After I posted, I realized that I should do more of an introductory here and then maybe start a thread elsewhere on this site about the engine pad. Sorry, this is a little different format then I am used to!
Here is a little history. In the early 80's, I was a young teenager and I would ride my bike around the neighborhood looking for the old cars parked on the street. One day I was riding my bike and saw the front end of a '63 buried in a garage. The man was out cutting the lawn and I asked about the car. He talked about the car, the memories he had in it and the options it came with. Over the next few years I continued to see him and always asked to buy it. He told me he would never part with it. Life goes on.
I get a good job, get married and move to the suburbs. 30 years go by. A couple of months ago, my oldest brother and my 13 y/0 son are at the muscle car show in Rosemont, IL. Afterwards, we had dinner and talked about the old neighborhood and the cars we had, and have had, over the years. I told him the story about the '63. He had heard it many times before. I bet it it's still there, I said. A week later, I was in the area and went to the house where this car was. The house looked exactly as it did 30 years ago! I knocked on the door, no answer. The name on the mailbox is the name of the man I used to talk to! I jot down the name and address and went on my way. That evening I wrote a letter detailing our conversations, added my contact information and mailed it the old school way. A week later, I got a call from the owner's nephew. He tells me that his uncle passed away last January and that the car is still there! It was last driven in 1973.
I went and looked at in astonishment. Here is something I saw so long ago exactly as I remember.
We struck a deal, and on January 3, 2015, we pulled it out of the garage for the first time after 42 years. Here are a couple pictures. I will upload more from my other computer when a get a moment.
Thanks,
Joe
