Hi,
My name is Winfred
Parker, and I am located in Paragould, Arkansas, which is in the Northeast
corner of the state near Memphis, TN. I just joined this list after
stumbling upon the website. I found your site when I was looking for the
"Buried Plymouth" story, which I was told about when I purchased my car
recently (because mine is very similar to the buried one). I don't own a
computer, so I go bum off my daughter, and she does all the technical stuff
for me, like typing and cruising eBay.
My vehicle is a 1957
Plymouth Belvedere 2-door sedan in poly gold/white. It has a 301 with a
powerflight transmission. It has 112,000 miles with the original
engine/drivetrain. I purchased my vehicle at the first of December 2003
in Cullman, Alabama, from the owner that had purchased the car from the
grandson of the original owner from Port Angela, Washington. It was
bought new there by his grandfather, and was stored for 18 years after his
death. My car came with the owner's manual and shop manual, the original
bill of sale (bought 1-7-57 for a '54 Plymouth and $2K), and it even has the
original 1957 Washington license plate on the front bumper, which is pretty
neat since Arkansas doesn't require front plates, so we can keep it on
there. The owner I purchased the car from was using it as a daily-driver
and wasn't really interested in selling it. I had been
looking to buy another '57 or '58 Plymouth for a while. In the
'60's, I used to drag-race a '57 with a modified 301 with a standard
transmission (a former taxicab), and I sure made some Chevy owners sick!
In '65, I built a stock car out of a '57 hardtop--can you believe we cut one
of those up??!
I plan on restoring my
car for car show purposes and Sunday driving. I am a charter member of
the Crowley's Ridge Cruisers car club, which is the largest club in
this area. We have a large annual car show in Jonesboro,
Arkansas. We raise money for various charities and have a good time
doing it.
Thanks for giving me the
opportunity to join this list. I'll have to come over and bug
my daughter all the time so I can keep up with the posts.
HA.
Winfred Parker (and
Melanie Mace, best daughter
ever)
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