Since it was a hi-po shop, you probably never got asked about a Cadillactic converter, but I do all the time.
Oh, and from a distance the Firebird looks like it's got a case of the Herp......and up close apparently it burns.
Been there as well. In the late 70's, early 80s. How about, "I need a wench for my truck". I'd tell them, "You Mean a winch for the front of your truck. A wench would sit in the cab with ya. Or a 3/4 cam. We had a cam on the wall that we sawed four lobes off from. Then we dowel pinned it back together. We could pull it apart and put the remainder on the counter.
My wife asked what a Cadillac converter was. I said it was the button with the triangles. If you press it the car would change into a Cadillac....
I once had a customer who’s car failed emissions so he was at our warehouse to buy a ‘catalina convertible’. Occasionally someone would a ‘rackypinny’. We often got requests for PVC valves, heater coils, and copperators. Patrick
Ya know, the only thing missing to complete the ad is pre-required THUMB obscuring the license plate so no one steals it. I guess the "Lillies of the valley" vine and the sale ad from Sundays' paper qualify instead? Security is PARAMOUNT on a vehicle of this caliber... ws
