Anyone Near Huntington Beach In California ???

40 · February 15, 2014, 07:05:39 PM

Am considering the purchase of a vehicle in Huntington Beach.....I cannot fit a trip there into the forseeable future so was wondering if anyone was close that could put eyes on it for me. I would be more than willing to compensate for time and expenses......Thanks in advance!

UGLY OLDS · February 16, 2014, 11:26:13 AM

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Quote from: "40"Am considering the purchase of a vehicle in Huntington Beach.....I cannot fit a trip there into the forseeable future so was wondering if anyone was close that could put eyes on it for me. I would be more than willing to compensate for time and expenses......Thanks in advance!

I'm "reasonably" close in Northern Il .. I would be happy to inspect it for you ...

( For expenses of course ....

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Bob .......

40 · February 16, 2014, 04:57:34 PM

Bob.....I knew it would be just a matter of time before one of the stand-up guys on this message board would step up and offer to help

Of course, I will only consider your offer if you allow me to also pay for a side trip to Vegas and if you can find a couple of pals to go along....at my expense,of course as it would be very rude of me to expect you to travel that great distance alone

58 Yeoman · February 16, 2014, 05:33:17 PM

Well...gee...I guess if Bob will swing down this part of the state, I'll go along, too. Hey Bob, we can take the southern route and take in a lot of Route 66 while we're at it. We can catch Rt. 66 at Pontiac; that's only 30 or so miles from where I'm at...

UGLY OLDS · February 16, 2014, 08:42:31 PM

Hey Phil.....

Let's leave now ... They're calling for 6 to 8 inches up here tomorrow

Lets git while the gittin's good ...

HEY ...Frank knows his way around Vegas :!:

What say Frank :?: Should we help a buddy out :?: :?:

Bob...

34ford · February 16, 2014, 08:56:59 PM

What!'a ya looking at Darrell ?

enjenjo · February 16, 2014, 10:05:51 PM

Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Hey Phil.....

Let's leave now ... They're calling for 6 to 8 inches up here tomorrow

Lets git while the gittin's good ...

HEY ...Frank knows his way around Vegas :!:

What say Frank :?: Should we help a buddy out :?: :?:

Bob...

Fine with me, I have to go back out there anyway

40 · February 19, 2014, 12:14:28 PM

QuoteWhat ya looking at

Hey Bob......Looking at another 55 Chevy......seems I need a 2-dr Sedan to go with my pick-up and the wife's hardtop. It is a mostly stock car with a 6 holer and a 3-speed w/overdrive.It will be a candidate in the future for the 425hp,dual-quad 409 and the Tremec 6-speed I have in the corner of the shop.I had a fellow look at the car for me......Sorry guys,I appologize for ruining your vacation plans

......and he was impressed so now I'm in the process of finding an enclosed hauler.Should have it here in a week or so......I'll post a photo or two of the old girl when it arrives. Guess I better start rearranging the shop to try and fit it in.....Good thing I just got my 4-post hoist assembled and operational. Still trying to convince the wife that if I had 4 or 5 more hoists,I'd have room for lots more cars.....not sure I'm making much progress though

enjenjo · February 19, 2014, 09:41:56 PM

Quote from: "40"
QuoteWhat ya looking at

Hey Bob......Looking at another 55 Chevy......seems I need a 2-dr Sedan to go with my pick-up and the wife's hardtop. It is a mostly stock car with a 6 holer and a 3-speed w/overdrive.It will be a candidate in the future for the 425hp,dual-quad 409 and the Tremec 6-speed I have in the corner of the shop.I had a fellow look at the car for me......Sorry guys,I appologize for ruining your vacation plans ......and he was impressed so now I'm in the process of finding an enclosed hauler.Should have it here in a week or so......I'll post a photo or two of the old girl when it arrives. Guess I better start rearranging the shop to try and fit it in.....Good thing I just got my 4-post hoist assembled and operational. Still trying to convince the wife that if I had 4 or 5 more hoists,I'd have room for lots more cars.....not sure I'm making much progress though

And I had my bags packed

40 · February 27, 2014, 04:44:10 PM

Well .....The old girl arrived but I'm not sure she likes it here......It was +5 with a wind chill of -25 degrees when we rolled her out of the box. I think she wanted to go back to sunny California and I wanted to go with! The car is exactly as described......sure is nice to deal with another honest car guy! My camera wasn't working right probably due to the cold....couldn't have been the dumb * behind the lens.......so I'll post a couple of photos that were taken by the previous owner.Looking forward to tweaking it a bit and getting it on the road if Spring ever gets here!

34ford · February 27, 2014, 08:14:07 PM

SWEEET.................. looking car there

chimp koose · February 27, 2014, 11:17:47 PM

Well it was -45C 0r -49F here the other day but that car would warm up the scenery! Nice ride!!!!!!!

rumrumm · February 28, 2014, 08:46:35 AM

Love those '55's! Looks like a nice acquisition.

UGLY OLDS · March 01, 2014, 09:36:50 AM

NEAT looking car ... You had mentioned that it was stock , yet in the photos it looks like it has been lowered both front & rear....Camera angle or am I looking at the photos crooked

?

Bob....

purplepickup · March 01, 2014, 10:20:13 AM

NICE! Rolled & pleated interior?