Might be getting back one of my old cars...

[thrashingcows]

I'll see how I like the steel rim look with the rims and tires off the wagon....But they are also the cop car rims, but should give me a good idea if I'll like the look of not. If I do like the look then I'll bug 68 for some caps.. ..and then blast and paint some steel rims, and was thinking I might get a red pin stripe along the outside edge of the rim as a nod to the redlines it would have originally came with, then some 15" RWL tires.

But that's a ways off...still trying to sort out transport for the car.

 

[thrashingcows]

Update on the Coronet....

When I was out visiting Wally and the coronet in Newfoundland we discussed transport and he said he would do all the leg work on his end since he has had cars and equipment moved all over Canada and knew a bunch of good people. So after a couple weeks I get home from work early one morning, I work nights, and a text comes through that I have to call this guy ASAP because they want to pick up the car that day! So I make the call, discuss the move and price and then send him the payment, car got picked up June 08 and was on it's journey west!

We worked out the move was only going to come to Edmonton Alberta, since they wanted a $1000 more to bring it BC and there were more back hauls in Alberta as well, so I said I would meet them in Edmonton and bring it back to BC myself for the final leg of the transport. So get the call on June 18th that the driver should be in Edmonton next day or so...he had a non runner on the back that they had to bring in a loader to get off so was delayed 8 hours...finally I get the call that I need to be in Edmonton June 19th between 12:00 to 13:00. So I left my place at 02:30 and arrived there at 12:30...I had only managed to get 2 hours of sleep before going..

Jarrid was the young fellow who brought the car across the country for me, super nice guy and he absolutely loved the car and thanked me many time for allowing him to transport it for me...

 

[thrashingcows]

Got it loaded on my trailer...

....and then had to find the one and only tire shop open on a Sunday in Edmonton since one of the tires on my trailer had decided to de-laminate during the 8+hr drive and the outside half of the tire was bulging and had worn off all the tread. I ended up getting 2 tires since I wanted a matching set on the rear axle. Once the trailer was back up and ready to go I decided that I wanted to tape cardboard to the windshield to protect from rocks and debris hitting and damaging it.

 

[thrashingcows]

Drive back went well...no issues at all and Ol' Patches just doesn't seem to care if I put anything on that trailer or not, such a dead nuts reliable tow vehicle!

Just before entering Jasper National Park....

Got home about 01:45 and just parked in front of the shop and came inside and went to bed...I'd been awake 24+hrs and drove 1700+Km's on 2 hours of sleep....I was pretty darn tired!

Snapped this when I got up...

My ramps were to short and the mufflers were going to get damaged so I had to get creative....

 

[thrashingcows]

Then spent a couple hours cleaning all the bugs off the front of the car...perils of open transport...and gave the car a quick bath.

When coming off the transport truck the coronet had barely any brakes...just a spot at the very bottom where they would kind of grab. So I assumed the MC had died over the last 20 years and would need a new one....popped open the MC and found the rear reservoir empty and just a little bit in the front.

I couldn't remember if I had used DOT 3 or Dot 5 in the coronet...so I went online and found a quick method of determining which one I had. used a syringe to pull out a bit of the fluid and put it in a clear glass cup, then add a bit of water...if it mixes you have DOT 3, 4, 5.1 Glycol based fluid, if it stays separated then you have DOT 5....I had put DOT 5 in.

And after a little digging I found three new and sealed DOT 5 containers that I had purchased for the Coronet 20+ years ago! I couldn't believe I still had them!

I topped up the reservoirs and pumped them a bunch and started to get some pedal again but will have to bleed the system.

 

[thrashingcows]

I can't tell you how surreal it is to have the Coronet in my possession again, I knew academically that it was mine but actually physically having it home I have to keep checking that it is truly here!

I kept have these weird flashbacks today as I work on it and clean it...I start to feel like I was at my old shop/home and then look up and I'm here at my current residence.

But I couldn't be happier to have it back!

 

[thrashingcows]

I'm going to start another thread with the history of the car, where it came from and how the restoration went 25 years ago...I have a bunch of old photos I'll scan and share.

And then the current state of the car and the work involved with getting it back up to show/cruiser status, and then my continued ownership and enjoyment of the car.

 

[Stretch]

What a awesome story! Supper happy that everything worked out!

 

[69.5CUDA]

you know your stupid lucky to have it back...most guys never see a sold car ever again

 

[thrashingcows]

What a awesome story! Supper happy that everything worked out!

My cynical side kept telling me something was going to happen and the deal would fall through, or I would loose the car some how...but it didn't and I couldn't be happier!

you know your stupid lucky to have it back...most guys never see a sold car ever again

I totally agree...stories like this are rare indeed and it was just pure chance that I saw that one pic of the car and then all this came about from it.

I'm still in shock that I have it back!

 

[dodgechargerfan]

That’s an amazing story!

Have ya cried yet?
I damn near did!

 

[thrashingcows]

That’s an amazing story!

Have ya cried yet?
I damn near did!

Not gonna lie...Teared up a little when I arrived in Newfoundland and then sat in the Coronet for the first time in 20 years.

But every time I go into the shop now and see it sitting there I drop into a stunned "deer in the headlight" mode for 10-15 seconds because I still can't believe it's here!

 

[thrashingcows]

I like to name my vehicles...anyone have any ideas?

 

[69.5CUDA]

ya found your own golden goose even if it is yellow LOL

 

[thrashingcows]

Was talking with the family and we came up with Buttercup, Butternut, Sunny...maybe GG for the Golden goose..

 

[Jester]

This is the coolest thread I've seen in a long time. Congrats on getting your car back! Wally only put 300 miles on 'er? Unbelievable. Happy endings don't generally fill my eyes with tears, but this one did.

 

[thrashingcows]

This is the coolest thread I've seen in a long time. Congrats on getting your car back! Wally only put 300 miles on 'er? Unbelievable. Happy endings don't generally fill my eyes with tears, but this one did.

Thanks Jester! Every time I walk by the Coroent sitting under the car cover I have to run my hand along it to reassure myself that's it's here, I'm still stunned that it's back in my possession again!

I haven't had a chance to do anything on it yet but it needs a new master cylinder and then a good service front to back to get ready for an inspection so I can register it.