Hi Everybody,
My name is Tim and I have recently joined the club. I hope to be able to post a few articles about my C3 build over the next few months although I expect many of you will have been through this yourselves.
The project I bought is a 1972 with a small block 350, manual transmission, power steering and brakes, power windows and air conditioning. Barn find is a common term for a car in this condition but 'swamp find' (it came from South Florida via Los Angeles) may be closer to the truth. It shows just under 57000 on the clock.
The photos attached give an idea of the condition although the reality is even worse ..... and that's exactly how I wanted it - a long term project on which I can learn every aspect of these terrific cars. I have had the car just over a year now and although I have never done anything on this scale before the rebuild is coming along ok.
This is my fourth American car. I started with a 1968 Dodge Polara 500 convertible, then a 1970 Plymouth Satellite coupe and a 2017 Ford Mustang GT, the last of which I still have.
I am based in Sussex and hope to meet other members at a club meet as soon as is practical.
My name is Tim and I have recently joined the club. I hope to be able to post a few articles about my C3 build over the next few months although I expect many of you will have been through this yourselves.
The project I bought is a 1972 with a small block 350, manual transmission, power steering and brakes, power windows and air conditioning. Barn find is a common term for a car in this condition but 'swamp find' (it came from South Florida via Los Angeles) may be closer to the truth. It shows just under 57000 on the clock.
The photos attached give an idea of the condition although the reality is even worse ..... and that's exactly how I wanted it - a long term project on which I can learn every aspect of these terrific cars. I have had the car just over a year now and although I have never done anything on this scale before the rebuild is coming along ok.
This is my fourth American car. I started with a 1968 Dodge Polara 500 convertible, then a 1970 Plymouth Satellite coupe and a 2017 Ford Mustang GT, the last of which I still have.
I am based in Sussex and hope to meet other members at a club meet as soon as is practical.