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Went to clean up the car a bit after the rains at the car show Sat. and ran across a problem.  Went to clean the rubber mats on the running boards and it turned the rag BLACK!  Just rub a hand over the dry rubber and it will turn it black.  Of course I'm worried about transfer of the black to the floor mats.  I doubt that a good scrubbing would change anything so my alternatives are to replace the mats which will rip the paint off or seal the mats with something.  Anyone come across this problem and found a cure?  Thanks.

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Went to a small car show not to far from home and decided to put the window swamp cooler in before leaving the house.  I don't do this usually because I don't want to break the glass and it's for display only.  On the way over I noticed it was blowing air into the car on a rather large volume.  I didn't have water/ice in the unit so the air was just so-so, like running with the window open.  In the afternoon it started raining and I decided to head for home.  Again, I left the unit in the widow but took a longer route home.  Would you believe the rain cooled air was very refreshing.  These things do work!  Not sure what would happen at 60-70 MPH and not willing to find out.  Got to thinking about the fresh air ducts on the 49-54 Chevys.  Put a swamp element in line and I bet it would cool just fine.

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GM’s original mid-engine sports car, the much-improved, V6-powered Fiero GT

Link:

https://journal.classiccars.com/2019/09/08/gms-original-mid-engine-sports-car-fiero-gt/

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Another 34 Chevy in Texas

https://www.ebay.com/itm/153630931189?ul_noapp=true