Friday, May 09, 2008
Seen around East San Diego
Here's a '64 Mustang, one of the first, it's even got the 260 cu in engine. On blocks, and I haven't seen a car on blocks in years. Just rusting away in the backyard, until it's too far gone to be any use at all, and past anychance of restoration.
ROCKS?!?! Who is out to damage the paint job by using rocks instead of rope tied around the car? STUPID!
What does that mean? Replacing the Bee with the number 12...?
ROCKS?!?! Who is out to damage the paint job by using rocks instead of rope tied around the car? STUPID!
What does that mean? Replacing the Bee with the number 12...?
Mistreated Chevy delivery. Sad ain't it.
'69 Road Runner for sale, a former co member of the San Diego Mopar club
History as I know it:
1969 the cars was purchased and 6 months later the owner went to Vietnam as was killed in action. For about 10 years, the family just kept the car in the garage as a memorial. Then ,the brother drove the car and I don't have any information for those years. In 1990, an attorney bought it and drove it for a few years. Then, he parked it in a garage, with several other collectible cars, driving it very little for the next 7-8 years. He sold it to me in 2001 and I did the work listed below.
383 w/new Holly Carb
Hurst 4 speed (manual)
new interior (carpet, roof liner, dash pad, seats and trunk liner)
I wish I took a picture of floor and truck pan. Both looked like new.
Instrument cluster was completely restored by Red Line Gages. The plastic bezel was re-chromed, speedometer numbers and lines redone, and new components so it's like new.
I added a tach while I was at it.
electronic ignition
new exhaust
radiator redone
8 track in dash
gas tank removed and cleaned
the almost unknown but incredibly facinating, J A Cooley car museum in San Diego, at Park Ave and El Cajon St.
Within the car museum are also huge collections of other things, Edison phonographs, WW2 bond posters, spitoons, cuckoo clocks, model trains, really old cameras, car lamps, and more. Only 5 dollars to get in, and Jim is there to give you all the background you'd like, he's just a great guy!
here's a link to a couple others: http://groups.msn.com/AntiqueAutoMushersofAlaska/memberscars.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=4529
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Cooley for the other two posts I did last year
here's a link to a couple others: http://groups.msn.com/AntiqueAutoMushersofAlaska/memberscars.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=4529
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Cooley for the other two posts I did last year