Does anyone have a rusty (or otherwise, but extensive rust is OK) 1963 Standard, Lark Regal, or Lark Custom F-body parts car for sale, or know of one that might be "had?"
A friend of mine and occassional lurker is in need of such a car to complete the restoration of his 1963 Lark Custom 2-door due to so many small parts having been lost by a "restoration shop" that gave up on the car after five years. He has concluded (rightfully so, I might add) that buying a parts car will be the best way to acquire all the little things he needs.
The car must:
1A. Be a 1963 "F" body (2-door sedan, not a "J" body Daytona hardtop).
2A. Have good side glass. His glass and channels were lost by the resto shop, so just having flat plate glass cut will still not give him the mechanism attached to the bottom of the glass he needs to complete his car. Nor does he have any patterns from which new glass might be cut, of course.
3A. Have had any type of manual transmission, as he needs clutch linkage parts inside the car and along the frame, outside the bell housing. The parts needed are not engine or transmission-specific.
On the other hand:
1B. The original engine is unimportant; either six or V-8 OK. In fact, see #2B, following.
2B. The parts car need not even have an engine or transmission in it. He doesn't need either and there is no sense paying for them if he doesn't want them, although he will if needed to acquire the parts car. (If someone has a parts car and wants to keep the engine and transmission for whatever reason, that's fine.)
3B. Rust is not a problem! In fact, the rustier the better! The purchased car to finish this project will be parted out unless something unforeseen arises after it is purchased and someone else wants the carcass. (The car being restored is a dry California body with no rust issues, and never had any. So anything that rusts away in bad climates won't be needed to finish the car anyway.)
Preferably, the car will be located east of the Mississippi River. However, we know where the bridges are and aren't afraid to drive over them if needed.
My friend has a well-qualified, competent person lined up who will finish the restoration if a parts car can be located, because nobody wants to track down dozens of small parts while shop space is being consummed with a boat anchor. 'Better to have the parts car in hand for bits and pieces (and reference) as the project moves forward.
Please, this is a nice, factory R2/4-speed 1963 Lark Custom 2-door being restored, and it needs many bits and pieces best sourced from a parts car.
Feel free to post here or contact me privately and I will immediately pass the information along so the two of you may be in direct contact. I have no financial interest in this and don't want any: This has been a nightmare for him and I'd like to help move the project along to completion ASAP.
Cheers and thanks. BP
A friend of mine and occassional lurker is in need of such a car to complete the restoration of his 1963 Lark Custom 2-door due to so many small parts having been lost by a "restoration shop" that gave up on the car after five years. He has concluded (rightfully so, I might add) that buying a parts car will be the best way to acquire all the little things he needs.
The car must:
1A. Be a 1963 "F" body (2-door sedan, not a "J" body Daytona hardtop).
2A. Have good side glass. His glass and channels were lost by the resto shop, so just having flat plate glass cut will still not give him the mechanism attached to the bottom of the glass he needs to complete his car. Nor does he have any patterns from which new glass might be cut, of course.
3A. Have had any type of manual transmission, as he needs clutch linkage parts inside the car and along the frame, outside the bell housing. The parts needed are not engine or transmission-specific.
On the other hand:
1B. The original engine is unimportant; either six or V-8 OK. In fact, see #2B, following.
2B. The parts car need not even have an engine or transmission in it. He doesn't need either and there is no sense paying for them if he doesn't want them, although he will if needed to acquire the parts car. (If someone has a parts car and wants to keep the engine and transmission for whatever reason, that's fine.)
3B. Rust is not a problem! In fact, the rustier the better! The purchased car to finish this project will be parted out unless something unforeseen arises after it is purchased and someone else wants the carcass. (The car being restored is a dry California body with no rust issues, and never had any. So anything that rusts away in bad climates won't be needed to finish the car anyway.)
Preferably, the car will be located east of the Mississippi River. However, we know where the bridges are and aren't afraid to drive over them if needed.
My friend has a well-qualified, competent person lined up who will finish the restoration if a parts car can be located, because nobody wants to track down dozens of small parts while shop space is being consummed with a boat anchor. 'Better to have the parts car in hand for bits and pieces (and reference) as the project moves forward.
Please, this is a nice, factory R2/4-speed 1963 Lark Custom 2-door being restored, and it needs many bits and pieces best sourced from a parts car.
Feel free to post here or contact me privately and I will immediately pass the information along so the two of you may be in direct contact. I have no financial interest in this and don't want any: This has been a nightmare for him and I'd like to help move the project along to completion ASAP.
Cheers and thanks. BP
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