Will it run and drive after 34 years?|1956 Chevrolet Bel Air

Will it run and drive after 34 years?|1956 Chevrolet Bel Air

Restoration project : This 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Cupe came from Mississippi in 1987 and my dad bought it. I remember he replaced the brake shoes and brake cylinders and i was passenger on the test drive. When we where driving he laughed, smiled and told me it was like driving an old tank, and that the entire drivetrain was weared out and that car was by the look of the underside it was pulled out of a swamp and putted toghether for a quick sale. He was used to drive 65 impala and 75 Caprice with all options, and this was just a disappointment to drive, but he loved the design and kept it stored with some other project cars in a superdry fully closed in garage and sprayed his cars with a wax and some places with oil mixed with whitespirit. The car was clearly put toghether for a quick sale and export. The carpet is glued to the floor to coverup rustholes and glassfiber. The paint looks like it has been applied with a vacuum cleaner in reverse . The crome bumpers have been grinded with angle grinder before dipped and all crome is in rough shape. several places is there rusted screws thru the stainless moldings. The left rear fender is 4 times thicker than normal and there is hundred small dings and dents. Rear and side windows are full of scratches and cracks. Windshield must me replaced to be legal. The engine compartment did they spray with matt black and that engine has å thick layer of dirt under that blue spraybox paint job. I think the wheels is from a camaro with weared out tires with tire reneweer on, was ment to make the car to look good.The best thing they did on this car was the interior job and installed a new or newer carburetor. The plan was for us to restore it someday, and i just took it out in the sunlight to see if i can respectfully make this a better car like my dad would had loved. Vehicles in my videos are are not for sale.This is not a how to video, i just film and share some of what i am working on.Some of the car repairs are temporary and are not considered as a restoration. I have not much time for talking at this moment, and have a lot to do, but i love and enjoy to make things work again, and will continue to make videos of cars and machines and share so others can enjoy too. Give the video a thumbs up if you like to see more of this Chevys future. Thanks!

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