SUPER RARE EX-GOVERMENT Mystery Car REVEALED!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Join us on an incredible journey as we unveil the hidden history of a super rare 1960 Chevy Biscayne 2 door station wagon, once part of a government fleet. This vintage Chevy, with its unique and intriguing past, is a true automotive gem! We'll delve into its fascinating backstory of what we know, what we can find out and reveal its remarkable features, and take you down the road of what it can be!
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Wow, this car really takes me back! My Dad and an uncle (Dad's brother) both worked for the Department of the Interior, Fish and wildlife Service from the late 1940s to around 1980 so I grew up around these vehicles. I remember my uncle driving an exact copy of this wagon when it was new. The rear reflectors were a standard add on for all F.W.S vehicles of the era, cars and pickups alike. I remember thinking at the time that they looked pretty cool tucked into the groove under the tailfins on the '60. The rear air deflectors were also a standard modification at the time. These cars ran lots of miles on gravel and dirt roads and without them rear vision was obliterated by dust caked on the glass in no time. Dad was the manager on several National Wildlife Refuges. The wagons he drove on the job that I remember were: A '53 Ford windowless sedan delivery three on the tree, replaced by a '62 Studebaker Lark with rear seat delete and a posi rear, also three on the tree. next came a '64 Plymouth Belvedere, the rear seat delete was way more finished than simple plywood and solidly mounted with storage underneath. It had a slant six w/three speed. The last of what I thought were the cool ones was a '69 Belvedere. On it though, there was just a hole where the rear seat would have been, no floor matching the rear cargo height. Your car is a very nice survivor given its age. I wish you could see what the unfaded original paint color looked like, it was classy. If it was mine I would do a complete period correct restoration including original paint and lettering (and hubcaps, not wheelcovers). I'll admit though that I am biased due to my emotional connections, its yours to build according to your own visions. My last comment though is that having daily driven quite a few 235 6s over the years I am sold on this engine. Super reliable, decent gas mileage, plenty of power (unless you are drag racing), starts dependably at 30 below zero etc., plus there is so much room in the engine bay of these cars, with a 6, that working on them is a breeze...
That’s an awesome story! Glad you shared it and gave me some more info on these cars! Crazy what the government had for cars back in the day haha 😂 maybe it’s like the green mint ones we see rolling around today! Plan is to keep this or swap a 235 in it. Doing the underside resto as we speak. We will see how that goes and continue to the exterior, definitely either keep the body as is or if we get deep it will still be original with the lettering! Thanks for tuning in Mark and sharing your story, that is the best part! Thanks again!
Maybe used for fisheries,drain holes for transportation of minnows etc
Don’t know if they had separate departments for forest and fisheries etc,
All under one umbrella..
@@doubleduty1703 I’m not sure either! Wish a person could see where and when it was used for! Someone had memories driving it!
we had old AMC wagoneers for wild life in 80s 90s. some K5 blazers, edit, thinking back and talking to my dad, My dad said reason why they stopped using K5's out of Dubois area, (we liv ein PA and hunt in PA state forest) is that some officer go tkilled driving one down logging roads, and they bounced SO bad and yeah He lost control and crashed into some quarry.. this was around 1989 1990. Majority of all wildlife and fish cars we saw, ironically some road going were ford LTD around 1980-1985. caprices. and some random four door sedans. . for state forests we both clearly remember wagoneers with skinny offroad tires
@@gentlemanzackp6591 I’ve seen some dodge ram chargers also!
I see the US government was a little more conservative with money back in 1960. We were poor however we got a new Chevy Brookwood wagon. Being dropped off at high school wasn't all that bad .
They sure didn’t want much comfort for the employees at the time! No i would be content being dropped off in a brookwood!
I used to never give base entry level no option cars anything more than a quick glance. Today I really enjoy them because the goodness of the style and shape of the original design. This car looks great without all the extra trim. I would love to see this car brought back to its original condition. Even restore the door government logos.
That’s the plan with this, not change one detail of the outside! I love a good basic car anymore! Thanks for watching!
@@johnsonautoranchllcI would even keep the original engine. But do it up good. Maybe even warm it up with some of the 6 cylinder warm up pieces like cam and head improvements. But keep the stock air cleaner setup. O would not be opposed to power steering and disk brakes on the front, but I would not bag it or lower it. My lowering would be limited to putting a 60 to 70 series tire on it with the stock rims and hubcaps. No need to slam this car into a road scraper that everyone thinks is a must do to be cool and up to date.
@@americanrambler4972 you guys are all talking me out of bags and I’m thankful for that!!
Could be a great museum piece or nice show car. Preserved history. Hope it goes well.
