my first car:
On Monday, May 16, 2016 at 2:39:51 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Yes siree, super cool 50s 60s cars > > Love the continental kit on the '59 Impala > > cool colors on the merc convert > > Thanks, sending them on > > > > > > > > > *Subject: *"Old Chrome" And lots of it on cars from the 50s & 60s! > > *Old Chrome" And lots of it on cars from the 50s & 60s!* > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c1.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > *A couple restored every one of these cars and still retain ownership.* > > *They live on Vancouver Island. This collection is without a doubt the > absolute finest collection of fifties cars in the World. * > > *[image: Image removed by sender. > https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://sites.google.com/site/humoursix/sunday-family-humour-25th-august/sunday-family-humour-25th-august-page-2&media=https://sites.google.com/site/humoursix/sunday-family-humour-25th-august/sunday-family-humour-25th-august-page-2/wine > > 11.jpg?attredirects=0.&description=Sunday Family Humour - subscribe > [email protected]]**[image: old chrome 2]* > > > > *1956 Ford Skyliner (Glasstop)* > > *We restored this car in 1988 from an original car that came from the > Indian reservation here on Vancouver Island. It is full power with all > options.* > > > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c3.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > > > *1956 Meteor Crown Victoria* > > *We restored this car in 1990 and drove it to Ocean Shores Washington for > its first drive. It is full power with all accessories except "air".* > > > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c4.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > *1955 Meteor Convertible* > > > > > > > *This car is mostly original and it has taken me 28 years to buy it from > the original owner. This car spent a good part of its life in > Winnipeg. There are probably only about 8 of these cars surviving out of > the total production of 201 cars.We drove this car more last summer than > any of our other cars. I rebuilt all the mechanics and added all the > accessories and options and it has everything except "air". There is an > article on this car in FoMoCo Times * > > > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c5.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > > > *1956 Meteor Convertible* > > > > > *Meteors used some Mercury colors in 1956. This 56 Meteor is painted Grove > Green and Saffron Yellow with a black lightning bolt and the production > numbers are only 479. It is full power with all accessories except > "air". She has taken us to Rockin Red Deer in Alberta, Hot August Nights > in Reno and many other trips. Because of the colour, we call her "Juicy > Fruit" and many people have seen this car. * > > > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c6.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > > > *1956 Mercury M-100 Pickup* > > > > *We have driven this truck all over the place form Calif to Manitoba to > Sturgis many times since we bought it in 1978. About 12 years ago I put an > Aspen suspension, 302 and AOD in the truck to make it drive better It has > never missed a beat. The next time I rebuild the truck I have a 5 L. for > it. * > > > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c7.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > > > *55 Merc Sun Valley.* > > > > *I bought this car from an old ladies estate sale in 1983. It was rust > free but pretty banged up with only 26000 miles on it. I added all the > options and accessories and restored only as needed keeping the car as > original as possible. * > > > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c8.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > *56 Mercury Montclair Convertible.* > > > > *This car is one of our favorites. I found what was left of it in the > Spokane area and restored and drove it to Hot August Nights in Reno in > 1996. It is London Grey and Persimmon with full power and all accessories. * > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c9.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > > > *1955 Mercury Convertible* > > > > > > *I tow barred this car from Southern Calif in 1989 behind my little Ford > short box 302. The 55 was so ugly, not once did anyone give me the "thumbs > up". It is now restored in Canadian colors, Sunset Coral with matching > Tapestry weave interior and Metric speedo, full power and accessory > steering wheel. It has only 530 miles on it because we mostly drive the 56 > Mercury convertible. * > > > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c10.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > *1958 Pontiac Parisienne Convertible.* > > > > > *I built this car out of a super basket case. I welded 6 months on this > car alone. It is a 348 tri-power, bucket seats and with practically every > factory and dealer option available in 1958. We drove this car to Hot > August Nights in 2004. * > > > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c11.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > *1966 Park Lane* *convertible.* > > > > > > > *I bought this car at Don Wheaton's in Edmonton when I was a kid working > in the oilfields in 1968. My wife and I honey mooned in this car in > 1969 and then went overseas to work in the oilfield for 25 years. I had the > car in my barn in Manitoba until May 2005. It is now at home on Vancouver > Island with 30,000 miles showing on the speedometer. This is a Canadian > built, bucket seat car in which only a handful were made. * > > > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c12.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > > > *The 64 Park Lane convertible is a good old 78,000 mile car, with all good > parts to restore it.* > > *It is a full power, bucket seat car with super marauder engine and rare > 15" wheels.I have cast iron headers and tri-power for it. * > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c13.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > > > *1958 Mercury Convertible* > > > > > > *I looked for one of these cars for about 10 years and finally got this > one from John Fowlie in Calif. We restored it with a 430, full power with > memory seat and everything and it is big. I was able to find a lot of NOS > parts for this car probably because not many of these cars are being > restored. Mostly 57's.* > > > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c14.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > > > *When I found the 59 Impala it was a rust bucket folded up on a 8 ft > pallet.* > > > > > > > *The car had no interior or power train. It was originally a black > Canadian built car. I have installed a 1995 LT-1 fuel injected engine with > 700R4 trans but when finished this car will look like it was built this way > from the factory(I hope) It is going to be the usual cruiser with > fender-skirts, full continental kit, spotlights and so on. It is presently > 70% finished but will probably be finished for next spring. * > > > > *[image: > https://sites.google.com/site/humourtree/sunday-humour-5th-december/c15.jpg?attredirects=0]* > > > > *This 1959 Edsel Convertible* > > > *is the latest addition to the Mountaintop Collection. Of course it goes > without saying, this machine has full power options and has been > meticulously restored under skilled hands. 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