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OK, so first, let me state I'm not an NCRS guy, nor am I an originality-****.
But if you don't know the story of my car - My dad bought it new in Dec 1960. When he passed in 2011, I became the 2nd owner.
So next week I'l be displaying the car at Good Guys Del Mar Nationals, along with 2500 other cars!
My local club is being featured, so we get a section in the indoor show.
Cool, but that means the car must remain parked in place for all 3 days of the show.
They have security at night, but since I won't be there for some blocks of time during the day, I thought I should do some simple "swap outs" of original stuff.. At least the stuff that would be easy for someone unscrupulous to unscrew in a flash and walk away with unnoticed.
My cig lighter is already a repop (saved the heavily used original though)
So I went to Home Depot and bought some generic bolts/washers for the hardtop hold-downs..
And I bought a 6 pack of 1/4-20 wingnuts for $1.29
While I think it's likely, I'm not really sure if my wingnut is original. How do you tell an original wingnut??
Do a search on wing nut, there is a thread that has pictures of an original, although I don't know if they changed year by year. Anyway, some guys on the forum value the original more than they value their first born.
Good luck. I don't think you will get ripped off in a secure environment. BUT!!!!!!
Yeah, I'm not worried.. I talked to some guys who have done the show prior years and they said no issues
Original gas cap has been swapped out too.. Good thought Frank.
Yeah, I'm not worried.. I talked to some guys who have done the show prior years and they said no issues
Original gas cap has been swapped out too.. Good thought Frank.
I'm not worried or paranoid either, but I don't want to tempt the honest people. Soooooo, when I take my '60 with its top tank radiator to a public outing, I remove the original (and still functional) aluminum radiator cap and substitute a repop aluminum cap. Just being cautious....
I have done several deep searches on the topic here. The threads are all 5+ years old, and unfortunately, the photos referenced in them are no longer present.
Back then, the photos were hosted off-site, and those sites are no longer there.
A couple of ebay sellers (asking about $100) do show that mine (on the left above) looks to be original..
Looks like the C2 went to a different style wingnut... one with hallow wings.
If I had to worry about my car getting chewed at by termites at an event, I would skip the event. Life is simply too short to willfully add stress to it over nonsense.
If I had to worry about my car getting chewed at by termites at an event, I would skip the event. Life is simply too short to willfully add stress to it over nonsense.
As stated, I'm not worried. Like fastening a seat belt, I'm just taking simple and easy precautions.
It's just my curiosity about the wing nuts.....
Replacing original parts with repros so the "honest" people won't steal them would take all the fun out of the hobby for me. I guess if anyone asks, you can tell them you have the right ones in a box at home.
A couple years ago, I had a judge at an NCRS regional, after looking at my wing nut tell me to put it in my pocket.
I ask why and he said unfortunately, it only takes one and your correct wing nut is missing!
I now keep a reproduction wing nut, gas cap, oil filler cap, and radiator cap on my 63 except when being judged.
SWC Tim
I took my 67 to the drags once and while watching other cars racing someone stole the cigerette lighter. if anyone has a nice original I will buy it from you.
From: Middle TN by way of KY, OH, VA, IL, CA, FL, NY, SC, HI
Originally Posted by SDVette
They have security at night, but since I won't be there for some blocks of time during the day, I thought I should do some simple "swap outs" of original stuff.. At least the stuff that would be easy for someone unscrupulous to unscrew in a flash and walk away with unnoticed.
Originally Posted by R66
Good luck. I don't think you will get ripped off in a secure environment. BUT!!!!!!
Originally Posted by jim lockwood
I'm not worried or paranoid either, but I don't want to tempt the honest people. Soooooo, when I take my '60 with its top tank radiator to a public outing, I remove the original (and still functional) aluminum radiator cap and substitute a repop aluminum cap. Just being cautious....
Originally Posted by tbarb
I took my 67 to the drags once and while watching other cars racing someone stole the cigerette lighter. if anyone has a nice original I will buy it from you.
Many years ago I left a prior car at one of those "had on-site security" shows. Although I had no losses, a couple of cars around me did. Thing is, it seemed most likely that the missing parts were taken during the show by people who knew what the parts were. Sad, really.
Wingnuts
