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[Montanan46]

This was the car it was built from. It had been sitting in the back of a heated shop since 1972. After pulling it outside and washing years of dust off of it, it only took us about 45 minutes of tinkering to get it running and we were able to actually drive it up onto the trailer.

I didn't put the bumper addition back onto the front bumper and I also removed the antennas from the rear fenders and replaced them with an electric antenna so the car could be covered during the winter months while being stored in my shop. I originally wanted to just do a restoration, but the six banger and power glide transmission was not my favorite. By the time I had the car taken apart and down to the frame to replace all of the dried out bushings, I decided to completely rebuild it to become a modern ride.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

That is a really clean car 👍

 

[Montanan46]

It's really rare to find a car in such good shape. The car had belonged to the owners mom and she really didn't want to part with it but finally realized that it would be well taken care of and put back on the road. It only had 56,000 original miles on it. I lucked out on this one. My cousin and the owners daughter had gone to school together and when he mentioned the car to me, he was able to help talk her into giving up the car. When I was finished, I took a trip back to her home and took her for a ride. She had tears in her eyes to see it running again.

 

[Cano]

That is an absolutely awesome story and a great gesture from you to go back to her and take her for a ride in her pride and joy. It really went to good hands!

I can't wait to get home to see the pics (:

 

[Slash]

Cano, I don't think I ever told you this one.

My grandfather had a 1967 SS396 Chevelle. It was bought brand new. Bench seat, maroon interior and paint. He bought it off my great uncle (who recently passed away). He didn't have it for long, but had that car up around 114mph and a turn snuck up on him behind a hill and, as you can probably figure out, he didn't make that turn. Wrapped the car around a telephone pole, completely totaling it.

So it got scrapped.

40 years later my great uncle got a phone call. Some guy bought it out of the junkyard, and entirely restored it and was searching down past owners. My great uncle caught wind of that decided to buy it back.

It was indeed the EXACT same car they had totalled all those years ago.

How ironic right?


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1959 Bel Air with only 2 miles on it. That's right. 2 miles.

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[Cano]

@Montanan46 I finally got the pics to load. Damn that is beautiful. You weren't joking when you said it looks totally stock, right down to ride height, white walls and stock hubcaps! I was expecting some wheels and a nice drop, but I'm surprised. Great sleeper!

also, man was it clean when you found it. I would have been tempted to keep the body in original shape and perform the drivetrain swap. You really really lucked out.

Cano, I don't think I ever told you this one.

:0 awesome. It's amazing what people can restore nowadays. What happened to it?

 

[Slash]

:0 awesome. It's amazing what people can restore nowadays. What happened to it?

When he passed away it was sold to a guy in his Chevelle club that wanted it. It went to a good home. Both that and his 1972 El Camino went to the guy. They sold the cars cheap because they wanted them gone (if my dad would have said yes, the El Camino would be mine right now), but they are in good hands now. Someone who will take care of them.

 

[Montanan46]

Here's another one of my toys. The poor mans Cobra. This one will probably going to a Mucum auction in the future.

 

[Slash]

Keep it and drop a 289/302 in it

 

[Montanan46]

Keep it and drop a 289/302 in it

It has it's original 289. Rebuilt professionally and it likes to run.

 

[Slash]

Even better. Didn't know it was already a V8 car. Sounds like fun.


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[Montanan46]

I have a nice Mustang too, but I don't drive it much, trying to keep the mileage down.

 

[Slash]

I like it.


Is that red/brown Ford your's too? I LOVE IT

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Was that Tiger red from the factory? The only ones I've ever seen are green.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Forgot to post this when I saw it

@Cano

 

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[Montanan46]

Was that Tiger red from the factory? The only ones I've ever seen are green.

I picked it up in Texas and it was red. After disassembly it looked like it was red from the factory, or one hell or a good repaint. It would have had to been taken down to bear metal as I couldn't find and indications of it having been another color.

 

[Cano]

Here's another one of my toys. The poor mans Cobra. This one will probably going to a Mucum auction in the future.

Dang. Tigers are rare cars. Yours looks awesome, don't sell it!

also, you GT500 is the proper shade. Awesome color combo 👍

 

[Montanan46]

I really hate to sell the Tiger, but my shop is way over crowded, and I can only drive one car at a time. I am getting older and am scaling back on restorations. I think completing the '59 Impala, my dream ride, was my big moment. It has won numerous awards in car shows, and is my all time favorite cruiser.

With our winters here in Montana, I have to keep everything indoors in a climate controlled shop, and it is so crowded that I sometimes don't have room to work unless I take a number of cars out of the shop. Not a problem in the summer months. I ahve a few more that will also be going to auction. I have had excellent luck with the Mecum Auctions, but many are so far away from me. I drove the Impala to a couple of the Auctions and turned down some really great offers on it. That Impala is my absolute keeper.

 

[FordMKIVJ5]

I picked it up in Texas and it was red. After disassembly it looked like it was red from the factory, or one hell or a good repaint. It would have had to been taken down to bear metal as I couldn't find and indications of it having been another color.

Looks like "Carnival Red" to me, which is a factory Rootes/Sunbeam colour. You should be able to tell what colour it is by the chassis plate, the colour code for "Carnival Red" is #39.

 

[Montanan46]

Looks like "Carnival Red" to me, which is a factory Rootes/Sunbeam colour. You should be able to tell what colour it is by the chassis plate, the colour code for "Carnival Red" is #39.

I'll check the number when I get home. The car was in great shape, but while working on it it did not show any indications of a color change. Thanks !

 

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[Cano]

 

[AnthonyD1993]

 

[mustang fanatic]

I had a good laugh at this one.

 

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[Montanan46]

Here's what I took to work this morning. a '31 Chevy. Has a 327 hooked up to a 700R4 transmission. Steel body, but the fenders are fiberglass.

 

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