68post wrote:

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How much for the 57 283 engine Dave?

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 Hi Barry, this motor was pulled from a 1957 Chevy 'shorty' bus, my customer that I bought the motor from said it was a decent runner but was upgrading to get more 'balls' as he was going to travel with it. Its 100% complete and original from oil pan to carb and still even has the original glass bowl fuel filter set up. This may have been a late production bus as the numbers on the motor seem to come up being used in 58's more often but it was definately pulled from a '57. But all parts are vintage correct. Price for the motor complete as it sits is $1200. or if you have anything of interest you would like to barter with, I'm all ears. Original price was $1500.

Sounds good Barry, cheers.

The world might be but not Dave, just getting older-wiser, probably just a time to clean up like the rest of us. I can remember 25 yrs ago or more when I was racing with my brother inlaw ```RUDE RICK``Dave supplied us with alot of parts that were hard to find & we were wrecking them!!!! Comes a time when we all need to wind down, congrats on Dave for starting to take it easy although I dont think there will be another Tin Man equivalent.

hawkeye5766 wrote:

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The world might be but not Dave, just getting older-wiser, probably just a time to clean up like the rest of us. I can remember 25 yrs ago or more when I was racing with my brother inlaw ```RUDE RICK``Dave supplied us with alot of parts that were hard to find & we were wrecking them!!!! Comes a time when we all need to wind down, congrats on Dave for starting to take it easy although I dont think there will be another Tin Man equivalent.

-- Edited by hawkeye5766 on Tuesday 15th of July 2014 03:34:35 AM

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 Wow Jim, very very kind words and I 'Thank-you' so much for that. It is time for me to start thinking of the near future (next 5 years) and I really really want my shop back all to myself. I've got so many fun projects I want to get into, from building a custom chopper tricycle to a '41 Willys go cart. I had over 70 old peddle cars that I was restoring but sold about 50 of them but kept around 20 of the really cool ones. I've got a '64 Malibu SS that I'm dying to build into a retro-style 60's straight axle gasser, and have my '59 Impala being painted as we speak that I'm all excited about doin', blah blah now i'm just ramblin, sorry guys. On a different subject, I remember all too well supplying and sponsoring over 30 different racers every season, it was a BLAST. Alot of good times back then and alot of fun, also the "Enduro" races, man I gave away alot of cars but was it ever alot of laughs. The best I ever finished was 14th out of 180 car start with a '71 Impala 2 drht. Ah, good memories....priceless! Thanks for mentioning that too Jim, you stirred up alot of great thoughts and times that I hadn't had a chance to think of for a long time, so cool. My humble gratitude to you jim. With much cheer, Dave