Post Pics Of What Your Car Looked Like When You Rescued It

[vetteman91]

Complete with Starsky and Hutch painted on stripe. Been sitting at least 18 years and had the roof of the car used as a work bench. From the looks of it I would say an anvil was one of the things up there. Found out after buying it the left frame rail was bent as well.

 

[steved033]

how i found it...

how the guy before me brought it to the shop:

how it looks now:

 

[Schober Motorsports]

My 67... Bought June 2010, never ending I swear! Love pulling into a track with this thing on the trailer and people look, thats not another Camaro!

 

[usaroadrunner]

i like that color on yours steve, what do they call that.

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awesome 67, SM.

 

[Mocajava]

This is an improvement only in my eyes as I seem to be going backwards from the rest of the beautiful cars I see posted. My hopes are this will start seeing improvement as I go to the sand blaster next week. This is my second "ground up" and am excited about this huge step.

 

[steved033]

i like that color on yours steve, what do they call that.

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awesome 67, SM.

That's GY9 Tawny Gold metallic. I love it. it originally had a gold vinyl top to match. sometimes it's greener, sometimes it's golder, sometimes it's browner...TONS of metalflake in it... I think the modern formulation is much more gold than the original.

The "original paint" car in the one photos was ACTUALLY close the same color as my re-spray. I buffed the grime and algae off it, and it was really close... When I bought it i thought i'd bought a sherwood green metallic car.

sjd

 

[mmissile]

Good work guys!

 

[Superfreak]

At the previous owners place.

shortly after bringing it in to the shop just to get a broken header bolt out.

And a little further into it. Why........I don't know.

getting there.

current condition from my old shop.

 

[wannadrag]

Not a B body but a current project 72 Swinger


And in B3

 

[Riverdawg]

First is my current car. I had the 66 Sport Fury (below 3 pics) but my brothers old neighbor found the 65 Coronet that had being sitting for 20 years in Detroit and had to pic it up. I'm working on it as I have time and extra cash (kids are in college). First 2 pics are when I first saw the car. 3rd is from last summer while working on it in the drive, I had to see how the "new" used wheels looked on it, I like it. Last 3 are the 66. I sold it to help fund the purchase of the 65. A father and son in Leslie bought it to make a drag/street car out of it. Sounds like they have made good progress on it.

65 Coronet 500.

Original interior. Front seats have some tears in them.



66 Sport Fury sitting by my dad's garage for 10 years. I took it home after he passed away.

 

[Volatile Rob]

When I got it:



In its current state:

 

[Superfreak]

V. Rob, those wheels set your car off nicely.

 

[dvw]

Mine at the start.
Doug

 

[pag5]

Before and after 71 Roadrunner

 

[HawkRod]

Great Thread!

Here is my barn find...


Once I got it driving on its own.


Tear down revealing its original Limelight.


Done and driving the beautiful beast across country.

 

[hemi*guy]

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[pat1969charger]

Ok.....you asked for it .....

 

[camtra]

My rescued 69

Here is mine:

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Oh, and this is mine also. Can't pass up a chance to brag on my '38 Chevy.

 

[usaroadrunner]

Ok.....you asked for it .....

Holy crap, give you respect for saving her.

 

[B5bird]

You know you are in trouble when it takes a forklift!