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Originally Posted by johnco View Post
Paul, is that a 56 Buick? I've got a 57 Special w/364 nailhead, auto, p/s, pb. maybe one day it will be that nice![/QUOTE]

Yep...a '56 Roadmaster. Note the 4 "portholes". My dad had one. As a teen, never could understand why he liked heavy luxobarges so much. Now that I'm 65, I understand. Back in the day, the nailhead was a popular base engine for hotrodder Tommy "TV" Ivo...





My first car looked a lot like this...a '50 Ford Club Coupe. I even had the lancer hubcaps. Mine was Chinese Red in color...
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