@@Offthbadan thank you! I hope as well! I’m sure there will be some speed bumps but we shall prevail!
My vote is for keeping it stock, as it was built, not even disc brakes, drums are fine. I can’t imagine those two reflectors were any kind of factory piece, they look like they came straight from Tractor Supply.
We will be going stock with it! I’m not sure if they are factory or not, the other guy I know that has the same car has them also for his, possibly a factory option?
When I was a kid, lots of wagons came from the dealer with those deflectors. No idea about this one in particular. But it was a common option back in the day.
Those were popular after market and dealer accessories. The idea was to prevent a vacuum from forming at the back, which would have allowed exhaust to be sucked in when the tailgate window was down. They also helped to keep the rear window clear, which was hard to do with a wagon, unless you had those deflectors.
Neat ol' Chevy. As much as I would be tempted to put in an era-correct small block and retain the 3-on-the-tree, I would be inclined to see what kind of shape the 6 cylinder is in. Cool ride in any case!
I think I’m swaying that way also with the 6 cylinder! Get my 3 speed on the column practice in!
Ye I think I’d put duels on it,keep the six.
Maybe an overdrive.
@@Sammy-q5b that’s the plan, be tootin around in the old 235!
@@johnsonautoranchllc Definitely keep the six, and as much original parts as possible. Old wagons rule! When I was a kid, we had many wagons. A Falcon, a Country Squire, a Bonneville, a GMC Carry All, and an IH Travellall. All were Northeast rusted hulks, that were cheap. My father NEVER had a new car, and he didn't care what it looked like. It needed to start, and stop on a semi-regular basis. If he got a year or so out of them, good enough! Great memories. I remember sitting in the back of the Falcon on a dirt road, and the dust just pouring in through the rust holes!! 🤣 I love old wagons.
When I was a kid, the family had a period of owning station wagons. There was a 57 chev 2 door that was ex USDA, then a 58 6 passenger for a brief time. Motor gave up and the rust bugs had pretty much eaten what was left! Dad worked at the local AFB as a civilian motor pool driver, he always could find some worn out car that some transferred airman needed to get rid of, so you never knew what was to be found next. One was a big OLDS 57 with the big J2 motor, followed by a 60 rambler 9 passenger. Finally he bought a 60 Parkwood that was a super nice car, he drove it for a year and traded it in for a new, at the time, 66 Belair 9 passenger. Was a beautiful car but always had handling issues. He later found a 55 chevy that was a better car than it's crappy paint job someone slapped on it, he sold it to fellow worker at the base. That guy totally restored it and it was beautiful! the guy drove it till he passed away while driving it! no wreck though. Somewhere in there dad found a 61 Belair 9 passenger. Really was a nice ride till my older brother wrecked it by running into the rear of a stalled truck! Brother went through a period in there where he wrecked 3 times in a very short time, it got to where even yet today, I won't ride if he's behind the wheel! The insurance company settled and resold the car to a broker down in KY. They put a different front clip on it and resold it, might still be roaming those back roads! Would love to find another 60 chevy again, they had that really cool small finned body line!
Awesome story, love to hear old history!!
Keep the 235 and split the manifold and run duals with glasspacks. I had a 62 wagon at one time with that combo and it was a unique sound to say the least!
That’s would sound pretty good!
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I have dual carbs and headers with dual exhaust on my 73 292. Sounds and looks kool, and makes it pretty quick as well.
The 1960's Wagons Were Built Solid & Restoring With This One Will Surely Take Work. The End Results Will Be Rewarding. Look'n👀Forward To Viewing The Progress. always, Tommy🤠
Thanks Tommy! You guys give me motivation to knock this one out of the park!
@@johnsonautoranchllcThe⚾Is In Your Court. Who's On 1st & Who's On 2nd Will Produce The Home Run Your Hit'n For In Real⏱Time!
OMG OMG ! A 2 dr wagon surviving and existing ! And a basic green with no radio ! The interior was probably upholstered in white/grey or silver/grey. The choice of upholsteries for lowest level models has grown over the previous decade from the default one, but it was still limited.
Very basic car! Thanks for watching! Let the work begin now!!
Definitely one to keep 100% original as it came out when restoring. 👍🏻
Sometimes less is more.
I had a bare bones 65 LeMans once. It had nothing on it but a factory AM radio. It got a lot of attention at car shows because it wasn’t modified or optioned out like all the other cars there. I was planning a lot of changes when I bought it (GTO clone) but I just cleaned it up and had fun with it. 🙂
That’s the plan! I’m that same guy, the OG cars attract me more than the high end stuff! Sounds like cool lemans you had!
