I found it in the Star Tribune newspaper. I always wanted a late 60s or early 70s muscle car, so for some over a thousand the car was mine. The car was basically rust free, which was a big plus for me. But like I said, this was my first restoration. Even though it lacked a motor and tranny, I still took on this project! There is a lot of work ahead!!

There looks to be a lot of trim missing, but most of it was found in the trunk. A previous owner didn't finish their restoration attempt. I vow not to met the same fate.

The inside of the car is pretty much gone as well. They destroyed the interior by covering everything with fur. That must have been a big time fad, since I have noticed other cars covered in fur also.

It is spring at last, our first order of business is to install a motor and tranny. Since money is ever in short supply, my brother sells me an excellent running '64 283 for real cheap. (Don't worry, I have a '78 350 with 400 heads, that is awaiting rebuilding.) We installed the 283 with Edelbrock 4bbl and intake, and the column from my other brother's '74 Chevelle. (Looking at the lack of engine mounts are two of my brothers. Without my brothers' expertise or my older brother's storage space, none of this would be possible.)

In the summer of 97, I removed the front fenders and patched the small rust in them. I then went around the whole car fixing dings. Every panel on the car had some dings or small dents of some sort. It was a lot of work. The windshield was replaced. The rear glass was removed and rust holes fixed. By the end of '97, we got a hard layer of urethane primer.

In 1998, I went around fixing all the dings that I missed. My brother bought a wielder, so I removed the fiberglass patch to one of the front fenders and wielded in metal. By the end of the fall 1998, the car is finally ready to be painted... But, alas, Minnesota is too darn cold now. The paint job will have to wait until spring 1999, when it gets around 70 degrees.

(Its spring now and I am waiting for the heat to rise!)

(Fall 1999) Well it got to be August, and I still didn't have it painted. So I coughed up the money and had a local fellow spray the car. I am quite pleased with the results. It sure beats primer!! If you notice the cans on top, those are window cleaner cans. We were busy removing primer overspray from the years of restoration. The local painter didn't add any paint where it wasn't suppose to be.

Here I am reinstalling the little Garfield cat that came with the car. I just put in a nice black dash that I got from a local swap meet. I found that little kitty in the trunk, after he travelled all the way from Oregon. So I wasn't going to deny him his new perch.

There is one of my brothers cleaning the windows. I couldn't have gotten this far on my projects without the help of two of my brothers. This spring I will tackle the interior and in the summer, I will be installing a rebuilt engine with gobs of power!!