1962 2 door hardtop QB 409 with 3 speed

[Tom Kochtanek]

A heck of a lot nicer than my 1961 Belair 4 door sedan with a 283 three-on-the-tree from 1967 ($200).

Of course, being from Cleveland OH it had what we called "factory rust" .

Cheers! TomK

 

[rstreet]

As I’ve posted before, don’t laugh, here is my 61 Sport Sedan 348, 4 speed in about 1963/4

Hmm Pat what about those hub caps?
Robert

 

[Blk61409]

Don’t miss the emblems. I installed them all, including the grab bar.

Seems at this time I worked in the parts
department at the Chevy Dealer

 

[blkblk63ss]

As I’ve posted before, don’t laugh, here is my 61 Sport Sedan 348, 4 speed in about 1963/4


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Just kidding Pat,,,, thought I'd be funny!!!!!

 

[blkblk63ss]

Don’t miss the emblems. I installed them all, including the grab bar.

Seems at this time I worked in the parts
department at the Chevy Dealer

Did you sneak them out the door?

 

[blkblk63ss]

Thank you for your knowledge. I am trying to find out as much as I can.

Three speeds and bench seat for the guys who wanted no interference of shifter jabbing in the ribs on those romantic times!

 

[Bobg]

Three speeds and bench seat for the guys who wanted no interference of shifter jabbing in the ribs on those romantic times!

Yep that’s what my dad said

 

[Blk61409]

Did you sneak them out the door?

Real cheap back then, thankfully!

Our parts manager had been in some kind of big WWII hand to hand combat fight so NO BODY crossed him, everything exactly right!!
Especially since he returned....everyone understood....

 

[blkblk63ss]

Real cheap back then, thankfully!

Our parts manager had been in some kind of big WWII hand to hand combat fight so NO BODY crossed him, everything exactly right!!
Especially since he returned....everyone understood....

No offence Pat , I am sure you was a straight shooter then as you are today!!! Just joking .

 

[Phil Reed]

You had more hair then????????

 

[Blk61409]

Lots then and a different color, LOL LOL.

blkblk63ss, no offense taken, because we did have a guy that got fired real quick. Later he surfaced at a speed shop selling parts, seems he told them, I'm real good at what I do, but I'm a thief, now pay me what I need and I won't steal from you. They did and he did, after all he was a thief, could not help himself

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

I knew a theif and his line was "I never stole anything I didn't need."

 

[skipxt4]

Not very much, I can relate to, in the muslim world, but I do like the idea, of cutting a thief's hand off, when he's caught stealing.

 

[rstreet]

Real cheap back then, thankfully!

Pat a few years ago a guy around here that was a parts manager at the local Chevrolet dealer back in the day was showing me a NOS SS grab bar. On the sticker was the retail price written and I don't recall it now but that same part has to be thousands now.
Robert

 

[Blk61409]

I’ll look tomorrow, but I bet the grab bar was something like $9.75 and today there is an NOS console on eBay for $2500!!!

 

[Blk61409]

Whatever it is, the ROI is incredible!!

Probably not as good as an IBM splitting multiple times since ‘61 but a pretty good return.

Now I don’t think I’m going out on a limb here saying any of us, I mean any of us were thinking of IBM in ‘61, or , 62 or 63, or , 64, or any year when you are 17-18.

I vividly remember attending an all dealership meeting one night in the service Dept drive.

Being one of the youngest and newest, I closed up each night.

I lowered the drive overhead doors, locked everything.

( I can’t believe they gave ME a key)!!!

We had an all dealership meeting about future investments, save $3 a week or something they wanted to take from me and in 25 years or 1,000 years or some incredible number of years into the future I would have $100k!

Who gave a SH_T!!

What a bunch of idiots, I needed a ring gear and pinion and that costs $45 and I made about $1.25 hr!!

What in the hell were they thinking!!

 

[RussC]

I made $60 a week...take home was $54

 

[Blk61409]

Ok, before Phil says it, we were overpaid even then

 

[Phil Reed]

Hey...I was making a dollar an hour at a Mobil station but could use all the water I wanted on the wash machine!!!!!! Black 63 409.....heaven!!!!!!!

 

[Blk61409]

Ok, Phil was overpaid