We went to look at her for the first time and secured her in my
name…so she’s mine, but not paid off!!! The guy selling her is a hearse
collector with a 1958 Eureka trophy, 1976 daily driver and this 1964 project he
picked up from Kansas City. The guy he bought it from found it in a
field in KC, slapped a 429 motor and a 400 transmission in it, rebuilt
them and drove it daily as-is! The guy selling it named her Kennedy
because this was the same model that saw John Kennedy off. I obviously
plan on fixing her up, and I cannot wait! I’m going to go for going
through the brake system and lines, exhaust, leaf springs, the glass,
and floorboards after the general cleaning.
She started up with no effort today! She was sitting for a month with no gas. He poured in some gas and transmission fluid and she started purring like a kitten. I test drove her and after figuring out where the gears sat (newer transmission from a ‘66 Cadillac coupe so it didn’t line), she drove wonderfully! She was a little slow reacting until we got the carburetor warmed up. I’ll post some interior and exterior shots from today!
She started up with no effort today! She was sitting for a month with no gas. He poured in some gas and transmission fluid and she started purring like a kitten. I test drove her and after figuring out where the gears sat (newer transmission from a ‘66 Cadillac coupe so it didn’t line), she drove wonderfully! She was a little slow reacting until we got the carburetor warmed up. I’ll post some interior and exterior shots from today!
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