Thanks, it's a family project. I bought my TBird about two years ago. My obsession with YBlocks goes back to the early sixties when you could buy a whole car for $100. This will be my last hot rod. I wanted it to be a YBlock car with a manual transmission. I love black cars and always wanted a convertible sports car. When I met my wife, she was 15 years old. We have been married for 54 years. When we were in high school, her parents came close to buying her a '58 TBird as her first car. She got a 1954 Ford hardtop instead, which to her was a huge disappointment. When this car came up for sale, it checked all the boxes.
It was a bone stock 74,000 mile West Texas car when I bought it, I blasted and rebuilt the suspension and brakes, cleaned and detailed the underside of the car, installed an aluminum radiator, built and installed a hot rod 1957 motor, transmission and drive train. I also put in a new gas tank, wheels and tires and a new front bumper. The paint, interior and top are driver quality. We drive the car regularly. We don't drive on the expressways. Where we live there are lots of two lane roads in the Ocala National forest. Driving through the forest with the top down and no other cars is a great way to enjoy a Florida winter day. I am always upgrading the car. The dash needs some work and it could use a new windshield. It's a work in progress.
