Need Parts to Pass Registration

Texas requires a safety check yearly meaning all lights and horn need to work.  I found an aftermarket horn that will work for inspection but I am still looking for an original one wire one blade.

Also one of the front side marker lights is out which looks like a sealed unit. WTH?

If anyone has a working OEM horn or like please contact me.

Classic Car or Antique?

Classic Car or Antique?

My wife calls her an antique based on her being 50 years old. 

I refer to "Ellie" as a classic car or hot rod.  Most people would agree.

That all changed sort of a few weeks ago when we were out for a ride in the sun when two blocks
from home we hard a loud noise.   I thought I ran over something but my wife said something fell off the car.   "No way", I said looking back in my rear view mirror.    Something was in the street so I backed up and my wife got out.

She returned with my horn in her hand.   Antique she said.

I didn't have an answer, sort of embarrassed that the horn just fell off.

Weird.

AMX is now a Texas Hot Rod -

1500 miles later in a closed car carrier, Elle, our 69 AMC AMX arrived in Austin, TX.    I had her delivered to my friends house up in Round Rock about 100 miles away from her home so the journey wasn't over.

I picked her up about 1:30 in the afternoon to miss the drive time traffic.  60 miles a trek for a 50 year old hot rod with a tired engine and a bit of wiring work.   I gassed her up and hit the freeway.   My top speed was 60 mph down the one Mopak, I was pushing it hard based on the combo engine/tranny issue.   Being a 4 speed card with I think 3:43 gears, getting to the top end really is a tough one.

As I drown slowly down the freeway in the slow lane, the alternate light keep flashing on and off.  My mind was racing, what now?    Frankly, I was thinking I must of shaken something look based on the vibration the big 390 engine put out.   I pulled over, opened up the tool kit in the truck and tightened everything that looked loose.    Back on the road in less than 10 minutes.

69 amc amx

Everything was fine for a while, then the alternator light started flashing getting bright then dim.   Bad regular or a short maybe, bad alternator?

I didn't stop and made it home in a heighten state of distress.   Now that she is here, I'll start looking for parts.

Onward.