Medicare-eligible mechanics?

Posted by Dave Brownell On 2014/2/13 19:03:21

This was a recent and very popular topic on one of the Corvette forums, so I'd like to transplant it to my Packard brethren: How many of you are over sixty (okay, maybe 62) and still do some of your own mechanical work on your Packard? At a minimum, how many do your own lubrication (oil/filter/lube) service yourself, on up to major overhauls and body work?

I'm 68 and have been wrenching for more than fifty years. Looking beneath the shiny parts of my 56 has been a mix of the familiar and unique (especially Torsion Level). I'm also proud that my four sons and one daughter can each do their own routine car maintenance. Now, they're passing it on to their children. A few weeks ago, my 8 year old grandson asked some mighty sophisticated questions about the pushbutton Ultramatic....so maybe there's hope that someday he'll be The Man Who Owns One.