I have a friend with five '59 Chevys, all in various states of disassembly. Last night, he took me to visit a car he's noticed, that he's been suggesting I should buy for parts. It's a '56 Savoy. Turns out, the car had been running not too long ago, but some kids smashed out the glass and now it sits. My friend thinks I should make my '55 the parts car, and fix up the '56! It sits on a mean street in Camden, NJ, so when we went to look, I didn't have more than a minute to take it in. We drove around to the front and spoke to the owner, who said all it needed (besides glass!) is a master brake cylinder, which he has. I could probably get it for a song. Here are the pros and cons: Pros: '56 has no discernible rust or significant dents, in the 58.5 seconds I had to look -- I need fenders, hood, door skins and a lot of welding on the '55 '56 bumpers looked straight, chrome shining -- '55's are bent, silver-painted '56 has a V8, '55 has 230 flathead '56 is a 2-door, '55 is a 4-door (forgot to check transmission) Cons: I just had the flathead rebuilt! Don't know the condition of the V8 I don't even have a garage for the '55, let alone a parts car, be it the '55 or the '56 (Hey... unless I impose on Mom again! "Hi, Mom!") The front and back glass is gone (except Jack Johnson sold me a great windshield for cheap, and the '55's back glass is solid) I know nothing about the frame, etc. What should I do?!!! Dan, TWSAM '55 (&'56?!) Savoy
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