Still have and drive my '59 Willys pickup. The only changes I've made are adding a V8, bigger tires and an overdrive last year. I fried the overdrive a couple of weeks ago unfortunately.
My uncle and I bought it for $250 when I was about 14 or 15 years old. Then we bought another parts truck for $100 and made one good one out of the two. It was a complete frame-off "restoration". I put that in quotes as I only had so much money to spend and it was more like a rebuild and repaint. It ended up costing me less than $3000 with the biggest expense being the actual rebuild on the engine. There were pistons with holes melted right through them.
It was done in time for my junior year in high school.
Makes you appreciate your vehicle a lot more when you've personally handled every nut and bolt that it's made from.
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'69 RS Camaro
'99 SWB Silverado LS "Beater"
'01 GMC Sierra 2500HD LQ4 (Turbo build)
'04 GMC Sierra 2500HD 4X4
My first car - which is LONG GONE.... was a '56 Chevy Bel Air dr hdtp.... with a 302 (a 327 with a 283 crank). I have pictures of the white "heat painted" headers after someone told me to adjust the valves "hot" --- they just didn't tell me not to adjust them with it RUNNING.... OH.... that was a hot smokey disaster.
Yep still have it! 74 Vega I purchased at 14 (1982) with money saved from part time jobs, when everybody had or wanted a v8 Vega. I bought a wrecked v8 Vega shortly after for a parts car and with help from my Dad, transfered all the parts over and got it running at about 16. The next few years slowly transfered into a race car and ran a 10.04 best before parking it in my mid twenties to save for a house, family ect. Its been through a couple moves and still sits in my garage with over15 years of dust on it. Not sure what I'll ever do with it as I now have a 7 second Nova that fills my drag racing "itch". But I cant ever sell it at this point. Maybe dust it off and bring it back to life when I retire someday in the far distant future. I cant see myself golfing or fishing!
The old school snorkel hood, huh? Killer, as it just screams 1980-ish.
I know you're kidding about going backwards.... but it is ONLY a hobby... And I think that is so kool that you're finally getting to make it the car of your dreams! Good for you!
Thanks Greg. I appreciate the encouraging words.Yes was joking and it really is moving forward the last few months. For the first time in recent memory I may run out of money before I run out of enthusiasm !
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
Short clips: Goodguys Pleasanton autocross and pit videos
Even Burt Reynolds is struggling in that department these days but there is still some there.
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