56Chief Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 It fired right up. Amazing how well it runs. It sat there and idled like it never missed a beat from when the original owner parked it for storage. In the early 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1956322 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 It sounded pretty good ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1956322 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Any idea why it was parked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56Chief Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 The original family who owned the car from new passed it from father to son. The son I'm told wanted to preserve the car until he retired. That son passed away last year and his widow sold it to myself. It never came out of storage until my son and I purchased it. We drove the car tonight for the first time and it never missed a beat. These cars are amazing rides as this is my first experience behind the wheel of one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 She sounds as good as she looks -- nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poorboy Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 first post for me and all I can say is wow , what a nice find ! I just traded a $500 car for a 53 Chieftan and thought it was in decent shape....mine has a long long way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56Chief Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share Posted September 16, 2017 I applaud you for making it happen. So many folks dream of what you are beginning to do unfortunately their reality never gets off the ground. Do you have any pictures of your new purchase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldsfan Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 56Chief, do you have a shop manual for your car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56Chief Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 I do not have a maintenance manual. Do you have one by chance for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldsfan Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I've been driving around with one in my truck for at least a year. I'm tired of looking at it. Someone gave it to my dad. He gave it to me. We have no use for it. If you send me a pm with your address, I'll send it to you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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