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65 SD L79


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Well I said I was not restoring anymore Beaumonts but thanx to a good member here I have located some real good parts to build another 

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Dug it out of garage and delivered to welder 

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How's the frame?

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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles 

1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
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yee ha!

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4SPEED427 wrote:

How's the frame?

 I have a beautiful replacement for it



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65 SD L79 wrote:
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How's the frame?

 I have a beautiful replacement for it

 Excellent. All the metal is easy to find (I assume)

It's just money.



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No winning money wise restoring a car like this Carl. Just to start $10,000 to weld all the panels, line up doors, fenders, hood trunk lid plus the price of panels then $20 to $25,000 paint and body



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Nice score! Also in a rarely seen colour.

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65 SD L79 wrote:

No winning money wise restoring a car like this Carl. Just to start $10,000 to weld all the panels, line up doors, fenders, hood trunk lid plus the price of panels then $20 to $25,000 paint and body

 Yeah but documented SD converts don't just show up in droves at every car show.



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as much as i love putting cars back to original this one will be close but I will build it with 396 and 4 speed with the bump hood and 12 bolt



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A 396 Powerglide would be fun !

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4SPEED427 wrote:
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A 396 Powerglide would be fun !

 

 



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A 396 Powerglide would be fun !

 ok I will swap you a 396 and a 2 speed glide for your 427 4 speedbiggrin



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Is there anyway to tell if this hood is GM or if its aftermarket? 

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-- Edited by 65 SD L79 on Monday 3rd of July 2023 05:04:50 PM

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Well that diff's gotta go!

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Well that diff's gotta go!

 194 inline 2 speed glide 10 bolt open rear, whats not to like?



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Carl, did you see the extra plates on the rear? I t came out of a 67 Elky



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I hadn't noticed the shields but now that you mentioned it I do. You need to add 2 more bolts to the cover.

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What else you got hiding along the building there?!!

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What else you got hiding along the building there?!!

 65 sd convertible, 65 sd hard top a 67 impala Alabama car a few more frames, a 65 factory a/c cowl from a lemans a wood spliter a bbq a play house, notheing much really



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oh and some pieces of wood cut from square trees



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