I’ll be 69 this & I got started working on cars in 1970. I’ve had a 1963 Corvette, two 1955 Chevy’s, a 1935 Ford 5-window coupe, which I built with a 350Lt1 engine with 13:1 compression, a Liberty 4-speed & 12-bolt with 4.56:1 gears.
I have always been a car guy, but it wasn’t until I retired from the Air Force that I started getting the itch for a classic car. In 2009 I bought a 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 ragtop, I had it three years, it wasn’t until 2014 when I picked up a 1972 Pontiac Luxury Lemans, it has a Chevy 350 L48 engine and TH350 transmission, oh it’s a coupe. Numbers matching, made in Canada (Quebec).
Anyway you always start at the bottom & work your way up, the list is as to what I have done to it but it’s a driver, not a show car. Right now I’m working on the bodywork & body mounts. My initial intention was to safety it & sell, well that thought is gone & the car will stay as long as I have the strength to turn the key. Oh, I forgot to mention, I’ve just replaced the rear quarters & roof. Cheers
Glen Alan
I likewise have a Lemans retirement project. A ’64 coupe. And I’m retired Air Force. Like you, ground up and safety oriented as in power brakes w/disc brakes. It’s as if I’d written this post. I’ll be 72 in about 60 days. Good luck on your Lemans, and, enjoy the ride, young man!!!
Sounds great! Have fun!