You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

FTC’s New CARS Rule Could Save Car Shoppers $3.4 Billion Each Year

You've heard the stories (or experienced it yourself): car dealers piling on junk fees, baiting-and-switching shoppers, and selling seniors unnecessary add-ons. All of these tactics will be illegal under the new FTC CARS Rule.

Combating Auto Retail Scam (CARS) prohibits dealers from misrepresenting their prices. The rule specifically looks out for military service members, whom dealers often target.
The Federal Trade Commission started talking about this new rule in 2022, but it won’t go into effect until late summer 2024.

Specifically, the CARS Rule stands on four main legs: (1) Dealers cannot misrepresent a vehicle's price; (2) Dealers must "clearly disclose" the actual price someone can pay for the car; (3) Dealers cannot charge consumers for add-ons that don't provide a benefit; and (4) Dealers must get a buyer's "express, informed consent before charging them for anything."

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a4...ule-explained/

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

Someone has replaced the trim rings on that car since I last saw it.

63 Catalina, 421 HO, 4 speed, Ventura interior.

K

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...=560524&page=9

[Too Many Projects]

It appears the rings are left off and the wheel is polished, which I like better.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

It appears the rings are left off and the wheel is polished

You may be right. The rears seem a little wide, too, so perhaps they went to a 15" set up.

K

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Someone has replaced the trim rings on that car since I last saw it.

63 Catalina, 421 HO.

K

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...=560524&page=9

We used those photos (and some really poor home movies) to create this "hero card" for dad's 63 Super Duty, for discussion purposes, since there are no good photos that exist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lvpCR07taY

K

[Keith Seymore]

Wangers did three of these cars in that paint scheme (that I know of): a silverleaf green car, a white one for Jesse, and our car in Nocturne blue.

We think maybe he was building the blue car as his own driver and Jesse sold it out from under him to dad. Jesse had a habit of doing that, apparently.

K

[olredalert]

----Keith,,,I seem to remember that someone is making 15 inch 8-lug wheels. Can't remember who or when I (may) have heard this. Do you know?....Bill S

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----Keith,,,I seem to remember that someone is making 15 inch 8-lig wheels. Can't remember who or when I (may) have heard this. Do you know?....Bill S

Yes - that is true.

https://www.bopengineering.com/pontiac_full_size.shtml

I don't recall if Arrowhead was/is making them or not.

K