Yep. Ee had a tempest and jyst a lemans spott.
Keep it as is, 6cyl.
@@johnmuchmore2561 that’s the plan!
Keep it original & contact Hollywood Production companies. Tell 'em it's available to rent out as a movie prop car!
Love finding old gems like this ❤. My personal, humble opinion and feelings are keeping something like this as authentic and original as possible. It's your vehicle, thank you for sharing it with us, and looking forward to the next video.
Appreciate it Mike! Thanks for tuning in and continuing to watch! That’s our plan to keep original but have a nice secure updated underneath!
I have a 1960 Biscayne 2 door sedan. I was there in 1962 when my Grandfather bought it in western North Dakota. Mine runs good and drives. It has the same interior as yours but with a back seat. Radio delete also. My colors in the interior are the same as yours. My car is white. I guess yours was also white when new, painted by govt. Those 235's are very strong. Mine is original and was overhauled by my uncle about 40 years ago.
This one also came out of North Dakota! We will see how this 235 turns out if not we will swap another one in!
Chevy incansable reparado va durar 60 años mas❤❤❤❤
You bet it will!
I had a '59 Chev Sedan Delivery. The rear cargo bed with the plywood is the same, although the plywood should have been painted. I put smugglers' boxes under the plywood just behind the front seat. Your car looks like a sedan delivery/station wagon hybrid. 1960 was the last year for the sedan delivery. Maybe they were using up spare parts or something. FWIW, the sedan delivery was classified as a truck and appeared in the truck sales literature.
That’s awesome you had a 59! That would be a sweet car, I personally love 59s just a tad more than 60s! Thanks for watching and stay tuned!
If GM built it that way, wouldn't they have removed the window handles for the back seat windows?
I envy u Dude!!! You’re doing what I wish I was doing!!! Keep it stock!! Leave letters on the doors. Drive it as often as u can!!
Thank you! I appreciate that! We are planning a nice original/soft resto on it. I think you TH-camrs have spoken, can’t let you guys down now!
Love this opening shot, old GM's, lots of them, we call that hog heaven round here... :) wow man, i've had several of those in the day... i'm very old :)
Haha 😂 better than where most were destined, the crusher!
Since I was a little kid, I always wanted a dream garage of 59's.
El Camino
2 dr Wagon
2 dr Impalla Convertable...
And RESTOMOD ALL OF THEM!
Haha that is a heck of a good dream! I never got into these fin cars until about 7 years ago. They are a heck of a neat car Kevin! Thanks for watching, and staying tuned as we build this! Much appreciated 🙏
Got to love those old government cars they are the base of the base models but they usually have some things other higher modals did not have. I know on the police cars they always had the HD brakes and suspension and sometimes bigger engines and cooling systems then the standard cars the public could get but not sure about the other government cars since I have only owned police cars and a few army pickup trucks.
I’m a fanatic for old and new police vehicles! Neat to see all the different options on stuff!
DEFINITELY ONE TO KEEP STOCK!! Much too rare not to! I love it so much, brother! New sub from me. Can't wait to see more!👍✌️
We will keep it stock! It’s tempting but it deserves to be left alone! Thanks for the sub and hope to get this thing in better shape soon!
@@johnsonautoranchllc if it were a different car I'd be all for some custom touches but... lol.. love it! I'll be following along
@@matta5534 thank you 🙏
Keeping it original is always good or an engine form the same yr if going to a V8. But just awesome can't wait to see more videos. RD
We have been discussing on rebuilding the original 6 or swapping another 6 into it! I think we will move to the floor repair next and move into suspension etc! Thanks for tuning in RD much appreciated!
I'm a sucker for a wagon and that one is awesome 👍🇺🇸
Thanks Craig! It has a lot of potential!
Wow that's a pretty cool old government grocery getter. Lol
Very neat! Deserves to be driven and enjoyed!
Wow. Chevy Farm!! They just grow on tree's out there!! LOL. Awesome! Love the wagon! Thanks!
Haha 😂 definitely a GM guy! Thanks for the comment and watch, much appreciated!
Wow! Just the fact it was kept around all thease years STILL painted as a government vehicle is amazing. Next a will it run!
It’s a true timepiece! Thanks for watching! I think we are skipping over the will it run until we get to know what we all need for the car!
I would fix it good enough to be a daily driver.Nice car.
Thank you!
Dealer: which options are you interested in?
Procurer: Not a stinking one! 😏
Your channel just came into my feed like the fact that you take the time to reply to every comment.👌 Consider me a subscriber!
