Anyone who is familiar with eBay will recognize the sentence, "Buy it now." Any car guy will have also heard horror stories of those who bought a car sight unseen, only to get a rust bucket with a thick coat of paint. So when Don Clayton saw those words suddenly appear on an eBay listing for a '68 Mercury Cougar XR7 GT he had been eyeing, he was torn: to buy or not to buy. It had all started when he had decided that he needed something sportier and easier to handle than his '56 Lincoln Mark II. After he saw a fellow Roamin Angel's Cougar described in a Roamin Angel Corner, he decided that was the car. He liked Ford pony cars, however Mustangs, the original pony cars, were far too pricey for a comparable model. So Cougars sounded great. Besides, Cougars had basically been the upscale version of Mustangs. Since he wanted a big block engine, he was told to look for the GT model. After checking on over a hundred ads for such Cougars, he had found either reason

Caltrans plans the following highway work through Friday:

Long-term projects
* Interstate 80 (Nevada County) from Donner Summit to Donner Lake: Work continues on the $71 million Donner III construction project to improve Interstate 80.

Work includes repaving the existing roadway with Portland Cement Concrete, reconstructing failed sections of roadway, adding new drainage systems, upgrading existing drainage systems and construction of a new sediment/debris collection system. Completion is expected in 2011. Project is on winter suspension.

* Interstate 80 (Nevada County) from Donner Lake to Donner Pass Road in Truckee: Work continues on the $70 million Donner I construction project to improve Interstate 80.

Work includes repaving the existing roadway with Portland Cement Concrete, reconstructing failed sections of roadway, adding new drainage systems, upgrading existing drainage systems, construction of a westbound truck-climbing lane from Donner Pass Road to the

To street rodders, the automobile is a moveable forms. Unlike the artist who works with a canvas, however, the street rodder's creation has a an exterior, running gear and, of course, an interior. It is only when all of these are of the highest quality that it can be called a masterpiece. And that is what Dave Cubitt's '47 Dodge delivery truck is. Far from it's humble beginnings delivering bread in Nevada City, Dave's Dodge is a work of art, inside and out. A previous Roamin Angels Corner, written before the Doge was on the road, covered the exterior and much of the running gear. As a reminder, it has a GM big block 502 CID Ramjet engine, which has 502 HP and 565 FT-LB of neck-snapping torque. Even in the heavy truck it is more than enough power to motivate it down the highway. Matched to a Tremac 600 five-speed overdrive trans, it performs well in the city or one the highway. But what about comfort and class inside? It has plenty of that too. Power steeri

Westbound lanes on East Main Street in Grass Valley will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 9.

Crews will work on a water line, closing the lanes between Richardson and Stewart streets from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Traffic control will designate detours while that the work is in progress. Any delays are expected to be minimal, city officials said.

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