HANGEYE
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2009
- Messages
- 133
1962 Chevy Biscayne Wagon.The year was 1973, just out of the Marine Corps. This little beauty set me back a cool $35. Straight six with three on the tree. Looking back she was a rose bud. A quart of oil every 300 miles, the clutch slipped making it a real joy at the ramp and it took both hands and a bit of will power to slam the doors hard enough to get them to shut. The floor boards were rotted out so it was a real joy to drive in the Wisconsin winters. The shifter linkage on the fire wall went fritz on me so I cut a hole in the floor and attached two pieces of flat iron to the linkage at the tranny. On my last venture the fuel pump went about 60 miles from home. I removed the air cleaner and on the threded post I jammed a three pound coffee over the carb and filled it with gas. Not the best fix but it got me home. Called the junk yard the next day and got $5 for it. $30 for about one year, I guess that wasn't too bad.