Another car on it's way to Ed
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Brendan Martin
PCS Member
Good luck Jim I think your car will be in good hands. Can't wait to see it finished.
Charles E Snyder II
PCS Member
The finished product should be a great pro car. It is definately in good hands.
If I know Ed, he will post progress pics along the way also. I don't know which I like better... all the progress pics and videos or the finished product. Both are very interesting.
If I know Ed, he will post progress pics along the way also. I don't know which I like better... all the progress pics and videos or the finished product. Both are very interesting.
John ED Renstrom
PCS Member
Tony Karsnia - Deceased - 1971-2020
September 12, 1971 - November 2, 2020
I'm not so sure...
I hope you asked for some references before turning your Superior over to Ed. From what I hear, he only knows how to restore "Wayne" products (Miller-Meteor & Cotner/Bevington.) You saw how much skin he lost over Robert's Criterion; hope he doesn't drop one of those big landau bows on his foot!
I hope you asked for some references before turning your Superior over to Ed. From what I hear, he only knows how to restore "Wayne" products (Miller-Meteor & Cotner/Bevington.) You saw how much skin he lost over Robert's Criterion; hope he doesn't drop one of those big landau bows on his foot!
I'll bet that no one here knew about Ed's favorite automotive sport. He is the all time championship demo derby driver in all the Dakota's, and when this 6000 pound behemoth white elephant arrives, the rest of the drivers are going to be gunning for him on the first lap around the track. We will see how well built Superiors actually are... .
What??? I heard Ed was not doing make-overs anymore. I guess you have to be really SPECIAL to get his attention. Good luck and know it will be an outstanding car when completed.
Rick Franklin
PCS Member
Remember, Ed is retired now and at the mercy of his gubment pension. He HAS to find wo wherever he can!
John ED Renstrom
PCS Member
you got to be careful with them superiors in a derby. all that fiberglass you know. from what I can tell is this is slumming to work on Jim's car I'll really enjoy a slum. a lot of glass to mess with but less to ready ready to paint. with his permission I'll post the pictures on my drop shot site.
You can absolutely post progress photos. I'd love to keep updated on your progress.
By the way, there isn't one ounce of fiberglass on this car ... 7,000 pounds of pure metal.
Jim
By the way, there isn't one ounce of fiberglass on this car ... 7,000 pounds of pure metal.
Jim
Daniel Scully
PCS Member
Fiberglass
Between the top of the 1/4 panel and the bottom of the Landau panels and each side of the rear loading door is glass. Top of the fiberglass panels are actually riveted to the steel outer 1/4 panels. Same roof from 65 to 70.
Between the top of the 1/4 panel and the bottom of the Landau panels and each side of the rear loading door is glass.
Top of the fiberglass panels are actually riveted to the steel outer 1/4 panels. Same roof from 65 to 70.
John Royark JR
PCS Member
Between the top of the 1/4 panel and the bottom of the Landau panels and each side of the rear loading door is glass.
Also, the tops of the side doors between the the window and roof are fiberglass.
Not sure when Superior started using fiberglass, but I know even my 60 had it in all of the places that Daniel and I mentioned
Jim,
I'm so glad you own this coach! I know our cars come and go, we rarely have any control over their futures, and we watch them change hands and be tinkered with, hoping all along they stay as terrific as we remember them. Aside from being the second procar I ever owned, I'm still very attached to her for many reasons.
I remember when I first joined PCS and got my newsletter. Thinking I was one of the few GA members, I was surprised to see this coach in the owners pride section belonging to some guy in Tate, GA. After wondering where the heck Tate was for awhile, I grabbed my roster and called the owner. Back then of course, it was Danny Ryder's. We chatted awhile, and he came down one weekend to Houston Bros. so we could meet. We sat in the jump seats for more than an hour talking cars, looking through old newsletters, and planning how we could be more active with other GA PCS'ers.
When we started up the Peachtree Chapter, she was still Danny's, and it sat up at Chapman FH with the '70 M-M he eventually bought from the FH. The picture below was from the first official chapter meet we held, in '96 or '97 (memory aint what it used to be). Sometime in '97, Danny finally let her go. I remember riding with my ex-fiance in the jump seats down to Shields in Atlanta, looking at some coaches, and sealing our deal.
