Hi All,
Thanks for all of the support and kind words. We're really enjoying the car. My wife stares at it all the time. I tell her to get to work on it but she won't listen.:-)
We've been busy all day tinkering with the car. Yesterday we gave it a good scrubbing after the 800 mile haul back home. Wife worked the chrome while I started buffing out the paint. Paint appears to be a older repaint as I saw traces of overspray in a few places. Many little chips and some cracking, so hopefully some touch-up will match. It's silver blue.
The chrome is nearly in original condition, shiney and the typical look of 60's GM chrome with hardly any hazing or pitting. After she used the chrome polish we were amazed. The seats are in very good condition. The black carpets have faded to a dark tan color. Also found a few odd wiring issues. The 2 prong plug going to the alternator is always powered, draining the battery. The seller included a wiring booklet so I'll figure that out soon. Today I worked on the engine, replacing valve cover gaskets to fix some oil leaks. Had to cut down the phillips screws as they were bottoming out. Found lots of original hardware, wiring, etc. It even has what appears as original spring ring battery terminals, black positive, brown negative, that right?
I spent some time underneath looking at everything. There are many original bolts on the underside of the engine. It appears it was never out of the car. I was told the transmission was rebuilt not that long ago, and that it's original to the car. The frame is very good, with paint on most of it. An oily film is on it which has protected it. Must've been those leaky valve covers for a long time. There is a rust area at he lower birdcage in front of the left rear wheel that I spotted in the inspection. Will need some attention. Right side is fine in that area. Decided 4 new tires will be best as there's checking on both right tires, likely parked in the sun for a period. Found an original BF Goodrich Silvertown 1" WW in the spare tire well. Very old. No jack or tools though, argh!
I've had some folks asking me for numbers and data. Here's the lowdown:
ID#- 80837S109664 (I estimated Feb 27,1963)
Mileage- 67,488, title verified mileage, speedo/odometer works
Block- 3782870
Block Cast- B123 (Feb 12, 1963)
Assy Stamp- 3109664 F0218SD (Feb 18,1963 - 300HP Powerglide)
Intake- 3799349 K122 (Nov 12, 1962)
Left Ex Man- 3749965 A15?
Right Ex Man- 3750556 B5?
Starter- 1109061 8C25 (78? March 25)
Left Head- dble hump 3782461 B123
Right Head- dble hump 3782461 B123
Powerglide (can't find #'s)
Options:
300 HP engine
Powerglide Automatic
Power Steering
Power Brakes(front disks non original)
Vin Plate:80837S109664 (2 spot welds, circular surface rust under plate around rivets. Center of plate bulged out a bit)
Trim Tag:
F5 - Feb, 5th week (1st was a Friday, making 5 total weeks in the month)
Style 63 837 5415 Body
Trim STD 912A Paint (Black int, Silver Blue ext)
More photos:
Rich
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Thanks for all of the support and kind words. We're really enjoying the car. My wife stares at it all the time. I tell her to get to work on it but she won't listen.:-)
We've been busy all day tinkering with the car. Yesterday we gave it a good scrubbing after the 800 mile haul back home. Wife worked the chrome while I started buffing out the paint. Paint appears to be a older repaint as I saw traces of overspray in a few places. Many little chips and some cracking, so hopefully some touch-up will match. It's silver blue.
The chrome is nearly in original condition, shiney and the typical look of 60's GM chrome with hardly any hazing or pitting. After she used the chrome polish we were amazed. The seats are in very good condition. The black carpets have faded to a dark tan color. Also found a few odd wiring issues. The 2 prong plug going to the alternator is always powered, draining the battery. The seller included a wiring booklet so I'll figure that out soon. Today I worked on the engine, replacing valve cover gaskets to fix some oil leaks. Had to cut down the phillips screws as they were bottoming out. Found lots of original hardware, wiring, etc. It even has what appears as original spring ring battery terminals, black positive, brown negative, that right?
I spent some time underneath looking at everything. There are many original bolts on the underside of the engine. It appears it was never out of the car. I was told the transmission was rebuilt not that long ago, and that it's original to the car. The frame is very good, with paint on most of it. An oily film is on it which has protected it. Must've been those leaky valve covers for a long time. There is a rust area at he lower birdcage in front of the left rear wheel that I spotted in the inspection. Will need some attention. Right side is fine in that area. Decided 4 new tires will be best as there's checking on both right tires, likely parked in the sun for a period. Found an original BF Goodrich Silvertown 1" WW in the spare tire well. Very old. No jack or tools though, argh!
I've had some folks asking me for numbers and data. Here's the lowdown:
ID#- 80837S109664 (I estimated Feb 27,1963)
Mileage- 67,488, title verified mileage, speedo/odometer works
Block- 3782870
Block Cast- B123 (Feb 12, 1963)
Assy Stamp- 3109664 F0218SD (Feb 18,1963 - 300HP Powerglide)
Intake- 3799349 K122 (Nov 12, 1962)
Left Ex Man- 3749965 A15?
Right Ex Man- 3750556 B5?
Starter- 1109061 8C25 (78? March 25)
Left Head- dble hump 3782461 B123
Right Head- dble hump 3782461 B123
Powerglide (can't find #'s)
Options:
300 HP engine
Powerglide Automatic
Power Steering
Power Brakes(front disks non original)
Vin Plate:80837S109664 (2 spot welds, circular surface rust under plate around rivets. Center of plate bulged out a bit)
Trim Tag:
F5 - Feb, 5th week (1st was a Friday, making 5 total weeks in the month)
Style 63 837 5415 Body
Trim STD 912A Paint (Black int, Silver Blue ext)
More photos:
Rich
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