Hemmings Classic Car

jim richardson

“It might just save you from the heartbreak of a dash fire or worse…”

I learned early that leaving faulty wiring in an old car can be catastrophic. As it happens, I was driving my ’49 Chevy Fleetline sedan over to pick up my girlfriend to go to the movies. I pushed in the cigar lighter and shook a Marlboro out of the pack. I was 18 years old at the time. It seemed like the lighter was taking forever to heat up, and

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