You might want to try Mance Plating Co in Imperial PA. I hear they are reasonable & good. 724-695-0550

Looks like a Motors Manual from the late 50's early 60's.

For those interested, tonites show has some guy in the Midwest with a ton of Studes, but there was a 55 Carib conv. & a 55 Carib hardtop. He used to race Packards at one time. Some of you may know this guy. You probably can see the rerun on the web.

If I'm correct, Russia had their own design & production of cars & trucks in the early part of the 20th cent. Examples would be AMO F-15, NAMI -1, RUSSO-BALT 12/15, CM3-C3A micro car which was later years. The Moskvitch 400/401 was an Opel. The entire factory was taken from Germany to Russia after the war.

Froeliche Weinachten, Linksmu Kaledu, & Merry Christmas

Thanks for the pictures. The got me to look at things from a different angle. HH's exhaust pipe is fairly close to the crossmember, while mine is 3 3/4 inches away & only 1 inch from the centerlink. If my pipe was at a different angle, it would allow for access to install the ram. Since the manual steering that was installed years ago is from a 55, I suspect the exhaust pipe from that car also. My pipe comes down at a straighter angle than it should. The part numbers for 55 & 56 also differ.

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Thanks for the photo, I'll see how that compares to mine. Maybe my exhaust pipe has been modified. I don't have that kind of room at the present.

Hi, I've got everything as in plate 31C. My centerlink/ power valve is not the problem. They fit fine behind the exhaust pipe. The problem is the exhaust pipe is in the way of the hydraulic ram ( #15.710) If I look at plate 31D it appears as that would fit fine since the ram is rearward. The car originally had P/S, changed to manual. I don't know which type. Also I don't know if this car had single or dual exhaust.

Hi, Does anyone know if a Bendix system was meant for a V8 with single exhaust, & Monroe for dual exhaust? The Bendix has the ram forward & the Monroe rearward. Might be a good reason. I'm trying to install a Bendix in my 56 which has dual exhaust & the left pipe is right where the ram should go. I haven't got any pictures of a single system so I'm assuming the crossover was set back some to go to the right side. The Bendix stuff came out of a 55 if it would matter. Any ideas? Thanks

Here's another one down there, don't know the year.

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