Hello. I'm a new member here from the Dayton, Ohio area. My story starts like this:
When I was 13 my Dad bought a 1956 Chevy 210 2 door sedan. He told my twin brother James and I, if we helped him restore it, stayed out of trouble, got good grades, and respected the car, we could drive it to high school. So, a few years down the road, James and I drove a '56 with a vette engine, 4 speed, and 4.11 gears. Dad still has the car, and I still drive it often. James and I built a '69 Camaro right after that. And I still own it. I bought a '56 2 door Bel Air Sedan after the camaro for $1300 in 1993.
A house, wife, daughter, divorce from the wife, single parenting for me, a '57 2 door restoration and a '70 Vette restoration, all pushed the '56 Bel Air to the back burner. Fast forward to now: Time to restore the '56 with my daughter Katie. You guessed it. If she helps, respects the car,and gets good grades...she will drive it occasionally to high school. I've always wanted a big block 4 speed car. So, this is going to be it. It will be the factory Sierra Gold and Adobe beige. Stock interior. Stock exterior, right down to the wide whites and hub caps. But it will have a 396 dressed up like an old L78 engine. Sleeper!
I have lots of pics of the cars, family photos of the cars and such, and restoration pics.
Thanks guys!
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