Posted on 04/15/2023 3:51:02 PM PDT by dynachrome
Corvair Convertible...
Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner 1958
Just a great collection. I sure miss the days when cars when design was based on Style, Comfort and Performance. Now it’s keep the f’n Government regulators at bay.
That is not a barn. It is a warehouse and possibly temperature and humidity controlled.
There used to be a guy who spent all of his time repairing/restoring the hardtop convertibles as a mobile service.
Cool job while it lasted
I thought I was a Corvair in there. That was my first car. I think it was a 1960 or ‘61? Red hardtop. Oh that car....I can remember driving, the faster you went the faster the windshield wipers would go. haha
Looking at the list, I think I saw 3 Corvairs. Pretty good for Europe.
Wasn’t there a twin turbo engine in a Corvair back in the day?
Yes, I thought I saw 2 or 3 of them in that video. I don’t know if there were twin turbo engines in them? All I know is my dad bought me my first car. I THINK he paid somewhere between $300-$500 for it used way back in ‘68 or ‘69? I bet the ones in the auction are gonna sell for a whole lot more, huh?!
I saw what I believed to be an old Lincoln Continental from the 50's. When I checked the auction list, there's a 1956, 1959, and a 1964 up for auction. The list is amazing. Some of those cars I never heard of.
great car
Yes. Last December needed some engraving done on a christening gift for a great godson. Finally found someone in Minnesota who had equipment to handle a concave-to-convex 3D surface.
He’s trying to retire for the second time but has a large client list for reproduction labels, tags, etc. for classic car rebuilds. Need a tag for a 1950s Delco distrubutor - he can do it.
Think I saw a Corvair.
That has to be a wonderful situation for collectors and restorers, especially the ones who aren’t billionaires that can go to the ends of the earth and pay anything to find the real part.
They were a blast to drive as well, I paid $100.00 dollars for my 1963 Corvair.
The guy who was Big Daddy Don Garlit’s personal mechanic when they were working on the first rear or front (I forget which) dragster found it for me when we were roommates, he was about 10-12 years older than me.
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