I found a '57 Chevy Bel Air on Craigslist out-of-state and decided to take the plunge. This car was disassembled 20 years ago for paint and never reassembled afterwards. I didn't want to deal with having a car sitting in paint jail for any length of time, and never wanted to pay for a paint job again—so this deal was interesting.
Over the past few months since I've owned the car, the parts bill has climbed higher than I was led to believe as many parts have either turned up missing or are in poor condition and not useable. Not to mention finding the small pile of spare parts absolutely covered in stink bugs. With that said—enter Project StinkBug! :)
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| Here's StinkBug sitting on my driveway after I had a flatbed deliver it to my house—275 miles away! I really like the old school Cragars even though they are 15". I don't like the 21-year-old tires though. |
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| Here she is as I started taking it apart to assess, fix, and replace various things. The radiator was first to go. It was the original Harrison unit, and I found a local shop to recore it. I want to keep this car pretty original if I can, but with a mild Restomod theme. |
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| The interior was disassembled to paint the dash long ago. Fortunately most of the stainless and chrome was present, and I just needed 5 or 6 replacement pieces. |
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