Cool link! Thanks for sharing. I am into old cars and so are some of my uncles. My dad has a 1969 Camaro,
his brother has a 1969 Chevelle SS 396 that he bought brand new that still has like 43K actual miles and like new. On my moms side, I have a couple of uncles into 50s cars and have a several. One has a 1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL 2dr, with rare factory power windows.... and the other uncle has an array of 50s cars, but my grandfather has the one I like the best....
1955 Cadillac Series 62 sedan, 68K actual miles, all original except one repaint. Still has the original seats, headliner, dash, etc and in excellent condition. This was literally a barn find.. my uncle spotted a 55' Ford truck in a old womans yard... he knocked on the door and a old woman came to. He asked her if she would sell it and she said yes, but only if he bought the car as well. He said what car? She pointed to the barn type garage, opened the doors and there this green 55' Caddy set there. Her belated husband bought it for her brand new in 1955 the same time he bought himself the truck. This was about 1999 when my uncle first got it. He sold it, then later traded it to my grandfather in 2005 for the 55' Buick below. The Caddy is still in my grandfathers possession, tucked away in his garage now. It still had the factory clear plastic on the seats.
and this 55' Buick he sold a couple of years ago...
I have a couple of old American Iron cars too, but not as old as some of the cars on that clip...
1973 Pontiac Grand Ville with a factory 455 V8 engine (this was grandmas car, so this was a "Grandma Ville"
These photos are kinda old... about 5-6 years old and the paint is in need of help now.... This one is optioned with A/C, AM radio, power windows, power door locks, tilt wheel, vinyl top, deluxe interior option, light group option, side strips, bumper gaurds/strips. The lower photo was after I acquired it in January of 2003. Upper photo is summer of 2006. As you can see, I changed the hubcaps to the deluxe ones that were optional that year.
there were only around 44,000 of these made in 1973
and my last beast... a 1972 Chevrolet Caprice Estate wagon - only about 34,000 of these made and not many left today. This one has the factory option 402 big block engine, 9-passenger seating, A/C, AM radio, tilt wheel, luggage rack and deluxe wheel covers. I have since repaired the back window.... most of these cars have been crashed up in demolition derbies...
For some reason, GM put "400" emblems on the early 70s Chevys with the 402 engine.
and this was my baby... I regret selling..
1972 Buick Electra 225 Custom. I owned this from 2001-2003 - sold to a guy in South Carolina... It was high optioned too... A/C, power windows, power locks, cruise, tilt, AM-FM, power seats, speed alert, vinyl top, cornering lights, rare fingertip wiper control option, side strips, bumper strips/gaurds, etc. This was also a barn find for me. Local car... doctor bought it new, he died and his sold sold it to me. When I went to see it, it was in his huge barn, covered in chicken droppings. Fired right up, purred like a kitten. I sold this car for a lousy $1800.
I sold to a man in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He bought it for his son. Not sure if he still has it or not. We lost contact.
check out that brocade cloth interior that graced the late 60s/early 70s luxury cars...
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