[Aerocolor]

The OP really started a great thread.
It has awakened all of the gearheads on this site.

 

[Thomasconnor]

65 Impala SS, 283 Powerglide, the body an interior were fine, the frame rotted out, RIP.

I still have the original 14" SS hubcaps in a box somewhere...Tom

 

[wproct]

What a buy! If it was mine, I would have to invest in a paint job, put a set of duals on it, and put in a floor shift conversion. So many opportunities with this one.

 

[carbineone]

I could put a Driver Quality paint job on it myself for well under 500.00..I am a pretty fair painter..I do have a Muncie M21 laying around here..Hmmmm...Probably will not do that though..

Really cool Pickups...

I have owned probably atleast 15 Antique and Vintage Vehicles in my days..All the way from a 1928 Chevy to a 1970 Buick Skylark and in between..My Dream one I will never get is a 1970 Yellow or White Buick GSX Stage One with the 455 and 4 speed..Man I want that car bad..

 

[Aerocolor]

I could put a Driver Quality paint job on it myself for well under 500.00..I am a pretty fair painter..I do have a Muncie M21 laying around here..Hmmmm...Probably will not do that though..

Really cool Pickups...

I have owned probably atleast 15 Antique and Vintage Vehicles in my days..All the way from a 1928 Chevy to a 1970 Buick Skylark and in between..My Dream one I will never get is a 1970 Yellow or White Buick GSX Stage One with the 455 and 4 speed..Man I want that car bad..

The paint issue is the cost of materials unless you're using Rustoleum.
My last base/clear job cost a little over [email protected] for the clear and that didn't include activator.
It's ridiculous now.
Used to buy Dupont single stage kits with harder for $400 and paint an entire vehicle.

 

[syfr]

Love the "simulated" convertible top pleats in the roofline of these.

Great car.

 

[67R/T]

Unless you do what Areodolor did to the front suspension to that old Ford truck.......they will always drive like an old car or truck. We have a tendency to forget the way they were. We only remember the good. I love my R/T but it drives like an old car. It's fine to drive to a car show but not much more than that.

 

[carbineone]

I have no problem with the way the old Cars ride and Drive..Yes Mopars were kinda a exception in the ride and driving department..One thing I really like about the old Cars is they are simple Machines, and a simple Machine is a reliable Machine.

.My 60s Buicks were the best riding and driving of them all..My 69 Sport Satellite not so much. This Impala rides and drives pretty nice..Would I want to drive it across the Country, probably not.But I have driven my 1965 and 1970 Skylarks half way acroos the Country, no problem...

I only use single stage Acrylic Urethane Paints..I have never messed with base coat clear coats, and do not care too..I think alot of people are going back to single stage VS the clears..Single stage paints have come a long way, than what they were in the old days..Yes if you are building a show Car, base coat clear coat may be the way to go..But for a daily driver..Single stage is it for me..

 

[Aerocolor]

Don't even get me started on water based paint systems.
Single stage only works on solid colors unless you're not planning on a cut and buff. Shot my '55 in single stage.

Ran a collision repair shop for 40 years and don't miss it.

 

[carbineone]

Nice Al...You did that paint? Your car?

 

[Al the Infidel]

The old boats are like boats, something to keep putting $$ into eh? I miss this driver about 2-3 times a year in the summer. I will confess with the pedal to the metal and the exhaust with 4bl howling the 69 GTX 440 was like a stiff shot of the fountain of youth. sigh!

 

[67R/T]

I always loved that green

 

[Aerocolor]

Nice car AL.
I've kept the '55 around for 40 years. Just can't let it go.
Have a '68 RS Camaro that'll be sold when I'm done and gone. My two favorites.
Bill

 

[carbineone]

Brother had a 1970 Cuda 4 speed, 440..That thing was fast for sure..

 

[Al the Infidel]

Nice Al...You did that paint? Your car?

25yr? old repaint before I bought it out of a barn and put a wad into the engine, re-chrome, interior, wheels, rocker repair with rocker re-paint... and had the body polished out. The previous owner took it for a spin and stuck it in the barn and took the key out. I sold it 6-7yrs ago and got what I had into it plus 12yrs of summer driving.

 

[67R/T]

Bill.....I always liked the 2 door post cars better than the hardtops. My last one was a 57
Beautiful GTX Al

 

[Aerocolor]

Brother had a 1970 Cuda 4 speed, 440..That thing was fast for sure..

Got a buddy with a '69 Roadrunner 440/4 speed.
It's a rattle trap but it's fast!

 

[Aerocolor]

Bill.....I always liked the 2 door post cars better than the hardtops. My last one was a 57
Beautiful GTX Al

Agreed. Love a 210 Sedan.
57K original miles from Oklahoma but I replaced the drivetrain when I painted it.
396/Th400/9" rear/rack & pinion

 

[67R/T]

VERY Nice

 

[Vee3]

Love the "simulated" convertible top pleats in the roofline of these.

Dad bought a '62 Olds Starfire from a coworker for $50 in ~1975. It had those fake pleats too. I thought it was a really cool car. My friends, not so much, lol.

Mom's daily driver into the early 80s, and the car she drove me to the DMV in to take the test for my 1st licence. They made cars with style back then...