Haven't seen him in a few years and he called to say he had been
to North Texas to pick up a couple of cars. A few Oldsmobiles too.
Had to do the selfie thing, lol.

 

Bare with me guys, if you like pics, Iv'e got a few.
This one is a beautiful Chrysler 300 Vert. Stunning.
He has the steering wheel out for resto.
He is also looking for some of the Goodyear Double Eagles
as see in pic 4. 225 or 235 15's if anyone has any.

 

In pic 3 the 68 is a G block 442 vert a/c car and the 69 is a 442 vert with a 455
that he wants to clone to a H/O.

 

A few pics of his 53 Skylark Vert. He has been working on it for several years.
Also a 54 red Skylark, and a shot of the Indian.

 

Wow, some very nice stuff.

 

Cool Adam!. Does yor friend need another friend
Are all these cars his?did he pour a concrete slab esp for storage of them.?

Ted

 

So many rag tops! But in your part of the country there's probably a lot of the year when they can be driven and enjoyed

 

That 68 convertible is really sweet.

 

He is coo-coo for verts. Even the 68 Wildcat is a vert. Console shift car too.
I think 2 more under the tarps are 442 verts, all are fairly rough
interior wise, but the metal on them is in very good shape.
Almost all of the jewelry is in the trunks of most of them.
He isn't going to touch them(he says), until the titles are recovered.
When he gets that settled, he will be selling most of them. The 68 vert
with the 66 console and his 300 are two of his toys he will be keeping. The Catalina vert
and the others will be sold with the exception of his skylarks and the 69 442.
Here are a few more that didn't get posted earlier.

 

Yep, they are all his Ted. He buys and sells. Does a lot of fleet van
turn arounds, cars, trucks, whatever he can make a buck on.
He does have a soft spot for the Oldsmobiles and Buicks as you can see.

 

I can appreciate his eclectic tastes very nice cars

 

Those Skylarks are probably worth more than all the rest( very rare cars)....Tedd

 

That's an amazing collection. I only wish......

 

Beautiful cars. He reminds me of one of my buddies, who will casually walk into the background of a car I am taking a pic of, usually at Homecoming.

 

Amazing, you southern guys got it made for old cars. Everything over 15 years old around here is rusty rat sh*t. I have room around my place to keep old cars but they rust as they go. I have a 72 cutlass supreme that I parked 10-12 years ago on my field and you should see it now. Complete Flintstone mobile- no floor boards left. Even the top has holes you could throw a cat thru.

 

Yes we are Gregg, yes we are. I grew up on the coast and do not miss those winters or the salt.

 

I grew up on the Chesapeake Bay. cars literally were rusting on the dealers lots. Any car over 3. Yrs old was looking at lower quarter repair. X 2 on befriending the Op's friend if he needs one

 

Got a call from my bud in Austin the other day. He would like me to come and give him a hand with the assembly on some of these. Do that and take one. Holy crap, my wife is gonna kill me.... On the other hand, what a guy!

 

I see a big burnout of smoke and taillights heading to Austin!

 

Oh yeah! Have fun over there. Didn't notice the Opel GT's before. Guess you will drag home something good.

 

One of those times where I can't wait to skin some knuckles.
He didn't specify any given car. Hmmm...

 

Stay Dry! IT's going to rain. At least you won't deal with all the SXSW people. I have been listening to the bass lines from bands all afternoon this week. Share some pictures of your "payment".

 

Sounds like fun.

 

Yeah it's been raining here all morning. Ther'e expecting 2&1/2" before
it is all said and done by Sunday. On a side note Matt will be in Austin
later tonite with parts from OK. Any of you guys getting any from him besides me?
We will be meeting up tomorrow some time, but where, I am clueless. It is supposed to be pouring down.

 

He only asked for one day out of me too. I'm stoked.

 

Wish me luck fellas. Going over to Austin, pay some dues & maybe pick one.
He has a 67 Catalina Vert I choose to do battle with today.
Pictures following. Have a great Sat. Oldsmobuds.

 

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. I love seeing all of this old stuff

 

Just rolled in guys. Took a lot of pics but forgot to put the freaking card in, dammit.
Geeze Louise, wtf. Anyway the Catalina had been sitting since 79, it was a 63 by the way not a 67. About an hour or so and varoom, 1 sticky valve, it may clear up, had some blowby, 326 2bbl, easy peasy.

Next, 70 442 vert, 455, had been sitting in a barn for 26 yrs. Missing some stuff,
took a little longer, the carb float was stuck, rats had chewed some wires, had to pull the top off the carb, replace a few wires and Varoom, I had pics of the crap that blew out the tailpipes, I love that kinda stuff, ha ha. Man that engine ran smooth, smooth. I'm really upset with myself about the camera, I wanted to share pics. My pick is a 70 442 hardtop bucket seat car that is going to need some work, I will get it cheap if I want it.
Has a 455 block W/400 turbo, fairly complete, not very rusty with tilt. W-Z's and I hope posi, not sure, I was pretty tired when I stuck my head under there looking for a tag, I didn't see one but you never know. About 11:30 a fella showed up with BBQ and tater salad and yum, great with the icy beer, we had to stay hydrated right? I'm tired but it
was a good time. And I only skinned one knuckle!

I will be going back, I took him my 70 driver door with electric window and the rest of the regulators for the other 3 glasses and harness that he wanted.
Pickup up my W manifold and dust cover and a few other things I had been on the hunt for, so yeah, a good day.

 

Awesome

 

Gee, usually I have to remind Eric to take his camera. Now someone else...what's going on here? Usually a digital camera will tell you there's no card inserted so you don't make that mistake.....

 

I was wondering why the damn thing was beeping
every time I took a pic, now I know.

 

That's funny. Allan, since I got this new to me phone I can take pictures anytime.

 

Very cool Adam.....the camera sounds like something I would do. Hopefully the 442 will be comin home with you...

 

Too bad about the card. Sure, I'd love to see some pictures of the cars, but also the BBQ!

 

The yellow Skylark is a '54, which is a lot rarer than the '53 but it's marginally less desirable.

 

Yeah, I mentioned the car to my wife after I got home and got one
of those looks. You married guys know what I mean.

 

Noooooo.... not the look.

 

The really dirty one too, ouch!

 

Haha....get enough cars around and she will not even notice any additions or subtractions to the fleet. I am past the look...know it is a I give up roll eyes you crazy kinda look. The only car she recognizes is the first Olds I bought that began the journey into the car abyss

 

Well, there is always the chance to take pictures when the new addition is at your place. The "look" sometimes I get that several times in a day.