Intermeccanica Owners' Club
L.
L. Burnett
Newsletter #9
R.
D. 3
June 1975
Huntington,
N.Y. 11743
Expenses of $47.50, three renewals
and six new 1975 members leave a Club balance of $69.67
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Rumor has it that the factory has
ceased production and that Mr. Reisner is in California looking for a way to continue
making cars.
Our #2 get-together was blessed with
just about the warmest May 24th on record. Members from five States,
including Florida, spent a pleasant and useful afternoon. I was taken with the finish of
Jeff Burnett's convertible, the burled walnut dash panels on Gustav Pederson's Italia, and
the excellent portfolio of snapshots brought by Jeff Hale. Several new items of
information were mentioned and the existence of more was revealed.
Fuse Box Cover
Original unknown. Fire wall-mounted
box will accept Triumph Stag cover.
Trailing Arm
All owners should inspect the
junctions of the rear suspension trailing arm with the frame. Two owners report failure
upon hitting deep, sharp-edged pavement holes. Repair requires some creativity as
clearances are small. On older cars you might try welding on a reenforcing plate -- taking
care not to burn the interior trim close by. Some owners have revised the whole set-up,
relocating suspension members. I can't recommend this.
Engine Numbers
Previous data on Ford engine numbers
is incomplete. There are no external stamped numbers to identify engines. There may be a
tag under the coil and on the intake manifold bolts which gives the cubic inches in up-er
left hand corner and year of production just below. If the tag is missing, remove either
valve cover and the CID is found at the center of the head. The same figure also appears
under the intake manifold below the valle. 351 engines have either C or W after the 351
figure. All external stampings tell only date built, factory and serial number. (J. Hale)
Body Lettering
Unlettered cars attract lots of
questioners asking "what is it?". Omega can be made Volkwagen, Italia from
Continental. Original factory letters are Italian gravestone letters! The letters are
placed about 3.5 inches apart. On the trunk it's 4.5 inches from bottom of letter to trunk
rear edge and about 11 inches from first and last letter to side edge of trunk. Some Omega
owners have mentioned Old's Omega, the watch company, a trailer manufacturer, and a boat
name. For Torino, see the Ford Motor Company - Mark IV Lincoln. Apollo, see Buick.
Ball Joints (once again)
New member Charles Flagg's Torino has
Chevy ball joints. Now if we can find out how to do it……
I have contact an ex-owner working
for Alitalia Airlines who might be willing to secure Fiat parts not available in the U.S.
Will check this out on ball joints first.
Wanted
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For Sale
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Parts Wanted
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Parts Available
From a variety of sources, and in
response to specific member request I have purchased some difficult parts and have learned
of the existence of others.
The following is an almost complete
list (in no particular order):
1. Driveshaft (new)
2. Grill, early type, damaged, may be
fixed or broken up to provide peices
3. Chrome molding for above grill,
slight damage but useable
4, RF Disc brake unit, used, #E
64236-816
5. Ditto #4, L front
6. Rear suspension locating bar
(upper, I think) 13.5" center to center, rectangular cross section, new
7. Right inner door handle, early
style, used
8. Left inner door handle, early
style, used
9. 2 window cranks, early style, used
10. Rubber clutch-shaft boot, new
11. Late model front frame and
suspension, single lower arm type, used, no springs, one upper arm damaged
12. Probably repairable gas tank
13. Less probably repairable gas tank
14. Complete headlight assembly
including fender inner housing, used
15. 2 headlight rims with sealed beam
rims, used
16. Tubular hood holder upper, used,
early type, strong
17. Autolite 4-barrel carb, reb uilt
looks like 289 Ford carb
18. Left and right front bumpers,
flat end, early type, repairable
19. Ditto 18, right only, '68 Torino
20. Trunk deck, dent and rust easily
repairable
21. Front spindle, new
22. Mallory distributor model YL Type
519C, (mechanical tach) used, complete
23. Gas tank, sending unit, new
24. Ditto 23, used, needs float
25. Interior rear view mirror, early
type, fits at top of windshield, day-night, used
26. Lower ball joint, new
27. Master cylinder, new
28. Outside R door button, used
29. Ignition switch, Sipea, INT 15/54
new, with 2 keys
30. L. interior door handle late
type, new
31. Ditto 30, right (may be
identical)
32. 2 license plate lights, used, may
need springs, early, round cap with glass inserts
33. 2 front wheel bearing assemblies,
inner and outer bearings, retainers, dust covers, used
34. Complete interior upholstery and
seats, no console, in black from '67 Coupe, should go as a unit
35. Rubber bumper for rear corner of
hood, new
36. Small mu—fler 10-1/2" x
3-1/4" with 1-1/8" opening
37. Rubber steering shaft joint,
Triumph, new
38. 4 A-arm busings, early, Harris
62099, new
39. 2 parking light lenses, white,
one new, one used
40. Left early vent window frame,
handle, etc., used
41. Wiper switch, used early, #34809A
42. 2 complete sets early Jaeger
instruments, used
43. 2 hood hinge pins, used
The 'early type' means I think it
fits '66-68 Omega, Torino-Italia series; late type means Italia '69-73. Application can't
be assured, but money will be refunded. Each part will be sold for the highest offer. It's
expected that prices around 40-50% of new prices should obtain on used parts.
Unfortunately, I don't know most prices at S&V Proceeds will first defray acquisition
expense and then may be employed as an inducement to S&V to try to secure difficult
factory parts.
Windshields
I have purchased what is probably the
only available replacement windshield. It will not be provided to anyone until we've
located a concern (East-coast preferably) willing to duplicate it. Any leads will be
appreciated. An alternative might be to ship a damaged one to California for duplication.
Anyone in position to promote this option should contact me. If you need, or are about
to need a windshield write immediately and we'll see if a good price can be bargained
for with an order for several.
Sorry this newsletter is late, but
getting the parts lists together and dealing with new membership inquiries, some referred
by Mr.Vos, have gobbled up time.
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