Hello all,
One year ago, I found a 1980 Regal Sport Coupe.
I always liked american car, particularly the 75/85 period (square, quad-headlight,...). So I thus realize an old child dream :redface:
This car was stored long time (at least 6 years, probably more) on a used auto parts dealer's ground. Fortunately, it was stored on gravel (not on grass), so the body was fine and unrusted, and this is a good point
The car was remotorized with a V8 engine Maybe a 305 or 350 SBC (not identified yet). I've got no time actually, so i don't do lot of things on it.
Just clean the car and the engine compartment.
Next step :
¤ Repair or replace the engine (but Buick V6 engines are very hard to found in Europa, espacially in France (there is a lot of US car in Belgium, Germany and Swiss, cause US Army base located in these places, but in France it's really "exotic car" :biggrin: ).
¤ Make a restauration of the brake system, and a refreshment of the interior (I'm in the south of France, an it's a sunny place > the 80's quality of plastic interior don't like sun ).
Here some pics as was the car when i take it :
In the junkyard :
One year ago, I found a 1980 Regal Sport Coupe.
I always liked american car, particularly the 75/85 period (square, quad-headlight,...). So I thus realize an old child dream :redface:
This car was stored long time (at least 6 years, probably more) on a used auto parts dealer's ground. Fortunately, it was stored on gravel (not on grass), so the body was fine and unrusted, and this is a good point
The car was remotorized with a V8 engine Maybe a 305 or 350 SBC (not identified yet). I've got no time actually, so i don't do lot of things on it.
Just clean the car and the engine compartment.
Next step :
¤ Repair or replace the engine (but Buick V6 engines are very hard to found in Europa, espacially in France (there is a lot of US car in Belgium, Germany and Swiss, cause US Army base located in these places, but in France it's really "exotic car" :biggrin: ).
¤ Make a restauration of the brake system, and a refreshment of the interior (I'm in the south of France, an it's a sunny place > the 80's quality of plastic interior don't like sun ).
Here some pics as was the car when i take it :
In the junkyard :