1965 restoration

[Bill W.]

My 65 BB is home and the long awaited restoration starts Tuesday ,I bought this car in 1981 .

[Tony S.]

Re: 1965 restoration

Great news Bill. Good luck! If I can be of any help, let me know.
Best,
Tony

[Wes S.]

Re: 1965 restoration

I thought I was the only guy to wait 30 years to restore a '65.
Wes

[Mike E.]

Re: 1965 restoration

Is this the one you wrote an article about years ago? Behind a fence, as I recall?

[Wes S.]

Re: 1965 restoration

Not Me, haven't written an article

[Bill W.]

Re: 1965 restoration

Yes Mike It was found in a towing lot behind a large fence . and I wrote a article about it ,with photos back in 1986 (volume twelve number four spring 1986 ) To many other cars jumped in line before it . Now I have the parts and the time .

[Mike E.]

Re: 1965 restoration

I thought I was the only guy to wait 30 years to restore a '65.
Wes

You’re not the only one, believe me....Bought mine '65 in 1977 when I was 19. I drove it till 1984 then it sat in the garage. I'm having a great time doing the work, it's not even like work. A slow process but I would like to have it drivable by the time the car is 50. That leaves me about 2 years to the day to get her done.

Mike

[Bill H.]

Re: 1965 restoration

You’re not the only one, believe me....Bought mine '65 in 1977 when I was 19. I drove it till 1984 then it sat in the garage. I'm having a great time doing the work, it's not even like work. A slow process but I would like to have it drivable by the time the car is 50. That leaves me about 2 years to the day to get her done.

Mike

Great thread.

Though mine's a 67, I bought it in 73, drove it an my only car until 78.

I took it totally apart in 83 (body off) then moved it from the east to the west coast in 84.

I started back on it in 2012, damn racecars.

Opening up cardboard boxes of parts was like Christmas, especially since half the parts were already cleaned up.