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I've eyeballed a few new(ish)-on-the-market LED 7" headlamps, and one out of three of them gets a thumbs-up. That's the Philips H6024LED. It's made in Taiwan, rather nicely per my inspection, and it appears they picked one of the better beam specifications in the regulation to engineer/build to...

I snagged this pic from a Craigslist ad in 2010, and it's been bouncing around my hard disks ever since. From time to time I try to find more pics of this car, but I haven't had any luck. Anyone know anything about this car? I think that's a New Jersey licence plate on it.

I've been saying for years that Mopar RTV is significantly better than other brands. Now there's test data confirming it. Skip ahead to 18:04 for the TLDR.

…real quick in the opening sequence of the new sitcom "American Auto". Screengrabbed:

When (and how, and why) front turn signals changed from white to amber. A-body content in the first picture!

Today I learnt they built these in Mexico. Cool, eh! I didn’t know that. Sharp-lookin’ car; this would’ve made a Valiant Scamp more coherent with the rest of the Valiant line than the rebadged Dart they used instead. Not that I dislike the Dart-based Scamps or anything, but…well, lookit:

1964 Valiant Signet 200 • Don’t Say the P-Words on Curbside Classic (also this '71 Fargo van)

I have to assume. I mean, yeah, it says "Root Beer", but that's just letters. The picture illustrates what's in the bottle, no?

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a truck! (with at least two Valiants and a Plymouth).

Here's an unusual air cleaner for ya: an oil bath item from a 318-2bbl Dodge truck. It will fit any '66-up 2-barrel carburetor used on Slant-6 or 273-313-318 V8 engines (Carter BBD, Bendix Stromberg WW, Holley 2280, and a few others); it uses the same bail-and-top-wingnut attachment as the...

Bit of a mystery, this. It's a reverberator unit out of a '60s Chrysler product of one kind or another, but I've lost my notes on just what it came out of. The idea with these is they hook to the radio (input) and a rear speaker (output). It delays the signal to the rear speaker by a small...

Here's an Auto-Lite (Prestolite) MDT-7002 starter motor as originally installed on '60-'61 Plymouth-Dodge cars with the 225 engine. Also fits '60-'61 Valiant-Lancer with 170 or 225, Canadian '60-'66 Slant-6 cars; a variety of Australian, Mexican, and Argentinian Valiants, and US + Canadian...

Here's a seldom-seen item: an original Auto-Lite (Prestolite) DC generator, as factory-installed on all '60 Plymouth-Dodge cars with the 225 engine, as well as '60-'62 Canadian Valiants and Slant-6 Dodges and Plymouths without the optional alternator. Mount bracket is included. Probably works...

Here's a good used factory FM-AM radio out of a '73 Dart. Part № 3501 623, made in Canada by Motorola. The FM/AM selector is intact and working (not always the case on these radios). Correct part number for '73-'76 A-bodies. Direct fit for '70-'72 cars, too. Easily installed in '63-'67 cars, and...

I think this Midland-Ross booster came off a '69 Dart, or it could've been a '70 Duster. No brackets. Most likely part № 2944 006, which the '69 and '70 factory parts cattledogs list for A-bodies with drum or disc brakes. This one appears to have come off a drum brake car, going by the master...

(TL;DR: The factory let Car & Driver have a car with a 273 Commando/4-speed, 13" wheels, and 9" drum brakes. Was that typical equipment?) In the October 1964 Car & Driver, there's a road test of a '65 Barracuda with 273 Commando engine and 4-speed transmission. Obviously with a magazine of that...

…on Curbside Classic

I've got an article up on Curbside Classic about the three(!) different developmental versions of the diesel 225.

1991 Master Technician Service Conference Gold Tool Award set, new in box. It's a gold-plated flex socket set. $24 including postage within the lower 48 states (extra postage elsewhere); send me a PM.

Certified-care book and envelope. Came in new cars along with the owner's manual. Brand new, one for '60-'61 Valiant and one for '62 Valiant. $14/ea including postage in the USA. ==================================== 1960 Valiant Engineering & Styling Development factory report...

Here's the paper Chrysler presented at the SAE World Congress in 1968, introducing the new 340 engine. Very detailed information about how various aspects of the LA engine were upgraded and improved for the 340. It'll cost you $30 + postage if you buy it from SAE; buy my copy instead for $16...

Here's a real nice 1960-'63 A-body Canadian factory parts cattledog. Up to date as of March 1964 (final revision). Covers all US, Canada, and export-market 1960-'63 Valiants, Lancers, and Darts. All sorts of interesting obscure stuff in here: parts for right-hand drive cars, trim and nameplates...

There was an outfit in the UK called MIRA, the Motor Industry Research Association. It was formed after World War II as a central research nexus for the British automobile industry, and over the years it built up comprehensive test facilities with the goal of helping British automakers become...

In 1961, General Motors bought a 1961 Dodge Lancer with an aluminum 225 engine. They pulled the engine, put it in one of their dyno rooms, and did a very detailed analysis of every aspect of its operation and performance. Every variable and parameter was reported, down to the formulation of the...

Good quality heavy-duty chrome Sun timing light made in Sunnyvale, California, USA. Plus generic-but-plenty-good-enough vacuum gauge and 12v test light. $30 for all three; postage from Seattle. Send me a PM.

Well over 300 pages (I stopped counting), many of which are double-sided. Covers everything from Colts clear on up to pickups and vans. Lots of A-body material, lots of interesting stuff—how to install dealer-optional power brake packages, cruise control packages, driver-education dual-control...

Real nice core-clinched graphite composite exhaust manifold gaskets, one pair. I bought 'em for the one and only V8 A-body I ever owned, sold the car before I got around to putting them in. They came from Pentastar Parts and Restorations in Australia. These seal very well (I knew from using the...

Here's a brand new brake pedal pad from Australia, used down there on '69-up cars with manual transmission and disc brakes. Really nicely made of polyurethane for long wear, very high quality part. Looks to me like it should fit earlier cars, too, though I couldn't swear to it. Shout it out...

Here's a perfect-in-box 1963 Chrysler Turbine Car 1:25 model kit. Jo-Han № GC-300. Unbuilt, untouched, all parts and literature present. $39 plus the ride from Seattle; send me a PM.

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