Haha 😂 bad thing is if I went in to order the same car now I’d try and order it exactly the way this one is, imagine the face on the salesman, I don’t want a radio sir! Haha 😂 thanks for subscribing and looking forward to chatting!
I had one of these 60 biscane wagons about 1970. paid 20 bucks for it. replaced the blown 6cyinder engine and powerglide with a 1969 245hp 327 and turbo 350. worked great. used it for 4 years.
That’s crazy! What color was it?
green like the one you have but it was a 4 door@@johnsonautoranchllc
@@NebukedNezzer that would be a heck of a pair together!
I sold mine in 1973 for 100 bucks to a band that needed it to haul their instruments around. I bought a 1971 k5 blazer to replace it. @@johnsonautoranchllc
Keep the 6 cylinder, new interior, body work, paint, brakes and suspension. You will have a great car that will give you years of pleasure.
That’s the plan as of now, might just go original drums etc. hate to change to much on it! Thanks for watching!
In 1959, wasn't the base wagon called Brookwood?
That's what my Chev book says. Doesn't even mention a Biscayne wagon. I'm guessing it's a Biscayne Fleetmaster, technically.
As it is a fleet vehicle. Should be the same for '60!
What a beauty! Three on the tree and no clutch pedal????
Thanks Mike! Clutch pedal is stuck to the firewall, no spring down on the frame to trans, must’ve fell off over time!
I'll keep the engine original size and brakes to its original drum brakes all the way around I wouldn't change it too much and that's about all I can suggest right now
Thanks for the input and watching, I appreciate it!
I'm certain those deflectors were on there to help keep the rear window clean. As for the reflectors, my guess is the gov. added them to make it more visible.
Restoring it to original is the best idea as it's such a rare car. Even down to the single pot master cylinder - that is such a rare animal in it's own right. Besides, with replaced brake lines, it SHOULD be as safe as the dual system.
That’s the plan Randy! We have been working on it this week! New video coming up soon with updates! Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!
My first car was a 1960 Chevy Brookwood Station Wagon in White in 1968. It had a strong running 283 engine. I painted it Aztec Gold, tinted the windows and put baby moon hubcaps with trim rings on it. It really looked good. However, the engine blew two weeks before I was drafted into the Army to go to Vietnam. 😢 what a cool wagon.
Thanks for your service! Sounds like a pretty neat car you had there!
Cool old wagon! I'll be following you getting her running and restored. Liked and subscribed!
Thank you I appreciate it! 🙏
Super rare car , my uncle had a 1959 chevrolet wagon , I would keep it all O.G ,even down to the patina
That’s the plan! 59s are just as awesome! Thanks for watching Charles!
Chevrolet's 2 door wagons:
1955 - 1956 - 1957 - Nomad
1958 - Yeoman
1959 - 1960 - Brookwood
58 Nomad..four door.
Yeoman. 58 only
59 Brookwood. Parkwood. Kingwood Nomad..
'55-'57 two door wagons were Handyman in 150 and 210 trim . The only Belair two door wagon was the Nomad .
@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 a 57 150 and 210 panel sold less than the 57 Nomad. Worth good money if you can find one.. not many 57 Nomad made..7000 I think. Or less
You'd save yourself a lot of time, money and labor if you could only manage to get those cars you have lined up, up and off the ground a bit more than they are at the moment. True, you would still be dealing with damp soil beneath the vehicles but creating a good air gap would allow a lot of moisture to be whisked away by even the slightest breeze.
Ideal would be to gravel base it and set them up about 2 ft. Maybe someday!
Please keep it stock with original engine. You have a rolling piece of automotive history. Honor it. I have a 42 For Convertible Club Coupe that I modified sitting in my driveway. Have always regretted I didn’t put it back stock.
That’s where we are on it, staying original!! Thanks for watching Jack! Much appreciated
I would keep it as original as possible. Growing up, we had a 60 Biscayne 4 door sedan. Same drive train as your car. I’m not a big fan of the 60, although I have seen some that have been restored and look pretty good. Keep us in formed with future videos. I’m in Florida.
That’s the plan!! We will be building this on the channel this winter! Enjoy the weather down in Florida!! Thank you for watching, much appreciated!
Those options are JC Whitney after market products !
I'm sure you know this but a person who upholsters car interiors can make you new door cards when you get the seat redone. I had an old German make me a set for a 1963 Chevy but, alas, he's with the angels now.
I’m going to do some checking around our area, I know of one really good upholstery shop. Not many around but it’s reputable, hopefully we can get fairly close to original!
Keep it original. I've had several 1950's Chevy gov't pickups and they were fun as is. Nice couple of cats you have.
