Bringing Home Baby

We live in Santa Rosa, California, and the drive to pick up the car was about an hour and a half to Antioch. These are the first pictures after bringing it out of a long hibernation. This is a 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle, 4 door Malibu 300, with a 283 V-8 and automatic transmission. I don't know how it started its life, I believe it has always been a California car(notice the black licence plates) and was a daily driver for many years. We pulled it out of a side yard after it had set for 5 or 6 years of retirement. A battery pack would not get it to start, but the tires did hold air.
Now I hear you saying" It's a 4 door! Where's the 327 Super Sport with a 4 speed"?? First of all, the original race in 1950 only let 4 doors race to show that American sedans could drive the family around Mexico safely. After that the Europeans got wind of things and the race changed. Secondly, sedans weigh less than coupes. And lastly, we've got a lot of stuff to haul around, spare parts, extra tires, coolers full of beer..... whatever! With a full roll cage, race seats and a fuel cell taking up the trunk, a 4 door is a good thing.
Looking the car over, a little rust here and there, no dents, no broken glass, all the chrome pieces in place, this is great. So it's off to a new home, and a bit of a make-over.

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