Faults:

I had to replace all fuel lines, brakes, wheel bearings and carburetor.

General Comments:

Drove this car 1100 miles before replacing the fuel lines, brakes, etc. After all it is 50 years old. She now purrs (loudly) and is a joy to take to local shows.

Got 22 miles per gallon on that 1100 mile trip. Around town is 12. It is a heavy car, but the ride is smooth, doesn't turn on a dime, but the ride makes up for it. Turns heads. It is a Springtime Yellow convertible with a Palomino interior. The 352 is great to tool around in and has enough HP to feel like I'm back in the 60s.

Still enough around to be affordable in the Classic Car Market.

Faults:

The oil pan gaskets leak a little.

The driver's side of the front seat has started to wear badly.

The weatherstripping is old and worn.

General Comments:

The car has an AM radio built in the dash that cannot be replaced. The power and sound this little 289 puts out beats a radio any day!

Faults:

Seats are worn badly.

Upper control arms had to be replaced.

Fuel sending unit had to be replaced.

Weatherstripping is beginning to deteriorate.

Distributor had to be replaced.

Timing chain and gears had to be replaced.

General Comments:

This car is truly a joy to drive. As you can plainly see from the problems I have experienced, the only repairs needed are routine maintenance required after many miles of driving and general wear and tear. My next goal is a little corrosion control and new paint for the body. I plan to keep this car for a very long time. When the doors fall off, then I may look into driving something different.

The car runs and drives like a new Cadillac. Truly, it is difficult to see where automobiles have improved enough over the past 35 years to justify the massive increase in costs off the lot. A new car with an equivalent engine and drive train would get around the same fuel economy and wear out much sooner.