great car; nice save; lucky you. Do not forget: lead free gas today & you have old heads without hardened seats. Find & use a good additive with your gas.
Thanks..lucky for me here in Missouri we can still get a higher octane gas...it's pricey, but I run it in my hot rods
got her on the road...able to cruise around the block...I will upload better videos later...just finished up the brakes...gonna rewire and fix floors, the off to the trimmer
Awesome car. As a current Fresnan, now I feel like I need to start driving around town, peering into carports and poking under tarps looking for other lost treasures.
sounded like a tire rubbing on something...nose is pretty low, and I haven't done any suspension work yet...shocks may be shot
I'm going to post a few more videos of my buddy Larry cruising the sedan.Without his support and mechanical knowledge I would still be at ground level with this project...the sedan is strong running and stops on a dime!..theres a bit of suspension work I want to tackle, but nothing major
That is a great looking hot rod going down the street. Sent from my SM-G960W using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
That motor brings back memories. I bought one just like it from a friend with the duel quad set up in about 1968 and ran it in my 55 Chevy. Paid $75 for the motor.
wow ..it's a small world...was that before he had Mark put it on Ebay?..that's how I found it...I feel in love with it the first time I saw it in the auction pics....I will be putting on a new top in white like before, and I will do the running boards in white pleats...I'm also having to redo most of the interior..the material was getting very brittle and tearing in spots...I probably would have left it alone except the headliner had to come out,which meant almost every other panel had to come out too..I'll keep it black inside,but I will be using pleats instead of straight vinyl..
Update..the sedan has gone off to the trimmer..will be a couple months at least till its back...new white top and running boards..all new black interior...the old material was to brittle to reuse,so staying with black, but using pleats instead of flat vinyl ..
Nice Time Machine...Where were You in 62...Glad the plan is coming together and what a treat to see Vintage Survivors right down to the rubber on the road...
In 1962 I was 8 years old, but my oldest brother was 16,so I was exposed to many killer hot rods at a young age...I'm sure it is where my love of old hot rods comes from...it is still at the trimmers,I'm glad he is taking his time
I have plenty of other projects to keep me occupied...working on cleaning up some cobbled up crap on the frame of my 33 5 window coupe now,and it always goes slower than you expect it to
So was the car in Carthage? Did you hear the story on how it got there from California? Just curious, my Mom and Dad lived on South Grand Avenue in Carthage for several years.