Howdy. This'll be my project blog for the (mostly) stock restoration of my 55'. I plan on using it for daily driver duty. It is a little crispy as she sits, needing some body work, specifically the rear fenders, and does have some motor problems. At the moment, the lifters aren't being sufficiently oiled and it is causing some pretty bad knocking. It had been sitting a good year in a guy's yard sunk up, and before that had been in a barn for thirty years. It's an Indiana car, which is where I picked it up and brought it to West Virginia. My plan is to pull the motor soon and disassemble it, clean everything up and replace what needs to be, install the Olds pump upgrade, get the brakes stopping as they should, then start on the body. It has the 320 V8, Twin/Dual Ultramatic Transmission, and I'm not sure if it has the torsion bar suspension, there are holes in the dash for the control system to be, but the piece didn't come with it to me. It is a decently low mileage vehicle, 49k. The guys before me done some work, a tune up kit, and some new wiring, but everything is half done so I got my work cut out for me. It was originally two-tone blue and white, but its been resprayed plain white. The chrome has been *shudders* drilled on. Someone drilled THROUGH the trim pieces to attach them, so I'll need those repaired or replaced eventually. Thanks for your time and check back regularly for updates!

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