Also living in the rust belt(NH) I remember in the 70's and 80's buying new
cars and immediately rushing them to the local Ziebart Center before the
odometer turned 100. Some guys in my area would oil their cars almost every
Fall.
In one of those weird pieces of coincidences I was cleaning out an old
folder of car bills this afternoon from 20-30 years ago. You guys will
appreciate this...I came across an old invoice from my local Chevy dealer
dated 1/19/83 with the following notes: "Failed MVI...Rust rot holes in the
floors." It was a 78 Chevy Vega that I had purchased used for my wife. IT
HAD 57,900 miles on it.
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd)
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 5:04 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Rust never sleeps
Hey gang, thanks for jogging a long-lost memory. Since we lived in the
heart of the rust belt (Cleveland), my ol' man would get all his cars
rust-proofed as soon as he bought them, mostly at a local joint called
Mickey's.
This discussion brought back very strong images of him taking me down to
Mickey's on the Saturday right after he bought his blue Tiger, I
couldn't have been more than twelve. I watched them drill the little
holes, stick that wand in and then plugging the holes with plastic caps.
It must have been fall, as the hard top was on the car. We drove out
into the country for what seemed like hours afterward, his "excuse" was
to help dry the rust proofing material. What I remember most was the
smell of the goo they used, like pitch tar, and how much quieter the car
seemed to be. That was a good day.
I'm sure he also did that same thing to his later Tiger, I just don't
remember that one very well as it was only with us a short while. It was
traded in at Marshall Ford for a slightly used Cobra, no rust proofing
needed.
If anyone has a Tiger that came from NE Ohio and has/had rust proofing
access holes, you may own one of his cars. I don't have any records of
the VIN numbers.
Bugz
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