Hot Rods Brothers 62 gasser comes home after 40 years

I know I haven't posted . I'm a pdr tech and work long hours with the drought if a little extra time no hail .You guys might enjoy this storie in 62 a gentleman named Jim G bought a new fairlane 500 hundred drove it two years then started to turn it into a race car. Put a econoline axel up front radius the rear wells and installed a 9 inch rear. Bought a race prepped 390 from the south east US .Put a 61 tripower on top. Raced it at hustlers in Glendive Mt throughout the 60's then parked it. Enter my big bro he went to Jim's to look at a 55 crown 2 four car and saw the 62 borrowed 4 grand from grandma and brought it home this was the fall of 77 he was a Jr in high-school. Then sold it in August of 81 to Jim's cousin Mark. He drove a few years even chased cattle with it. He than parked it in a grainbin until 4 years ago a adjuster I know came into the shop to Wright a claim an told me he bought my brother's car. This may he was ready to sell and we srock a deal almost ten years to the day of my big brothers death. The car has not changed since the last time I saw it. And it will stay that way.

 

That's sweet, i can't imagine how it must feel to sit in that car now. Congratulations on getting it!

 

That is classy! Beautiful car! Glad you were able to get it. I have my brothers car, he's been gone over 40 years now.

Dave

 

What a nice car, I bet that FE hauls it down the road !

 

Nice! Congrats on getting it back in the family. Your brother must be smiling down at you.

 

keeping the past alive...best wishes ..

 

Sometimes it's a very small world...Congratulations on the twists and turns that lead to this reuniting of something that brings you closer to your Bro in Spirit...sorry for your losing him so early...yeah every ride in that will be moving in more ways than one can imagine...

The fact it was caretaken rather than changed is a major bonus too...

Welcome to the Hamb...I hope you were at least lurking a little...there's been a lot going on since 2011...

 

Good story, great car.

 

What a great time capsule... Very cool.

 

Looks GREAT.

 

@HOTRODNORSKIE is that your Brother in the picture beside the Car?

 

Sorry for the loss of your brother, but congrats on the securing of his car. Nice car and an even better story behind it. Enjoy!

 

What a Thrill that must be, bang some gears in memory of your Brother!

 

Nice car. Sorry you can't enjoy it with your brother, but at least you have his car back.

 

AWESOME car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great story!
You are a lucky man!
Your brother is watching!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Yes from and all

 

Sorry fat fingers ment fro and all

 

Cool story! Glad it's back home.

 

That's a really cool story. That is a real time capsule. Congratualations!

 

Great Fairlane.

 

Sorry for the loss of your brother, great car.

 

Really need a video of the engine running!!!!!
This is ONE-OF-MY-ALL-TIME-FAVORITE rides!!!
Love those lil Fords. I'll bet yours would do the same thing!!!!
Good catch
6sally6

 

congrats

 

Damn cool story glad for you and your family to have a little piece of your brother back in the fold. Friend in High School had a 63 Fairlane 260 three on the tree. We spent a weekend moving it from the knee knocker position to the floor. Enjoy your brothers ride, doesn't look like the time in the grain bin did it any harm! Joe

 

Mise got it A little bit the guy a bought it from replaced the headliner and opened the bottom of the seat covers to clean them out

 

Your fat fingers did it again...with my grade 12 vocabulary and all my understanding of slang I can't figure that statement out...

 

That picture was shot in 78 right after he installed keystone raiders I ment he was sporting a 70s. Afro hairdo

 

Great car, a friend had a 63 hardtop with a 260 and 4 speed always liked the body style!

 

Dude, that Fairlane is Bad & Nationwide!!! Lighter than a '64 with just about as much power as a T-Bolt. Your brother knew how to do it to it. Looks like he saw you could have fun with it, so enjoy!

Joe