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    Behind the Wheel

    May 14, 2018 4 minutes

    BEN KLEMENZSON, EDITOR, MANCHESTER

    1964 Ford Falcon Futura Convertible

    1970 Oldsmobile 442 Convertible

    1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee

    Like many Classic American readers’ cars, the two older classics have been off the road for the winter, while the daily driver Classic American Jeep proved its snow-busting four-wheel-drive credentials against the so-called ‘Beast from the East’. Sure-footed and confident it went through snow, sleet and ice… What a rugged old bus!

    Meanwhile, regular winter lay-up attention to my Olds revealed a leaky bottom radiator hose. I suddenly realised that actually most of the hoses and belts were probably now well over 14 years old, as that’s how long I’ve owned the car and none have been changed during my ownership, except possibly a top hose. Many moons

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