Old 59 Corvette

[Grant's trail]

Here's an old 59 Corvette I built 30yrs ago It was in Hot Rod Mag, Aug of 1980. I was 23yrs old living in a very small house, with a 1 car garage.

 

[Clint]

Bet you wish you still had it. Beautiful car.

 

[kmcrab]

You did an incredible restoration on that car Grant...I have shown your email pics to a couple of my dad's vette buddies and they were very impressed with it...The fact that you made Hot Rod is a huge honor and you deserved it.

 

[vrodsss]

But Grant , It's not Yella !

 

[dennis d]

Great car and story.:77:

 

[Grant's trail]

Thanks everyone, That was pre-yellow days..lol I painted that car in a one car garage with 69 Corvette red lac. (Back when you could buy Lac.) First car I ever painted...I must have painted that car at least 3 times, I had built the turbocharged 396 to put in a old Ford pick-up I had, came across this striped and stolen vette, couldn't aford to do both cut up my turbo setup and fit it in the old vette. It had a muncie 4 speed with 9" ford rear. I bought the chrome rollbar at the Pomona swapmeet one Sunday and must have carried it for a mile back to my truck. Sold it in 82' It was a fun car.

 

[Flash]

You do extremely nice work Grant. :thumb:

 

[P.C.]

that is too cool! great story Grant.A+

 

[powerage440]

Man That brings back memories!! We had a '62 Vette from '73-'81 used as a drag race only car, but it wasn't cut up, still had full interior, factory hardtop, etc., ran a LT1 with a 4speed, cragars, 9inch rear. I'll try and post some pics, Traded that car for the Roadster I have now.I love my roadster but I sure as hell would rather have that Vette back!
Don:4:

 

[vrodsss]

Yeah . Remember "Cherry Bomb" mufflers . Really was a goodtime . Nice job Grant , even though it's red .