I Bought a 1962 Belair Bubbletop!! - Last Driven in 1979! (Old Car Rescue)
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- Hey everyone and welcome back to Iowa Classic Cars! Today's video is very special because I bought a 1962 Chevy belair bubbletop! They made a little under 6,000 bubbletops in 1962 with a v8, and less than 4,000 with a 6 cylinder, making them very rare. Most of these were drag raced back in the day and many fitted with 409s and 4 speeds. This car was last registered in 1979 and has been sitting in a barn ever since. It was a true barn find Chevrolet and still had the barn dust on it when I picked it up! Make sure to stay tuned for future videos talking about this rare Chevy!
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My sister had a black 57 Belair, her husband a 61 Impala SS, me a 64 Impala SS. And they where all Shiny and waxed. The word patina never was uttered. These are iconic rides and deserve to be restored. Have fun.
Every Chevy enthusiast wants this bubble top, low and slow low riders, hot rodders, and OEM specialists, great find, tons of customers waiting for this puppy........
This one deserves a 409!
@@IowaClassicCars That’s Exactly!👍😁
@@IowaClassicCars Dude do this like a Iowa car and jack up the front and lower the back..don't make this a cheesy low rider, this is ment to be a drag strip car and street racer in candy apple red with your team name on it.
Patch the floor with old license plates and street signs and drive it ! She looks b e a utiful already !
A friend had one in high school , black , red interior, 283 4bbl 3 spd on the floor, lifted front and back with cragars , gorgeous car
Black on red is the best!
Definitely a keeper! A roofline of a 61, with a front and rear clip of a 62.
Its definitely a beautiful car
@@IowaClassicCars You a have a keen eye to see it has an Impala front bench.
yep..might be a full blown 70's mutt rod..oh that ugly 61 bubble top in Biscayne ugly...but it's a 62! thats rare.
Love the wheels on it the rite era i think its a great barn find
I've never until now noticed how great the body lines look on this year . Love the stock color
Such a rare car. In my life
time I've only seen one.
My Dad bought a 61 Impala Sport Coupe in 1966 . It was Tuxedo Black with a Roman Red interior . It was originally a 348 with Powerglide but was converted to a rebuilt 235 . We had that car for @ 15 years and was one of my first cars . I love Bubbletops !
WOW! GREAT FIND! The year I was born!
Nice!
I like the color and actually don't mind the character dents, nice find!
Yeah the color is actually not too bad!
But why are they never one color.
@@IowaClassicCars A friend of mine told me years ago that color is called “autumn gold.”
That car is a gem.A great project!
I love the car humor!! when you open the hood and sarcastically said “409” I was cracking up. My wife thought I was crazy. Excellent video. Thanks for posting
Lol thanks!
This car has clean lines about it...
Great find!
The rare floor delete model. LMAO
Super cool find!!
Lmao welcome to iowa
Flintstones had one with a pebbles swing seat.
Friendly suggestion - When washing a vehicle, you want to start with the roof and work your way down, rather than the other way around, for what should be obvious reasons. Looks like all those dents are due to vandalism, not collisions.
Lol that makes sense
Wow, that's an incredible find! Good for you! Best to you Ryan 👍
Thanks man!
That bel-air bubble is one rare car i knew of one in canada anytime someone would approach the house to inquire this crazy lady would run out at us screaming "ITS NOT FOR SALE" in french.
Oooh My Goodness!... I like everything about this car. She's a Beauty
This is one sharp car. The 61 and 62 models had such an sleek look compared to the bulkier 63 and 64 models. Liked those too, but the 61/2's are particularly special cars.
66 caprice front bench seat !! nice find
I caught that too.
Badass, love those things, awesome!!
Thanks man
The 62's were just cool cars, hands down !
Awesome find!
Thank you!
I like the wheels tires.... also like how original still is.
The Wheels ..... not so much🤨
Man Ryan you are hitting it out of the park!! Great find!
Thanks Ron!
How awesome would a restored bubbletop with a 6cyl-3 on the tree be. Rare bird for sure,
First Bubbletop 1962 I've seen!! Good Vid
Yep they are rare!
What an excellent find. Love the bubble tops.
Thanks Jim
I'm glad to see your saving them old cars
Thanks man
Yes.....the 62 is so cool.....nice body and windows..... should clean up really nice......I think your right.....it's wicked looking.....I would go gloss black..... heavy on the clear....... plus I love the smaller v8 Chevy motors....lite with still plenty of power.....congrats....
