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History #8732
#8732 was originally purchased by my family
in 1961. The car was purchased for my mother and was her
first car. The car was originally black with green interior,
but shortly after it was purchased, was painted blue by Earl
Scheib. The photos below range from 1962 to 1964. It was
1965 when unknowingly #8732 had its oil pan broken and was
driven until the engine gave out. From then until the early
80's, the car sat virtually untouched. In about 1982, my
father started rebuilding the damaged engine and restored it
to it's original condition. Through the 80's and 90's,
the car was slowly worked on, but it was never put back on the
road. It wasn't until August 2003 that I brought the car
to my home and started a complete tear down. I marked
the official completion of the restoration June of 2013.
After a 10 year family project the car is finally back on the
road and attending several events a year. The car has
received much praise for the work we have done. We have
received a hand full of 1st place trophies, including first in
class three times at the Forest Grove Concours D'
Elegance, and twice receiving Best in Show at other events.
