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Originally Posted by TimG
Nick, your description was right on the money. Mike had the funds to have the car worked on and he liked to drive his cars. Whenever he had work done, he'd let me drive the car for evaluation. Tough job, but someone had to do it :-). He paid lots of money for the radials, he shaved the brand off and had the white stripe added. He did five of them in the event he damaged one. It looks much better with the correct tires in my opinion. I like what you have done.
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Tim,
Your opinion means a lot to me, thanks for commenting.
I had tried to buy this car around 2010 from Greg Wyatt, which must have been the time Mike got it. I think Greg wanted ~$90K for it at the time, and that was excessive for a car without a tank sheet or recent judging. I never traveled to see it.
It surfaced on CF last year, with at least 2 owners between Mike and me. The person after Mike had the front suspension rebuilt with riveted-in ball joints and some light detailing. Then they had the Chevy dealer try to align it, so needless to say that was all wrong. I align my own, so after I rebuilt the rear spring and replaced a few bushings, I set it up to original (bias ply specs) and put on the Firestones. I am very impressed how it drives. The handling isn't as crisp as the radials, but the ride is better.
At this rate, I will have talked myself out of selling it before lunch.
Nick