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There was a time when a car like the Chevelle or Camaro used to roam the streets and highways, and a utopia like this exists, but what we see today is not the same since the mid sixties. Today, we see the demise of the traditional V8 powered rear wheel drive cars that we have grown accustomed to, and there are more front wheel drives, Asian imports/Rice Rockets, and SUVs manufactured during the past decade. Would you like to race your Lexus or Hyundai Tiburon with a Chevelle (sic)? I don't think so. Oldies are easier to maintain, since FWDs are a "pain in the ass" to maintain, and parts are $$$. Are first-time drivers beginning to view a Honda Civic or a Nissan 240ZX as a musclecar?

These are the vehicles that I would specialize in, or have an interest for. I have an interest in Chevelles, and other GM marques, along with some imports exc. rice rockets:

THE Chevelle (and A-car) ONLINE INTERCHANGE MANUAL (Now with a chassis suppliment!)

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I often find parts for these vehicles, and often sell them at events like local swap meets around the Houston area, and the parts that I would find would come from second-handed sources like the wrecking yard. Around the Houston area, the only restoration specialists only stock parts for Camaros, Vettes, and one full-size Chevrolet specialist. In some instances, these specialists may order repro parts, but in some cases, this leads to another source.

There have been none or fewer Chevelle restorers that exist in the Houston area, which means ordering from various aftermarket companies (e.g. Year One or Classic Industries), and my business is one of few that exists in the Houston area. The bad news is that my business does not stock GM Restoration Parts, OER Parts, or NOS, but most of my used parts are inspected for any flaws.

MY PARTS COLLECTION (always updated )

I have been an avid parts collector, and every local swap meet that I have worked in the past two years has been a success. I have been ridiculed by a friend that I knew from the University of Houston-Downtown, now a Sam Houston State University graduate student, that wanted me to drive an older car, but the economic crisis that I have been through would not allow me to own such a classic. Since I am a first year graduate student, I still moonlight the local wreckers, and excavate rare gems from oldies. It is not an easy task, since part-time work and a minimum GPA can be hard to accomplish at the same time when working a part time job. Sometimes, being accepted as equals (in my case, owning a disco era car) may not have the traditional feedback as opposed to owning a "traditional" musclecar. I wished that I owned a classic car, instead of a lemon that fails.

If a specific part is obsolete or needed for a "golden oldie" or musclecar, feel free to e-mail me, since I have been an expert in assisting restorers in which a project would excel in its success.

I currently have no car now, since my Nova has a totaled motor. I was planning on droppin' out of UHCL, but time is tight, due to graduate school requirements. I can't go below a 3.00 GPA, and either need a motor or find another car. (10/19/1998 update:  The motor is halfway assembled {since July 1998}, with the entire bottom end exc. the cam sprocket and heads.)

The federal courts had 7 different scenarios in which vicarious liablilty is established: negligent hiring, negligent supervision, negligent assignment, negligent entrustment, negligent retention, failure to direct, and failure to train. If an engine rebuilder does remanufacture a core, and one of these scenarios concerning vicarious liablilty is evident, then either the establishment should guarantee the customer's needs, or face legal action with the BBB.

Where's the missing section? It's located at tripod.com, to save page space.

Here's a link for those that want the federal income tax repealed. What we earn is what we keep, and swap meet commerce is a tax-free environment. Us Americans have been paying and filing Form 1040 for 85 years now, and from the recent Senate hearings about the IRS, check these links out:

Fair Taxation Page

16th Amendment

Sirius4Liberty

Links (relocated to save page space)

Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 LSCSETX (c/o DON SERIBUTRA, proprietor). If you have comments or suggestions, email me at seributra_d@hotmail.com (business only, but encouraged because I'm not at home all the time) or at seributra@newwareclub.com (evenings only), or my secondary (WWW accessible) address, at seributra_d@mailcity.com. I would prefer everyone to use the "CC" line (below the RE:) for my other e-mail addresses when writing e-mail, in which I can receive e-mail responses on all my e-mail accounts.

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2/10/00 update:  The marquee will be renamed Celestial Temple Classics in the near future, as a last resort, because there is a Lone Star Classics operating out of the DFW area, a manual tranny shop.  I may have to rename the pages to the aforementioned marquee, since the opening moniker is similar, and to prevent a civil injunction.  The official moniker above will remain, but the alternate name might be a possible choice.

5/12/00 update:  My mom has adviced me to work a full-time 9 to 5, and if I have to earn $$$ the American way and file tax returns before April 15th every calendar year, this page will cease to exist in the near future.  All of the merchandise will be placed on eBay.com, autotrader.com, as well as the Houston Chronicle.  I do not wish to give up something that I have been pursuing for 6 years now: a business of my own, where I work my own hours.  I only have $7000 in my name, and a college degree, without any formal/professional references.  Expect a 404 error in the near future, and if I lose any customers, I had to do what has to be done to earn a living in the new millenium.

This is a pic that was taken in June 1997, which is a 1968 Chevelle core support, which is for a project car that I's seeking.  Right now, I have a few body parts (NFS) that are in storage, but need a good, used hardtop body.  The core support is what I own of a 1968 Chevelle at the moment.

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The overall tallies for 1998 reached $1360.75, a new record for total earned profits in a year, and an all time high. The past three years were slow, and the October 1996 Super Chevy Show at Baytown (see the March 1997 issue of Super Chevy) was a marquee event in which $100+ was made in one day.  (B & W picture seen on this page courtesy Super Chevy, March 1997, p. 147)

"NOBODY takes me under duress and gets away with it."

-Jack Lord (as Steve McGarrett, from the Hawaii Five-O episode #91: While You're At It, Bring In The Moon, 1972.)

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