Haha 😂 they are a fun animal, all have a different personality and keep the rodent population down! Our goals is to keep it all original!
Good to know. I love cats.@@johnsonautoranchllc
@@janblake9468 we love cats, all were either strays or adopted! So consider our cats as a hello to your cats!🐈 🐈🐈
I'm 78 so am fading away. All of our cats were rescues. Because of my current living situation, however, I can't have any, but I do daily feed one stray outdoors. She's a pretty calico. After 3 years, she still doesn't allow me to pet her.
@@janblake9468 haha we have a calico and she is the most independent cat! I’m glad you feed her, nice to know another cat lover!
G'day to you Sir! Man what a Find, it has a lot going for it, I think stick with original Engine, cant wait to see more, a fan from OZ!
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching much appreciated! We are going to stick to original as original! If this 235 doesn’t look good with some compression tests etc we will either swap it for another 235 or possibly rebuild the OG engine!
Very cool rare car. There aren't very many 76 and older wagons left. I'm looking for a 65 or 66 chevy wagon, Impala,Biscayne,Belair or Caprjce which the caprice came out in 66 .I hope you keep her looks all stock including all chrome and emblems with no body mods. I personally don't like dropped classics but don't mind my s10 dropped. Very cool to see all your classic bowties. I have 2 wagons twins a black 06 rt magnum wagon and a black 07 magnum wagon. My 06 is getting chevy ls swapped
Thanks you I appreciate it! We have a couple wagons more wagons we show on the channel coming up that we are selling! I’m a classic s10 guy and love them lowered!
I think this might be the coolest wagon I've ever seen.
Thank you! It is a pretty neat piece, to neat to sit any longer!
@@johnsonautoranchllc I agree. I just bought a 1950 GMC dump truck. That you could barely make out military numbers on it. Than I removed seat to five it a good cleaning and replace the tank. And found 4 pieces of paper where a sarge had checked it off. At tgat time it had like 217 miles it showed. Truck is 99 percent solid. No rot through on floor pans at all
@@jamesferrell9404 that sounds like a really neat truck! It’s crazy what some of these pieces of history have! Love to see that truck!
@@johnsonautoranchllc maybe one day down the road. I used to could upload videos. No longer know how. Had a stroke 2 years ago and it wiped that part out. Don't take much to confuse me anymore
@@jamesferrell9404 sorry to hear that, glad your still in the game doing what you love!
Such a rare car, I would be putting it back to original,complete with gov. markings....
That’s the plan! Wouldn’t want to do it any other way!
I’d clean the outside fix the floors drop it on a roadster shop chassis …. I know the US gov used this type of car over the years for forestry service and the sedan delivery version for transporting aliens from Roswell… Many years ago I think Hemmings Classic Car had an article on ‘58s used by the forestry service. These cars are too cool to modify..
That’s our plan! Throw some pans in it, straighten out some of the front sheet metal get it running good and see where it takes us! Haha alien transport 😂
You can ask an old time land surveyor, but this might be a survey crew vehicle, I know that the department of interior did land surveying for public Infrastructure.
I might have to ask around! Thanks for the idea!
Sweet ride.
Thank you!
That blueish gray interior color on the garnish moldings looks like the same color as i got in the Skrayper. I got a color match to repaint my garnish moldings and left the original paintbon the dash because it was in good shape yet. The match came out good.
Color code for the match?
That's cool the door says (department of fish and wildlife? Maybe?
I believe that’s what it says, I’d have to take a look again to see exactly!
I had a 60 4-door Brookwood 3 on the tree. Miss it so much. I vote to keep it ALL original.
Thanks for watching! We plan to keep it original!
Keep it as stock as ya can, may be more difficult, but you don't strike me as one to choose the easy way.
It’ll be stock! I don’t take the easy way to many times but maybe one day!
Like to see the finished product.Going too be cool.
Very excited for it, and looking forward to sharing with all of you! Thanks for watching!
Back in the 60’s, my dad’s friend has a 56 Chev like that. It was former govt. it seems like it was USDA. No back seat, only a full floor like your ‘60. Two door. We kids got in the back with Scrappy the dog. It was hot until we got rolling. It had the reflectors mounted on top of the rear fenders. Interesting 60 you have. I think I would clean it up and run it like it stands.
I’ve heard of those tri five govt models, never seen one but pretty sure someone had an article on one at one time. Be neat to see a 56 with the reflectors on the back! We plan to just keep this original, tempting to fart around with it. Considered disc brakes but over the weekend I think the majority have spoken…..stay original!
