So we're driving down the road behind the tow truck watching the car of my dreams, or nightmares, heading down the road. Since my plan of towing it behind my Escort on a little tow trailer after cleaning it up in my aunt and uncle's drive seem a little bit naive, I'm wondering now what kind of car the chassis really is and what this is going to cost to ship. We at arrive Mike's family's tow yard and they're all set to remove the Jamaican off of the flatbed. John jacks it up to a steep angle and Mike adds Dawn soap do get the tires sliding. The battery has fallen out of it's rusted mounting on the ride and the extreme angle is emptying the engines rusty contents out of the exhausts in a bright orange goo. Webbs Towing and Salvage are side by side and a nicer tow and junk yard you'll have a hard time finding. There are 12 brothers and sisters around Lakeland in the family and they all are in the car biz, along with the tow and salvage employing lots of other car guys. The car is finally on it's wheels and everyone has a comment. Many think it's great, a couple think a small block would be overkill because it's so small, but then, naw, it'll be great. One goes out into the salvage yard to see if he's got a 5.0 Mustang with a 5 speed. Another says it'll be about the same weight as the steel car because those Fiberfab bodies have fibreglass an inch thick in some areas, wow a Fiberfab knowledgable guy! He says he helped move on and helped build another, they were Avengers but he'd seen a Banshee with gull wing doors.
Mike and I spoke about what to do with it until I could have it shipped, he said he'd put an hour in on it to straighten the tie rod and free the drums, and hour! He was very nice about it, making the whole experience easier. He and i pulled the headlight covers and took them to a wash basin to clean them up, they were crystal clear when hot water and dDawn were used on them and i was happy for that. Aunt Marilyn had some linen napkins and towels in the van from a house sale that she donated to the cause and I wrapped them up and taped them together for the ride.
Here's a taste of our discoveries;