Recent content by Bill Shields

I replaced the points in my 1965 Valiant Slant Six and have set them three times. I turn the crankshaft pulley to get the spring arm centered onto the cam lobe. Each time I think I've hit the .017 - .020" range of gap, I find that the dwell reads around 30 degrees instead of 40+. This isn't the...

I have the full covers on my "new" Valiant. See picture!

Small world! Joe and I have been friends for some 30 years.

Jim - My farm is about 3 miles south of Luray. I have a very good classic car friend who lives in Berryville, Joe Pascale. He operates several classic-car storage buildings in the area and has some very fine muscle cars in his collection.

Thanks for all the replies! I intend to keep the car as near to factory original as possible. Where I need to replace some item, I will keep the original part in the trunk for reference purposes. For some reason, the previous owner replaced the original (and unusual) plug wires and cap with a...

I recently acquired a 1965 Valiant 200 with 16,000 original miles. Other than one repaint (some years back I would guess), it is amazingly original. See the pictures I've posted in my Member Garage. Bill Shields Luray, VA