1964 Fairlane 500 / Pick-a-Part save!

You Lucky Dawg, awesome score, only in so-cal not so much here in Canada eh ! Thanks for sharing l

 

Nice car, congrats can we have some more pictures please

 

Wow, what a find! Did you find it at the Pick-A-Part in Sun Valley? What shocks me the most is that somebody who works in the yard didn't beat you to it first. I'll bet that was Grandma's car at one time. It looks like it was never molested.

I'm a Chevy guy, but I really dig those little Fairlanes. Factory black, even better. Time to bolt up some restored straight spoke Torq Thrusts, some big/littles, and give it a hot rod rake......

I have to ask.....if you buy a car from a major wrecking yard like that, does it automatically come with a salvage title? The reason why I'm asking, the local Ecology yard has got a couple of bitchin' little mid-60s Falcons and a cherry '69 Toronado in their For Sale section. I really don't want a salvage title because it makes it a tough sell if I ever decide to sell the car.

 

HOLY CRAP! As others have said, you got that from a pick a part yard? Only in my wildest imagination would something that nice show up near me.

 

^^^^yeah that?

 

Nice! Real nice, Pete, we never see anything like that around here. But I thought you said the asking price was on the windshield?

 

Can't believe you found that in a pic a part. Nice!........That'll buff out!

 

Handsome little car. Have some fun with it.

 

Car of my dreams!!! Price PLEASE!!

 

DAMN!!!! You lucky SOB..... at least tell us the asking price. Better go scope the place out once in awhile.

 

Snip a coil, unpolished 5 spokes and polish the exterior for a week-bingo killer cool ride for cheap!

 

Unbelievable ......

 

I don't believe it..... Bump!

 

^^^^^^^^^^What they said^^^^^^^^^^^

 

Boy, that brings back memories ! I had a black 64' with a red interior, 271 horse with 4-speed and 3.90 rear. That thing was killer from stoplight to stoplight. It goes into my top five of cars I wish I had back !

 

Send it to NZ Pete - there will be a buyer here....

 

Nice score! That's a pretty sweet car to find at a pick a part place! What are your plans for it?

 

Great find, Pete, and thanks for saving it. It would have been such a shame for that car to sit and get parted out over the next few years. Congrats!

 

Here you go, more pictures.

 

Drivers seat cover & a good overall cleaning and rub, & good to go! I'd say ya done real good Pete!

 

Amazing! That is freaking SWEET!!!

 

Such a cherry little car! Thanks for saving it! The part of this story that terrifies me the most is how such a beautiful car (a runner no less) ended up in a U-Pull It lot like that in first place.

Scary thought

 

Great save.
I've seen stuff in there that shouldnt be in there at all.

 

Great score. I'm still waiting for something like that to happen to me.

 

It's still listed on Pick-A-Part's website for Monrovia... I assume you dealt with Sid there? Real nice guy who likes to see cars go to good homes. I rescued this little Hillman wagon there for a friend:

And yes it got a salvage title, but for this car I don't think it's a big issue. Too bad they didn't let you keep the plates, but that's state law...

 

Oh well, theres a hole in the seat. You got burned.

 

All it needs is a 289 HiPo and a 9 inch rearend....
And call it done!

 

Score of the year! I love it!

 

I'd guess the owner died, and whoever handled the estate didn't care enough to sell it by classified ad. At least it went to the Pick-a-part and not the scrapper.

 

Well guys, I really do have to many projects.
so here's your chance, check the classifieds!