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VEHICLES => PROJECT CARS/TRUCKS => Topic started by: jabberwoki on September 05, 2022, 09:33:32 PM
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About 18 years ago i rescued this 1965 Pontiac HO 421 4 spd 2+2.
I`ve had it stored away on a container.
Well as i get older i realize that it`s time to let some of these treasures go.
I didn't want just anybody to get it, it had to be the right person with the funds and motivation to do it justice.
Luckily i found just such a bloke , even thou i choked up a wee bit im happy to see it going to get done.
I found it behind a barn , it was also in the very last issue of muscle car review.
Note to self ... keep greasy fingerprints off the lense.
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I understand, Steve. In July I sold my very first car, a '59 Impala. I'd had it since 1988, and it needed a major restoration I wasn't prepared to get done anytime soon. I'm hoping the person I sold her to has started. I need to contact them sometime this fall and see what's up.
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I feel for you Jabber. It must have been hard to let her go. That said, being realistic about the time and effort involved in a project is all good. Achievable goals change as we get older.
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I know how you feel, as I'm no longer "coolmercury". Just last week I came to the conclusion that at my age I couldn't spend the time or money doing a mechanical restoration on my 1956 Mercury Montclair. A youngster of 50 had been after me to sell it to him for the last couple of years and I parted with it to what I believe to be a good home.
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Always tough to let something go. Hopefully the proceeds benefit the WY fund well.
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Tough to let it go, but sometimes our projects are meant for others
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I can't believe Elroy missed this tread. That big ole' boat of a Pontiac is one cool ride in the Elroy eye. :bravo_2:
That thing is just kick ass. .........Neat "KAR" :08:
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The guy that got it is balls to the wall on it already.
I made a stipulation that i get to drive it when its done.
Cannot wait.
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I more than understand. In 2015 I parted with my first car, 1956 Chevy 210 2 door. Dad helped me pull it home on Thanksgiving 1965. Not running, pulled the engine, rebuilt it, drove it through 3 years of high school. Served me off and on through the 80s. Sold it to a guy that lived some distance away, so there is little chance I will stumble on it again. With the cost of restoration parts, plus paint, upholstery, figured it was time.
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I more than understand. In 2015 I parted with my first car, 1956 Chevy 210 2 door. Dad helped me pull it home on Thanksgiving 1965. Not running, pulled the engine, rebuilt it, drove it through 3 years of high school. Served me off and on through the 80s. Sold it to a guy that lived some distance away, so there is little chance I will stumble on it again. With the cost of restoration parts, plus paint, upholstery, figured it was time.
That's a cool story. Bet you had a few good times riding around in that digging hot ride. :cool2:
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Progress pix
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Well it might not be cream puff, considering that thing is nearly 60 years old...................that's not real bad. That can be worked with.
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Brace her up and start cutting and welding. Looks to be very salvageable.
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Brace her up and start cutting and welding. Looks to be very salvageable.
That's what I thought. Looks solid.
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Yeah floors bottom of the fenders and rear 1/4 panels and the trunk.
When i`m not feeling lazy i type out its story.
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Thought you would get a kick out of this, Stationed at Sanford Fl this was my HotRod, 65 Tempest 4sp 389 & tri power.
Great looking car
Progressive linkage, Hurst Competition Plus, the fender badge read 326 under the hood a different story.
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That's some serious rubber on the back Pep.
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Beautiful car Pep - definitely qualifies as a treasure.
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Sweet car pep!
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