Hello everyone, I followed atevres's advice and decided to join this great community. I have a few horses in my stable too, a 67 coupe, which is almost completed after a 4-years restoration, a couple of project cars (a 67 fastback and a 70 challenger SE), the 42 cadi you saw in the picture and finally a 60 cadillac four windows which should be delivered tomorrow... I have owned several other cars in the past, my first classic was a 56 buick super sedan, which I bought from a guy in Paris, it took me 4 years and a great deal of money but the result was impressive...A 50 buick which I brought home and resold the following day (too much to do), I bought then a 53 cadillac with the bright idea of creating a mild custom, shaved the doors, hood ornament, side moldings, even bought an air ride, but the project never saw the end, I sold it before completion...The the 50 mercury sedan came, too bad, she sat outside under a tarp for about a year (she's still on google earth), I finally sold it when the mustang arrived home in 2008.. The coupe came from Iowa, was in pretty good conditions had a few extra touches already, long header, edelbrock intake and carb...I used it for a few months and then decided to restore it.. after almost 4 years and a ****load of money I'm almost done. In 2010 I bought a 42 cadillac sedan from a guy in Memphis, in decent, original conditions, agains, I used it a few times (she wasn't exactly roadworthy) and then decided to begin restoration. Two new additions to the "collection" came in last year, a fastback coming from california and a dream become true, a 70 challenger SE...The fastback is in better conditions than the chally, she only needs new floor pans..The restoration of the chally will surely be much more demanding in terms of work and money, mopar parts are much more expensive for unknown reason...
The last addition is a 60 cadillac, found in NY, she had been sitting in storage since 85, she definitely needs some TLC before being back on the road...
I have worked abroad for many years as hydrographic surveyor, data processor and finally as technical manager for a private survey/diving company, I happened to have worked in the Stated a couple of times, once in the SF bay area (a survey for Prysmian-Pirelli for the laying of an electrical cable between SF and Pittsburg) and in NY on the Hudson river for the Army corp of engineers...I had good fun at the time... last year I finally decided to quit my job and start a new business importing classic and modern cars and restoring classic cars... things aren't easy with the economy and all of the political BS, but the business is slowly catching up...literature and practice aren't enough tho, and every day I realize there's still a lot to learn... I apologize for the long intro, looking forward for some action...
Alex
The last addition is a 60 cadillac, found in NY, she had been sitting in storage since 85, she definitely needs some TLC before being back on the road...
I have worked abroad for many years as hydrographic surveyor, data processor and finally as technical manager for a private survey/diving company, I happened to have worked in the Stated a couple of times, once in the SF bay area (a survey for Prysmian-Pirelli for the laying of an electrical cable between SF and Pittsburg) and in NY on the Hudson river for the Army corp of engineers...I had good fun at the time... last year I finally decided to quit my job and start a new business importing classic and modern cars and restoring classic cars... things aren't easy with the economy and all of the political BS, but the business is slowly catching up...literature and practice aren't enough tho, and every day I realize there's still a lot to learn... I apologize for the long intro, looking forward for some action...
Alex
