field fresh '54

[cletus8269]

http://www.streetlegaltv.com/forum/rare-1954-corvette-pulled-field-upstate-5337.html

check out this 54 vette that has been hanging out in a field for decades. it reminds me of the story of the vette up in the mountains that was just recently rescued last year.

[Drew Dowdell]

just change out the frame, the body panels, the interior, the dash, the tires, the engine, the transmission, the front clip, the rear clip, the doors, and the fuel tank...it looks like you could re-use the windshield.... and it'll be good as new!

[A Horse With No Name]

just change out the frame, the body panels, the interior, the dash, the tires, the engine, the transmission, the front clip, the rear clip, the doors, and the fuel tank...it looks like you could re-use the windshield.... and it'll be good as new!

That's how you get 4000 of a car around fifty years later when only 2000 were produced back in the day...

And thanks, Cletus for producing this for us to read...

[Camino LS6]

Not sure I'd tackle that one...

[ocnblu]

It held up well, I don't see much rust.

[A Horse With No Name]

Guy a few years ago made one hell of a drag car out of a 53 vette that was that rough....also a Shelby that was that rough made one hell of a nice drag car.

Sucks though...rough numbers matching 66 SS396 Chevelle around Columbus like that several years ago....no one wanted to restore it...so the guy built a wild pro street car out of it...and then everyone was mad at him for not restoring it back to stock...

[Camino LS6]

Guy a few years ago made one hell of a drag car out of a 53 vette that was that rough....also a Shelby that was that rough made one hell of a nice drag car.

Sucks though...rough numbers matching 66 SS396 Chevelle around Columbus like that several years ago....no one wanted to restore it...so the guy built a wild pro street car out of it...and then everyone was mad at him for not restoring it back to stock...

It is a great choice for something to rough to restore - makes more sense financially too.

[A Horse With No Name]

I agree...and sorry if this is repeating a story I told you when we were at the hot spot cafe.

But heck yes...a resto-mod...makes a lot of sense.

[Camino LS6]

My memory isn't that good!

Still, I couldn't quite do that to a #s car like that Chevelle.

[balthazar]

How can a find this significant NOT come with at least 1 pic of it untouched in the field ?? I mean, WTF?

[A Horse With No Name]

How can a find this significant NOT come with at least 1 pic of it untouched in the field ?? I mean, WTF?

Agreed. Almost might leave it unrestored just for the "patina" of an old car.

I heard some where that they are restoring the belvedere that was buried in Tulsa!

[balthazar]

I read quite a bit on the Tulsa '57 in the year after they unearthed it- from all those in-person accounts, the car is mostly "paper thin" and the efforts last I heard were to stabilize it, not restore it. Restoration would require so much replacement it wouldn't be the same car.

[A Horse With No Name]

That's kind of what I was thinking...