Sunday, December 30, 2007

What is it?

A few of you may know what this is. Like a dummy, I had to ask & the answer to me was we charge $5 per answer, LOL. Well, you can guess free & send it to me in an e-mail at zaqphoto@gmail.com
This is a 1956 Chevy Bel-Air. It has all been disassembled & put back together, but no bondo on it. All of that work was done by a man in a wheel chair. It is almost all stock including the paint color. Engine is a 365 cu. in. Tires are even bias ply wide whitewalls. He strips down the wax each year & gives it 3 new coats. He was showing me where the right side of the hood only had 2 coats, but I couldn't see the difference.


In the last year he has had 2 offers to buy it. The 1st offer was $50,000, which I guess I would have taken it, but his other offer was $65,000, plus there has been 3 auction houses that wanted to sell it for him. I didn't realize it, but it is worth more than 1957's, because of the overabundance's of them & few of 1956.
So do you have an idea of when this car was made? Well, the body style is still stock, but it has been made into a hot rod. It has a small block Chevy engine in it, but a lot of work inside the engine. It has a Corvette rear end. The owner, a friend of mine named Phil said he had it to 130 mph, but said he'd never do that again as he felt like it was about to go out of control as there seemed to be air getting up under the fenders. But he did say it is a fun car to drive. He brought it to Florida in a trailer behind his motor home. It may appear to be black, but it is a dark cherry red with sparkle in the paint. Phil's other car is a Chrysler Crossfire convertible that he left in Maine this winter, as that model is no longer being manufactured, so he wants to preserve it for more value.

OK, so if you look at the license plate, it is a 1933 Ford Vicky.

Back in the campground for about 2 weeks. Weather is fine here. Set records yesterday by 2 degrees. But by this coming Thursday morning, it is supposed to be down into the 30's. Brrrrrr. Will probably be too cold to be playing Pickle Ball that morning. Ron