Not that much. He had it for 15 years or so, she started out as a slant with a 3 speed. He drove it occasionally that way, then decided to do a 318/904 swap. That's pretty much where it stalled... it's been sitting for as long as I've known him, probably 10 or 12 years.
Thanks for clearing that up for me, I've always thought that C bodies didn't get their start until '65. Good to have the forum on here though, gives these old ones more exposure. I was sold on the (one year only) style, and the front 1/3 of the car is starting to grow on me.
Got a bit more to do than that, as it sat out in the weather with carpet on the floor (and in the trunk as well). So I'll have to fab up new pans all around. Frame rails are super solid though, and very little rust in the body. Apologies to the purists, but this is a salvage job, not a restoration. I'll put it together with parts I have lying around, not planning on any body or paint work. I feel the rarity and the "look" of the car will speak for itself.
Here ya go. This was when I went to pick it up. I'm seeing some common angles with the '61 Fury, and there's a lot of shiny up front, but at least all the pieces are present and accounted for. The only thing that digs at me is how much higher the front valance is than the rockers, but I think a bit more wheel/tire would offset that a bit.
Kinda does, doesn't it? The body's so big, it makes the greenhouse look small.
Wow, just wow.Looks really complete. Nothing worse that having allot of trim missing to slow a project down.
That was one of the biggest deciding factors in buying it, pretty much everything is there. Glass and lenses are all fine, and the stainless, while not perfect, is complete. There's a guy who repairs trim near me, I'll be bringing him pieces as I can afford.
I like the look of that a lot better. The car was originally fawn (near as I can tell), they probably just painted the lower valance along with the rest of the car.
