Sounds like a cool idea.

Where's the money tree?

 

well fortunatly I can do most of the work myself. Having a filipina wife makes it hard though... VERY money concious. Anyways, I don't have any high hopes of finishing it. A few dreams, but I am realistic. It will keep me out of the bars, and I won't loose money, just time. As for a restore job, Nah.. a custom is way better on this car. A very good condition hornet is only going for about $20,000. A great custom can get more money. Now if you where talking about a Boss 429.... yeah restore factory original. I am thinking (remember, I haven't seen the car in person yet) about doing the drive train, and saftey things like breaks and oh... I don't know... windows first and make a rat rod and work on it as I can. That way I can enjoy it while I work on it and it won't be as big a burden. It will be the first big tow test for the truck. I figure close to 6,000 lbs of trailer all up with the car. I hope I can do better than 10 MPG LOL. Glad ya all like it.

 

"Trees that grow slowly make the strongest wood"

 

I got about 12-13 towing 6,000 pounds about 100 miles :o

 

Cool.. maybe there is hope for decent milage.. but I have to go both ways through the cascade mt. range. Plus some other big grades. I will know soon lol. I will post results.

 

yah mine wasnt very hilly, went up in elevation towing, but nothing redicolous

 

Patman, your truck looks funny in that picture! The Pontiac looks bigger than your truck!

 

I towed a Camero, I honestly has a hard time feeling it back there. Its not so much the weight of the vehicle but the wind resistance of the vehicle. Anything low profile usually tows great.

 

that will be a good project for the winter months when there is nothing else to do.........
i normally do my auto projects in the winter. i have a 70 elcamino.

nice find.

oaw

 

Porky drives a pink 1952 Hudson Hornet with a horn that squeals like a pig.

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_67055-H...afb6aaa1bd8f1d

It even has a pig hood ornament.

 

well I can guarantee you mine won't be PINK!!

 

I can understand that my self, but that would be cool as hell, and to have the oinking horn

I would myself, just for the humor and anstalga.
I'm sure whatever you do to it will be pretty cool. One hell of a body style!

 

I think Potsey drove one of those on Happy Days!.........Good luck you are gonna need a loan just to pay for your fuel bill!..........

 

It's still cool!

 

New front lawn ornament?