Well that really sucks. Olds rear and all. He should sell it to someone who cares about the racing history, even if not known. It would be cheaper to sell this one and buy a stocker and restore it, rather than a car this modified. Front end clip alone big $$. If he thinks it will be worth Big Bucks when done, it has to be perfect.
Tommy, If that guy ends up killing off that car's heritage and doing a lame-o restoration on it,would you mind asking him if he'd sell me that Olds rear end?I'm in need of one for my '30 Model A Altered/Coupe project. That way,at least PART of the car would still be making passes at the drag strip....! Scott Posted using two Dixie cups and a medium length piece of string.
I dunno man,with stack injection,and that rollbar that looks like it was extended to meet tech,I would guess that that car saw some action in Modified Sports...? Cool looking car. Posted using two Dixie cups and a medium length piece of string.
I've wondered the same thing. It's IFS, but I didn't recognize it and this is the only pic I've got. And unfortunately, you can't really see squat. Scott, I'd be happy to, but I'm afraid that won't happen. Reason being is because my friend was going to ask his tennant about the car and have him contact me. That was several months ago and I've heard nothing. Nonetheless, I'll keep an eye/ear out for you! Tommy
What if I can find one that is already restored to original condition he can give me this car and what it's going to cost to put this one back that way on trade. That way he will have an original car with out going to all the trouble of doing it himself and I'll make the baddest Gasser you have ever seen out of this one.
The really sad thing is from what I'm told the current owner isn't even really a car guy. He bought this and will restore/sell it as an investment. IMO, he'll likely lose money......unless he scored this car for next to nothing, which would just upset me even more. It should be in the hands of someone who would preserve its racing history.
He will lose money if he restores it back to original even if this car was free because they don't bring nothing after finished compared to what it cost to do the work. That's why I said I would trade him one already restored for this one plus what he is going to spend on it. I want to do a 56 or 57 vette gasser real bad I'm almost to the point of getting an original and cutting it up, I'll bet the vette gods would hunt me down for that.
Quain the Vette Gods would hunt you down to thank you. The stock Nazis may have their panties in a twist but what else is new. The car's heritage owe a lot to it's success on the dragstrip and this heritage is being ignored by restorers. There is a stock sportscar heritage, a modified stock heritage, a road course heritage and a drag race heritage. There are enough old Vettes to go around. We don't need another example of pure Vette stock correctness so that we can save this esoteric nonsense for posterity; we have a ton already. I wont apologize to anyone for trying to keep memories of how they looked back when I grew to like them. It's your car and your dime, give or take a few cents.-Jim
been playing cat and mouse with this old guy for years with a 57 and 58 heard he sold the 57 the 58 has been sitting since 72 . hopefully will get another meeting this weekend only problem people are filling his head its worth mega bucks needs total all . missed my shot at it in 05 when he called me with a killer price but it was after katrina and everyone was hurting . had the doe but lost job and had house damaged . i hate having to prioritize
yeah i worked on those cars new.. wasnt much hitek then to chose from ... looked to be a killer idea not high up but light and think it would be a bolt in cross member .... i had alston mustang 2 in my 59 big block drag vette was to narrow that always bugged the heck out of me to the point of selling it...the guy seen my 58 and copied it and put an axel in it its killer now sad to see it gone the way they took off latley
thanks enloe--- still cant lift heavy things having some better days though , cant believe another year passed and only drove it once.. but i drove it real hard to make up for the lost time
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