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Old October 7th, 2013, 06:43 PM
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How Does the Vista Look Now?
It's pumpkin pickin' and mum plantin' time of year again! So I put new axle bearings in and decided to paint the R coded rims I had originally to match the car, then added my '65 doggies.....more pics with the corn stalks on the roof rack and pumpkins and mums loaded in back this weekend!






In this last pic, I tried to get a shot of the duals with the '65 442 boxed lowers and sway bar....
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Old October 7th, 2013, 07:02 PM
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That's a very good looking ride.
Nice job.
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Old October 7th, 2013, 07:13 PM
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Looks nice!!
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Lookin good Erik!
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Old October 8th, 2013, 05:07 AM
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Looks nice. Are those pics off Edison Ave?
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Old October 8th, 2013, 06:23 AM
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Looks great Erik.
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Old October 8th, 2013, 07:08 AM
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nice car with classic stock look
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Originally Posted by droptopron
Looks nice. Are those pics off Edison Ave?
Si !
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Originally Posted by oldcutlass
Looks great Erik.
Thanks! If I could afford redlines, they would be on there!
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Originally Posted by pogo69
nice car with classic stock look
Thank you!
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Old October 8th, 2013, 10:43 PM
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Thanks! If I could afford redlines, they would be on there!
Very clean looking car! Yes, the redlines would look cool. I also remember seeing an old set of blue line tires, not on a car, either my grandpa or uncle had on a blue car one of them had. I did not see them on the car but my dad said they looked pretty cool.
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GREAT lookin' VC, Erik! That's the one we saw at the Massachusetts OCA Nationals, by the lake, isn't it? You and your very photogenic Family. Lovely wife, and two gorgeous daughters. How old are the little ones, now?
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Thanks Richard, thanks orange.....I think I remember the blue stripes on corvettes? Some one correct me if I'm wrong, but they were also pretty cool looking!
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Originally Posted by Aron Nance
GREAT lookin' VC, Erik! That's the one we saw at the Massachusetts OCA Nationals, by the lake, isn't it? You and your very photogenic Family. Lovely wife, and two gorgeous daughters. How old are the little ones, now?
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Hey Aron! Yes, that's the one....my girls are 6 & 8 now and doing great, thank you! My beautiful wife is great, as she lets me do my thing....it's better than burning my money at the bar or on drugs or other women LOL! Say hi to Ju Ju...a lovely woman inside and out!
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Great car Erik...and red lines would really set it off. Enjoy the fall season with her!
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Si !
I guess you have a shop over there? What kind of work do you do?
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Old October 9th, 2013, 06:53 AM
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Good looking Vista! How about a couple of interior shots?
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Beautiful, love the rims and dog dish look!
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Originally Posted by TenMidgets
Great car Erik...and red lines would really set it off. Enjoy the fall season with her!
Thanks Bill!
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Originally Posted by droptopron
I guess you have a shop over there? What kind of work do you do?
I'm in the body biz....but that shop is just a place I rent for storage and tinkering....
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Originally Posted by maherj2
Beautiful, love the rims and dog dish look!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by willys33
Good looking Vista! How about a couple of interior shots?
I'll get some more this weekend...



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Nice inside and out.
How did you mount that factory tach?
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Originally Posted by tru-blue 442
Nice inside and out.
How did you mount that factory tach?
I opened it up, spun the housing 180*, and screwed it to the bottom of the dash. I can always weld the holes up and repaint it if I want to return it to stock.
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Very nice interior. Looks clean and the dash looks bright. I'm diggin' your Vista.
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Very Nice !
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great looking wagon, you might get the rear bumper off and tap it lighty with a rubber hammer to get it straightned out
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Originally Posted by Fullsizelover
great looking wagon, you might get the rear bumper off and tap it lighty with a rubber hammer to get it straightned out
Yes, I need a good straight core. I looked to straighten it a bit, but it is actually cracked below the plate....
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Very Nice !
Thanks Bryan!
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Originally Posted by willys33
Very nice interior. Looks clean and the dash looks bright. I'm diggin' your Vista.
Yes, the car had 56k mi on it when I bought it 9 years ago....now has 64k. I polished the chrome and trim on the dash when I got it, and haven't touched it since.....I used Crest Toothpaste with Baking Soda.....
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Talking Pics From Pumpkin' Pickin' !
Here are some from yesterday's pick! Beautiful day!





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