I love these old cars and engines. Some of the coolest old engines were Waukesha 1940’s-50’s.
My first car was a ’55 Chevy, then a ’57 Convertible and later a ’56 sedan delivery. total cost for all 3…….$1300. The ’55 I bought in ’63 for $200. It didn’t have a parking lot ding on it. The ’57 I bought in ’65 for $700. The ’56 I got for $400.
Yeah, I still cry about them. But not as much as I do over the ’65 Vette I bought in ’68 for $2500.
My first car was a ’68 Camaro (327), then a ’67 two-top 427 Corvette.
At one time I had a 57 two door and a 4 door hardtop.
I miss ’em all!
Back in 1984 I had a chance to buy a mid sixties Corvair that some guy had fabbed a 283 Chevy engine into the ass of for like nine hundred dollars. I looked at it really hard too. The corner of the radiator was literally right behind the right shoulder of the driver’s seat back. The minute I saw that I was all done. I really didn’t want to go out by getting boiled alive if it or a hose let go. The guy claimed it would do 150 miles an hour and I believed it. At the time I had a pretty serious death wish going on but I knew if I bought that thing it would be a reality inside of a week.
You got smart. The smart ones survive.
Friend had a ’65 Corvair with a 327 in the back seat. Company back then was making kits to do it. seems like an engine would bolt to the front of the transaxle without changing the rotation of the engine. Radiator was in the “trunk” with holes cut out and floor removed. It had major cooling problems. He ended up getting rid of it. I almost bought it.
I love these old cars and engines. Some of the coolest old engines were Waukesha 1940’s-50’s.
My first car was a ’55 Chevy, then a ’57 Convertible and later a ’56 sedan delivery. total cost for all 3…….$1300. The ’55 I bought in ’63 for $200. It didn’t have a parking lot ding on it. The ’57 I bought in ’65 for $700. The ’56 I got for $400.
Yeah, I still cry about them. But not as much as I do over the ’65 Vette I bought in ’68 for $2500.
My first car was a ’68 Camaro (327), then a ’67 two-top 427 Corvette.
At one time I had a 57 two door and a 4 door hardtop.
I miss ’em all!
Back in 1984 I had a chance to buy a mid sixties Corvair that some guy had fabbed a 283 Chevy engine into the ass of for like nine hundred dollars. I looked at it really hard too. The corner of the radiator was literally right behind the right shoulder of the driver’s seat back. The minute I saw that I was all done. I really didn’t want to go out by getting boiled alive if it or a hose let go. The guy claimed it would do 150 miles an hour and I believed it. At the time I had a pretty serious death wish going on but I knew if I bought that thing it would be a reality inside of a week.
You got smart. The smart ones survive.
Friend had a ’65 Corvair with a 327 in the back seat. Company back then was making kits to do it. seems like an engine would bolt to the front of the transaxle without changing the rotation of the engine. Radiator was in the “trunk” with holes cut out and floor removed. It had major cooling problems. He ended up getting rid of it. I almost bought it.
I have a serious Jones for that black ’58 oh yes.
the first picture is a 1956 not a 1955