Cars

Back in 2001, I picked up a 1964 Fairlane with a 170 inline 6 and a 3 speed. The owner was getting rid of it, and the junkyard towtruck was on its way. A friend started talking to the guy and found out that the junkyard had offered him $100, so he offered him $125, bought the car, and pushed it into his garage. He then sold it to me for the same price. The plan at the time was to put in a 302, C4 trans, fix it up a bit, and use it for a daily driver. Plans changed a bit as I discovered that repair parts were readily available, probably due to a decent sized market for Thunderbolt clones. The plan then became to replace the floor with patch panels rather than sheet metal, build the 302 a little better than stock, put in a 5 speed overdrive manual, install disc brakes on the front and a dual resivoir master cylinder, and get a posi for the rear end. Life happened, and the car was put into storage for a loooooong time. I recently pulled it out and with my son's help, we've been getting some work done on it here and there. Check it out below

Also, as if I didn't have enough to keep me busy, my ambition got the better of me some years back, and I went and bought a 1951 Willy's wagon. It's not much too look at, and needs a ton of work, but it does have a Ford 8BA flathead, which I just had to have. The car is sitting on the patio, waiting for me to finish the Fairlane. There's some pics below.

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