Car restoration

[snow1]

Your green machine is gone?

Sad to say,"yes" heavy line friend was swapping out the rear end in his shop,he was welding on another car,a beauty 68 camero SS, it was his pride n joy,by the time he realized he sparked a oil rag the fire was out of control,by the time our FD got to his house they let the fire burn out,my insurance only covered $25k not expecting anything from my friends ins company but hopefull,took awhile to snap outof the bummer mood with spring here and getting it back on the road.

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Sweet 5575,my old boss had a great classic car collection,his stock 69camero SS was a true beauty like yours only british racing green with white stripes.

When his daughter went to a college out east he had to sell his toyz,I remember he sold the camero and 4 other collectors including a mint impala SS ,all 5 cars he sold for $50k...this was 30 years ago...

one year later back then his green camero SS popped up on a AZ auction block,sold for $150k,pretty sure that's when he fell off the wagon and started drinking again.

 

[db-2]

Snow did you get the 55 buick? db

 

[riverview]

A couple years ago I found out I had all of the desire and none of the skill. I bought a 70 Chevy c10. It already had a new 350, some interior work done, and new rockers and cab corners. I thought I could do some basic body work, brake and suspension upgrades, and some other tidbits and have fun. I found out I had no time, space, or skills and sold it. I took one hell of a bath on that one.

the problem with restoring old vehicle's unless you get a super cherry original is the amount of time it takes. It is a very expensive hobby that 80 percent of the projects never get finished. Even if you can do all the work yourself it takes thousands of hours.

 

[SDMF]

the problem with restoring old vehicle's unless you get a super cherry original is the amount of time it takes. It is a very expensive hobby that 80 percent of the projects never get finished. Even if you can do all the work yourself it takes thousands of hours.

My dad bought a '37 Chevy Coupe in '67 for $50. Did a full frame-off restoration in the late 80's. It was in the body shop for 3yrs as a side-project for dad's 2 buddies that owned the shop. A big part of the time involved then was sourcing parts pre-internet meant walking through wrecking yards and farmsteads, or, Grandpa owned a CarQuest auto parts at the time and he had ~4' long "parts books" to peruse. I remember him buying a '37 Chevy Sedan so that he could pull 1 piece of chrome trim he wanted/needed and then re-selling the sedan. The job cost a whole lot less then than it would today, but, what the car is worth now vs. the $$ invested then I doubt it's even kept up with inflation.

At some point if you decide to sell them, you're unlikely get anywhere close to what the project cost. The $$$ spent has to be worth it to YOU for the enjoyment/entertainment value because with the exception of a very few folks with enough background knowledge and experience, restoring/restored classic vehicles are a tough "investment" to make $$$$.

 

[snow1]

Snow did you get the 55 buick? db

No db,not interested in it,couple collector friends are on it tho,it's still in storage up north,family is ligudating everything since parents passed away.

friend from out east keeps sending me possibles from his circle of collectors,I'm in to 60's-70's muscle.after uncle sam bent me over this year might be a dry spell for a couple years,although I'll still sniff.

This is a beauty for a sunday driver,not my style but sure is purdy.



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This is the only pic they sent me of they're buick,just married couple/famil;y....might come with "pecker tracks" as well.

 

[5575]

A couple years ago I found out I had all of the desire and none of the skill. I bought a 70 Chevy c10. It already had a new 350, some interior work done, and new rockers and cab corners. I thought I could do some basic body work, brake and suspension upgrades, and some other tidbits and have fun. I found out I had no time, space, or skills and sold it. I took one hell of a bath on that one.

I built a 70 c10 while going through high school and college. Drove from ND to LA for my first job at a refinery down there. Such a great old truck, thank God gas was cheap back then!

 

[snow1]

Nice 5575,very nice...what's a north dakota boy doing with a c10 I thought 4x4 was given.(k10)

 

[Captain Ahab]

I built a 70 c10 while going through high school and college. Drove from ND to LA for my first job at a refinery down there. Such a great old truck, thank God gas was cheap back then!

I can't imagine driving to CA and back in that beast! I bet you didn't go by many gas stations!

 

[johnr]

I can't imagine driving to CA and back in that beast! I bet you didn't go by many gas stations!

Or Chiropractor offices

 

[SDMF]

Nice 5575,very nice...what's a north dakota boy doing with a c10 I thought 4x4 was given.(k10)

I see lockouts on the front hubs...........

