Quality of old cars

[electra225]

I had the high honor of meeting Menno Duerkson one time. He was one of the most articulate men I ever met. An absolute warehouse of knowledge. One of the guys in our car club knew him. I started my subscription to Cars and Parts in 1981 or '82.

[TC Chris]

You guys and your air conditioners. My '69 4-4-2 had air until it went on strike and nobody could ever keep Freon in it. My Mustang has air but it went on strike in 1995 and I didn't refill it when the Freon leaked out right away. The '94 Ranger didn't have air (had sliding back window; loved that). but the '05 does, and miraculously, it still works. I have changed the air filter once. To do it you have to muscle the refrigerant hoses away from the housing. When I did that one of them hissed at me and I was afraid I'd killed it. Had the dealer check it out and they said it was OK. Maybe the filter needs a look-see again after the last 100K miles? My Dad always figured air was for the weak-willed and just one more thing to stop working, like electric windows. He didn't like either. The Mustang has both (it came to me used) and they support his theory.

Chris Campbell