But there are other, equally cool cars that you might take a fancy too and want to restore. Finding stuff can be a problem. My new feature “Wrecked” might help you out with finding those parts.
I’m doing this in conjunction with listing on www.PartingOut.Com they pull together a lot of cars and many are southwestern cars, that means less debilitating rest on the parts you need. And that’s where I found this very near complete parts car.
The 1964 Falcon came in 2 door coupe, 4 door coupe with names almost as long as the wheel base, like Ford Falcon Futura Sprint (yeah…that’s model) and the wagon.
The wagons were the work horses of the suburbs. They got the families to and from ball games and camping trips and the grocery store. 1964 was the first year the Falcon wagons were their own series.
They featured either a 6 cylinder or a V8 for power. Two 6 cylinder, the Falcon Six-Cylinder and the Falcon/Fairlane Six-Cylinder, 85hp and 100hp respectively were available. The V8 mustard up 164 hp, which was pretty respectable for a light wagon.
The Falcon wagon came as a 6 passenger hauler with 3 models, the Standard, Deluxe and the Squire. These were mostly all 4 doors (not counting the tailgate) but there were few with a very desirable 2 door wagon. I’m a sucker for 2 door wagons and I give it a collectable rating of “very”. Why? Well not only do you have a ‘first’ year model but you have a low production car as only 6,034 of two doors were produced.
As you can see used parts are available and they are easy to restore and two doors lend themselves easily to modification for – additional forward thrust. And you can do stuff like this:
Slightly hot rodded
Easy to add more breathing capacity.
Custom 2 Door. Very Nice!!
Have I convinced you yet? If so check out this and more parts cars at www.PartingOut.com
The 2011+ Mustang platform has already proven itself to be a hell of a performer, both on the street and at the track. Livernois Motorsports customer Todd Carlson has one of the cleanest examples we’ve seen to date, outfitted with a number of upgrades including a Livernois Motorsports engine and 2.9L Whipple supercharger. The best part? Todd drives this car every chance he gets, except for in the rain.
Keep in mind while you are reading this that the C7 Corvette was a huge draw for anyone that had an idea, notion or had a dream about the new design. This won’t be as exciting
There is no doubt that for us the 2015 Mustang will be the hottest story of the next year. Rumors abound, and speculation (even by us) is mostly what we have to go on. We’ve brought you plenty of leaked secrets, artist renderings, and our own opinions and wish lists about what the next generation Mustang should be. This week we can add a little more to that growing pile, none of which will be completely confirmed until the Blue Oval decides that we’re worthy of knowing, and let’s the new horse out of the barn.
I really need to plan a trip down-under. I love these guys!!!
← The Reverend Horton Heat-Billboards Australia American Muscle In Albury Posted on June 4, 2013 by crcooperphotography A few weeks back A few American Car Clubs joined forces and bombed on Albury’s QE2 Square.
Ok…a little bit ago I started this article (http://wp.me/p2YxYx-1A1) and I just found it again and realized that I’ve never finished it – sorry 🙁 .
So here we go with more info on the cool little town that spans only about 5 blocks.
As the story goes this was set up by a fellow who was one of the organizers of the mega motorcycle event ever. Sturgis!!!
You can tell that by some of the items on display in the store window displays. He has a working custom bike shop there but it wasn’t open when we were there. Check these bikes out:
Yes, Indian Motor cycles
And Harley (this is the sign outside the working cycle shop)
But those are just signs. How about these?!?!?!?!!
This Indian racer has been well restored.
Great paint on this beauty.
This BMW is next on the list for restoration.
And I had to show you this one:
Indian wall sign restored
Notice the missing “R”
More coming up on Lowell. (No seriously….I will finish it up!!)
But there are other, equally cool cars that you might take a fancy too and want to restore. Finding stuff can be a problem. My new feature “Wrecked” might help you out with finding those parts.
I’m doing this in conjunction with listing on PartingOut.Com they pull together a lot of cars and many are southwestern cars, that means less debilitating rest on the parts you need. And that’s where I found this very near completed parts car.
So before the ’57 Chevy craze there was the 1956 Chevy’s (really?….yes!!). No glitz of big fins and gobs of super shiny chrome there were the still cool Chevy’s. The 1956 Bel Air was the one of the cool cars.
Chevy can in a several flavors, plain (One Fifty – 1500A), chocolate (Two Ten – 2100 B) and refined mocha mint (Bel Air – 2400C) – which include the very cool Nomad. With over 600,000 Bel Airs produced that year, (approximately 1.5 million produced over all) you are still bound to find some good used parts. (Who came up with the numbering systems – One Fifty – 1500A?)
