I parked it in 1979. When I acquired it in 1971 it was being driven daily.

 

two of mine were parked in 1963....current 2 door was parked in 1973......another was parked in 1980 after Mt St Helens ash took out the engine

 

Ya, what ^he^ said!

 

1977---in a barn in North Dakota

 

Wow, some incredible posts already!!

 

luckily mine was in a barn or in North Dakota wouldn't been much left if outside

 

My brother bought his 57 in 1972 right before he joined the Navy, and parked it at our Grandfathers. When he died in 1976 it was still parked at Grandpa's. Dad put it in his name but still left it at Grandpa's,in 1988 he had it towed to his house,towed because it wasn't running. He kept getting notes on the windshield, "If you want to sell this car, call me", I told him if he was going to sell it let me know first. He gave it to me in 1989, still not running. I parked it beside my house thinking I needed a bigger garage then the one car garage I have. In 2016 I decided I better get busy before I was to old to work on it, I've been driving and working on it every since. Its the only thing I have that belonged to my brother. So it was parked from 1972 till 2016!

 

Wow, thank you for sharing that!

 

Last registration and gate pass I have puts it around summer 1975

 

Neat!

 

Last day in use Dec 77. First day back on the road Nov.2020.

Drove to Kentucky from CA. Summer 2021

 

Wow, quite a slumber and rebirth!!

 

My 55 wagon that I purchased in 99 was last registered in 72, I put it back on the road in 2001. The 55 Belair I recently sold to Donovan (Mikeys nephew) was last registered in 69/70.

 

My '57 was parked in 1977. I Acquired it in 2016.

 

1975

 

Parked in the early 70’s because of a bent valve.
Purchased by me in late 2017.
Will be back on the road next year.
( It better be back on the road next year!)
As found…








Resent picture….
Getting ready for paint.....

 

No idea. I was told it was a parts car that sat in a field for decades

 

Purchased in 1965 from used car lot and drove it until 1968 when parked in my father's (not kind) dirt floor NH barn. Trailered it to PA in 1986, started restoration in 2011 under its own power in 2018. Oh, my daughter in the photo has a 25 yo son.

 

Purchased in 1965 from used car lot and drove it until 1968 when parked in my father's (not kind) dirt floor NH barn. Trailered it to PA in 1986, started restoration in 2011 under its own power in 2018. Oh, my daughter in the photo has a 25 yo son.

Great pics and story!!

 

The XKE in the first photo isn’t bad, either!

 

Last owner parked my 57 Nomad in 1971. I also bought it from him in 1971

 

Wow, nice!

 

1978 from what I've been told, it's very believable

 

My '55 Nomad's last inspection sticker reads RI '76. It's sleeping in the shed right now awaiting it's turn, still savin' up for parts LOL.

 

Wow, that's quite a nap!

 

In 1978 I bought my 55 Delivery in Fla. from a fellow sailor. It was parked (undrivable) under a pine tree. I don't think it had been driven for a couple years. I then moved it (towed) to another fellow sailor's backyard and it sat for another year. I finally started working on it with a girlfriend's (later my wife) brother. It was finally drivable in 1980.

 

Mine was purchased by the previous owner in the late 60's in Chula Vista California, then brought to the Seattle area. It was a driver for a while, then a race car that had a catastrophic clutch failure. I think the damage happened in early 70's and he parked it. I bought it in the early 80's as a young teen, got it back together and running/driving (still with the floor missing over the bellhousing) but never register it, so technically not back on the road. I sold it to an uncle around '91. I ended up moving to the east coast in the late 90's, and last summer drove from Maine to Washington towing my car trailer, bought the car (57 2dr hardtop, belair) back from my uncle and hauled it home.

It's no where near ready for the road. The good news though, I did finally patch the damaged section of floor that the clutch took out. I'll be doing rockers, floor sections and some odds and ends of rust repair soon.

 

We got ours in 2020 after my father-in-law passed away. Car had not seen the road since at least 2011, and we didn’t get it on the road until this past June.

 

Car had not seen the road since at least 2011, and we didn’t get it on the road until this past June.

What did it need to be roadworthy again?

 

This one sat in a semi trailer since 1989 until I got it in 2018. Still not ready for the road. Maybe another year. Doing frame off restoration.

 

Bought 2 56 Ht’s, rolling chassis. One with glass, one without. Both for $450. They were both under a wooden shed where they rested since 1972 until purchased in 1984. When the second one was towed out the shed fell, got them just in time.

 

Oct 2021

 

Remember the car was stored luckily in a dry area for over 20 years, l had it stored for another 10 years before it was rebuilt for the road

 

Bought my 57 on eBay. It had 1974 Iowa plates. I just got it back on the road fall of 2021.