I have been taking my 71 Lincoln Mark III for repairs the past 2 years. Guess I didn't know any better until I moved to Prescott and discovered a mechanic that really knows how to work on classic cars.
My car routinely stalls out at stop lights and smells of fuel constantly even inside of the car. I have taken my car to Scott at Hargraves' multiple times for adjustments, repairs and so on. At one point I requested that the carburetor be replaced all together. Scott refused insisting that he could rebuild the carburetor to restore its function. Well multiple stall outs and fuel routinely pouring out all over the engine later it still wasn't fixed.
I took it to a mechanic in Prescott (KCs). He immediately replaced the carburetor as I had originally requested of Scott and the car never stalls out. No gas smell and believe it or not the 460 block even gets better gas mileage.
Hargraves may be great for collision but I would highly recommend looking elsewhere for car repair, especially classic car repair.
Sorry Scott but the truth is the truth. You should just be honest and tell people you don't know how to repair older cars.
Thank you for allowing me to post my comments.