US Department of Interior would also include the US Forest Service, and in my personal experience and opinion, this is probably a former Forestry Department pool car, or an engineers car? The person driving this car more than likely would be working on maping US parks and forest areas? Especially considering there's no back seat, and all of the engineering equipment would be put in the rear of the car when the engineer was out doing surveys and such? Awesome car though! Please do what you can to restore it....❤😊
That’s what I’m assuming also! Would be cool if a person could ever track down the true history of this thing of where it was used! Yes it will be given a soft but good restore! Thanks for tuning in!
@johnsonautoranchllc yes that would be cool if more information was to be found? I'm torn between replacing the 235 with maybe a 283 or 327? But now that I'm 63 years old, I tend to lean towards keeping everything as stock or original as possible! Anyway, I just came across your channel here this morning, and watched this video. I subscribed to your channel, and look forward to watching more of your videos! I'm a retired police officer from LAPD Los Angeles Police Department, and I've been living full time in Bacolod City in the Philippines the last 6 years 🇵🇭 where it's currently 8:30 am Saturday morning! Take care young man and God bless always 🙏
@@robertalbertson889 appreciate it the kind words and motivation! I’m in my 30s and anymore I just want stock stuff, I don’t even want loud exhaust anymore! Thanks for subscribing and hope all is well in the Philippines!
@johnsonautoranchllc Salamat Gid = Thank you Sir 😊
I had a '60 Impala painted "Jade Green", I wonder if that's the same (horrible) stock color. Looking back, how did I ever go from a Cashmere blue/white '55 BelAir to a Jade green Impala, what a retrogression...
Haha 😂 I’d definitely pick the 55 back in the day but now it would be a toss up!
Do a straight restoration completely bone stock to the last detail back to exactly what it was and looked like on it's first day of Government service, you will never regret it. Something that pristine, correct, and original should be preserved as it was, bad cars are best for doing whatever you see fit to do with. A totally loused up car is for doing whatever to, it can only be improved upon. Your rare '60 wagon deserves to be preserved. An unmodified and original example IS the Holy Grail all true car-lovers dream of one day finding and owning. Been there, no regrets...
I thought, Goverment cars, had hubcaps, and not wheel covers.
Wheel covers in the back are from another car we have, I’m sure this one had the poverty caps!
What a beautiful piece of garbage ! 👍. Love it 👍
Haha thanks and thanks for watching much appreciated!
In Canada, the Pontiacs were rebadged Chevrolets, with a 261 c.i.d (bored out 235), with Chevy drivetrains and transmissions, the Canadian Pontiacs, didn't have the U.S Pontiac's Wide track suspension.
That’s interesting to know!
and in Canada the pontiac's were 6 or 8 inches shorter than American cars yanks got a longer trunk lid
@@drewclarke5920 interesting to know!
THERE IS A MAN IN GEORGETOWN OHIO THAT HAS A 1957 CHEVY 2DR WAGON THAT WAS AN EX-FORESTRY SERVICE CARE. ONLY 2 WERE MADE. IT HAS A SOLID METAL PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND GLASS ON THE PASS SIDE. HE IS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AS TO EX-GOV CARS FROM THAT ERA.
The production number should be in the Standard Catalog of American Cars. This is a very cool car. Funny fact is that the book mentions a 1962 Chevy II wagon: 2 door, 9 passenger. Very weird and unheard of. Subscribing now.
If I could get my hands on something like that to investigate numbers I’d love to! That is a weird option nova!
Jesus. Could you imagine cramming 9 people into a chevy 2 wagon😂
@@fortyseven1832 sounds like a wild time! Haha 😂
@@fortyseven1832 It's in that book, But I have doubts.
@@johnsonautoranchllc I need to go pull my copy out of hibernation
Putting a V8 in itt wonèt hurt it since it can be changed back over easy. I would find a small block chevy and go with that
Call the guy at Iowa Classic Cars. He loves and has a ton of 59 era chevys
It needs keeping stock due to its rarity theirs plenty more out there to mod.
That’s the plan!
That would be so cool as a road trip car. redo it all stock and than go old fashion road trip camping with it.
That’s what I’ve had planning for it, perfect camping rig!
I hope you keep it as original as possible. sup it up sure but keep it looking original. Hate to see beautiful machines get wrecked.@@johnsonautoranchllc
@@joeydepalmer4457 that’s the plan, just to enjoy it as much as possible!
I was just thinking, Do not know if you remember the station wagon Dean Martin used in his spy movies BUT that would be a cool interior for this 1 and you would still be leaving it stock (if you wanted to)@@johnsonautoranchllc
Cool car, kudos for tackling this project... If this was around where I live it would be a rust stain on the ground. very cool
Haha 😂 that would be a shame! Thank you Michael, appreciate it!
