Hot Rods Brothers 62 gasser comes home after 40 years

Ahh gotcha!!! I graduated High School that year and started my big Job...didn't get into the afro thing, my dad did......I had more a messy mullet...we may have been the same age...

Are you driving it yet?

 

Damn thats killer….your Brother is smiling down on you…FE power to boot…

 

Wow, where did he race it at? Lippy

 

Had to replace the carbs base plates on the old ones were warped bad.Driving it around the shop dialing it in next fix the clutch

 

Nice !

 

Great story with a happy ending - I was expecting a patina'ed heap and was amazed to see its condition - looks like it was well-loved by all its owners. Always liked the '62 and this makes me want one more!

 

Glad you were able to get the car back. It's a really nice car.

 

Great car that looks like it was well kept over the years. I had this one for a while

 

My guess is that the car originally came with a 221 V8 judging by the V8 emblem on the fender.

 

The Car has its original paint except the quarters. Cattal rubbed through the grain bin and got one of the guarters. I used trizact 3000 then 5000 buffed it .

 

Waaaaaayyyyyy Coooooollllllllllllll.

 

Funny I'm trying to envision the Good Sheppard herding his cows with this not so average staff and Fido sitting and thinking shit I think I'm getting laid off......

 

Congratulations . You have got to be so very happy tp have this car. Your brother I am sure is proud of you and has a giant smile. Way to go !!

 

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Great looking car and awesome story.

 

You don't see many 62's, at least I see more 63's than 62's. I always liked the fullsize 63 Ford but the 62-63 Fairlanes sure are nice looking cars. And this one is one of the best.

 

I was eleven when he drove up into the yard with the Car. It was off the charts cool to me and this car got

I was eleven when he drove up into the yard with the car. It was off the charts cool to me and that's what got me hooked in the hobby for life.

 

What a awesome car! Love the early Fairlanes! Great to hear a story like that come full circle. So Kewl!

 

Great story and car! Someone did a nice job with the wheel wells. Your Brother was very fortunate to have your Grandma front him $4000. That was a lot of money then, probably a new car price for some cars.
I think your Brother guided the car to you. So cool that it's unchanged from it's "Street Freak/Street Machine era and you can bet he'll be riding along with you! Enjoy!

 

Congrats! That car looks right.

 

She was a cool lady the wells were leaded in no bondo. The Car came to me to easy he could of had something to do with it. The old man and frank are having a good time with it for sure

 

Awesome car! Nice story.