Re: New here, appreciative for the club
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:51 pm
Took 2 months longer than planned to get here due to below freezing temps for days on end during the week I had made plans for but got it here after 3 states, 2 days & 700+ miles. Lucked out with good weather for the long drive.
Arrived with plenty of daylight with great weather for a cruise around town after a power wash to take the road grime off. The car, that is.
Choke cable wasn't attached due to a loose connector but it fired up just fine, so instead of tinkering right off the car trailer my buddies and I took our cars and trucks out to let it make it's way around town with some good company.
The new home it has is a space I split with a good friend that built 2 domestic Fords of his own, and building a 3rd in the next bay over.
The previous owner before my stepfather had a hankering for a sunroof and made an atrocious decision that has always made us cringe a bit but the cost involved in the bodywork, headliner and paintjob has always been cost prohibitive to bring it back to a full roof. "It's not a problem if you don't look up while inside the car." was his light-hearted quip about it. I'm optimistic that 'I know a guy' will pan out for me within time for the bodywork & paint, and with a 1st run at installing a headliner with my friend on his restoration of a Buick Special I'll see if we can knock out ourselves when that time comes up. In the meantime it's all about the fun of a nice drive in great weather.
Arrived with plenty of daylight with great weather for a cruise around town after a power wash to take the road grime off. The car, that is.
Choke cable wasn't attached due to a loose connector but it fired up just fine, so instead of tinkering right off the car trailer my buddies and I took our cars and trucks out to let it make it's way around town with some good company.
The new home it has is a space I split with a good friend that built 2 domestic Fords of his own, and building a 3rd in the next bay over.
The previous owner before my stepfather had a hankering for a sunroof and made an atrocious decision that has always made us cringe a bit but the cost involved in the bodywork, headliner and paintjob has always been cost prohibitive to bring it back to a full roof. "It's not a problem if you don't look up while inside the car." was his light-hearted quip about it. I'm optimistic that 'I know a guy' will pan out for me within time for the bodywork & paint, and with a 1st run at installing a headliner with my friend on his restoration of a Buick Special I'll see if we can knock out ourselves when that time comes up. In the meantime it's all about the fun of a nice drive in great weather.