Recovered from a 3 year barn hybernation!!!!

[GS Collector]

WoW!!!:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: 57 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

A little old lady owned this. Her husband was killed in an auto accident and she received a bunch of money. She always wanted one of these and her two young boys set out to find her one to drive back and forth to church services.

Seems they got the car they wanted and not the car she wanted. She drove it a couple of times and parked it in the barn. Best part is she never let them drive it!!

I stopped and inquired about it! Seems it has been in the barn for the past 3 years. It was started about 3 or 4 times a year.

This is unbelieveable!!!!

To make a long story short, I bought it and drove it home to give it the love and nurturing it deserves!

427 Big Block, 400 turbo trans and an old Olds rearend....definitely a posi (Laid a patch on the way home :laugh: )
I have no idea what gear it's got yet, but the speedo is definitely off.


Lots of pics to come

[GS Collector]

cannot get the pic size below 210K!!!!

Any ideas?????

Help Please!!!!!!

[71GSX455-4SPD]

Email it to kenlisk@optonline.net and I'll shrink it down and post it for you.

[GS Collector]

OK Thanks... Give me just a few minutes!

Sent it! Should be 8 pics in all.

[GS Collector]

These pics do not do this thing justice. My digital cam is a piece of s#*t! But, better than nothing.... Bought this baby for $7500!

Carburator (sp) is flooding with gas above 35 MPH or so!(probably from sitting)... other than that, it's absolutely spectacular!!!

[71GSX455-4SPD]

Here's one...

Very nice!

[71GSX455-4SPD]

And another...

Gotta run to a meeting (damn work getting in the way), I'll try to resize more later.

[GS Collector]

Thank you!! Thank You!!!! THANK YOU!!!!:beer :beer :beer

[John Eberly]

GS Collector said:These pics do not do this thing justice. My digital cam is a piece of s#*t! But, better than nothing.... Bought this baby for $7500!

Carburator (sp) is flooding with gas above 35 MPH or so!(probably from sitting)... other than that, it's absolutely spectacular!!!

$7500 CANADIAN PLAY MONEY????

Ryan, you are a very, very bad man.......

Nice car you dirty rat....

[skyphix]

I wonder if it really needs those wheelybars :Brow: :Brow:

[Marco]

skyphix said:I wonder if it really needs those wheelybars :Brow: :Brow:

...you could always ask the previous little old lady owner :laugh:

[Stagedcoach71]

Didn't Tony Danza drive a car just like that in some movie?

I think had to do with a drive in closing or something?:Do No:

[MikeM]

I had a model car almost like that but i painted it a different color. Congrats!

[71GSX455-4SPD]

Some more of your pics...

A little old lady owned this????

[71GSX455-4SPD]

another...

[71GSX455-4SPD]

Yeah, I can see Grandma pulling up to a light in this rig!

[GS Collector]

My hand to God... I didn't ask her age.... but I would say she was 60 -65 years old. My wife is still in disbelief that I brought this thing home.

I don't know if it needs the wheelie bars. But there is a some wear on them most likely from a previous owner. :grin:

[Brian Albrecht]

GS Collector said:My hand to God... I didn't ask her age.... but I would say she was 60 -65 years old. My wife is still in disbelief that I brought this thing home.

So am I Ryan. No offense but it ain't no Buick! TAXI maybe, but no Buick.

Taxi, oh Taxi......

:beer

But it isn't a ricer!

:Dou:

That is an interesting story on the lady owner! Wish I could find a GS with a story like that!

:grin:

[Brian Albrecht]

Stagedcoach71 said:Didn't Tony Danza drive a car just like that in some movie?

I think had to do with a drive in closing or something?:Do No:

Hollywood Knights! Great car movie!

:beer

[GS Collector]

Taxi!! Oh Taxi????!!!!! LOL

Well, After doing some fine tooth combing of the car, I have discovered that is does actually use the Wheelie bars!

I know this because the gas tank is absolutely mangled where the bar has evidently slammed into it several times... Think I'll go with a fuel cell in the truck!



Definitely not a Rice Burner!!!!!:Brow: :Brow: :Brow:

[GS Collector]

Found some more stuff tonight!!

Tucked behind the carpet was a clutch pedal, and on the inside of the firewall there is a working line lock already installed!!!

Pulled the carb off and they are 427 BB Hypo Square port heads also!!!! Whahoo!!!

Also judging from the harmonic balancer it has a steel crank instead of a cast one!!!!!

Oh yeah, I don't know if the holes in the front fender wells were all cut in all cars for the the fuel injection, but this one has them!

Finding all kinds of goodies!!!

I know it's not a GS but this is pretty darn exciting!!! Maybe I should go back and give her more money...... NOT! :pp

I'll keep posting updates!