That thing is beautiful buddy!!!
Thanks man!
Great score. Bow Tie freaks will pay good bucks for it and it's in decent shape to boot.
Great car! I like the bubble top, the wheels, that it is a two-door and v8 auto. And digging on how complete and straight it is.
Glad you enjoyed!
Now that's an engine bay / harbor , dang a feller could just get in there and nap if he felt inclined ! Cool ride
Another great find! Congrats
on your acquisition. Still can't
afford to do what you do, but it's
sure great to watch!
Thanks 👍
An old woman who worked at their family general store had one of these, this year this color. She drove 1 mile to the store and back home with it, to about 1979, and then finally got a Caprice or Impala a bit newer. Probably had low miles, but was rotted out due to New York state winters.
When powerwashing: 1. Presoak car with detergent first. 2. Start at the top and work down
The color ,body and like the year ,,my birth year 😎 also bubble top is awesome ,,,another good score
Congrats, thats the very best looking bubbletop ever made, hope you keep it clean and classy.
back seat sun burn was big back then.
That's a nice '62. Hope you are going to fix her up. Great find!
Can't wait to see the next video on this car.
Im trying to decide what videos to film on it!
I have not seen a lot of the 62 bubble tops. To be honest, I was expecting to see a 6 cylinder in it when I saw there was no surface trim on the back and only 2 tail lights on each side. Truly a rare find. 👍👉🇺🇸
Yeah they didnt make a whole lot of them
Had a 62 Impala 327 4 speed...my first car......Had another 62 Impala with the 283 power glide too...Bubble top rear glass might be a problem to replace....remnant of the 61 chevy Belair....rear taillights always a problem staying connected.....Great car to have.
I'd Love to have a 283 again. All they ever needed was a carb overhaul and a set of points.
This is my absolute dream car. And it to be a barn find 4 miles away makes me crazy jealous dude. I don’t know if I’ll ever own one, but I hope and pray I’ll have a day like this.
Good luck!
@@IowaClassicCars thanks, need as much as I can get. P.S. if you have any tips, tricks or secret’s on how I can find one, I’ll take what ever I can get🤙🏼Actually, that’ll be a pretty good video to make
@@terryfied2555 just gotta travel a lot of back roads & talk to a lot of people lol
62's were sleeper cars for decades just like 67's but now there hot...wow what 59 years of rust will do to 'spice' up desire.
Favorite feature for me is all the dents. Lovely honest car! Congrats
Haha thanks!
Love the bubbles! Great car!
Thanks man
that autumn gold is my favorite color on the 62"s. Great score my friend
Thanks paul
That front seat reminds me of the 1 my grandfather had in his 67 Caprice. Thanks for the video
On 1964 I purchased a nice 1961 Bel Air bubbletop with 283 & 4 bbl carb. 3 speed on the column, 4:11 Positrac rear end. Was originally ordered as a "street sleeper". I repainted to a pretty yellow. Installed custom saddle brown leather interior, brown carpet ( factory was black rubber). Installed a corvette 327, 350HP cam. Had the car 3 years and married a gal that could not learn to drive a column shift and had to sell the car. Still have the gal but I wish I also still had the 61 Bubble top. Much better looking car that the 62 Bubble tops !!!
The guy who married my older sister drove up to the house in his metallic red, bubble top, 327 4spd Biscayne. I was a Ford man(boy) but I loved that Chevy.
Congrats to you. wow . enjoy the find
Thanks!
SAVE IT!!! AWESOME FIND!
Nice find! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. Hope to see more than just a revival.
Im gona try to make more videos
It's perfect. And a bubble top!
Oh yeah!
It's not an 'SS', but a 'FF'- (farm fresh). Nice relic to bring back.
Dude, it's not even a Impala....lol'.
I’m glad you bought that. I saw it on marketplace and tried tagging you in it but fakebook wouldn’t let me. I’d love to have that car, with a 427 and a 4 speed , or better yet a 409😎
I dont believe this one was on marketplace man, the guy got it from a lady whos owned it since 79
@@IowaClassicCars it was on one of the classic car for sale iowa/illinois pages, and was only on there for a matter of hours.
Awesome find Ryan hope your doin a restoration!
Sweet find!!!
60 years old with a couple of Whiskey Dints, she's a beauty.
What a beauty !!! Love it.
Hey ICC, the ‘62 is a gem buddy. Big Al.
