1613 versus 1640

[Kenneth Josephson]

Jim Holland wrote:

> Greetings!
>
>         Excellent observation, Ken!  Too bad you didn't think of it earlier so
> you could scoot under the car to check when you were there for the Drake
> festivities!!::>>)))

Thanks. But with all the things Ed and both Scotts did for me during the visit, I
wouldn't have dared to ask anyone to pull the tarp for me. One guy even pulled out
1711 just for me. Besides, 1613 is probably full of paper wasp and yellow jacket
nests.

I was looking at some Harre Demoro pix from his 1969 Pittsburgh visit. 1640 looked
really terrible at that time. I am surprised it survived the 1600 series purge of
1972. It was a real shame that 1614 was wrecked. That car's body was still intact
to the end. The front valance below the anticlimber and the wheel openings were
never cut. In fact, there is evidence that when the front lower panel was bent in a
minor mishap during the '60's, the shop crew straightened it rather than cut it.
1614 carried all three roof vents until its career was cut shot by that wreck.
Besides, it was my favorite 1600.  Ken J.