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a 1968 1600 found me
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:25 pm
by skipskip
HI all:
I am a retiree , who futzes with unusual cars to keep me out of the bars.
Usually I deal in Volvos or German cars, but this 1600 found me and demanded to be taken home.
It's a fence sitter ,as it was parked under a tree in 1983 and ignored until last month . 25 Northeast winters have done their work on the sheet metal, but the frame and running gear seem remarkably sound.
Feel free to encourage me in either direction.
thanks
Skip
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:12 pm
by spl310
Welcome Skip! Make her go again!
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:53 am
by windy311
welcome to the farm. as the saying go's we can build him better, faster, stronger.
RE:a 1968 1600 found me
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:57 am
by S Allen
Welcome Skip-sounds like you have a challenging project. Keep us posted on your progress.
Steve
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:18 pm
by Linda
Hi Skip,
Don't think that you will give up drinking just cause you got this car LOL
Some times they can be challenging!
Welcome to the forum.
Use the Search button to get answers to lots of questions. Otherwise the site has parts lists, tech info etc
Good luck,
Linda
Re: a 1968 1600 found me
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:29 pm
by my67ldy
welcome skip,
sound like the care made a wise choice picking you, enjoy. christine
Re: a 1968 1600 found me
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:02 pm
by dbrick
Welcome to the fray. If you are a bodyman, sounds like you will be busy and happy.
You may want to contact Nathan in Troy NY if you need stuff. He has a boatload.
http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/ucp.php?i=pm ... ose&u=1636
Also ebay seller Downhillbill is in Rochester area.
Re: a 1968 1600 found me
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:56 am
by fj20spl311
dbrick wrote:Welcome to the fray. If you are a bodyman, sounds like you will be busy and happy.
You may want to contact Nathan in Troy NY if you need stuff. He has a boatload.
http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/ucp.php?i=pm ... ose&u=1636
Also ebay seller Downhillbill is in Rochester area.
Is that Nathan King that has been banded until he clears up some issues?
Re: a 1968 1600 found me
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:08 am
by spl310
Two different Nathans. (I wonder if either has any connections with Nathan hotdogs...)
Re: a 1968 1600 found me
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:31 am
by Fairlady66
Hummm. Bars and Hot Dogs, we have a nice theme going here
Oh, Welcome Skip
As I restored my car it did keep me out of the bars. I put a Refrigerator in the garage and kept it stock with Beer
There were times when that held the MOST important toll for the job.
Good luck and I hope you get her up and going
Re: a 1968 1600 found me
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:50 am
by spl310
Re: a 1968 1600 found me
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:52 am
by spl310
Back on topic. Skip, if you can find a donor body, you can redo the car easily. I would suggest making the car drive and drive it to see if you like it. If you do, find a body (Downhill bill from eBay may have something - I have one, but it may not be better than what you have.) redo it and swap bodies.
