Stephen,
Welcome to the club. You will have countless hours of restoration to
do, but it is well worth the effort. I got my CitiCar free after it sat
for 20 years. The biggest job is a complete brake system overhaul. When
you get stuck, check the past postings or ask for help.

Takashi Yogi
75 CitiCar
Santa Cruz, California
yogi@...
Web: http://members.cruzio.com/~yogi

Stephen Banister wrote:
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> Hello my new c-car friends,
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> I finally got myself a citicar last year for $800 . I found it on
> craiglist, drove to Atlanta to find a really beat up car rotting in a
> field. It would not roll so I had to drag it up on a trailer to haul
> back to Tampa, Florida. Batteries all dead and swollen, cracked front
> windhield, shattered rear windshield, full of mud daubers and pine
> needles, brake shoes frozen to the drums, frozen master cylinder, broken
> brake lines.
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> I have been reading your posts, and have learned a bit. Glen informed me
> that I have a transition car which seems common, and that I have a Dana
> rear end (I am taking that as a compliment).
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> So, as a High School physics teacher, I am taking this summer break to
> get started on her. Learning from past mistakes, I will be getting her
> to stop before getting her to go. I was an electrician on a Nuke Sub in
> my younger days so those contactors take me back, to simpler days, which
> is cool.
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> I look forward to collaborating with you all. Thanks for having me. Will
> try to attach pics.
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> Stephen Banister
> Tampa Fl
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