Technical 327 no start and more problems found

ok, working on old cars for the last 40 years i have seen lots of crazy stuff. i played goalie on a mens league ice/roller team and think i can expect, the unexpected. i also performed on stage [off broadway] in front of a live audience in a few plays, so i had to be ready for variances in line cues/scenery problems/ wardrobe malfunctions/ lighting/ sound cues etc.....
that said this was towed in with a no start problem, '53 chevy pu.

 

this shocked me.

 

are you going to tell us the rest of the story, I should have waited for the rest of pics

 

"Oh my lanta "

 

Hhahhahehe

 

choke was stuck.

i actually gasped.

 

the guy actually drives that?

 

I can't imagine what it could have been stuck on.

Looks like the kid's toy box threw up in there

 

That's a helluva toy box! Guess the owner is hiding his trinkets from his wife! She'll never look in there! Joe

 

he just bought it, and had problems starting it, so not yet.

i think the air cleaner was so heavy it distorted the adapter it has.

there is a lot of work involved in doing that, screws, glue,aluminum strips all wired with lights.

 

What's in the bed and interior ?
Maybe I shouldn't ask

 

I just threw up in my mouth.

 

i thought it ended here.

 

And just exactly when is your friend going to start to remove all that crap?

 

Nope, I shouldn't have asked

 

that will be my job......i hope.
the truck is in really nice shape. v8 four speed, solid original body with a good paint job, lots of chrome nice upholstery just has a toy problem.

 

Looks like it has good bones, just needs the gingerbread stripped off. My guess is that you might get a lot of money for that crap , maybe on flea-bay. It will be a nice ride once it goes thru its 'cleansing'

 

Reminds me what my grandpa used to say, "You gotta be shittin' me....."

 

yes. even the wood work is nice. bed all varnished and the racks horizontal boards pass through mortices cut into the uprights

 

i keep thinking "if a little is good, then more must be better"

 

People are crazy.

 

If you need help cleaning out that engine compartment you know who to call. Bob

 

Is there an engine hiding under there?

 

yes, supposed to be a 327, 2brl carb

 

Good luck finding it. Sawzall might help get some of that stuff out of the way.

 

I'm thinking it belonged to one of Santa's helpers that got canned after they took inventory for stocking stuffers, then a J C Whitney follower bought it ......... Bet there's a nice old truck under all that stuff somewhere......... Flux

 

That is so weird I couldn't help laughing.

But place keep the pics, because then it migth be possible to stop someone from doing some like that again!!

 

Am I the only one that thinks all that is cool?

 

YES!!

 

Yet another reason not to sell your ride locally. On the other hand I'd love to buy it & take all the China Mart stuff off , it'd make me feel like it got done some justice. I've never want offend others because of they're personalizing touches but prefer a more Spartan approach. The shock "attention" factor may be the reasoning behind the models? Years ago I coined a phrase to describe an over done rig at a local cruise in ... I told my pal it was a little to J C Whitney for me..... & no further explanation was necessary. As my motto goes " everybody's normal until you get to know them"....betting there's still a cool old truck under there somewhere. Flux