I cant believe this finally happened.
29 years ago i sold my dark ivy 69 s code, c6 automatic convert to buy a diamond ring for my bride. I had always looked at the chicago tribune under collector cars to see if it would be for sale. It never appeared, the internet came along and i even posted messages on mcc.net
8 years ago i decided to restore another 69 in the exact colors of my original. I found a car in texas that was rustfree and had not been driven in over 18 years. I bought it stipped it down, replaced the motor, wheels, interior and top to match my original. I love the car but it was just not the same.
While looking on craigslist last night i saw an ad for an 69 s code convert. I called and the person was listing it for a friend. Everything seemed right except the color which is now blue. I asked about no console and 69 mach 1 wheels that were installed prior to the 77 restoration. That was a match. The seller said that it was originally a green car. I asked if i could see it this evening and it was one of the longest afternoons i have had.
I met the owner and we discussed my original car and my thoughts this is the one. He had bought the car 10 years ago from a man that just had it painted the blue.
As the garage door open i had this wierd feeling. The new chrome, the mach 1 wheels the fresh looking chrome even 35 years old looked so familiar. I looked at the interior and the light ivy interior was as it had when i sold it. The aftermarket speaker grills were still in the door, the radio bezel slightly opened up for the cassette and the holes in engine bay where i installed water injection when unleaded fuel came out were still there.
I felt 99.9999% this was it but remembered one last flaw. While putting the convertible top down one day something odd happened and the handle ended up with a big gouge and bent. I went over, peeled back the tonneau, grabbed the handle and ......this was it. The top i replaced in 1980 also still on and looks great. It has been well preserved over the years so i am quite lucky.
The previous owner was so excited also. When the car started the nice big block stock exhaust sounds like a symphony. We want for a drive and it rides just like i remember. Still has the power also.
We reached a deal and my plans are to paint it prior to next summer dark ivy, put back radial t/a's that i sold it with and detail the engine bay. I
i know have to think of another color for my other 69. Maybe the light silver jade.
Pics to follow!
Oh happy day!
29 years ago i sold my dark ivy 69 s code, c6 automatic convert to buy a diamond ring for my bride. I had always looked at the chicago tribune under collector cars to see if it would be for sale. It never appeared, the internet came along and i even posted messages on mcc.net
8 years ago i decided to restore another 69 in the exact colors of my original. I found a car in texas that was rustfree and had not been driven in over 18 years. I bought it stipped it down, replaced the motor, wheels, interior and top to match my original. I love the car but it was just not the same.
While looking on craigslist last night i saw an ad for an 69 s code convert. I called and the person was listing it for a friend. Everything seemed right except the color which is now blue. I asked about no console and 69 mach 1 wheels that were installed prior to the 77 restoration. That was a match. The seller said that it was originally a green car. I asked if i could see it this evening and it was one of the longest afternoons i have had.
I met the owner and we discussed my original car and my thoughts this is the one. He had bought the car 10 years ago from a man that just had it painted the blue.
As the garage door open i had this wierd feeling. The new chrome, the mach 1 wheels the fresh looking chrome even 35 years old looked so familiar. I looked at the interior and the light ivy interior was as it had when i sold it. The aftermarket speaker grills were still in the door, the radio bezel slightly opened up for the cassette and the holes in engine bay where i installed water injection when unleaded fuel came out were still there.
I felt 99.9999% this was it but remembered one last flaw. While putting the convertible top down one day something odd happened and the handle ended up with a big gouge and bent. I went over, peeled back the tonneau, grabbed the handle and ......this was it. The top i replaced in 1980 also still on and looks great. It has been well preserved over the years so i am quite lucky.
The previous owner was so excited also. When the car started the nice big block stock exhaust sounds like a symphony. We want for a drive and it rides just like i remember. Still has the power also.
We reached a deal and my plans are to paint it prior to next summer dark ivy, put back radial t/a's that i sold it with and detail the engine bay. I
i know have to think of another color for my other 69. Maybe the light silver jade.
Pics to follow!
Oh happy day!
I am happy with the one I am working on and am getting attached so to say but it really will never be the same. I think I wanted the cougar back more for the memories that I have of the things I did in it than for the car?
