[panelman]

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!!

 

[jhchevyparts]

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

 

[panelman]

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

Wow, nice!

 

[57chevymadman]

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

 

[Maineac56]

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.

 

[panelman]

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!

 

[tjsdelivery]

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.

 

[BrettJ]

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.

 

[tgarron33]

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.

 

[got1too]

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.

 

[Fun56Chevy]

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.

 

[57Kurt]

Thought it might be fun to see how long these rides sat dead before seeing asphalt again (if you know).

My Panel came home in 2017, but, it was in pieces. If I had to guess the year it had last been on the road at all, I'd have to say in the 1990s, MAX.

How about yours?

Oct 2021

 

[angs1957]

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

 

[Geo57]

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

 

[panelman]

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?

 

[Vintage Iron]

 

[tgarron33]

What did it need to be roadworthy again?

Brakes (converted fronts to disc), tires and wheels and a new fuel line. Needs other work, mostly electrical, and some interior cosmetic work but it runs good and is now safe to drive. I’ve already replaced old, brittle weatherstripping in multiple spots, radiator hoses, fresh coolant and new battery cables. Next up is the seals around the vent windows.

 

[F.I. 57 Belair]

We bought our 57 2DHT in 1977 and used it as our daily driver until 1983 when I decided to park it to do a restoration. Well life and family got in the way, and it was parked in an old corn crib on the farm until Oct of 2010. I have replaced almost all of the body panels and floors, a different frame and built a new drivetrain. It is ready for a final block sanding and hopefully will get painted this winter. I wish I knew the story of how it ended up in NW Ohio as it is a California built car.

 

[Dang]

Thought it might be fun to see how long these rides sat dead before seeing asphalt again (if you know).

My Panel came home in 2017, but, it was in pieces. If I had to guess the year it had last been on the road at all, I'd have to say in the 1990s, MAX.

How about yours?

My 56 Belair has an inspection sticker from 1968.

 

[lamontefrank912]

Nomad wagon 1978?