We spent the night in one small town in western Kansas that had an old, closed car dealership on the city square.
Several of us looked inside to see:
3 1957's Bellaire's, 2 were 2 door hardtops, one a four door sedan
1 68 or 69 Ford Torino, red, 2-door hardtop
1 67 or 68 Camaro Convt, beige
1 very nice mid to late 60's E Jag roadster, the pale yellow, split eliptical rear bumper barsdidn't see any rust, but E's are notorious for rust in the rockers, probably the triple carb 6. These have been called " the greatest crumpet catcher known to man" if any of you have the energy to catch crumpets.
about a 1960 Cadillac convt
assorted 1920's sedans , none I recognized as Model T's.
And finally, a cherry red, unflared, unabused 1966 Corvette roadster. Likely the small block 4 speed, maybe a respray. No side pipes, just a straight Vette. These things ride like buckboards with rocket engines attached to them, all roar and acceleration and head turning, and I'll bet this one is numbers matching without rebuilding.
All were original, decent, unmessed with condition, no fender flares, etc.
The major said the elderly owner was not doing well and his family would like to get them gone, and the city would like to take over the building.
Now I'm not saying they are for sure available, but these western Kansas cars are generally rust free and these I'll bet might be lower than eastern or Calif markets. I don't know if any of you care for old cars but here you go. I'd pursue one of the Chevy's myself but I still have my hands full with my old Ford woody and now an older SL and I am out of garage space. Besides, a friend has offered to build me a 69 Chevelle SS with a built small block.
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