As I get closer to the completion of the rebuild of our Depression Era Big Car project, I wanted to post a brief video of this car starting and running with out the engine side panels and hood. It was January 1, 2012 and what better way to celebrate the new year than listening to four big flathead pistons firing through a four inch open exhaust. What a great sound! I plan to offer this vintage race car for sale in just a few days.

It’s the start of a brand new year and with that comes New Years Resolutions… almost everybody resolves to get in shape and stay in shape. I plan to do the same for my 1961 Corvette and my brother-in-law’s 1967 Austin Healey 3000 which I maintain for him. December 31 brought unseasonably warm and sunny weather to the mid-west so I took out both cars for some roadwork.

My Corvette started right up and once it warmed up it ran well… as well as a 306,000 mile 51 year old sports car should be expected to run. The big Healey was another story, the SU carburetor float valves were stuck and I had to pull the tops off the carbs and clean them up. Once started, the big 6 cylinder Healey purred like a kitten, a kitten with a lot of power and not a lot of brakes. Both cars got lots of road time a maintenance plan and a workout regimen to keep them in shape.