Good-Guys Scottsdale
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I plan to be there. The Pavillions cruise night is normally on Saturdays. Is this a special night for the Goodguys event?
I went to the Goodguys meet today in Scottsdale. A lot of nice cars there but not many W powered. I can only look at so many "Mc350's" or "Mc502" crate engines before my eyeballs cage.:eek:
This 54 Bel Air 2 door hardtop was very nice and had the best W engine installation, in my opinion. I know, Dick, it's red but it's still nicely done. I would have done it in turquoise and white myself. The pics don't do it justice but I haven't learned how to resize pics to100kb without losing resolution.
There was a pretty good swapmeet but I have a problem with the way they run it. It is set up on a raised area all the way behind the car display field with no separate access. That creates a problem trying to carry something out of there and they won't let you drive in to pick anything up. You could take a cart but you have to drag it down the hill into the display field and then back up the other side at the swapmeet then do it all over again to get out to parking. I scored a set of December 1961 real 2.02 fuely 461X casting heads and spent 2 hours trying to get them back to the truck. They don't even have any kids with carts to hire to help.... Their Liaility Insurance Lawyers probably won't let them.
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This 54 Bel Air 2 door hardtop was very nice and had the best W engine installation, in my opinion. I know, Dick, it's red but it's still nicely done. I would have done it in turquoise and white myself. The pics don't do it justice but I haven't learned how to resize pics to100kb without losing resolution.
There was a pretty good swapmeet but I have a problem with the way they run it. It is set up on a raised area all the way behind the car display field with no separate access. That creates a problem trying to carry something out of there and they won't let you drive in to pick anything up. You could take a cart but you have to drag it down the hill into the display field and then back up the other side at the swapmeet then do it all over again to get out to parking. I scored a set of December 1961 real 2.02 fuely 461X casting heads and spent 2 hours trying to get them back to the truck. They don't even have any kids with carts to hire to help.... Their Liaility Insurance Lawyers probably won't let them.
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Cecil, What would the liability insurance lawyers say about an old fart dropping a 461X head on his foot after being forced to carry it around for an hour ?? Sounds like you would have a good case to me. 
Cecil, We were down in Seaside, Oregon in September and I took a few pics of this 54' Bel-Air...
What do you think...
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Cecil,
Dan,
I'm not a big fan of the late 40 to 1954 Chevy styling but these cars are outstanding! Very nice workmanship and they have "W" engines in them. If the owners are members here maybe we should consider one of them for next year's calendar.
Dan,
I'm not a big fan of the late 40 to 1954 Chevy styling but these cars are outstanding! Very nice workmanship and they have "W" engines in them. If the owners are members here maybe we should consider one of them for next year's calendar.
Cecil,
I'm in Scottsdale at GGs now. I brought my 62 biscyne and a 62 413 white dodge. We won a Good-Guys pick with the dodge. We also sold a 35 Ford Cabriloet at the swap meet for$37,500. Nice survivor car. I think we could have gotten $40,000 for it, but it's too late now. Anyway, at least it doesn't have to be hauled back home .
I won't be able to go to the drags. I was llooking forward to it.
If you come out today, look for me. I'd like to meet you. I was unloading my biscayne yesterday morning at 5:00 am and scraped the side of the trailer. It has to be one of the dumbest things I have ever done. Now I have a great white scratch down the side of my nice black paint. Oh well, I guess I can fix it, but the frustration level is way up there. We went to the Pavillions last night. It was packed. There sure were a lot of Fords.
see ya
dave nickles
I'm in Scottsdale at GGs now. I brought my 62 biscyne and a 62 413 white dodge. We won a Good-Guys pick with the dodge. We also sold a 35 Ford Cabriloet at the swap meet for$37,500. Nice survivor car. I think we could have gotten $40,000 for it, but it's too late now. Anyway, at least it doesn't have to be hauled back home .
I won't be able to go to the drags. I was llooking forward to it.
If you come out today, look for me. I'd like to meet you. I was unloading my biscayne yesterday morning at 5:00 am and scraped the side of the trailer. It has to be one of the dumbest things I have ever done. Now I have a great white scratch down the side of my nice black paint. Oh well, I guess I can fix it, but the frustration level is way up there. We went to the Pavillions last night. It was packed. There sure were a lot of Fords.
see ya
dave nickles
Cecil, We were down in Seaside, Oregon in September and I took a few pics of this 54' Bel-Air...
Where's Bungy!!!! He ought to be envious!!!!
Cecil, We were down in Seaside, Oregon in September and I took a few pics of this 54' Bel-Air...
That is the perfect 54. All original looks and interior (except the shifter and tach), original colors and no modifications that aren't reversible (as far as I can tell). A nice clean engine installation without all the billet.
And It's not RED!
Dave,
Sorry to hear about your boo-boo. I know how you feel. Friday, I was unloading the 60 El Camino off my trailer and didn't check to see that the ball latch was engaged......as you might imagine, when the car rolled down the ramp, the hitch came off the ball and travelled forward and upward right into my tailgate ripping the handle off.
: : I think I saw your car but didn't notice the scratch. Very nice. I was so worn out by the time I left, I didn't stop at Pavillions like I usually do. It really sucks getting old. Can't make it out today but I would make a special effort to meet up with you if you come back in Jan for BJ or any of the other auctions. That goes for anybody else as well.
