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75 degrees in a Wisconsin April means spring has sprung. What a better way to spend it but with my beloved? She got 15 gallons of Kwik Trip Joy Juice. A tad pricey, but nothing is too good for my girl. She could use a wash after her long winter slumber, but she begged me for a nice drive in...

I have 36 year old Keystones on my Mirada. I have been toying with the idea of Magnum 500s to give her an old school look. The originals were only 14 inchers and the Mirada takes 15 inch wheels, but the Magnum repos come now in both those sizes. Will the bolt pattern fit? I have done a...

Looking forward to it Aspen, you will recognize me, I'm the dorkiest looking guy around. Easy to spot. My ailments are from my decades long love affair of candy bars and burgers. Working for 40 years as an RN lifting patients didn't help either. I always said I should have been a plumber, I...

This was on an old hard drive. It is my beloved in 1992. I know that because it is from when we built our house. Car looks pretty good, if I should say so myself, though that was pre children who were not too kind to it. Of course, she has gone through a complete repaint since then and looks...

Been so damned busy haven't even had my baby out yet this year, but that changed today. Went for a nice little ride. Got plenty of thumbs up, even from the passing muscle car guys. I guess car people are car people. I am retiring at the end of this month, so I plan to spend more quality time...

Pretty nice find.

Okay, some spring is trying to arrive here in Wisconsin, it must be almost 50 degrees today! Oh, but alas, they talk of snow tomorrow, so today it was now or never. I took my baby out for a ride. We started with church because she hasn't been there all winter and it is about time she got...

Okay, got to put down one more picture to remind me it once was summer here. Off on Friday, thought I would take her out on the road one more time but only going to be like 30 degrees. Nah, next spring it is!

Last night it snowed again, gonna be a long long winter.

They don't make those in 14 inchers anymore? My Mirada takes 15 so a little easier. I see you can get full chrome Magnums these days, thinking about putting those on my blue Mirada, any opinions on that? Right now I have 30 year old aluminium Keystones with spinners.

I have white walls on my Mirada, I like the look, but my Firestones are the traditional thinner ones. Though, they got to be 10 or 12 years old, despite the low miles on them, I should replace them. Have toyed with the idea of using BF Goodrich letter tires, what do you guys think? The paint...

Why no interior or engine shots, not even a mention of what engine is in it. Obviously an old poor paint job, but it does look good for what we can see. I would ditch the vinyl, though. How old are those tires? White walls that white go back to the time when this car was new!

Very nice!

Looks like a nice clean install. I have a 30+ year old Pioneer cassette deck in my Mirada that I put in back in the day. (Still have the stereo AM/FM it came with, wonder if it still works? I even have the AM/FM that came from my 1970 RR that I had crushed in 1980! Wonder if that is worth...

Fun to watch this happen. A worthy car to be restored, that is for sure. What color are you going to make it? Did you say, did Mr Senile miss that? Mine is Midnight Blue (Metallic) Of course, you are far more talented then I am, I had mine done by someone else.

Yesterday was my birthday, which at my age is something I like to ignore, but this year was special, took my beloved to Iola for the grand car show in wonderful Iola Wisconsin. The wife had to work, but two of the grown kiddos came, it was awesome. The best part of showing a car there is that...

That RR is in fantastic shape, I love it!! Those wheels are pretty rare too. Also, I always thought the 4bbl 318 was only for California, glad to see I was wrong all these years. /// I have posted here before, but I think not this shot. If anyone is going to Iola, WI next week, I will...

This is soooo cool! I wanted one when new too, but I was in college, a no go. Have any interior shots? Engine shots? Does it have air? What other options? Do you use it for vacations, etc? I bet it is a nice cruiser. I am so glad I restored my 83 Mirada, taking her to Iola on Friday of...

I took my 83 Mirada to a local interior shop (they also rebuilt the drivers seat with new foam, etc). Damn close match far as I can tell, at least close enough for me. Buttttttttttttttt, beware the interior plastic trim shatters like glass. Very disappointing. The stuff around my left rear...

I know this is an old thread, but here is my story. Had my Mirada taken apart for a restore and the good looking rear end fell apart in his hands, brittle. We tried in vain for new stuff, no go, so my body man spent hours fixing what we had. Staples, like a hundred in each one, then they were...

Do you need some attic insulation? Ice cycles usually suggest that. Wausau is a nice town, BTW. I like the hiking up on Rib Mountain.

I thought about that, but they are all sold out around here. Usually this isn't a problem, and prob still isn't. Like said above, it is light fluffy stuff. Just hope it blows off before a heavy spring rain. As I write this I am looking at the shed where my Mirada sits. It is a pretty red...

Here in Western Wisconsin we have had about three feet of snow in the past week, unusual even for us. It is getting old. Luckily, my nifty newly painted Mirada is comfy warm in its own shed.

Good luck. I bought a piece of plastic interior trim for my Mirada from a wrecking yard, but that was over 30 years ago. When was the last time you saw one since? Chrysler used poor quality plastic, it gets very brittle and crumbles in your hands. I had my 83 Mirada repainted to a high...