Back then, I was still using her and my '74 Superior as my daily drivers, up until I traded the '74 for a non-running '52 Chrylser Imperial limousine. So for about a year, she was my only driver, and I used to take all sorts of road trips with her (and ex-fiance #2) and driving her in college.
One day, there was a loud knock, and the engine starting blowing white smoke like crazy. At the time I had my AG Solar Buick, but no money to fix the '66, so I drove her off to a dry storage barn in Alabama, where she sat for two years, before I could finally afford for Jasper Engines to fix her. I remember the trip to go get her from the barn, when my then girlfriend, Jen (now my wife), followed behind the '66 being covered in smoke in her little Sentra.
Fast forward a bit, and it was time to make Jen an honest woman. So, the '66 went up on eBay for some ring money. The guy in SC who bought it, actually ran an embalming service, and put her back in service. I saw her trade hands two more times on eBay before you, thankfully, bought her.
Anyway, your '66 will always be special to me. I spent many hours cleaning and cruising in her, she knew three fiancees (plus two other girlfriends), and she was my pride and joy at many many car shows. Needless to say, I can't image a better way to see her than in John's hands now!
How she looked when I fell in love with her -
PS When the car came out of service from the FH in TX, she only had one piece of ambulance equipment in her, since she was never used as a combo. It was a small curved spit pan, which still sits in my garage as a momento
I'm so glad you own this coach! I know our cars come and go, we rarely have any control over their futures, and we watch them change hands and be tinkered with, hoping all along they stay as terrific as we remember them. Aside from being the second procar I ever owned, I'm still very attached to her for many reasons.
I remember when I first joined PCS and got my newsletter. Thinking I was one of the few GA members, I was surprised to see this coach in the owners pride section belonging to some guy in Tate, GA. After wondering where the heck Tate was for awhile, I grabbed my roster and called the owner. Back then of course, it was Danny Ryder's. We chatted awhile, and he came down one weekend to Houston Bros. so we could meet. We sat in the jump seats for more than an hour talking cars, looking through old newsletters, and planning how we could be more active with other GA PCS'ers.
When we started up the Peachtree Chapter, she was still Danny's, and it sat up at Chapman FH with the '70 M-M he eventually bought from the FH. The picture below was from the first official chapter meet we held, in '96 or '97 (memory aint what it used to be). Sometime in '97, Danny finally let her go. I remember riding with my ex-fiance in the jump seats down to Shields in Atlanta, looking at some coaches, and sealing our deal.
Back then, I was still using her and my '74 Superior as my daily drivers, up until I traded the '74 for a non-running '52 Chrylser Imperial limousine. So for about a year, she was my only driver, and I used to take all sorts of road trips with her (and ex-fiance #2) and driving her in college.
One day, there was a loud knock, and the engine starting blowing white smoke like crazy. At the time I had my AG Solar Buick, but no money to fix the '66, so I drove her off to a dry storage barn in Alabama, where she sat for two years, before I could finally afford for Jasper Engines to fix her. I remember the trip to go get her from the barn, when my then girlfriend, Jen (now my wife), followed behind the '66 being covered in smoke in her little Sentra.
Fast forward a bit, and it was time to make Jen an honest woman. So, the '66 went up on eBay for some ring money. The guy in SC who bought it, actually ran an embalming service, and put her back in service. I saw her trade hands two more times on eBay before you, thankfully, bought her.
Anyway, your '66 will always be special to me. I spent many hours cleaning and cruising in her, she knew three fiancees (plus two other girlfriends), and she was my pride and joy at many many car shows. Needless to say, I can't image a better way to see her than in John's hands now!
How she looked when I fell in love with her -
PS When the car came out of service from the FH in TX, she only had one piece of ambulance equipment in her, since she was never used as a combo. It was a small curved spit pan, which still sits in my garage as a momento
Nice history. Wonderful memories! This is my first "born" and still my favorite. I figured since you paid for the new engine, I'll pay for the facelift. One thing though... the siren comes off the roof!
If I'm ever in your neighborhood, I'lll stop by so you can take her out once more.
If I'm ever in your neighborhood, I'lll stop by so you can take her out once more.
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