Maybe put a modified Big Six with sidedraft Webers or Dellortos and 6 into 2 header. Also a period correct after market A/C.
That would be pretty cool!
Subscribed. Very cool. I vote for doing nothing that can't be undone . . . so lower on bags, repair metal, but otherwise just clean it up.
I like that plan! I think everyone has come to a very good vote on that style!
@@johnsonautoranchllcNO BAGS! Been done to death.
@@danielulz1640 haha no bags it is!
I love these Chevy two-door station wagons! I bought my 1957 Chevy "210-Series" two-door station wagon on March 26, 1970, and I still own it today. When I bought it, it had the radio delete plate and no radio. I put the proper radio in it later on, but I still have that radio delete plate. The car was built in GM's Oakland, CA plant, and it had an "Ellis Brooks San Francisco" dealer's emblem on its tailgate when I bought the car. I rebuilt a '66-'67 Chevy Nova 327 in 1976 and installed it. The car has an 11-inch clutch, scatter shield with block plate (bell housing) and a Muncie M-21 four-speed transmission. That engine and driveline combo still lives in it today, and the car is licensed and insured. I created a video on the car a few years back, and it can be seen here on you tube under my name.
Awesome! I will go check it out, thanks for referencing it and also thanks for watching our channel Bernie!
Bought a 68 Malibu wagon off the back of a wrecker in the late 70's. Same olive drab and had Dept of Agriculture on the doors. Put my 396, 4spd and 12 bolt w/4:88s in it. 1st time dropping the clutch running slicks the left rear glass cracked and the right rear glass exploded. Foul language was directed a me promptly. Been years since l thought about it. Thanks, good times. Hahahahaha!
Haha I bet that was a riot when that happened haha 😂 awesome story thanks for sharing! Thanks for watching and stay tuned!
59-60 fins are identical. The difference is the tail lights
Subscribed, and hit 'aall notifications '. Definitely want to see this build. The algorithm threw your channel in my feed, so glad for that.
Thank you, I appreciate it! I’m excited about this one also, hopefully not to many hiccups! Again thank you! 🙏
This is awesome!!! Is it possible to do body work and still leave the paint job and door labeling, as is? It would be so very cool to preserve!
That’s what I’m questioning to do, how far does a person take it without disturbing the original paint!
1960, my age.
Im feeling a water bed in the back
2 door its a chic sports wagon.
Very surprised it survived the late 60s 70s without a funky paint job.
But i belive back then they kept cars a very long time before replacing them.
Now they do it every year at 100 times the price. What do they care its tax dollars they pull out the hard workers pockets.
Haha that would be a heck of a machine with a water bed in the back! I couldn’t agree more on the tax dollars!
WHAT A CLUNKY, SLOW, GUTLESS CAR: MY FAMILY HAD ONE IN THE MID-60'S AND IT WAS RELENTLESS IN THE ICE & SNOW OFF LAKE ERIE, PULLED A '55 DODGE PICK-UP TRUCK BUTT-END TRAILER UP AND DOWN HILLY ROADS TO OUR CAMP -- IT WASNT PRETTY, BUT IT WAS A DAILY DRIVER WORK HORSE!! THE 235 CI, THREE SPEED WAS RELIABLE, HUMBLE, AND LOW MAINTENANCE.
Should be a fun driver when done! Yes I agree with you on the 235!
I would keep it stock! From Texas 🤠🥳 .I have a 72 Plymouth Road Runner, I've had for 51years, bought it when I was 19 .Reworked it 3 years ago, it's stock.
I like your thinking! That’s a cool road runner, send some warm temps up to the northern plains please!
I don't know about the wagon, but the 60 Chevy sedan had a flying problem with the big rear wings. Mostly wind and poor road surface related. My parents Ford has smaller winglets and never seemed to have this problem!
Hopefully we can get them buttoned on nice and tight for the future!
Cold war motors just bought a 60 Biscayne parts car with that left chrome piece for the rear fins. Maybe get in touch with them and see if they wanna sell it. Their parts car video was released today, Nov 18th. Check out the video and see.
I will check them out! Thanks for the lead!
I have a 1960 delivery wagon it has the wood in the back as your wagon. 2 years ago, someone stole the dash and other parts from my 60ty they even destroyed the windshield, getting the dash out sad that there's people out there who think it's ok to steal off others.
I will be putting this 60ty back on the road sometime soon this year. As for the thieves, karma has its own ways of dealing with them
That’s a damn shame they did that! You are correct karma will get them sooner than later!
Post up your build, I’d love to see it! Thanks for tuning in Daniel!
