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This is the first
hot-rod Ray built. I will add to the story later but this is
what I know now. Rick Ingalls drove this car up from Texas
to sell it here in Michigan. It was a good driving
all-original rust free Texas car. It had an inline six
cylinder engine and automatic transmission, AM radio and
still had bias-ply tires on it. The first place Ray saw the
car was at a Pampa Lanes car show. He looked at it and said
to his wife " I like that car, it would make a cool hot-rod.
", but he walked away and by the time he got back to it was
gone. He went back to several car shows and didn't see it
and thought someone must have bought it. Then one day he had
to go to Home Depot for something and saw it sitting in the
parking lot, he couldn't believe it, what luck. He got the
phone number off the car and called Rick later that day and
bought the car. Ray and Rick have been good friends ever
since.
While building this hot-rod
Ray went through a-lot of time to keep it looking like a 60
Chevy Wagon even though it had a different frame and drive
train and was tubbed out. The green paint job is the same
except for some metal flake in the paint, the interior was
redone in the exact same color and style ( installing the
carpet and trim panels was no easy task considering the
wheel tubs and floor pan modifications ) and the rear seat
was even re-designed to still fold down between the tubs.
Six people can still cruise around town in comfort and style
in this classic. You may not be able to hear anything over
the exhaust but you look good going to those car shows.
You can see this car at
local auto shows around the Detroit area and it was in the
2000 and 2001 Autorama Car shows. It even got a 1st prize
trophy in the 2000 Autorama. It has also been at the
Frankenmouth car shows. |
