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[Josh 12,573]

That's a beautiful car!  I've restored one too, but had to sell it about three years ago.

 

[coachmayhew 1,414]

[quote name="Josh" post="57594" timestamp="1396701204"]That's a beautiful car! I've restored one too, but had to sell it about three years ago.

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That is a fine looking car right there. Don't think I would of been able to sell that one. So awesome, you gotta love the curves. Team Chevy.


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[JSHoosier 19,854]

That's a beautiful car!  I've restored one too, but had to sell it about three years ago.

 

Really like that design.  My father used to have a 1975 Corvette Stingray that he took to shows.  It was already fully restored when he got it, the guy that painted it was considered one of the best Corvette painters in the country.  Had a tilt and telescopic wheel, I've only seen telescopic wheels on German luxury cars today.

[coachmayhew 1,414]

Finally got the white walls mounted and balanced. [attachment=730:ImageUploadedByBtownBanners1397264302.334278.jpg][attachment=731:ImageUploadedByBtownBanners1397264318.316857.jpg]


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[Naturalhoosier 15,407]

Finally got the white walls mounted and balanced. ImageUploadedByBtownBanners1397264302.334278.jpgImageUploadedByBtownBanners1397264318.316857.jpg


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Absolutely beautiful Grandpa Bob!!!!!!!!!

[Naturalhoosier 15,407]

My neighbor has been restoring a '64 Chevy Pickup and a 62 Bel Air.  The Bel Air is in pretty good condition...the pickup on the hand is a complete restoration project.  I helped him take the bed and cab off the frame...so match sheet metal work to do so little time!  lol

[coachmayhew 1,414]

[quote name="Naturalhoosier" post="59200" timestamp="1397265219"]Absolutely beautiful Grandpa Bob!!!!!!!!![/quote]

It's cool you noticed the plate. That is what I called my grandfather.


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[coachmayhew 1,414]

[quote name="Naturalhoosier" post="59202" timestamp="1397265416"]My neighbor has been restoring a '64 Chevy Pickup and a 62 Bel Air. The Bel Air is in pretty good condition...the pickup on the hand is a complete restoration project. I helped him take the bed and cab off the frame...so match sheet metal work to do so little time! lol[/quote]


That sounds like a lot of work. Sounds like he should call Chip Foose and the Overhaulin Ateam.


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[Naturalhoosier 15,407]

That sounds like a lot of work. Sounds like he should call Chip Foose and the Overhaulin Ateam.


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lol Unfortunately we don't live in California.

[coachmayhew 1,414]

Got the car running this weekend. Drove it from Richmond to Indy today. Only had one slight problem, ran out of gas. Fuel gage don't work but now at least I know how far I can go on a tank of gas.


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[coachmayhew 1,414]

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Here is the original dash with a lil IU touch


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[coachmayhew 1,414]

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A view from the first road trip made with the '48 taken by my wife. We ran out of gas about a half hour later.


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[coachmayhew 1,414]

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This is how the weekend started, early Saturday morning.


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[coachmayhew 1,414]

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I love these next couple of pics, she looks gorgeous in nature.


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[coachmayhew 1,414]

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At a small town corner store in Webster, Indiana. It is up and running.


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[coachmayhew 1,414]

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At the park in Richmond. The flag made me take the picture. The '48 looks pretty.


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[coachmayhew 1,414]

I took the '48 to "The Suds" in Greenwood last Saturday and there were at least 75 cars nicer than mine. It really put it into perspective that this is a restoration process and takes time.

If the weather is nice and your in the area of Greenwood on a Saturday night drive or stop by. It is worth seeing a lot of very nice cars at the fair price of free.


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[JSHoosier 19,854]

I need to get a new vehicle, thinking about a 4x4 Tacoma.  Got a few projects in mind if I go that route.

[Hovadipo 55,230]

[quote name="JSHoosier" post="61851" timestamp="1398224469"]I need to get a new vehicle, thinking about a 4x4 Tacoma. Got a few projects in mind if I go that route.[/quote]

My dad had one of those and loved it. It was an '11 I believe. Notice I said "had one". That would be because it randomly caught fire in the driveway and burnt (with some explosions) to the ground. Hadn't been driven in over 24 hours. Happy truck hunting :)


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[JSHoosier 19,854]

My dad had one of those and loved it. It was an '11 I believe. Notice I said "had one". That would be because it randomly caught fire in the driveway and burnt (with some explosions) to the ground. Hadn't been driven in over 24 hours. Happy truck hunting :)


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They've got their own set of issues, every vehicle does, but I've never heard of one doing that.  The first generation (up to 2004) had an awful case of frames rotting away causing Toyota to buy/repair something like 800,000.  I'm looking at the 2nd gen and that issue seems to have been resolved.