New Guy Here with a CTC-5 "Wescott"

[Adam]

Land Yachts
You can see my 72 Centurion up above, before that I had a 72 Impala. Sometimes I look around the internet reading car forums, but I have never found one that really suited me and my preferance for mostly stock big cars from the 50s - the 70s, so I just talk about cars when the subject comes up on here. It's rather odd, but it seems alot of us old tv guys like these kind of cars. That ctc-5 was a great find I've never come across anything here older than the ctc-15, here's a pic of my ctc-15 working.

[bigolds98]

I know this is off topic now but I like the big old cars because they don't make them like that anymore. I was out in LA back in September and I love it when I go out there because you see cars like ours all over the place being used as daily drivers. The bummer thing here in Michigan is it cloudy 290 days out of year and it is either raining or snowing or both. They use salt on the roads and the big cars are getting harder to find in good shape. Mine is in the garage 9 months of the year. So your a big Buick guy, I am the Bigolds guy, Carmine is the Big Chrysler guy. Now we need to find out who the Big Ford guy is. As for collecting I am all over the place. I like old radios a lot and have a cool looking Grundig console tube radio that I have on everyday, I bought an old Recordio just because the cabnet is really nice. I have a couple of old Fisher Studio Standard recievers that are nice. I just get this stuff because now that everything is cheap China crap there will be nothing cool to look at or collect 20 years from now.

[Carmine]

Bigolds:

Yours was the car I'm thinking of... Among a sea of Chevelles, Roadrunners, etc. at the local cruise nights, yours is one of the few I remember, or ever spent much time looking at. In fact, I've even pointed it out to my girlfriend... "If I ever went GM...."

In the interest of remaining semi-on-topic, I will mention that AK has a car forum now... probably a good thing since most of us like old cars too. If you check this link, you'll see a bunch more of the cars I've had to Pampa, Continental, etc. (those are cruise spots/nights for the rest of ya) If I see you at a cruise, we'll talk old tvs to make up for this, lol.

http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=89144

The Newport pictured above actually is my winter-hooptie, through slush/snow and other forms of MI fun. It will be taking me to work in about another hour. (Can't sleep tonight, sinuses) Seeing as how I rescued it from demo-derby on eBay (for all of $1500) I figure whatever I do with it is better than that. However I am very good about keeping drain holes free, and spraying off salt when the weather is warm enough.

My vinyl top is a little shot up-close, but not because of rust issues... just age. I might re-do it this spring. If you keep the moldings free of decomposing sh*t from trees, they aren't so bad.

RE: Cheap China Crap... I think you're preaching to the choir on this site! Most of the time I either fix something old, find a version on eBay, or do without. I don't think I'm missing out on much just because I don't have a plasma.

[compucat]

Originally Posted by bigolds98

Now we need to find out who the Big Ford guy is. I just get this stuff because now that everything is cheap China crap there will be nothing cool to look at or collect 20 years from now.

I guess I'm the big Ford guy. I drive a '99 Lincoln Town Car, before that, a '94 Mercury Grand Marquis. It's not vintage but I hope to keep it until it is. You are right about the old stuff, today's gear can't match the warm feeling I get from my 1937 Philco tombstone radio, 1974 Pioneer 626 receiver and PLA-45 turntable and hopefully my 1965 Zenith roundie (if and when I get it working).

[matt_s78mn]

Originally Posted by Adam

Land Yachts
You can see my 72 Centurion up above, before that I had a 72 Impala. Sometimes I look around the internet reading car forums, but I have never found one that really suited me and my preferance for mostly stock big cars from the 50s - the 70s, so I just talk about cars when the subject comes up on here. It's rather odd, but it seems alot of us old tv guys like these kind of cars. That ctc-5 was a great find I've never come across anything here older than the ctc-15, here's a pic of my ctc-15 working.

As long as we're discussing cars, thought i'd drop in a photo of my Imperial. Hey Carmine, that's a very nice Newport you have there

[bigolds98]

I almost bought one of those a few years back. It had the most plush interior I ever seen. This summer I cam across a 72 Impala 2 door at a estate sale with 24,000 original mile on it. Unfortunately the old lady that owned it must of hit everything in her path. The car was brand new looking but had about a 1000 small dents in it. I also came across a 1981? Imerial Frank Sanatra edition With all the Frank tapes still in the car. My favorite big Ford is the 63 Lincoln Continental convertible. As for newer TV's and audio I like The sound and picture quality from both but why does everything have to be in cheap black plastic. I love how back then we built things to last and look good. Thats why I like all this old stuff. Why can't we do that today? I also was out today doing the estale sales I had no luck finding anymore CTC-5's. I think that was my one luck find this year. If I find that kind of stuff I will let you guys know.