"My Dad bought this car in 1962",
says Barry. "Of course it was used, he said new it sold for $3600.
The former owner
raced it, I believe it was in
Union City, TN. When my Dad bought it he named it 'Little Red
Reason'. I think the name had something to do with a woman...
It came out with a 3 speed on the column, but it
kept locking up, so my Dad put a stick shift in the floor. A few years
later (approximately
1968) he gave the car to my older brother who was only 17 at the
time. He tore it up pretty bad as a reckless teenager. I remember
the door handles were torn off, so sometimes he got in it like the
boys on Dukes of Hazzard. Just like some of you said, he would out
run the Fords and Chevys. It has a 361 four barrel. After a while
he junked it out on the farm. Four years after it had been sitting
out in the weather, I had a ‘big dream’ and decided to
restore it so I could drive it. I was about 21 at the time. It didn’t
have a top or floor board, rust hole in the side and no seats left.
It was a mess. I bought two junk cars for parts, and some parts I
had to make..." |
