Did you get the rear-end aligned yet. It's terrible how much faster the rear tires are wearing than the fronts!
I have still not solved that issue. 2nd gear in particular was very tough on the back tires on this little run. You can hear where I lifted to try and hook up before hitting 3rd, at that point I was like "awe hellz, that sucked bad".
The original owner of this car.... has been looking for this car.
The second owner of the car got in contact with me yesterday (after lots of leg work).
He was the second owner, it was his first car (he got the car slightly used in around 72).
The original owner contacted him and the search ran forward from there. I got a lot of history on the car during our conversation yesterday, and I expect a call from the original owner soon.
It was his first car as well, he was the first owner, and it was his first car.....
And I have it, 45 years later, in restored condition.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
It was very cool, Iowa car. Lots of drag racing at a little 8th mile strip I guess, the white paint job was out of necessity to disguise the car after a wild night of shenanigans. It was an overnight color change, an honest to god "we need this car to be a different color before the sun comes up" story.
The murals came later on, eventually the car went into storage, it basically slept through the 80's entirely.
Miles are supposedly actual.
Can you imagine? Your first car? You track it down after 45 years.
Amazing that it's still here, not crushed and recycled into a honda civic...
It's still here, and it's back to it's original color... still has original engine, trans, everything.
With all the sentimental attachments and your restoration work that's a pretty valuable ride! Heck, with no sentimental attachments that's still pretty valuable.
You thinking he may want it back??
It just seems he's gone to a lot of effort after all this time to find it again.
A buddy has a blue '68 RR, they're
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