I feel like Jason Cook!! I'm bringing home a 66 GS!

I found this car about 4 years ago in my uncles neighborhood in Nevada. I saw it through a fence in a backyard on a side street. I thought it was a Skylark and never approached the car up close. I left a note on the door inquring, and have done so twice since 2005. The guy called my uncle and he went and he looked at the car. Turns out it was a GS thin pillar car. I haven't seen it beside the pics. I'm going out in February to apprise the situation. It will come back to Mass and I'll do the resto on it.

The deal is my uncle doesn't have the time to do it so when it's done, it'll go back to Nevada.

It was originally a silver with black painted top car. Black bucket gut with a floor shifter.

Here's some pics.

 

Cool, keep us up on this one. Should be sharp w/silver/black combo.
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I have to have me a 66!!!!!!

 

I'll keep everyone up. Especially when I tub it and put a Lenco in it.

 

Interior's gone and needs some metalwork between the windshield and dashpad, but that's about all.


And some tweaking on the front bumper.

 

Excellent find! I agree that silver/black is an awesome combo! :TU:

 

Congrats Paul
That car looks rustfree and straight
Love those South West cars

 

Yo Paulie! Nice find bro. . .
BUT- Unless you leave the previous owner crying curbside, as the car is hauled away, you didn't have a Tinman buying expirience.:bla:

 

IF YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LINCOLN--I FOUND IT FOR HIM:bla: :bla: :bla: :bla: :bla: :bla: :bla:

 

I hope you were kidding about cutting tubs in it. That's straight and clean a body as I've seen, and I've seen a few. Dan

 

:TU: Way to go Paul!! Later,Tony.

 

Now that sounds like Massicotte

 

Definitely, Paul's a wicked pissa :Smarty:

 

I can't believe it! You found a 66 before Jimmy Shiels did!!! Now THAT"s a feat! Great find - have a safe trip!
Pat

 

Yup new TA block, TE heads, F1 Procharger. It's gonna move!!!!



Just kidding.

 

I'm in Nevada to come out and apprise the situation with the car. I wanted to see how bad it really is. Truth be told, it's not that bad. It needs some metal in the rear window area, a trunk floor, and a patch in the vertical section of the core support.

This car had not run for 20 years. I put new plugs in it, spun the motor over by hand a bunch, siphoned the old gas out and threw a battery in. It fired up and ran.

I took it off the jack stands and drove it around the block 4 or 5 times. It has a broken motor mount on the drivers side. I found this out when I tried to do a brake stand and the fan hit the shroud.

Here's some pics:

 

Looking good, Paul. It's amazing how those engines can sit and with the right amount of work be made to start. That's a pretty furry looking carb. It's also a Rochester 4-jet which was originally on my '66 'Cat. I was advised to ditch it in favor of a Carter which apparently runs much better. Like the red engine paint- a GS!

Check those rubber brake hoses before you go too wild! That car has a single reservoir MC, so one leak and no brakes all around.


Best of luck! Looking good! :beer