Re: [Chevelle-list] A little rant

[Matthew Post]

I have a similar story.  A friend of mine that lived down the street from my parents' house had a 69 Malibu.  It was a beater.  Primer grey with a black vinyl top, 350 auto and a 2 barrel carb.  I had lots of fun riding in it in high school and always loved the look of the 69.  Anyway,  a year or so after high school he decided to rebuild the motor.  Basically, he started taking the motor apart, but never finished for some reason.  I can't remember why now, but he was fed up and frustrated with the project.  Since he knew how much I loved the car, he offered to sell it to me.  I said, "how much?"  He said, "$200 and it's yours."  I gave him the $200 and we pushed it home 3 or 4 blocks over to my parents house.

A week or two later I pulled the motor and trans.  Sold the trans to a buddy for $150 and the motor (in pieces) to someone else for $100.  So I actually made $50 on the deal!  That was about 12 years ago now, but I still have the car today.

Matt

At 08:14 PM 1/25/2006, you wrote:

funny you should  mention this  fuel line hose ...this is how i got my first chevelle  my wife got a ride home from work and the kid giving her a ride broke down and i helped him get the car in the apt complex.he said he had no idea what was wrong he bought two high voulme fuel pumps and two high tourqe starters and it  keept cuttin  off  well  hes said i wish someone would buy it  he asked what id give him i told him 200.oo  lol he said youll give me  that much  ..ok  after  prosses of elimination i looked at the hose  from the sender to the metal fuel line and ..dry rot  broke out my blade trimed it and drove the car for two years  till we moved and couldn't aford the gas to drive it so had to sell it just a plain ol 72 malibu but my first cheverolet and first of many chevelle and 72 came to be my favorite now im lucky enuff to have  my 72 ss conv.