tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post4287525457322175001..comments2024-03-27T21:24:06.590-04:00Comments on The Manson Family Blog: 1959 FordMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06766282574442161929noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-82142913481098479402018-12-21T01:24:47.979-05:002018-12-21T01:24:47.979-05:00Thanks Jason!
The car OFFICIALLY has working bra...Thanks Jason! <br /><br />The car OFFICIALLY has working brakes now and the brake pedal is nice and firm to push down on! <br />:oD<br /><br />Will post another update when the mechanic comes over again<br />:o)<br /><br />Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY & BLESSED NEW YEAR everybody! <br />:o)<br />Hippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-30909474366814784892018-12-18T23:59:34.970-05:002018-12-18T23:59:34.970-05:00Good hearing from you, hippie doll. Yeh, it's...Good hearing from you, hippie doll. Yeh, it's been quiet here. Must be the time of year. Glad to hear your '59 is still coming along well.<br /><br />And, yes, my fingers are crossed for you!<br /><br />If anybody is in the Tucson area, they're having a model car toy show and sale for people who collect vintage toy and model cars. It's the first weekend in March, so if anyone is interested, speak up and I'll post all the info. <br /><br />In the meantime, Merry Christmas to everyone here.<br /><br />Jason HoustonJason Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060497543502682237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-38837535155903017392018-12-18T22:19:11.057-05:002018-12-18T22:19:11.057-05:00Once the brake lines have no air in them and we kn...Once the brake lines have no air in them and we know the brakes are working properly, I think the next step will be to try the rebuilt transmission out to see if it works. <br /><br />I still need to get:<br />New Shocks,<br />New Muffler, <br />New Radiator, <br />And the power steering pump checked out. <br /><br />It's definitely a work in progress. For those of you reading, keep your fingers crossed for me<br />:o)Hippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-75866995718389555952018-12-18T22:11:49.718-05:002018-12-18T22:11:49.718-05:00I don't know if anybody is checking this threa...I don't know if anybody is checking this thread anymore as its been a little while some anybody had posted a comment. <br />But I wanted to give a quick update for anybody who happens to be curious about what's happenin & peaks in on this thread. <br /><br />I've boughten a vintage polar aire under dash air conditioner for the car. I will need to have that installed and get the other parts that go unset the hood still. <br />I also bought an aftermarket emergency/hazard lights flasher switch since this car didn't come with a hazard-lights switch.<br /><br />The mechanic is coming tomorrow to adjust the rear brakes, switch the front brake shoes (since the 1st guy put them on backwards). And he's gonna clean off the thinner grease that was put on the wheel bearings and regrease them with the right, thicker bearing grease. <br /><br />He's gonna bleed the brakelines and since he's turned the brake drums, they're nice & smooth and he'll be putting them back on the car tomorrow too.<br /><br />So it's coming along slowly but surely. Hippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-76614189702627920672018-11-03T21:18:06.583-04:002018-11-03T21:18:06.583-04:00Well, if you Google the link, it takes you to the ...Well, if you Google the link, it takes you to the picture of the car I'm referring to, but in pinterest? <br /><br />So I don't know how I can post the webpage?Hippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-6990674328776651102018-11-03T21:14:44.684-04:002018-11-03T21:14:44.684-04:00WOOOPS!
I forgot to add the link.
LOL...
http://...WOOOPS!<br />I forgot to add the link. <br />LOL...<br /><br />http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-bin/pub9990327521141.cgi?categoryid=9990382228543&action=viewad&itemid=9990489592765Hippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-53039592692505685202018-11-03T21:13:30.634-04:002018-11-03T21:13:30.634-04:00Now...
