Cold collered impala?

i just got ahold of a 1960 impala bone stock except for the wheels and tires. i was wondering what i could do to make it more of a daily driver. it starts and runs, in fact, when i picked it up, it had been sitting nose up on a hill for a month, hadnt been started the whole time and it fired right up and drove 100+ miles at 65 and not a sputter, but since it doesnt want to cooperate with me it takes me 10 mins. to back out of the driveway and then it stalls when i put it in drive. ive noticed that if i let it pull it self while in gear before giving it gas it seems to help, but im used to putting it in gear and going. the guy said it was cold collered but this is crazy. i might as well be kicking my old pan over in front of a crowd. any advice would be much appreciated

 

Is the choke adjusted ? Does it even work? Check for vac*** leaks and timing. Does it have a dirty fuel filter.

 

What the hell is "cold collered"...??

First of all there ain't no such word as "collered"... so it's a made-up word and can only mean something to whomever made it up...

"Cold" may mean the car won't start properly...however... if you started it and drove it 100 miles, that tells me the fuel lines are partially plugged now from the trip. Fuel turns to varnish if it sets long enuff (and will plug lines)...but a month isn't very long and don't think it would varnish the lines that fast...I'd blow out the lines first, then check the tank float/filter, then move on to fuel pump, carb accelerator pump/floats...if none of that works, then go to the electrical from there.


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thanks for the help, i'll be sure to check that out. as far as cold collered not being a real term, ive heard of it numerous times just never had a car with that problem. i will look into your suggestions, that fact that there was a vac*** unplugged when i got it home, and my grandfather told me to plug it back up, could be the very cause thanks again

 

Well, I'll have to admit I don't have a clue either!

But, you gotta remember seamus and I are Suth-er-en-ers (wanted to get all four syllables in there for those of you not from the South.)
If we don't have a term to fit the occasion, by God we'll make one up!

Seriously though, it's probably a regional or maybe even local term. I've run into 'em all over the country while long haul trucking.

For instance, I was born and raised about an hour from New Orleans, and it wasn't until fairly recently I discovered that the entire USA doesn't refer to the median as the "neutral ground".