I got the car in primer and the mirrors properly installed!

"I bought this car in july of 2004," says Jeremy. "It had been sitting in some tall weeds in a local junkyard. I walked past it many times, and never thought twice, you could barely see it through the junk cars and weeds around it. The salvage yard had it for many years (tag expired in '89) but it was running when parked. the salvage yard had to shut down and crush out because of the ground pollution. the owner of the yard wanted $500 for it, but i was able to talk him down to $250. I found a '89 diplomat police car in the same yard. It donated it's brake system and rear axle. I kept the 15" wheels off of donor car, and plan on using '71 fury hubcaps."

"The '59 has the 230 ci 6 cylinder. I took it home and with a starter, battery, fresh gas, tune-up -- it started right up, but it smokes though. It has a three speed manual in it right now, but i plan on upgrading to a V8 and 5 speed manual tranny (newer model, either 5.7 hemi or 5.9). The floor, trunk, and gas tank are rusted out. Overall the car is pretty complete, and totally original. I plan on making it a daily driver. I'm not sure on the color scheme, but leaning towards two-tone red and white with same color combo on the inside. It is sitting 1500 miles away from me right now, but I plan on moving back this spring and starting the resto. Don't make fun of where the side mirrors are mounted, I bought it like that and didn't have a chance to properly install them before I moved. Looks like somebody sent a golf-ball through it, so i am looking for a windshield too!"