Looks pretty decent

Wow, pretty nice for 57 years old.

Although I'm the same age and I still look that good too (Shutup Johnnee....)

Congrats Roger ! Very nice find !

Really nice find. Congrats.
Get the necessities done and drive her...

hawkeye5766 wrote:

I see the keys in the ignition, clean the points, throw in a bat, hook up some fuel and go for a drive 

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 Well, that is exactly what we did last Friday,  Bigsteve called 'shop night' , and we had about twelve  guys come over and get at er!

I drained the tank, fresh oil, bigsteve filed the points, as there was no spark... disconnected the line at the carb,,pumped it into a can...few drinks down the carb... And kaboom!

afer 12 years of nothing...had er purring within 2 minutes of running, the lifters quieted down,  it even kicks out of fast idle.

tackle the brakes in the am,  the peddle is at the top and rock hard.. I'll start with the master.

 

awesome time,  all the guys helping like that,  true car guys !!

where is the burnout picture

No snow burnouts... We did it in the shop....4 guys in the car... Heck..use the lift so they tires re just touching!  

See how clean the center do the tire is  !

Pulled the master cylinder apart...cleaned up the bore and seals...ahhhhh..brakes ...somewhat...good enough for now.

next will be to free up the shifter..can't seem to engage 1 and reverse?   Once it warms up...

here are some better pics..  Shows 54'000 miles.. Oil change sticker was 1961 and 41'000 miles..  Can we assume this car sat since the mid 60's?   Rubber floor mat is in great condition .

neat car...

I'm trying to figure out how to get video from the ipad to the site?

Roger, i love that sweet 57 Pontiac of yours just the way it sits. Congrats on getting her running after all those years of sitting. Try doing that with today's modern junk. Continued  good luck with your 57 Pontiac time machine. Cheers. George.

What a neat car!  Looks like the body has held up well.  Certainly wouldn't see that on a car sitting out east.

It's cool to see one that survived the years a little worn but basically original.  A nice car to save.

Roger sent in E-mail   I uploaded to YouTube

 

 

http://youtu.be/q7hE30c3gio

-- Edited by 427carl on Tuesday 6th of January 2015 03:03:56 PM

Played around the last couple of days prepping the intake and cast header.  Still need to pick two carbs and rebuild them , have the kits already.   blasted and hit the  intake with diamond clear,  and the header with ceramic white...let's see how they hold up.