This is a bone stock original and I think that you should keep it that way and recreate all of the US government decals to make it look like it was time worped to the future it would have had little hubcaps on it you would need to get a set of them with old bias tires no white walls and it will be a head turner for sure go for it and you could take it to a Berrett Jackson auction and I would think that it'll be a very good price for you and then you can have a lot of money to do more for your videos period Charlie kretschmar Phoenix Arizona
Thanks Charlie, you’ve got the warm weather down there! We are going to try and replicate, soft restore this machine as much as we can! Looking forward to the build!
my Grandparents had a 1959 2 door wagon. I'm sure it had rear seats though. they traded it in in 1970 for a Buick LeSabre
That would’ve been a cool family keepsake!
I like that car man. Thanks for vid.
Thank you and thank you for watching!
She’s a beautiful automobile.
Thank you! 🙏
Definitely the slowest car at the dragstrip. It's got the same options as Fred Gibbs ZL1 Camaros. Manual steering and brakes. Lol
Haha 😂 definitely not going to set any records with it!
Soo cool! Are you planning on doing a full restoration?
Soft resto! Come back and drive it!
Never seen a 2 door before. In Ohio if a wagon, van or suv doesn't have a rear seat you have to run truck license plates but the title does not say it's a truck. Looks to be some solid square bodies around the yard also.
We have some good solid squares out here! That’s weird in Ohio with the no back seat titling situation!
The rear deflectors are after market. My dad put them on our 59 Parkwood. The water pump is locked up.
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give these guys another 50 subs so they can can get monetized, they deserve it. keepp it a 6, way cooler, cheers from Canada
I appreciate it, thank you for giving a shout out! We are close! We will be going with this 235 or another, hate to change it to much! Thanks for tuning in up in Canada, not to far away from me! Thanks again John!
A friend of mine has one he bought from the funeral home in wellsbro PA his has a 1960 348 try power in it from the factory .
That would be an awesome car to have! 348 👍👍
Dept of the Interior. Probably a national park or forrest car.
Found a can of classic bug spray in there!
I'm for original rebuild also. I didn't even know they still made a 2 door wagon as late as 1960. 👊😎👍
Thanks you!! It’s pretty neat car!
The rear quarters are super cool. Never seen such a wagon like that.
It’s definitely unique! Thanks for tuning in!
There used to be a lot of these running around. Blame Al Gore's "Crush-A-Clunker" program for the near total elimination of traditional American cars from our roads.
283, disc brakes, repair the rust but match the old paint and do not paint it. replace the floor pans and a complete new factory interior stock rims and tires.
We won’t paint it! Probably stick to the old 6 or replace it with another one!
Please don’t LS-swap it, or even put a 350 or something in it. If I was yous guys, I’d do an exterior refresh, fill in the rusty spots, respray in original color, try to keep some patina, recreate the graphics on the door. The interior would be noce to see retored, since it’s really only a 3-seater. In the back, since it has no roof rack, I’d mount a stuffed brown bear and go driving around in it to car shows and such! Or you could put a big Yogi Bear in there, in a cage, with a few pic-a-nic baskets (evidence), and dress up as Mr. Ranger, Sir.
Nope we are going to keep it bone stock! Haha that would be cool to build it around that theme! I’ll see if I can rope together a Mr ranger uniform haha 😂 I like it!
got to be super rare. 100% original is the way I would go. That running gear and brakes are all simple rebuilds.
Parts are cheap for it! I don’t want to dump huge amounts of money into it, I would like to have it driving by spring for some shows!
My landlord back in college had a black 2 dr. wagon like this. She was 76 at the time. It had a grey interior with a 3 on the tree. I asked her numerous times if she would sell it someday.
What color was it? Darn old lady’s sometimes don’t sell haha been down that route
It was all black. Dog dish hub caps. Grey vinyl interior. Keep the six..make scream.
@@angeloavanti2538 man I bet that thing looked sharp! That’s the plan here with this one!
It was. She garage kept it too. Remember it had less than 30k on it. Owner since new. That was in 1980.
@@angeloavanti2538 that would’ve been a cherry wagon to get ahold of!
11960 has always been my favorite year, and you NEVER see those 2-door wagons.😈😈
It is a pretty sharp year isn't it! Thanks for watching, we appreciate it! stay tuned as we will be building this out on the channel!
If it was me she would go back to OEM, they are as rare as hens teeth,, keep her original ,, just MHO
That’s the plan!
6:35 to restore
Redo the interior factory original
Put 9 coats of clear coat on it
No mods , just add a waterbed in the back to be funny.
Haha I’ll have to think on the waterbed!