New member from Missouri. 1961 Parkwood

No doubt. Perhaps she'll even get involved.

 

She said she wants to be involved. I'm excited for her to help.

 

Some minor body work on the floors and it'll be ready to cruise!
My '55 Chevy wagon was patched with beer cans and traffic signs. It lived in central Illinois and belonged to a plumber for years.

 

It's part of the family!

 

I'm going to pick up a 61 biscayne shell next Saturday. It is rust free but had been parted out. I'm going to use the floors and rockers off it possibly the quarters

 

Sounds like a good plan. If you have kids over five get them involved. Someday it could be theirs. I've always wanted a family car but no one in my family saved anything good.

 

I have two year old. She says my El camino is hers.

 

They learn early. Right after we adopted our grandson at 1 & 1/2 my wife left him with me while she went away. I was out on the driveway working on the old station wagon. It had no interior and I was working under the hood doing something to the firewall. I put a large padded moving blanket and some toys inside with the rugrat. He ended up helping me put some nuts on screws.
I'd probably went to prison now for doing that but he was a good helper from then on.

 

We adopted our daughter the day she was born. Every time we go out to the shop she wants to sit in my El camino and make car noises. It's adorable.

 

I do that here in the station wagon and the old Ford. Uddin uddin!

 

Welcome aboard!
I've always been a fan of the '61 Chevy (wagon) body style. It looks like an ambitious project, but the car has family history and is somewhat complete, which is cool.
It's a shame it's been left where it was, unsheltered and uncared for all these years.
I hope between this and the donor car, you'll be able to regain it's strength and integrity.
Have you considered using the donor shell as the builder and use the existing car as your parts car?

Good luck with it, and by all means give us a progress report now and then.

Jack

 

Oh I will. Im getting the shell of a 61 4dr and the frame. All of it is rust free. $250 for all of it. Guy is moving to Colorado and needing to sell some stuff off. Can't wait to start in on it. I'm a little intimidated about cutting the floor out of the shell. I dunno where to start.

 

Well, what I had in mind was to use the rust free shell and take the doors, fenders, tailgate, etc. from the existing car. I figured there would be less cutting and welding involved. I'm assuming you're going you're going to do a body off on it anyway..
Btw, $250. for a '61 donor car is a bargain.

 

The donor is an impala not a wagon so there will be cutting and welding.

 

Sorry, I assumed it was another '61 wagon body. In that case, cut away. Hopefully there's enough sheetmetal on the car to do all the necessary rust repairs.