I do live in the country. I walked to my neighbor's property, and older guy I call "Jimbo". Jim is the one who said he would sell me the Ford, he's the one who towed it over to my property. But...there's a problem. His son, who is a....well, we won't go into it, opposes the sale, and I think it's because he wants everything he can inherit from Daddy.
Tonight, when I went over the to get the title , Jim was in a very bad mood, all related to his son. First, he said the replacement engine, which I could not find, was where I last saw it. It most certainly was not.
Then, He said he was too busy to find the title for the car.
Tomorrow I will go by his property with my C***vy S-10 to help him move crap around...and we're gonna settle this ****.
Sign the title over to me or come and get the car and I will cancel payment on the check, and look for another '57. The problem is....I love this one.
Sorry to hear that Cecil, I hope things work out for you tomorrow !
Me too. I really, really love this car.
that is a mess. sorry to hear about it. Maybe his son got confused by the TV car restoration soaps and by now thinks its a 20 k car or what not....these days it is very difficult to make straight deals with persons around, that do not understand a project car, how much work is involved to get it running and how different its value might be from a fully restored or even other body model of the same year.
maybe you can increase your offer a bit, worst case. this wagon is sweet and needs to be brought back on the road by someone knowledagable enough like you.
Good Luck !
GOOD LUCK!
Hope all goes well, that just isn't fair..
Thanks guys. It's all small potatoes in the long run. It's raining today so I won't be going over to Jim's. I'll call him later and see what kind of mood he's in.
DONE!!!! Certificate of title and bill of sale, all signed.
She's mine!!!
Now, to get the garage rebuilt, the previous home owner made the garage into a granny flat. It's going back to being a garage.
Happy, happy, happy,
CONGRATS !!! More pics please......
But where will you put your granny?
Congrats.......bring a baseball bat?
Cool! What about the replacement engine he had?
Thanks everybody. I can't help but say that I am absolutely GIDDY, over the moon. And the great thing is that all of you understand what this means.
I am gonna bring this Ford back to her former glory, she has someone who will make her run, and shine, again.
More pics are coming, it does have some rust but nothing that is all that serious. Hell, when I worked in a body shop I helped replaced a '65 Mustang Fastback trunk floor, I know about rust.
I will be pestering everyone one here with restoration pics. My intention is to simply make her my daily driver, if I can get the other engine and rebuild it it's all good. I I have to shop for another motor, then a 390 sounds good to me. We'll just have to see how it works out.
All I know is that I now have the car of my dreams, the project car I have been searching and dreaming of for years. And now it's time to build out my garage, to put that Ford into it, and spend my nights in automotive heaven.
Quote from: Tom S on 2019-04-05 18:35
Cool! What about the replacement engine he had?
I didn't discuss that with him today. The main thing was to get the title, and i was a bit distracted by his Chihuahua, T-Bone. He's a 3 pound junk yard dog who has become my friend, and when T-Bone asked to be petted....the rest of the world goes away, ya know?
I hope my ranting in this thread doesn't give anyone the impression that Big Jim is a bad guy. He's not. He's the epitome of a helpful and wonderful neighbor, I just let my frustration get the better of me.
X 2 What Tom asked
What is it going to take for you to get the spare engine?
Darn good question. My intent is to talk to Jim, find out where the engine is, to take pictures so the good folks here can help me identify it...and then, if it's what I hope, to have Jim bring it over so I can rebuild it. He' already promised a hoist and an engine stand for that purpose, so we'll see where it goes.
I do want that engine.
Cecil
Did you state that there is an engine in the car now and the other one was a spare. Maybe if you post a picture of what's in it, we could give you come guidance. If you do get the spare engine, you should post a picture of that also. It would save you a lot of headaches if the spare is the same type engine. That way you would not have to worry about getting another transmission.
Don't forget that whatever you need to do to a 57 Ford has been done already by a member on this site and they are always willing to share information with you.
Jay
Thanks so much, Jay. I will be going down tomorrow to take more pictures. Is there any area that you would like to see more of? For example, I haven't seen anything like a downdraft tube on the current engine. I'm a newbie here, so thank you all for what you can pass along.
I do intend to know every nut and bolt on this car.
Quote from: Cecil on 2019-04-06 19:28
Thanks so much, Jay. I will be going down tomorrow to take more pictures. Is there any area that you would like to see more of? For example, I haven't seen anything like a downdraft tube on the current engine. I'm a newbie here, so thank you all for what you can pass along.
I do intend to know every nut and bolt on this car.
Cecil, the road draft tube should be by the fuel pump. If there is NO hole in the block for it you have a 62-64 block..
Just found this thread by accident...was wondering...what ever happened to the car, the project...the hunt for the motor? Inquiring minds...well...you know... :icon_hang:
We have a lot of previous members who are going gangbusters, then just disappear. There are at least a half dozen guys I'd like to hear from......57 Imposter, Raven Rider, and Canadian Ranchero to name a few. I think one of our current Canadian members was from Canadian Ranchero's area.
Does anyone know what happened to Cecil? Did he ever get the spare engine? What type engine is it?
What model 57 does he have? WOW!
Good news, now go pull the back seat and see what the son had hidden there.
Terry
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