To any '69 Pontiac fans, this is the length to which you have to go to save one of these babies unless you are blessed by a rare solid car. Few have the wallet, the talent, the space, the lucky connections, the tolerant spouse. You have to have a vision to drive the project forward. And a nice Endura nose in your stash. Or maybe you just want to get in and drive it!
This project makes me wonder about where and in what condition that gold '69 2+2 427 4-speed from years ago is? Remember from southern Ontario, Selkirk near the shores of Lake Erie IIRC? Barnacled, speckled but untouched since '76. Rust never sleeps.
My body guy had a tough question for me,
What would happen if the 69, 2+2, 396, that you have been after for almost 40 years, suddenly came up for sale ?
'Well", I said, "there is no going back for me now."
I have not seen the owner for a few years, I hope he's doing well.
I drive by that barn at least once a month.
Not many people have been in that barn but that car has been there since 1984 and off the road since 1976.
Dark blue with black vinyl and black interior. A dream for someone to build.
We never know when or if any of these cars will show up again.
Maybe, I should hang on to all my spare parts for now
