Nice Day for a Drive

[Anonymous]

Beautiful day here in northwest Arkansas so I got the '40 out for a drive.  Anyone else go for a drive today?

[tony1963]

Awesome looking old Ford.  Nice.

[honestdom]

I would have to clear out Quiet a bit of SNOW to get to

my Garage  & than make a Path to the Street ............yea

When  the Spring Thaw Comes.!

And then to make Sure I Can Drive my Merc. since I am babying

My Broken Right wrist, The Cast came off a couple of Day's ago

Now I have another support for my wrist & will be going to Physical therapy

soon.

Just my 3.5 cents

[mudshark61369]

@Anonymous,

Nice `40, 5 window coupe.   Yesterday was nice here too, but it is also pot hole season, so all I did was take one of my babies out, did some maintenance and cleaned her up.  She's my regular driver in the summer.

[Anonymous]

You know I'm a Nomad fanatic don't you?  I've owned my '56 for 31 years, 300,000+ miles so far!

[jameshen1]

Wow, what a showoff you are.  Showing off that you can actually afford to buy gas and go for a drive. 😀

[tony1963]

I'd be curious to know the service history taking that vehicle to 300k miles.  Sounds interesting!

[jr-41ford · Accepted solution]

Arkie, the weather was very nice last weekend, Saturday went to the gun show in Idaho and bought a few things, then Sunday and Monday, took the Ford and Chevy out for a drive. Been using the El Camino for my daily driver.

[mudshark61369]

@Anonymous,

I just saw your post.  Very Nice `56, I always liked the bullet tail lights and the hidden gas fill neck behind the left tail light. I also like the very tapered rear wheel opening on that year's cars.  That being said, the front end reminds me too much of a Ford front end.  I do not have a photo of it, but a guy who lived across the street from the shop/storage space I used to have, Replaced the front end of his `56, with one from a `55. To me it was the best of both models. 

  Mine is a 3 owner, matching numbers Speed package version. it has the 265 ci. engine (no oil filter) with a Carter 4bbl and dual exhaust, 180hp rated. It has a power glide transmission, the shift sequence is

P-N-D-L-R.  I never let it be parked by a valet or parking lot attendant.

Three years ago I missed literally by minutes a Free `58 Nomad, listed on Craig's List. It had been buried in a barn on a property whose owner had died without any relatives.  The real estate agent who bought the property from the county, only 6 miles away, discovered it and not having any idea of what he had listed it for free on Craig's. I was driving down the road with my trailer as someone else passed me going the other way with it. I flagged him down and checked it out.  Body engine undercarriage all looked good. some rust but mostly surface.  The interior upholstery, carpet and all of the window rubs were a mess. Rats had been living in it.

The only thing that softened the blow of missing out on it, was the other stuff the owner was throwing into a roll off dumpster.  Among them the grill and headlights w/ supports for a `33 Chevy deluxe, 6 steel and ceramic advertising signs and other cool stuff he hadn't gotten to yet. I helped him for 12 hours over that weekend,  loading up my traiIer  with stuff he was going to toss. I guess the millennial goof never saw the show American Pickers. 

[Anonymous]

Your '55 is my very favorite color combo for that year.  They just look perfect in that.

[Anonymous]

I would gladly drive your El Camino daily!  Both super nice cars!

[Anonymous]

Why does eBay mark this as "solved?"  I didn't realize it was a problem in need of a solution.  

[1786davycrockett]

Is this the same car on Facebook Marketplace that I just purchased for $1500.00 in eBay Gift Cards?

(Just kidding.) 

(It was $1750.00 in eBay Gift Cards. . ..)

[jr-41ford]

Arkie, you would have to arm wrestle the youngest grandson for it. He gets it for keeps when he turns 18 in about 20 months. He's driven a few times and has won 3 trophies with it.

I sure like both of yours and I know how special both are to you. If you get a chance to stop in Facebook, go to "Ye Olde Car Club ~Tri-Cities" You can visit with quite a few of the old Motors people. How is the family?

[mudshark61369]

@Anonymous,

I love the combo too.  I knew I had something special  the first day I had it on the road, after first replacing gaskets and the rear main seal and shining it up.  A guy in a Mercedes SLK pulled up to me at a light and said "That's a gorgeous car, what kind is it?"