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Hi all, I recently had the opportunity to own a 1932 Chevy Sedan that is all original and unmolested. There was no hesitation, I jumped in with both feet! For what ever reason the car has been spared by Father Time at least in my opinion. A friend of mine that maintains a 90 car collection came to inspect it (after the purchase) he also has restored a 23 Chevy,36 Chevy and a 56 Corvette. A man I'm fortunate to know. When i opened the door to the garage he just stood there in silence. Without saying a word he started crawling under the car, then under the hood and then inside. I then heard him say "WOW, I truly can say I've never seen anything like this." He told me this was the most complete original car he believed he had ever seen. The car has 59667 miles. The original interior is intact down to the roll down shades on the rear windows and the 88 year old headliner that shows no signs of wear. Only one tear on the front seat, none anywhere else. There isn't any rot to the metal only very light surface rust here and there. Its complete with all emblems and even the original top! It has the starter, generator, distributor, fuel and water pump it was born with. He believed the radiator was original too. I have not tried to start it as of yet. It has not run in at least 7 years. I'm fighting the urge to just go ahead and fire it up. I'm trying to take every precaution I can to not screw it up. I've used a lot of Kroil penetrating oil thus far, in the cylinders and every nut and bolt i think i may have to turn. Once I'm satisfied that I've done everything I can to not mess it up i'll give it a shot at starting. My plan is to keep it as original as I can for as long as I can. I want to go through everything and do whatever maintenance is needed and then drive it everywhere! Their only original once! I don't want to be the guy that screws it up. I've wanted one of these cars since I was a child, I never thought i'd have the chance to do this. Wish me luck. Thanks for taking the time to read, I'm sure I'll have many ?'s.[img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/0w6gc3uaiaoxi4k/IMG_3239.jpg?dl=0[/img][img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/0w6gc3uaiaoxi4k/IMG_3239.jpg?dl=0[/img][img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/khwh4us7g21y92k/IMG_3242.jpg?dl=0[/img]

Congratulations!!
I am glad to hear of your fantastic experience. :-)
Any chance you could treat us to a couple of pictures?

Also...
Do you know anything about the history of the car?
I am always interested in hearing the story behind a great find like yours. If only cars could talk.

Totally cool!!! Congrats on being the current caretaker of this exceptional vehicle.

While you are waiting for the oil to seep into stuff, I suggest you put it on jack stands and:

1. Check that all the moving parts underneath and in the engine compartment actually move and are adjustable. For example, make sure that the threads on the brake parts are not clogged with dried grease and road dirt, so they can be adjusted.

2. Change all the fluids.

3. Make the appropriate adjustments (like brakes).

4. Do a complete lube job, including wheel bearings.

Basically, work your way around the car inspecting, cleaning, and adjusting, so that when you fire up the engine, you can go driving!!

Majorly jealous, Dean

I will take any advice I can get! If you had told me 3 weeks ago that I would have a 32 Chevy in my garage I would have laughed and walked away. I would love to post pics but I'm tech challenged, my wife may have to help with that as I have many to share. I'm as proud as a new parent!

Gary, I suggest that you post your VCCA member number in your profile.

After you do, one of the VCCA moderators will grant you member privileges, one of which is the ability to post photos onto the VCCA server and have them seen easily in your posts here in the forums.

Cheers, Dean

Hi Gary
Once you've done as Dean says above, all the information you need to post pictures can be found here:
https://vccachat.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/436976/how-to-post-a-photo.html#Post436976
Looking forward to seeing your car!