[fred cook]

Was a 1952 Ford 2 dr sedan Mainline model. It cost $100, came out of an estate where it had set parked in a shed/chicken coop for several years. It had the flathead V8 with a 3 speed "on the tree". I drove it for a year or so until the old flathead gave up the ghost. I went to a local junk yard and bought a nearly new 1965 289 out of a wrecked Mustang for $125 and did an engine swap. The hardest part was changing the electrics from 6 volt positive ground to 12 volt negative! A bit later, I had it painted a dark green metallic color and got the seats recovered in a two tone green. Because the car originally had the overdrive option it had a 3:90 or 4:10 rear end that made it faster than it should have been. I drove it for about 3 years and swapped it for a Triumph Spitfire. Those were the days!