Thanks Al 👌
BARN FIND ! Something in my vocabulary. If I can drive away with something in similar condition, if not, better, with the right price & proper DOCUMENTAION, straight body alignment, NOTHING WRECKED, STRAIGHT FRAME(CHASSIS), ALL ORIGINAL, NUMBERS MATCHING, I would consider making a purchase, RYAN !
Really nice car
Thanks for the commenr
Very much enjoyed your power wash theme song.
Never seen a bubble top other than impala ss belair/Biscayne pretty rare deal
awesome save, love it
Oh it's even got a flex hose! DANG!
lmao kustom!
OMG.....you lucky dog.. 🔨👍🔧
😃😃
Beautiful, in my opinion a few bodywork works are enough and it is back like new! A 409 would fit under the hood!😎😂💪Even if I don't know if it is period perfect 🙃
409 would be perfect!
wow what a rare find
That one is worth saving
Youre 100% right
I had a Bel Air sport coupe,white with light blue interior,with six and three on the tree.That was in the early seventies.
Keep it!
Man what a find I'm a vary jealous man. It don't get no better than that. I got a 409 sitting here for it when its in my driveway
How much for the 409, I could put it in my 52 chevy business coupe.
@@Chevy-cz9ge 409 is not for sale but I got a 348 that is
@@ryanengland7974 How much for the 348, and where are you located? I'm in Florida myself.
I'm in Florida myself
@@Chevy-cz9ge I'm in ohio a little bit of a drive.
1 clean 348 block. Told it was a nos block when I purchased
3 sets of heads.
3 crankshafts.
1 intake.
1 set of rocker covers
No rods no pistons
$1000
@@ryanengland7974 Ok, I appreciate your response, not a bad price, but to far away. I'm planning on going to my hometown in July which is Ft. Wayne, Indiana, if I do I will get ahold of you for your address. Stay safe.
Great find. Love the coupes.
Thanks Dave
Stress relief. First time I have ever seen anyone destroy a brake drum like that. Just how heavy was that sledge hammer? 😂😂😂
Really like the color. Looking forward to see what you do with it. 👍
20 lbs lol
@@IowaClassicCars obviously it was hammer time 😂😂😂
Love the road front end and rear
Great score!
The front seat is a 66 caprice standard front seat
This one was actually just reupholstered
That 409 has been on a diet! 😂
😂😂
It’s been starving in a barn
From the year my wife was born!!! Love it! Great profile.....I think I’m gonna need to come get that one!
Lol lot of interest in it!
Cool looking ride.
It sure is!
i had a 62 impala as first car ,my second was a 62 biscayne 409 /3speed we named it bisquick damn i miss that car all orig metallic blue coke bottle mags and sidepipe headers
Wow.never herd of.it but its awsome.
Rare! Lol
Nice ride bro i have a 57 chevy belair red n white top all original except for the rims i put old school cragers racing rims i took the original engine out n put a 427 under the hood with fuel pipes
another amazing find... love those classic cars and trucks. thanks for sharing your awesome finds.Can't wait to see this beauty back on the road where she should be . Brad from Vernon B.C, Canada
Thanks Brad!
Great find, that car looks like it's fast sitting still. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
That's a high dollar car! Very desirable and rare body style,model year. Great Find.
Definitely rare
The front seat material and the buttons embossed in the cloth reminds me of a 1966 Caprice 2 door seat. Maybe that's where it came from. And on the Iowa plate, it has a 25 in front of the registration number. Does the 25 represent the county it was registered in? A car friend from Wyoming said the more populated counties have low 1st numbers like 1 and 2 and so on. The lower populated counties have the higher numbers. Just thought it might be the same. Great save by the way.
Oh yeah my favorite car 👍👍👍👍
My Grandfather rented a 61 that same color, after a tree fell on his 57 Plymouth while we were camping, back then....
Wow that’s nice an Iowa car too great find
For an iowa car its great!
You never cease to surprise! What a GREAT find! Love those bubble tops! And only four miles from home? Wow!
Is this car gonna go overseas? Or are you gonna get the engine unstuck and get her running? Hope so!
This one will stay in the states :)
Nice bubble top
Nice find. Im looking for one too
I bought a 1962 belair bouble top.....yeah you did good!
Nice score!
Yes, very nice score.
Your best find ever!
Haha thanks!
LUCKY SOB congrats
Lol thanks
I had a neighbor who had a 1962 four-door hardtop Belair, same “autumn gold“ color. He was the original owner, who kept it at least 20 years, before giving it to another neighbor. If that is THEE original paint, you ought to buff it out.