I would love to have an old classic as a daily driver, but I'd build it with that in mind. It also wouldn't have a mega dollar value so I could insure it with regular insurance and not worry about losing a fortune if it was totaled or stolen.

That's a beautiful 69 Greg. I guess it isn't there currently?

My current project is going to be built to be driven - The paint has some blemishes, and i won't be fixing them... I won't cut corners but there is some detail work that I won't do. I'll drive the thing everywhere I can - and i expect I'll be able to afford it, given that with an LS1 it should get 25 mpg.

As for the danger? I ride a motorcycle 99% of the time I spend on the road.

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I drove this around a lot this summer, rain or shine. I'm going to to keep it so a redo is going to happen, different color,wheels, refresh the nailhead...also a interior is in order

Tracy,

Lots of style obviously. :thumbsup:

What else do you like about it?

Daily Driver absolutely!!
 

I'm building my 64 Skylark ragtop with all the bells and whistles to make it a comfortable daily driver; cruise, ac, abs, shoulder belts, LS1 for economy, alarm and so on. I'm fortunate that I live in a rural area and work in a respectable small town. I do have places to park the car away from others. I will draw the line only at not driving it on the winter salt roads.

I've had plenty of hobby rods and classics that were only weekend or show drivers. I want to enjoy it more. That is the whole idea behind this build, a daily driver.

As far as it being a poor investment - I disagree. Buy a new car for $30,000 and have it's value drop $10,000 the minute you drive it off the lot. 5 years and 100,000 miles later you have something that is worth very little and will only continue to depreciate.

Now take that $30,000 and invest it into a classic daily driver and as long as you take care of it, it should always retain 2/3 of it's value. Unlike the brand new car, your classic can be reborn and bring it's full value back.

I have kids, four of them. This car will be as safe - if not safer than any new car.

Enjoy your rides!!! Life is short!!!:yes:

now thats a BOLD statement... the reality of it is that sure you can make it safer with adding better seatbelts but how do you intend to adapt air bags such as say side impact ones? we are talking almost 50 years of advancements in automotive safety so i dont see how you could a 64 syklark safer than a new car...

dont get me wrong im all for driving the hell out of an old car over all the new appliances, that statement just jumped out at me. :P

I agree as far as the airbags are concerned, I guess what I was getting at are the much larger crumple zones and full frame of the car - a larger cabin with less possible incursion?

I voted yes but in reality it would depend on the circumstances. Daily to and from work or local errands (10 mile radius) sure as long as its not raining. Heading into the city for a night on the town?? no way. Traffic gets too crazy in the metroplex and I wouldnt chance the car to unknown parking lots and other areas. I really need to look into agreed value insurance. You think your Camaros Skylarks, Nomads, Vettes... are undervalued by insurance companies. You should here what they think of a Maverick. :wow:

I like alot of the big cars, So I decided to do something different, I've had Chevelles, Tri 5, and street rods. I was looking for a 61 Impala flat roof when Kenny Davis saw this and told me about it, I thought it fit my needs for a cruiser..5 passengers, two coolers, chairs and a pop up can fit in the trunk. I think I'm going to keep this one for awhile, so a new color, wheels, and interior will more than likely happen. It will be a good car to load up and go to Goodguys show in. I'm even thinking of putting a FAST system on the nailhead.