UP FOR AUCTION WE HAVE THIS GREAT BARN FIND . THIS IS A 1956 FORD VICTORIA TWO DOOR HARD TOP . THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN IDLE STORAGE FOR A LONG TIME . IT NEEDS COMPLETE RESTORATION. THESE 56 HARDTOPS ARE GETTING HARD TO FIND IN GOOD RESTORABLE CONDITION . HERE IS A OVER ALL DISCRIPTION OF CONDITION . THE CAR WAS BUILT IN SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN IN WISCONSIN .THE ENINE IS A 352 CID WITH A 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION . ( NOT ORIGINAL ) . THE ENGINE RUNS PRETTY GOOD . NOT ANY STRANGE NOICES . STARTS UP PRETTY FAST . TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SHIFT JUST FINE . ALL GEARS APEAR TO BE GOOD . THIS CAR HAS ALL GOOD GLASS. INTERIOR PARTS ARE ORIGINAL BUT THE UPHOLSTERY HAS BEEN RE DONE . THE INTERIOR IS MISSING ONE DASH END MOULDING ,THE WINDSHIELD JOINT COVER , AND THE STAINLESS MOULDINGS FOR THE DOOR PANALS . I MAY HAVE THE SPEAKER GRILL WHICH I WILL CONTINUE LOOKING FOR . THERE IS A FRESH AIR PIECE MISSING AND THE BRACKETT THAT HOLDS THE HOOD SHUT . OTHER THEN THESE ITEMS, I THINK THAT ALL THATS MISSING BUT I AM LEAVING THAT THOUGHT OPEN IN CASE I HAVE MISSED ANYTHING .WINDSHIELD MOULDING IN BACK SEAT . NEW FUEL PUMP . AS TO THE BODY CONDITION. THE BODY IS ACTUALLY VERY GOOD FOR A CAR THATS 58 YEARS OLD . FRAME IN EXCELLENT . FRONT CROSS MEMBER LOOKS VERY GOOD . DOES NOT NEED REPLACING . TRUNK FOOR IS AS GOOD AS ONE COULD FINE .VERY SOLID . UNDER REAR SEATIS EXCELLENT . REAR FLOOR IS EXCELLENT WITH MINOR SURFACE RUST. FRONT FLOOR IS ALSO GOOD BUT COULD USE SOME SMALL REPAIR . ( DOES NOT NEED A FLOOR REPLACEMENT ) . FRONT FENERS NEED MINOR REPAIR AT THE BOTTOMS .PASS FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED AT SOMETIME AND NEEDS THAT AREA RE WORKED . THE SAME APPLIES TO THE DRIVERS REAR QUARTER PANAL . FAIRLY EASY REPAIRS . ROOF, HOOD ,TRUNK , DOORS , ALL LOOK VERY USABLE . FLOOR BRACES ARE ALL IN GREAT CONDITION BUT ONE BRACE HAS A SMALL HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DIME ( EASY REPAIR ). OVER ALL , THIS CAR IS STRUCTUALLY IN VERY GOOD CONDITION . GOOD TITLE . ASK ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BID. PICK UP AT MY SHOP IN SAUK CITY , WISCONSIN . I CAN ALSO HELP ARRANGE FOR A TRANSPORT . CALL DAN , 608) 963-0090 ( NOTE ) I WANTED TO MENTION THAT ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE AND TRANS ARE NOT ORIGINAL TO THIS CAR , THEY DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF INSTALLING THE 352 AND 4 SPEED WITH QUIT EXHAUST SYSTEM .

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Whitewater Glass Co. ★★★★★

Automobile Parts & Supplies, Glass-Auto, Plate, Window, Etc, Furniture Stores

Address: 113 C E Main, Darien

Phone: (866) 595-6470

Ultimate Rides ★★★★★

Used Car Dealers

Address: 3216 S Oneida St, Greenleaf

Phone: (920) 733-2277

Taylor Made Repairs ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service

Address: 117 Austin Dr, Merrimac

Phone: (608) 493-3289

Sheboygan Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, New Car Dealers, Automobile Body Repairing & Painting

Address: 3400 S Business Dr, Sheboygan

Phone: (920) 459-6840

Russ Darrow Toyota ★★★★★

New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers

Address: 2700 W Washington St, West-Bend

Phone: (262) 334-9411

Russ Darrow Chrysler ★★★★★

New Car Dealers

Address: 3210 W Washington St, West-Bend

Phone: (262) 808-2700

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Chevy Silverado frame twist test a marketing victory versus Ford

Thu, 16 Oct 2014

The pickup market is so competitive that all three major American makers are constantly trying to find a way to prove their product is the best. The new 2015 Ford F-150 is grabbing headlines at the moment by winning awards and posting segment best numbers. But in a new video, Chevrolet is taking aim squarely at the 2015 F-250 Super Duty in a battle of heavy-duty truck supremacy against the 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500HD... well, in a single metric anyway.
The big numbers from pickups often come down to payload, towing rating and fuel economy, but for this test, Chevy and Howie Long are challenging the torsional rigidity of the trucks' frames, specifically which one flexes less. Long plays the everyman here having the Chevy engineer explain what's going on in the tests. Unsurprisingly for a video on Chevy's official YouTube page, the 2500HD wins out by a good margin. The company also reports that similar results as shown here have been certified in third-party testing.
Check out the video to see the full test. While this might seem like a marketing win for Chevy, Ford isn't immune to it, either. In 2009, the Blue Oval uploaded a similar video comparing the flex under 225 pounds of weight from the bare frames of the F-150, Chevy Silverado, Dodge Ram (as it was still called at the time) and the Toyota Tundra. The results fell in the Blue Oval's favor, as you can see here.

Mustang-themed pinball game debuting in Chicago [w/video]

Wed, 05 Feb 2014

Believe it or not, but new pinball machines are still being made. Chicago-based Stern Pinball still makes them and has found a niche selling modern machines to individual buyers and arcade distributors. For its latest cabinet, Stern partnered with Ford to create a pinball game that pays homage to the 50th anniversary of the Mustang, including the next generation. The new machine is being unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show on February 6 and goes on sale in March.
Stern is offering the machine in three variants. The pro-level machine is meant for arcades and public spaces and retails for $4,995. All of them come with background and cabinet art by Camilo Pardo, who designed the Ford GT, and Top Gear USA host Tanner Foust is the game's announcer. Depending on where players shoot the ball, they activate events that simulate drag racing, rallying, drifting and racing the Mustang, and hitting targets lets players shift the gears up and down.
An upgraded, premium table with added art will be added later for pinball machine collectors. The third model is a signed, special edition with art of the 1965 Mustang and 2015 Mustang on the machine and chrome and Mustang badges on the speaker grilles. Prices for these editions will be announced later.

George W. Bush's 2009 Ford F-150 fizzles with $300,000 bid at Barrett-Jackson [UPDATE: w/video]

Sun, 20 Jan 2013

Despite some truly impassioned pleading from Jay Leno himself - including calling on Arizona's notoriously Republican-rich voters to beat the $600,000 level set the last time Leno sold a vehicle for this particular charity... in California - bidding for George Bush's 2009 Ford F-150 pickup truck stalled at $300,000.
All proceeds will be sent to the Fisher House Foundation, so at least it's $300K going to a good cause. Feel free to check out the live image gallery above, which includes shots showing Leno's skills helming the auction, and read through the official auction description below.
*UPDATE: Video of the auction and Leno's prods to the crowd for more money can now be seen below.

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