How does everyone feel about the Chevy Nationals at Carlisle?
June 29th, 2017, 07:32 PM
#121
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My first car was a 1968 442 that I pulled out of a wrecking yard for $100 and completely restored. I couldn't afford to pay someone to work on it, so I learned. It wasn't perfect, and I made a lot of mistakes, but it taught me a lot and was a lot of fun to drive.
My first car was a 1968 442 that I pulled out of a wrecking yard for $100 and completely restored. I couldn't afford to pay someone to work on it, so I learned. It wasn't perfect, and I made a lot of mistakes, but it taught me a lot and was a lot of fun to drive.
Did it come from Linders or Standard??
June 30th, 2017, 07:11 AM
#122
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WOW! To the wayback machine, Mr. Peabody!
Linders, actually. This would have been about 1975. I towed it home to Shrewsbury with my 68 Vista. A few years later, Standard had a 1970 W-31 in it. I scored the 3.42 anti-spin axle out of that car. Unfortunately, as an impoverished college student, I was unable to buy any other parts off of it.
There also was a third wrecking yard off of Plantation Street - the name escapes me. That's where I got the 400 motor I put in that 68 442 to replace the siezed original.
Thanks for making my day!
Linders, actually. This would have been about 1975. I towed it home to Shrewsbury with my 68 Vista. A few years later, Standard had a 1970 W-31 in it. I scored the 3.42 anti-spin axle out of that car. Unfortunately, as an impoverished college student, I was unable to buy any other parts off of it.
There also was a third wrecking yard off of Plantation Street - the name escapes me. That's where I got the 400 motor I put in that 68 442 to replace the siezed original.
Thanks for making my day!
June 30th, 2017, 01:26 PM
#123
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I was good friends with Sonny at Standard until he passed away a few years ago. They had a lot of interesting cars way back in the "lot". Don't remember any yard on Plantation Street, but did buy a lot from Ben McClaren in Oxford, Curboy's in Sturbridge and Amherst - Oakham. Not many yards left, and even less that have old stuff left. I just found one in RI that has a lot of old stuff, but was told that it is by "invitation" only. Hope to get into that one before the summer ends.
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