let's see if I can get this link to wor...Now...<br />let's see if I can get this link to work right? <br /><br />I came across this article on the Web a couple of years ago before I bought my car. And I thought, "if she can do it, than so can I!"<br /><br />Of course, in all reality, I know mine will never look like that. But that's ok, because I actually prefer the "lived life" look, over the "don't touch it or let it get dusty" frame of mind. <br />But that's just me! <br />;oDHippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-26736471784082702752018-11-03T21:07:50.886-04:002018-11-03T21:07:50.886-04:00Dan S:
Not yet. I'm waiting to hear from the...Dan S:<br /><br />Not yet. I'm waiting to hear from the mechanic, to see when he's back in town, and can fit us into his schedule. <br /><br />Thank you for being on my side and the rooting for us! I really appreciate it <br />:o)<br />♡Hippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-50430384639521979362018-11-03T04:51:58.744-04:002018-11-03T04:51:58.744-04:00You get er runnin yet? Im rooting for ya!You get er runnin yet? Im rooting for ya!Dan Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058602981660065969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-83109138412876558282018-10-27T18:53:31.804-04:002018-10-27T18:53:31.804-04:00hippie doll It's something your mechanic can...hippie doll It's something your mechanic can do. The distributor is that black round thing with 8 plug wires going into it at the top front of the engine. It's attached to a shaft that goes down inside to the timing belt and regulates the order in which the spark plugs fire. Because it's adjustable, they can come lose over time, especially when they get old. It's not a common problem, and is often overlooked when trouble-shooting.Jason Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060497543502682237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-13501708453031483152018-10-27T17:33:24.705-04:002018-10-27T17:33:24.705-04:00Jason Houston said:
"On that timing issue, ha...Jason Houston said:<br />"On that timing issue, have you checked to see if the distributor shaft is tight?"<br /><br />No, I didn't check that, but I don't know anything about mechanics, and don't know exactly what that is out how to check it? But I'm guessing the mechanic must have though? <br />:o/Hippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-12620249904902931982018-10-27T03:41:36.668-04:002018-10-27T03:41:36.668-04:00hippie doll: Good to hear your Town Vic is progre...hippie doll: Good to hear your Town Vic is progressing. On that timing issue, have you checked to see if the distributor shaft is tight? I've had two cars that did the same thing, and on a 1962 Mercury Comet it was a loose shaft. On a 1965 Chevrolet Nova, it was a broken shaft. Both ran fine after they were adjusted/replaced. Jason Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060497543502682237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-56806899933426014352018-10-27T03:32:00.105-04:002018-10-27T03:32:00.105-04:00Brian G and Matt: It appears Watson and Beausole...Brian G and Matt: It appears Watson and Beausoleil went joy riding in some Dodge Power Wagons somewhere in the California desert, got them stuck, and left them. They said they "picked up a couple of Army Power Wagons". I interpreted that as their way of saying they stole them. Further research leads to a total of four Dodge Power Wagons these various folks claim to have had in the mid-60s, well before Manson came along. None give any reference to Death Valley or Charles Manson and his girls. Just about every old DPW I've ever found has been near some abandoned mining site, as that seems to be what they were most useful for after the war ended. Whether the Dodge at Ballarat is one of their cars is anybody's guess, but I seriously doubt it, since it has not been in Ballarat all that long. If anyone has any more credible info, I'd love to hear about it.Jason Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060497543502682237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-347729061519548082018-10-27T02:01:00.113-04:002018-10-27T02:01:00.113-04:00Watson talks about driving the power wagon and get...Watson talks about driving the power wagon and getting stuck in a dry lake bed in his book as wellBrian Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414617578066378757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-84250904298213171322018-10-26T18:00:47.436-04:002018-10-26T18:00:47.436-04:00Quick update:
The mechanic came over yesterday and...Quick update:<br />The mechanic came over yesterday and got the car started & the engine running again.<br /><br />He said the timing was off, he had to switch the sparkplug wires around. Which I don't understand, because the car was starting up fine, BEFORE THE LAST TIME, the other guy came over to put the new generator in the car? <br />:o/<br /><br />But this mechanic got it all straightened out now! And there is a wire that he's going to replace, that sends power to the ignition, when it's in the on position. <br /><br />So we're making progress in the right direction, as this new mechanic is figuring things out. He'll have to go through everything that's already been done to the car, just to make sure everything was "fixed" correctly.<br /><br />Keep your fingers crossed for me & check back here in a week or so to see what progress ha been made. I will post any new updates...<br /><br />;o)Hippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-35691133345558966072018-10-25T18:48:21.886-04:002018-10-25T18:48:21.886-04:00Ockie Ditchbank:
Cheesecake Factory at the Tucson ...Ockie Ditchbank:<br />Cheesecake Factory at the Tucson mall is pretty good. There's also a Mimi's Cafe, and Olive Garden.<br /><br />You can send me an email:<br />hippiedoll72 at yahoo.com Hippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-56571432382758029582018-10-24T03:31:01.458-04:002018-10-24T03:31:01.458-04:00Matt, I read the page from which this quote appear...Matt, I read the page from which this quote appears. It looks to be a contest 'Jalopnik' was running to find the most fantastic old-car story. The author only cites Oui Magazine, sometime in 1981, and gives no other credible references or footnotes. Wild, made-up stories about Death Valley have runneth over way before the arrival of the Internet. Some Mustang website ran a fantastic story of someone who found a mint, original 1966 Shelby sitting in a yard in Death Valley. The details were fascinating, but all proved to be made up, and no such car ever existed. <br /><br />I am not aware of the Manson Family ever using pentagrams for anything; even if they did, and even if some appear on the headliner of the Dodge, doesn't mean they were placed there by anyone from the Family. Before the fire at Barker Ranch, there was an old refrigerator upon which someone had scrawled Charles Manson's name, then claimed it was "Charlie's old refrigerator". Problem is, Charlie never went around autographing refrigerators.<br /><br />Thank you for posting this interesting tidbit. I'll continue to run this ground ball out, and see if I can find some verifiable references, and will post any results I come up with. <br /><br /> Jason Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060497543502682237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-37435784279174138442018-10-23T19:47:47.049-04:002018-10-23T19:47:47.049-04:00hippie doll Hey, that's cool. Got any goo...hippie doll Hey, that's cool. Got any good lunch places? Jason Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060497543502682237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-10246775336302073112018-10-23T14:56:20.852-04:002018-10-23T14:56:20.852-04:00Jerseydevil:
Thank you for the reply & letting...Jerseydevil:<br />Thank you for the reply & letting me know the brand your little 1959 Ford car is. <br />:o)<br /><br />Matt:<br />Thank you for posting the pictures of jerseydevil's 1959 Ford mini-metal car. <br />:o)Hippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-16469412308394956952018-10-23T14:51:39.486-04:002018-10-23T14:51:39.486-04:00Ockie Ditchbank said:
"Surprised to see you&#...Ockie Ditchbank said:<br />"Surprised to see you're in AZ! I'm in Mesa. Perhaps we should have lunch some time and swap '59 notes, if you're not too far away!"<br /><br />That would be cool. I'm in Tucson, not sure if that'd be too far away though? <br />:o/Hippiedollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334488948341329176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-61526348892264160292018-10-23T12:31:13.064-04:002018-10-23T12:31:13.064-04:00Jason Houston said...
