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I have to agree and disagree at
the same time, with Ron Waters. My first "restored" car was actually a '64
Chev Impala 4 door hardtop, which I bought for $300 while a starving college
student in the '80s.
I didn't really restore it, but
put on an Earl Scheib paint job, new seat covers, and a fresh 327 to replace the
150,000 mile one, but I had a great time with it 'till it went bye-bye along
with my uncle, who was killed when we were in an accident in Hoodsport, WA in
1989.
Of course, there was much grief
over my uncle, but once I got past that, I realized I needed another old car to
help me recover. I found a '64 SS Impala to replace the earlier one.
A few months later, I stumbled across Mr. Finzzz, and became a Mopar man
forever! This '57 Fury was in an old man's backyard, along with 300 other
old cars (including a '57 Sweptside), and two years later I was finally able to
talk him out of it, and eight years after that I had a driveable car. . . so
although my first car, like Ron's, was when I basically knew nothing, my first
real restoration is still sitting in my garage, being adored every day. I
even got most of my left shoulder tattooed with Mr. Finzzz a few weeks
ago!!!
> If us guys with all the cars had to tell the truth we would have to
say we >were at our happiest when we worked on our first car...
I have
to disagree with this. I bought entirely the wrong car for my first
project: a rusted out 59 Dodge 2dr sedan with a 6 cyl and no
options.
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