I FOUND AN AMAZING BARN FIND!!

"In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you" (hoontheangelsing)
03/21/2015 at 16:07 • Filed to: None

A former street racer 428CJ Fairlane 500! HELP! ! I KNOW ITS SOMEONE ELSES PROJECT, BUT ILL GET JALOPNIK GOLD FOR MAKING THIS THING LOOK LIKE ITS GLORY DAYS!

DISCUSSION (23)

JGrabowMSt > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 16:13

Holy shit dude.

Look at it, closely. My dad had one of these way back when, same year, same engine (if Im remembering this correctly). His was not a dragster, just a regular street car.

Just go look now damnit!

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > JGrabowMSt
03/21/2015 at 16:14

I CANNOT THE MONIES AS IM 16

Alfalfa Romeo > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 16:15

I say the "someone else's project rule" gets a pass for restoring 70's and previous cars, because it's pretty difficult to find one that hasn't been someone's project.

For Sweden > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 16:18

TFen > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 16:18

Set up a Go Fund Me. I'm good for a $20.

yamahog > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 16:19

Tell your parents or sympathetic adult figures to help scrap together the $5000 and work out a plan to pay them back. It will pay for itself in smiles per gallon over time. The running motor is worth 5k as it sits.

JGrabowMSt > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 16:25

I would have handed this guy cash already if it wasnt several states away. That combo is super rare.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > yamahog
03/21/2015 at 16:25

My birthday is coming up, and I bonded with the "Old Man" (his actual name is Paul) who has QUITE the assortment of cars. He has; 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible 389 Tri-Power 4 speed in Nocturnal Blue, a green 1970 Nova with a SONNY'S DRAG RACING 540 V8 Pro-Street/Mod, a 2013 C6 Grand Sport and a 1990s econoline for business stuff and hauling shit for when he drag races the Nova (which runs a 10.84 1/4 mile). So I guess he could help.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > JGrabowMSt
03/21/2015 at 16:26

Did I mention it's numbers matching AND ITS AN EARLY PRODUCTION DATE AKA Q-CODE??!!

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 16:52

DO IT! You have to. It's glorious

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 17:06

Holy fucking NP...

lone_liberal > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 17:07

It's a damn good thing that is about as far away from me as you can get in the contiguous 48. I'd love to give that thing a good home.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 17:55

EVERYBODY IN THIS BREAD: WE NEED TO MAKE SURE ITS REAL!

lucky's pepper > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 18:13

All '68 Cobra Jet vehicles carried an R code in the VIN. For '69 Qs were used to designate non-R/A CJs and Rs for R/A cars.

Also the add doesn't specify the Fairlane as being an original CJ car and doesn't show the VIN, it just says the engine is an "early date code" CJ. So if the it's is an original CJ car maybe the engine's date code falls in the correct range.

Still NP all damn day. Crazy NP if it's real.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > lucky's pepper
03/21/2015 at 18:32

Damn it I meant R code. Q-code is Torinos

lucky's pepper > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 18:52

Nope, ALL '68 CJ cars carried an R as the 5th digit in the VIN. From Hemmings:

"Later in the 1968 model year—April 1, 1968, to be exact—Ford made the R-code Cobra Jet 428 available in all intermediates save for station wagons. While the R-code usually designated a Ram Air version of the Cobra Jet 428, all 1968 Torino GTs equipped with the Cobra Jet came with the non-Ram Air version."

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 18:58

I fucking hate muscle cars, and old American POS', and outdated ideals, buuuuuuuuut...... This is fucking awesome and I am imagining it as being the star of Bruce Springsteen's Racing In The Streets.

NP.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 19:02

Also, Tarpon Springs? That's not too far from me. Hmmm...... I'm not in the market for a car, but I might be in the market for a mid-term investment. Hmm..........

I just got Charlie pretty much perfect. I don't want to put effort into a project, and I don't give a shit about cosmetics while everyone else seems to. Hmm.... Quick paint job, tune (if the engine's running, it can probably be made to run pretty great without too much effort), .....??, profit? FUCK!

JR1 > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 19:07

Good Lord. That needs to be bought by you. Sell your kidney

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
03/21/2015 at 19:24

DO YOU KNOW ANY GOOD RESTO SHOPS??!!! I know there's an awesome Ford restoration shop down in Safety Harbor that just restored a 1949 F-100 and a 67' mustang and did an awesome job on both.

I can't restore it myself as schoolwork is priority, so this idea maybe postponed til after May 15th (when AP exams are done).

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 19:41

No. The only way to turn a profit is to do the work yourself, and even then it will be a labor of love more than anything.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
03/21/2015 at 19:46

I don't have a fabricator for metalworking, I'm sorry I won't get Tavarish points for doing a DAMN FULL EXTERIOR RESTO WHILE BEING A 16 YEAR OLD STUDENT. I can do maintenance and some engine working.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/21/2015 at 21:00

It doesn't look like it would need much fab work, but that's judging by not many pictures. I'd guess that bondo and paint should do the trick to get it like 90% there.