They all came with station wagon variations but only the Bel Air came in a drop top (only about 41K of those made).
There were only two engines (six cylinder and eight). The six was iron displacing 235.5 cubic inches with overhead valves, a bore and stroke of 3 – 9/16″ x 3-15/16″, hydraulic lifters and four main bearing, producing 104 hp. All this goodness topped with Rochester one barrel on the automatic Powerglide Model 700200 or a Carter one barrel model 2101S and the standard shift, Rochester one barrel model 7007181.
The V8 was iron as well, displacing 265 cubic inches. The bore and stroke of 3.75″x3″ and compression ratio of 8.0:1 helped to produce 162 hp w/the standard or Touch-down transmission (topped with Rochester two barrel – model 7009909 ) or 170 hp with the PowerGlide transmission topped with a Carter two barrel model 2286s.
Normally I’ll stop there but there some cool power train options. Check these out:
– a four barrel Super Turbo-Fire V8 with 205hp and compression of 9.25:1 and any choice of transmission
– a 225 hp dual 4 bl carbs set up on the same engine block
The two door station wagon were call Handyman.
The taillight 0n the left hand side was in fact the fuel door.
1956 Chevy. No glitz but very cool.
Thanks for reading and drop a note if you own 1956 Chevy.
Yes you can build a Camaro from the ground of with new frames/bodies and parts everywhere. You can clone a Boss 302 and you can build your own 1957 Chevy and find all the after market parts you need.
But there are other, equally cool cars that you might take a fancy too and want to restore. Finding stuff can be a problem. My new feature “Wrecked” might help you out with finding those parts.
I’m doing this in conjunction with listing on PartingOut.Com they pull together a lot of cars and many are southwestern cars, that means less debilitating rest on the parts you need. And that’s were I found this very near completed parts car.
This 1960’s workhorse has great lines and I love stations wagons. So here’s info on why I think it would be one of those cool cars, you might want too own.
There were about 34,000 of these cars produced in either the a 4 door 6 passenger or 9 passenger. There were a few AmbleWagons produced out of that lot. (oh…amblewagons were ambulances or hearses).
This is a ’69 but you get the idea.
One really cool feature was that, unlike may wagons of the late ’50’s early ’60’s that sported 6 cyclinders engines, the 1960 Pontiac wagons only carried a V8. That was the 389, overhead valved, cast iron blocked engine, with a bore and stroke of 4.05×3.75 inches and a compression ratio of 8.6:1. These were topped with Rochester 2GC, 2 barrel, it also sported hydraulic valves and Five main bearings. This all helped produce from 215 hp (w/synchromesth transmission) or 283 hp (w/Hyrda-Matic transmission).
This was a new body design and new for 1960 were the optional “eight lug” aluminum wheels with integral brake drums that not only enhanced the car’s looks but also provided improved stopping power. Another popular option for performance enthusiasts was the “Safe-T-Track” limited slip differential.
It looks great in this configuration. Look at all that glass!!!
And tons room!!!
I would love to own one. The potential for making it a Muscle Wagon is extremely good.
So check out www.PartingOut.com and see what parts they have for your collectible.
San Francisco 49ers Coach to Drive C7 Pace Car at Indy 500
For football players, there is no bigger event than the Super Bowl. Some men strive their entire lives to get to the Big Game, though just a select few have ever earned a Super Bowl title. San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh fell three points short of winning his Super Bowl bid this year, falling to his brother, John, who coached the Baltimore Ravens to victory.
But even being a Super Bowl loser has its perks. One of them is the privilege of driving the 2014 Corvette Stingray Pace Car at this year’s Indianapolis 500 event, becoming one of the first “civilians” to drive this brand new American icon.
It’s a bit of a homecoming for Jim Harbaugh, who quarterbacked for the Indianapolis Colts during the 1990s. In addition to being a fervent football city, Indianapolis has a rich racing history, including the iconic Indy 500. GM has had numerous cars pace the Indy 500, including the Corvette, but with hundreds of thousands of fans in attendance, this is the first time many of them will see a Corvette C7 up close and personal.
In fact, this is the 12th time the Corvette has paced the Indy 500, including appearances that dominated most of the past decade. But this arguably the biggest Corvette pace car event of them all, a radical redesign from the “safer” look of the Corvette C6. Painted in Laguna Blue, this stunning ‘Vette will certainly draw a lot of looks when it makes its pace car debut this Sunday.
