Well, the time had finally arrived to transport Project '57 down to the famous restoration expert Chuck Miller from Greenville, SC. We rented a trailer from U-Haul and loaded up the engine-less '57. Our driveway slants toward the street making this a relatively easy job.
"Come on honey, push!"
Our intent is to have Chuck paint the body and we'll bring the '57 back home for engine and glass installation, mounting the inner fenders, and resumption of the project. So, we loaded the back of the Grand Cherokee with the myriad of small parts that must be painted body color.
Note: This picture shows air vents, fresh air tubes, heater motor, splash pans, battery box, speedometer housing, and steering column.
On the trip down we discovered that western SC (near the Georgia border) is well known for its peaches. I couldn't resist taking a picture of this water tower (disguised as a huge peach) along side the road.
Chuck's shop contains a show room full of neat memorabilia, his awesome collection of '60's Mopar Muscle Cars, and various project cars. He also has several cars in various automotive museums throughout the southeast!
This picture shows a mopar in the center flanked by a '57 Chevy convertible on the right and a beautiful old T-bird on the left.
I was excited to see another '57 150 in the middle of a frame-off restoration. Directly behind this 150 is a '57 wagon that Chuck recently purchased.
This picture of Chuck's shop shows the 150 restoration on the right and our very own Project '57 in the background.
...and now the wait begins!
We hope to pick the '57 up
around Thanksgiving '99...
While visions of the freshly painted Project '57 dance in my head...
Roger Schafer's '57
