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A huge thank you to member 68sportfurys for parting with his baby that he's had for the last 10 years back on 11/14. When he responded to my original message here he mentioned he had TWO available - one with a 383 and front discs and one with a 318 and drums. Both looked fantastic but I decided on the 318 since that was the one he knew best and since I needed something turnkey because I'm a novice and more of a uh.. "maintainer" than a "take apart and rebuild" kind of guy. This will allow me to tinker and learn over the next 15 years or so before retirement when I can devote all my time. 
It's obvious he was meticulous in his care and judging from his other garage projects has "forgotten more than I'll ever know".
My wife (who authorized the purchase) really wanted it to be a family thing so we rented a car down and drove her 4.5 hours back here to MI and she did not disappoint. I will say it's a bit terrifying to cruise an unknown, 53yo car with drum brakes and no solid roof structure for 4+ hours with your wife and son on busy highways. Neither of my brothers thought I'd make it back without using at least something in the emergency kit I had prepared but it was smooth sailing. And even my oldest brother who can find the negative in any automobile said "yeah that's a nice car".
My only first world problem now is that I can't see it when I let the dog out through the garage since it's covered up for the winter.
It's obvious he was meticulous in his care and judging from his other garage projects has "forgotten more than I'll ever know".My wife (who authorized the purchase) really wanted it to be a family thing so we rented a car down and drove her 4.5 hours back here to MI and she did not disappoint. I will say it's a bit terrifying to cruise an unknown, 53yo car with drum brakes and no solid roof structure for 4+ hours with your wife and son on busy highways. Neither of my brothers thought I'd make it back without using at least something in the emergency kit I had prepared but it was smooth sailing. And even my oldest brother who can find the negative in any automobile said "yeah that's a nice car".
My only first world problem now is that I can't see it when I let the dog out through the garage since it's covered up for the winter.
