85RiverRAT
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Grandpa's new Hot Rod.
Documenting for my dad.
He's had a bunch of cars, and is responsible for mine and my brother's car/boating passions.
Over the years, and there are probably other's I don't remember he has had;
1955 Ford F-100
1972 Ford Capri
1979 Datsun 280Z
1931 Ford Model A Sedan
1957 Belair 210
At one point, we had the 71' Chevelle, 55' Belair and 69' Camaro all met blue. The Chevelle and Belair have since moved on, and I have my Camaro still.
He drove the 55' F-100 to high school, chopped, three on the tree, slotted mags. The Bel Air was a show quality resto, frame powder coated, every nut and bolt polished SS, it was too nice to enjoy.
He's been looking for a few years it seems to get back into the hobby. Both of us have scoured the internet looking for the diamond in the rough. The search spanned everything imaginable.
50's, 60's, 70's, Ford, Chevy, Pontiac, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Resto Mods, Survivors, Truck, etc. Even late model Corvettes, but that was squashed by the family because it is the token old guy car.
The goal was something mechanically sound, cosmetically presentable, driver ready, and something we wouldn't have reservations making modifications to, transforming it into a Mild Custom.
The Ford Thunderbirds struck a chord and has been in the search criteria, while entertaining everything from 55' Belair's to Mid 70's Pontiacs.
He came close to a Ford Galaxie 500, but being in New York and not able to fit into the garage killed that.
Randomly I was on Facebook Market place on a Saturday morning, saw this White 56' Ford Thunderbird. I took a screen shot, and asked 'Do you want me to reach out to this guy?' 'Sure'.
Went out to look at it on Sunday, and pulled her home the following Saturday.
Documenting for my dad.
He's had a bunch of cars, and is responsible for mine and my brother's car/boating passions.
Over the years, and there are probably other's I don't remember he has had;
1955 Ford F-100
1972 Ford Capri
1979 Datsun 280Z
1931 Ford Model A Sedan
1957 Belair 210
At one point, we had the 71' Chevelle, 55' Belair and 69' Camaro all met blue. The Chevelle and Belair have since moved on, and I have my Camaro still.
He drove the 55' F-100 to high school, chopped, three on the tree, slotted mags. The Bel Air was a show quality resto, frame powder coated, every nut and bolt polished SS, it was too nice to enjoy.
He's been looking for a few years it seems to get back into the hobby. Both of us have scoured the internet looking for the diamond in the rough. The search spanned everything imaginable.
50's, 60's, 70's, Ford, Chevy, Pontiac, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Resto Mods, Survivors, Truck, etc. Even late model Corvettes, but that was squashed by the family because it is the token old guy car.
The goal was something mechanically sound, cosmetically presentable, driver ready, and something we wouldn't have reservations making modifications to, transforming it into a Mild Custom.
The Ford Thunderbirds struck a chord and has been in the search criteria, while entertaining everything from 55' Belair's to Mid 70's Pontiacs.
He came close to a Ford Galaxie 500, but being in New York and not able to fit into the garage killed that.
Randomly I was on Facebook Market place on a Saturday morning, saw this White 56' Ford Thunderbird. I took a screen shot, and asked 'Do you want me to reach out to this guy?' 'Sure'.
Went out to look at it on Sunday, and pulled her home the following Saturday.