Bought my 1966 Impala five years ago today

Kinja'd!!! "cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
05/12/2017 at 09:03 • Filed to: None

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My first carbureted classic. I was 20 at the time. it had a 283, powerglide and it was TEAL, baby! Only had it for a few months in the summer but wow it was cool. Older me probably wouldn’t have driven very far on the old 1980's bias plies but younger me was a braver soul. Sadly, it got sold to a kid who donked it and the car is pretty much ruined now. :(


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Kinja'd!!! TheTurbochargedSquirrel > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/12/2017 at 09:09

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It had paint!

Also has anyone ever told you that you look like Travis Pastrana?


Kinja'd!!! cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
05/12/2017 at 09:10

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It had nice paint! No haha but he was one of my idols growing up.


Kinja'd!!! Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/12/2017 at 09:23

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I dig it, nice color, too.
Sad to read what happened to it.

Have a teal Bel Air:

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Kinja'd!!! cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
05/12/2017 at 09:25

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I adore that car. Teal is just so good on a big Yank tank. Yeah I learned my lesson about buyers with that car. I’m a lot more conscious of who I sell to now. How’s the old Chevy driving with the new floors?


Kinja'd!!! Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/12/2017 at 09:51

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I have yet to finish it, I was caught in some other activities. I discovered that my new headliner was stained and torn, so I had to quickly find a new new headliner. I did the insulation and mocked up the carpet. I plan to finish it tomorrow. I’ll update my post with new pictures when done


Kinja'd!!! Sweet Trav > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/12/2017 at 10:47

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Oh god, I love it. It needs a 502 big block with a roots blower and hillborn stacks.


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/12/2017 at 10:59

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That car and I were born in the same year. Fortunately, I have not been donked. Though I may have bonked. I remember when you posted about it before. Absolutely love the color. Get a haircut and stay off my lawn.


Kinja'd!!! SpeedSix > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/12/2017 at 11:02

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Too bad it wasn’t a manual - that probably wouldn’t have happened since the kid wouldn’t be able to drive it.


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/12/2017 at 11:12

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“Older me probably wouldn’t have driven very far on the old 1980's bias plies but younger me was a braver soul.”

Ah, the blissful ignorance of youth :) 


Kinja'd!!! cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > shop-teacher
05/12/2017 at 11:38

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Looking back, that was pretty dangerous.


Kinja'd!!! cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Sweet Trav
05/12/2017 at 11:38

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Right? Hillborn stacks make everything great


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/12/2017 at 11:44

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Who among us didn’t do some really dumb dangerous stuff when we were kid?. I was a pretty mature kid, and compared to a lot of my friends was really tame, but still ... I got away with some incredibly dumb stuff, things I wouldn’t even consider doing today.