 

[5575]

Nice 5575,very nice...what's a north dakota boy doing with a c10 I thought 4x4 was given.(k10)

Actually in 1970 they made C10 4x4s. And Matt putting those 35 inch bfs on geared me up quite a bit. That and converting it from a 3 on the tree to a 4 spd on the floor made her run at quite low rpms on the highway. But that 21 gallon tank behind the seat wasn't nearly big enough! So an auxiliary pony tank under the box came in mighty handy in the vastness of places like northern Nevada pulling a uhaul trailer! Ha ha ha

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Since this post got me looking at old pics I thought I'd give you guys a trip down memory lane. I won a small ricoh 35mm camera as a kid. Took it wherever I went, so the picture quality is pretty good for the 80s.:;:thumbsup

 

[BrokenBackJack]

All of my hunting and car pictures that I had growing up in school and after I graduated and got married, were burned up by my EX when we got divorced. I had them all put safely away in a box and she found them and put a match to all of them.
Still pisses me off to this day.
So I really like looking at other peoples pictures of their hunts and their cars!

 

[db-2]

Snow:

That picture of the red Buick is newer than a 55 if that is the car they are selling. Maybe i got it wrong but a 55 would have round exhaust ports. I am guessing for now a 63. Cannot see enough of car.
Dad bought a 59 El Camino. Every vehicle he bought from the farm truck and on down had a spotlight put on by the front driver's door (rabbit hunting). Then he put dual antennas on the rear fender. With the 59 he also put Buick port holes on the side and as i remember they look just like the ones on that red Buick. But whatever.
My brother one night decided to race going backwards with the 59. Did not work out well.
For me one night leaving the field in the dark i got lost and ended up in the water. Stuck with water coming in the doors. Dad again was not a HAPPY CAMPER. DB

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By the way the lady looks really good and i guess the car will pass also.

 

[johnr]

All of my hunting and car pictures that I had growing up in school and after I graduated and got married, were burned up by my EX when we got divorced. I had them all put safely away in a box and she found them and put a match to all of them.
Still pisses me off to this day.
So I really like looking at other peoples pictures of their hunts and their cars!

Man what a cunt.

 

[Rowdie]

All of my hunting and car pictures that I had growing up in school and after I graduated and got married, were burned up by my EX when we got divorced. I had them all put safely away in a box and she found them and put a match to all of them.
Still pisses me off to this day.
So I really like looking at other peoples pictures of their hunts and their cars!

Holy F? I'd never let her live it down.

 

[Davy Crockett]

Holy F? I'd never let her live it down.

Don't piss him off any more or he will accidently slam his fingers in a door sometime soon.

 

[db-2]

Memories:

There great just keep them in their place and make sure to make new ones. Tonight a few old mills with the wife, a bar, some friends and some i have no idea who they were, a beer or two or more, a plan for tomorrow and some new memories. Life is good and it never ends.
Just that some are in the mind and will go to the grave, but they are still precious. db

 

[snow1]

very cool pic 5575,thanx for sharing....

db,

could be all I know is what they told me,if one of my friends gets birdie to go take a look I'll follow-up db.

BBJ,so your saying the honey moon was over at that point eh?

I had an ex that found my old photo album I stashed in my clothes dresser,she had a complete melt down I kept all pic's of my old gal pals etc,hunting/fishing etc,and we weren't married,just shacked up,some women have issues,this gal was good looking but insecure,she would drive thru our small town looking for my truck if I wasn't home right after work,good looking,well built but a first class bitch.

 

[NodakBob]

My friends and I were hot rodders in the 1970's and 80's...I had a 67 Cougar that I stripped to the unibody and restored/built the 289 up to about 375 hp...used to beat a lot of big blocks to 70 mph, but those were stock motors that I could outpace for a little while...25 years later sold the car to buy into the company I was with. So later that investment paid off and I bought a newer 500 hp Shelby mustang...that car was so dialed and could whup ass on dang near any muscle car ever built from the old days... but it lacked the coolness of owning and using a vintage machine (be it a car, guitar, gun or bow), which in the end is way cooler and satisfying than just pure performance. As they say: Horsepower is like taking a bath...once you get used to it, it ain't so hot anymore.

 

[Wall-eyes]

Yup classis car's are like any Hobbie each their own. I have been doing it my whole life dad was into it so the store goes. My good friend and I still work on lots of them in any phase, not paint thou. Most we do now are older guy's that had a vehicle back than but want to drive it more often so we add all the new technology. Yes they get very expensive, 50k to 100K and beyond for total package is easy. Labor of love dad told me and better than sitting around doing knowing. Self taught and lately everything is on line plus all vendors have instructions. Insurance is big part of project and afterwards too they cost so damn much to lose during and after all the work. More fun afterwards to drive never gets old in my book. Something about older cars vs newer ones is drug addition.