This is getting close to being on the street
Nothing fancy, but has some sentimental value to me.
My uncle bought this car brand new in 65 and drove the snot out
of it and used it as a shop truck (he was a machinist) for 47+ years.
Born with a 289 and a 4-spd----this car is a blast.
Now it has a 5.0HO with a small (E303) cam, but other than that,
I took very few liberties with it.
My uncle had the interior redone in black and blue and put in a bench seat---probably so he could haul is daughters around with him.
I located a set of buckets----and put the interior back to what it was when it left the California factory.
Jim also bought the wheels within 2 weeks of buying the car.
He drove this thing until right before his passing.
But----this car was a lot bigger when I was a kid---pretty sure of it.
At any rate---I loved driving it after my aunt sent it to me right until I broke the 2nd 302 my uncle put in back in 85
Today----it moved under it's own power for the first time in a couple of years. I drove the noisy exhaust absent thing onto a dolly and took it to
a muffler shop----it came back much quieter.
Still a few things to get taken care of----but not too long and it will
be making regular 50-60 mile commutes again
Nothing fancy, but has some sentimental value to me.
My uncle bought this car brand new in 65 and drove the snot out
of it and used it as a shop truck (he was a machinist) for 47+ years.
Born with a 289 and a 4-spd----this car is a blast.
Now it has a 5.0HO with a small (E303) cam, but other than that,
I took very few liberties with it.
My uncle had the interior redone in black and blue and put in a bench seat---probably so he could haul is daughters around with him.
I located a set of buckets----and put the interior back to what it was when it left the California factory.
Jim also bought the wheels within 2 weeks of buying the car.
He drove this thing until right before his passing.
But----this car was a lot bigger when I was a kid---pretty sure of it.
At any rate---I loved driving it after my aunt sent it to me right until I broke the 2nd 302 my uncle put in back in 85
Today----it moved under it's own power for the first time in a couple of years. I drove the noisy exhaust absent thing onto a dolly and took it to
a muffler shop----it came back much quieter.
Still a few things to get taken care of----but not too long and it will
be making regular 50-60 mile commutes again