Our Daylily Bed

fyrffytr1 · Oct 27, 2018

Some of you may remember the daylily and other flower pictures I have posted in the past. Hurricane Michael took out a large portion of our flower bed along with part of my shop. If it hadn't been for the old car I was taking parts from behind the shop that pine would have gone through the shop and got my GTO. I was going to take the parts car to the salvage yard but I think I'll keep it right where it is. After all it saved my Goat!

Professor of Engineering · Oct 28, 2018

Sorry about the tree problem.

What is the type of car are you restoring...shown in the photo.

fyrffytr1 · Oct 28, 2018

That one is a 39 Pontiac Series 28 sedan. My wife wants it. It is next in line after I get a 50 Pontiac fastback in my shop restored.

tamrock · Oct 28, 2018

fyrffytr1 said:
That one is a 39 Pontiac Series 28 sedan. My wife wants it. It is next in line after I get a 50 Pontiac fastback in my shop restored.

I like the stance of that 50 fastback. Does it still have the period chassis under it?

fyrffytr1 · Oct 28, 2018

tamrock said:
I like the stance of that 50 fastback. Does it still have the period chassis under it?

It is stock. Straight 8 with a three speed manual column shift transmission. I had just put all new brakes including lines on before the storm hit. I hope to get them bled before too long and the car will be ready to test drive even if it is only to the street and back.

tamrock · Oct 29, 2018

I've got an old photo of a 49' or 50' Chevy my mom and Dad had when they were first married. The first car I remember we had was a 1958 copper color Chevy wagon. My first car was a 1964 Chevelle SS and I sold it to a dear friend back around 1975? Sadly he died, but I know he still had that old Chevy of mine at least 20 years ago. He sure loved his Chevrolets, but maybe ate a little too much Taco John's, as I do remember those days of scooping the loop in downtown Des Moines and hitting Taco John's many times as we were out cruising. His Tombstone is a testament of his love of Chevrolets