Galaxie 500, 289, C-4 trans won't shift into 3rd.

The car was not driven for 3 years while other work was done to it.  No leaks or low fluid level.  Fluid is nice and pink with no bad smell.
Is something just stuck open or shut due to sitting?  Will driving it regularly free it up?

It should be noted that the transmission worked perfectly before it stopped being driven.  It had been rebuiltsome time back and has less than 10,000 miles on it.  Probably 5000.

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