'62 Signet comin' my way

Having lurked around here for not very long, I already have a reason to start my own thread. Around New Year's, I caught an ad in Kijiji for a rough looking '62 Valiant Signet, free. Aw, what the heck, I called and kinda fell in love with the car and its story. Original owner, now 75, started to restore it then realized he is too darned old.

Well, I was the second caller and the car was promised to the other guy. Okay, no problem, just give me a call if he doesn't take it. I got that call today.

Oh boy. It's up on blocks and the front wheels and tires are missing. He sold the engine because he wanted to replace it with a 225 (ooo, reckless speed demon). Bright side, the bucket seat interior is complete and it has a fresh rebuilt TorqueFlite and a shop manual. Yes, the body is rusty but, north of the 49th, they all are. Learning to weld is on my bucket list.

Barring blizzards, next weekend I'm going to get my next project. Pictures at 11.