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These will accept big block chevies as well right ?

Call me odd but I like looking at the floors and walls of old garages of people who have owned and lived in the homes for all those years. The walls surely tell a story as not many young people these days have a real garage like this but just a storage area for crap. Look around and see story of the mans life. My Grandfathers and fathers garage was just like this garage. But when you look at the floor you can't help but think of the countless hours he stood there, crawled around, swept, and spent a huge part of his life around this car. 40 years is a long time to see an old friend go and not feel a giant hole in there. I see a lawn chair in the reflection. I sit out in my garage in the same manner

Nice car. That nice garage will seem very empty to him after owning for 40 years..

Chicagoland death rust I can imagine where else it is hiding Such a shame. The interior looks great. Wonder if the heater switch has crumbled into dust

Little pressure and they pop right out. They are steel and get rusted into the block. Purpose is to direct coolant onto the exhaust valve area.

Every flathead car O help people with around these parts that make the claim "Can't seem to stop over heating" is normally the same series of steps to fix it unless the block is plugged solid. Check to see if thermo is there and opening at correct temp Check to see if the radiator is plugged Check water pump is not dead. If I have coolant flow and it slowly creeps up after 5 miles I drain the coolant and fill it back with 100% Evapo Rust. Drive the car every day to temp. After a week if the clear evapo rust turns jet black I drain it and do it again. If the car is bad you might need to do it 3 times. Drive the car for 30-40 days and always up to temp. Flush the system again for a while. Yank the radiator and water pump. You should not see any rust. Get a come along and make this handy dandy tool. Hook the slot of the water distribution tube. The evapo rust should have done the job and the water distribution tube should pop right out. Trying to do this without first derusting the block will lead to more then a headache and the risk of ripping the tube to pieces. I always find them plugged up as they are tappered towards the back and the temp sending unit is in the back of the distribution tube area that is always stopped up.

At some shows you get that award for "Most improved oil leak from the rear main"

As a non running car I offer 1500. My running and driving 1963 was only 2800 , just lacking brakes.

Which brings me to an off the topic story but one I am sure many can relate too. I had a 2008 HHR I used for work going on 12 years. 268k miles and it burned a qt of oil every 2 tanks. But it was a super reliable car. I upgraded and like old car people I put it back for "just in case" times when it was retired. A good friend at work his brother is a disabled vet and was needing a cheapo car to run errands with so I let him have it for 250 bucks (which less then the cost of the tires I put on 8 months prior). Well it was a work car and I work contruction building hospitals. So it was dusty, dirty and stinky to say the least. His wife spent a solid week cleaning it. Scrubbing and shampooing and the works. One day he came over with his brother to help me push a car in the barn and he remarked that no matter what they used on the drivers seat they could not get the stink from coming out on hot days. I told him what did he expect from a seat that had 260k miles of German beer farts stuck in it.

Like the little old lady who only used it for church on sunday, this guy only used it for all you can eat bean burrito Thursdays.

was there competition from 1959 to 61 to see who could make a car that looked more angry coming at you ?

Like it but need to add on 5 feet to the garage. The "no power under load" issue is something I would want to check on first hand. Dirty plugs? Riming out? Loaded up catb? Says not a regular driver for years. What would everyone check first ? Smoke on a cold start? Sooty tail pipe (car not me) Loaded plugs? E gas issue? Clogged gas filter and air cleaner? Looks like a very solid and clean car. Not sbused. Sounds like a sitting issue. My 63 had an issue like this till I realized the brakes weren't releasing due to degraded and swollen shut brake lines and a stuck choke

This was one car I longed for in HS but had to settle on a ratty Long Island'd wintered 1971 mustang. Mom said a 4 spd was too dangerous. A 351 was not to dangerous

There is something special OMO about the hood lines of this generation of Buick and how a good wax job just seems to make the paint look liquid in nature. Like nature itself is just sliding down off the center. My 49 at the local 4th show.

What type of tire is that on the rear ?

More concerning to me is the "fireball maker model 3000" fuel filter rubbing on the frame and with a turn so sharp on the rubber fuel line it is just asking to crack and spray all over the exhaust. What looks to be growing inside the filter seems very interesting

I can't believe they offered the good old flat six in this boat. Can't believe it survived this long still being in there and not swapped out in the 60's

Go buy some bud light. I voiced my opinion.

another one that can't be replaced goes by the wayside soon to be turned into something that will (A), never be completed and junked in a few years or sold at a loss. (B) completed in 3 years and then after a couple years sit in a garage and then try to be sold at build price which never happens when components break. (C) Then sit even longer after it can't be sold till it won't start or run right, brakes fail, and put on the list "one day to fix". (D) Passed on with the estate to someone who doesn't know the build (They would have helped you fix it if they did) and attempted to be sold at the build price again. Which we know won't happen becuase there are thousands upon thousands of other hitrids for sale at the same price that do run and drive that don't sell either. Yep my opinion. But based on reality. One just needs to look at the long list of half completed project hotrods for sale to see what happens in the end. Then look at the list of completed for sale that never sell. Then sadly the list of estate for sale "trying to sell based on reciepts" or passed down to relatives who only want a buck. Have seen way to many great rare cars chopped to pieces then junked because a dream took hold that didn't match reality. Destroying history has never sat well with me. Not sorry

Yeah, don't destroy a perfectly good car. You won't get better advice then that here.

I look at the wheels to see if mud has settled on them as a good indicator in pics. Top of rocker moldings. Not seeing anything showing underwater from the pic's. This car was rolled out of the barn and not seeing wierd stuff.

These early/mid 70's boats are starting to grow on me

Like it. Nice to see these coming up more often

Unrestored original cars serve a great purpose in helping those restore vehicles with parts and pieces not pictured other places. But I can't see 65K here. I mean there are some unrestored cars from the 20's sitting in chicken coops still that could very well be made to run without restoration

Spent many many summers and thanksgivings at my grandmothers in Morgantown and of course shady maple IGA. Best ring baloney. Best potato's from the Amish. I get shoo-fly pies sent down to Texas every Thanksgiving from there still. Thanks for bringing back many long forgotten memories. Last time I was there Shady Maple was just in the start up phase of the resturant.