Hey Alex. Congrats. Glad it is better than expected! I'll try to make it over to the shop next Friday to see it. Looks great! I'll do a little digging and see if I can find the extra clutch pedal for you.
Beautiful car, but don't let Baron near it or it'll end up with a straight axle and a blown Hemi.....
im glad you like my car i was hard pressed to sell it. i think id leave the 265 in it it runs too good. that car goes down the freeway so sweet......... original cars are geting harder and arder to find. i have a few more like it stashed but those im keeping. the perfect pair. thats why i left the 265, i had this to drive LOL another one of my ole gassers.
If it runs well with the 265 and power glide I'd leave it. Way nice car though. My favorite tri five Chevy.
Now what you need to do is put a sbf engine in there. Only seems fair as they are always ticking a sbc in fords. Just joshing, sorta. Nice car, drive it. Mike
Had Baron and Frank over today to look at it. I still can't believe it's as nice as it is. Have the 327, and 4 speed figured, but can't find any original 2 1/2" ram horn exhaust manifolds. Anybody have a good set for sale. God, we used to throw them away, and now it can't come up with a set. I've decoded the tag, and it was built in Oakland, Ca., and was originally Navajo Tan and White. The car has been painted once, and the seats and carpets were done over in the original style. The headliner and door panels are original. I'm dying to drive it, but we have almost 5' of snow on the ground. I can't bear to expose this virgin to the salt. I'll keep you posted. Thanks again Jason.
...they don't come any nicer than that,...I'd leave it alone and buy another to hot rod. ...if this ain't the same car; it's a twin to yours. I saw this one at Goodguys Madison in 2008; pretty sure it was a low mile 265 car. This is my favorite 55 color combo.
...I did notice that, but thot it mite be the same car, he said it was repainted once; this one had orig. paint .
That's not the same car, but it's really nice. I don't like the accessory guards, and they're coming off. My car also has a front to rear radio fader knob on the dash, and a widshield washer system. It's missing the bottle though.
I never liked JTNOVANUT, I'm sure you got screwed..................keep checking, I think in the second pic ,I see something...........
Just after High School I got a very nice '55..........Would do anything to get it back. Great score.........
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