jerseydevil: Sorry, no Dodge...<i>Jason Houston said...<br />jerseydevil: Sorry, no Dodge Power Wagon for Manson or his family.</i><br /><br /><b>Jason, on a previous version of Bobby Beausoleil's website he identified the artwork on the ceiling of the Ballarat Power Wagon as being his own. He said the vehicle had been "his".<br /><br />Also this quote:<br /></b><br /><br />"One time Charlie and I drove two trucks through Death valley, just for the hell of it...We took two 4-wheel drive Army surplus Power Wagons...We wanted to hellraise and it was a blast" said Bobby Beausoleil, a member of the Manson family, in a 1981 interiew with OUI magazine.<br /><br />Also, Tex Watson took one of the Power Wagons and attempted to flee nine days before the Oct. 10th raid of Barker Ranch. Unfortunately for Tex, the truck broke down and he was forced to hitch-hike all the way back to his home in Texas, where he eluded the police for another month. Dry desert heat and the remote location of Ballarat have left the truck in relatively good condition.<br /><br /><br />Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766282574442161929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-34676662943470795812018-10-23T12:22:24.878-04:002018-10-23T12:22:24.878-04:00jerseydevil: Sorry, no Dodge Power Wagon for Mans...jerseydevil: Sorry, no Dodge Power Wagon for Manson or his family. The car you're seeing is located in Ballarat, a tiny ghost town at the base of one of the canyons that leads up into the Panamint Mountains to Barker Ranch, where the Family was staying when they were arrested by Into County Sheriffs and the CHP in late 1969. No one alive today remembers from where it originated, but it was there long before Manson even knew Death Valley existed. There's a few old stumblebum drunks who hang out in Ballarat, and they are the ones who created the BFL (big fat lie) that the Dodge was owned by Manson's family. And they are willing to sell it, if some naive fool wanders along with the right amount of money. <br /><br />Manson drove his family up nearby Goler Wash to Barker Ranch in what the LA Times reported was an early 50's Ford school bus. In fact, it was an International, and our great, intelligent NPS removed it by helicopter some ten years ago. Meanwhile, the Dodge keeps getting its photograph flashed around the world as belonging to Manson. You have no idea how many BS 'facts' about Manson have been created, thanks to the Internet.<br /><br />The H-O Scale 1959 Ford is a Custom 300 4-door sedan. It started out as a taxi, but has since been done in several factory color combinations. You should be able to find them at train stores for the same or less than on eBay.<br /><br />If someone knows how to post pictures on this site, I can post a pic of Barker Ranch and the GYY435.Jason Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060497543502682237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-2741488493417040592018-10-23T10:57:36.429-04:002018-10-23T10:57:36.429-04:00Thanks MattThanks Mattjerseydevilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170616957798785045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-75465940065475857952018-10-23T10:01:27.058-04:002018-10-23T10:01:27.058-04:00I added them to the bottom of the post...
I added them to the bottom of the post...<br /><br /><br />Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766282574442161929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171370990642927748.post-23112110807260758322018-10-23T08:24:52.522-04:002018-10-23T08:24:52.522-04:00Hippie doll it's made by Mini Metals it's ...Hippie doll it's made by Mini Metals it's pretty small a little smaller then a Matchbox I believe it's H.O. scale to go with the train sets but really good detail got it off Ebay $15<br />Maybe Matt will publish the pics on here I also have a Matchbox dune buggy & the old school bus prison van<br />Jason Houston no Dodge power wagon associated with the Manson clan Hmmm! I could've sworn the remains of Tex's power wagon still remain in Death valley it's a pretty famous picjerseydevilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170616957798785045noreply@blogger.com