So outside of fishing I have a strong passion for music and also cars...for me specifically muscle cars. There are a lot of hidden gems in BC tucked away collecting dust. Some do get out and have their legs stretched once in awhile and if you are lucky to be on the same pavement on that day you get a quick peak at them. Car shows aren't happening this year so I'm seeing less of these classics than normal. So post a pic of your ride and some details on how you got it, where you got it, work done etc etc.
My ride is a cool story. My dad bought this car new in 1965 from Olsen Motors which soon after became Peter Pollen Ford. Its a 65 coupe with a C code 289/auto. It is a 100% garage kept car with original paint, interior and running gear. He found the rally wheels through a Vancouver Island Mustang club member and added the proper power steering and brakes to the car as it was manual everything when he bought it. He did save the original hubcaps. He passed away last march and left it to me as I was the only one of his kids who drove it, washed it, waxed it, vacuumed it. If you know my 28 year old Seasport which even as a day one working boat still looks newish. This car and my dad taught me how to look after things and keep them looking new. It has 69,000 original miles on it. He had dual exhaust on it for a few years until one year a guy having a bad night at the testing station said it was to loud and failed it. He said screw it and put it back to single. I'm going to put a stainless dual exhaust system on it this fall as it won't hurt it value. I had Tom Ceino appaise it last summer and he gave it a value of $28.000 for insurance purposes. Dad paid just over $3000 for it new. I have a weird relationship with this car because I have no sense of pride of ownership....its still my dad's car in my mind. The cool part and I like telling this part of the story...how many people at 61 years are still driving the car they learned to drive on at 16? That is cool to me.
My ride is a cool story. My dad bought this car new in 1965 from Olsen Motors which soon after became Peter Pollen Ford. Its a 65 coupe with a C code 289/auto. It is a 100% garage kept car with original paint, interior and running gear. He found the rally wheels through a Vancouver Island Mustang club member and added the proper power steering and brakes to the car as it was manual everything when he bought it. He did save the original hubcaps. He passed away last march and left it to me as I was the only one of his kids who drove it, washed it, waxed it, vacuumed it. If you know my 28 year old Seasport which even as a day one working boat still looks newish. This car and my dad taught me how to look after things and keep them looking new. It has 69,000 original miles on it. He had dual exhaust on it for a few years until one year a guy having a bad night at the testing station said it was to loud and failed it. He said screw it and put it back to single. I'm going to put a stainless dual exhaust system on it this fall as it won't hurt it value. I had Tom Ceino appaise it last summer and he gave it a value of $28.000 for insurance purposes. Dad paid just over $3000 for it new. I have a weird relationship with this car because I have no sense of pride of ownership....its still my dad's car in my mind. The cool part and I like telling this part of the story...how many people at 61 years are still driving the car they learned to drive on at 16? That is cool to me.
