Bob and Chris - you guys rock.
The pics are a huge help and those part numbers are definitely what I was looking for. We'll have to add those to that original components list elsewhere in the forum.
Now, about those back-up lights. Any takers on that pesky little detail?
On a side note, it was 1043 my dad told me about as a much younger man whilst schooling me about attempting to speed away from the police. The conversation included something about not being able to outrun the radio.
As many on the forum know, 1043 was originally purchased by Dave Heerensperger, who at that time owned a couple of small but growing companies in the Spokane Washington area; both Eagle Electric and Pay n' Pak were fairly successful and grew into much larger companies as the years passed. Dad knew DH through the shared passion of unlimited hydroplane racing. I still have a set of drinking glasses which DH gave to my father in the early '70s.
Apparently, one day while on a four-hour drive home to Spokane from Seattle on I-90, DH matted the right pedal in top gear and held it there just long enough to outrun a Washington State Patrol cruiser AND one of their chase planes in Eastern Washington (great roads - long and straight with excellent visibility). Keep in mind that in those days the WSP had some serious horsepower and didn't hesitate to use it given the chance. As I remember the story, the WSP just radio'd ahead, set up a road block closer to Spokane and waited... with a ticket already prepared and, presumably, a court date set for the misbehavior. I wonder if that had anything to do with selling the car to Ralph Bockmier...
Regards,
T.