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General Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: longbeard48 on December 23, 2011, 06:30:44 PM
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I have spoken with some of you about the 1954 Bel Air Chevrolet that I have been restoring. Well, she's finally pretty much road ready! This car was bought new by my paternal grandfather when I was 6 years old. It was the car in which I learned to drive, which was no really big deal, because I'd been driving tractors ever since I could reach the clutch. The car had been stored in a garage and not cranked for over 20 years, so it took several months of mechanical work, but the paint is in great shape and only needed about a ton of "elbow grease." I took my grandchildren for a short ride while I was working on it, so now, SIX GENERATIONS of my family have ridden in it! It is not going to be a show car; I restored it to so I could have fun DRIVING it! Maybe now I can dedicate some more spare time to my calls!
Tom
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one more pic:
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WQell Tom , I am a car guy and I think it's a great looking car . Of course I have bow-ties in my blood too ! LOL ! I have made my living with Chevrolets for many years and it'snice to see another one is going to stick around awhile . When you make it to Ohio , stop by and pick me up for a long ride !! Congrats !!
Bob
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Great tribute to your Grandfather. Bet you had fun working on that one.
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Nice one! Glad it stayed in the family and you have it fixed back up. *up*
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Very nice car you sure did a good job restoring it looks great. Congrats.
Jon
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We had one like that!! Great Car!! *up*
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That's cool when we can take something old and make it new again. That's one to be very proud of!! *up* *up*
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That's one sweet ride there Tom *bowing* Love all the Black and Chrome! I bet that was one heck of a moonshine runner back in the day RkLu!!
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Nice job.....that car is simply Beautiful!!! *up*
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*cool*
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*up* *up*
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Thats really neat Tom---wow,6 generations have rode in that classic. Coool car and vintage as well as special to you.
Leave it to a Kentuck'ian the see that classic and IMMEDIATLLY think of illegal activities associated with it....runnung moonshine .......
Billy Bob, most family trees do fork, and not everyone is scarred of the revenue'ers !!!! ROTFLMBO
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Sweet ride ,,glad to see you brought it back to life
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A great piece of history that will hopefully be handed down and respected for many more generations as well Tom. Do you have before and after pictures of the restoration? Regardless, she is a beauty! *cheers*
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She's a beaut! *up*
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A Classic just like you OLD FRIEND. Maybe that's why I love coming by there and visiting with you. ------ Don't mention your method of restoration to Jeff, he may fix up that old Toyota truck and start - slipping in - snatching calls without any BLUE SMOKE. That would be a deadly combination.
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An awesome piece of your family's history! *up*
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*cool* *up* USA
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that is awesome,....great job.
Pat Strawser
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Brings back great memories. My first car was a 54 Chevy. We called her blue Lizzy. Nice job and do enjoy.
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An awesome piece of your family's history! *up*
RkLu