Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Operation Biscayne

I've been looking for an early 60's wagon for some time, they are very tough to find.  When you can find them they are generally rust buckets.  It's not that they didn't build a lot of wagons back then,  but I've heard that most of them went to demolition derbys which makes sense.  The scarcity of them, combined with how popular they are, means that any solid and straight driver is generally going to go for north of $10k.
When I came across a rust free 1963 Biscayne for around $5k I was immediately interested.  The ad said it was straight and ready for paint, which was perfect if true because I am no fan of body work.  It was missing the engine, trans, shifter, exhaust, some wiring, and the interior needed help.  All those things are more enjoyable for me than bodywork, so I was still interested.  I sold my truck to raise the funds to buy it and get it on the road, and went to have a look.  Here's some pictures, mostly from the CL ad:







As you can see it was far from a running, driving, car but I had to have it.  I had a U-Haul truck with my stepson James driving, since he has a lot more time behind the wheel towing, and home we went.



Next up, work begins...

3 comments:

  1. I originally found your page looking for swap info for my 57 f100. Now I’m looking for updates on your Biscayne. I have a 63 four door lol.

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  2. I really need to post some updates. In the first 3 weeks I stuck an engine and trans in there, chopped the coil springs, and drove it a couple hours to a car show. Was too hectic to make updates. Since then I've driven it around quite a bit, bagged it, that's about it. Some pictures on my Instagram mtnjasons https://www.instagram.com/mtnjasons/

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