Wow, this car really takes me back! My Dad and an uncle (Dad's brother) both worked for the Department of the Interior, Fish and wildlife Service from the late 1940s to around 1980 so I grew up around these vehicles. I remember my uncle driving an exact copy of this wagon when it was new. The rear reflectors were a standard add on for all F.W.S vehicles of the era, cars and pickups alike. I remember thinking at the time that they looked pretty cool tucked into the groove under the tailfins on the '60. The rear air deflectors were also a standard modification at the time. These cars ran lots of miles on gravel and dirt roads and without them rear vision was obliterated by dust caked on the glass in no time. Dad was the manager on several National Wildlife Refuges. The wagons he drove on the job that I remember were: A '53 Ford windowless sedan delivery three on the tree, replaced by a '62 Studebaker Lark with rear seat delete and a posi rear, also three on the tree. next came a '64 Plymouth Belvedere, the rear seat delete was way more finished than simple plywood and solidly mounted with storage underneath. It had a slant six w/three speed. The last of what I thought were the cool ones was a '69 Belvedere. On it though, there was just a hole where the rear seat would have been, no floor matching the rear cargo height. Your car is a very nice survivor given its age. I wish you could see what the unfaded original paint color looked like, it was classy. If it was mine I would do a complete period correct restoration including original paint and lettering (and hubcaps, not wheelcovers). I'll admit though that I am biased due to my emotional connections, its yours to build according to your own visions. My last comment though is that having daily driven quite a few 235 6s over the years I am sold on this engine. Super reliable, decent gas mileage, plenty of power (unless you are drag racing), starts dependably at 30 below zero etc., plus there is so much room in the engine bay of these cars, with a 6, that working on them is a breeze...
That’s an awesome story! Glad you shared it and gave me some more info on these cars! Crazy what the government had for cars back in the day haha 😂 maybe it’s like the green mint ones we see rolling around today! Plan is to keep this or swap a 235 in it. Doing the underside resto as we speak. We will see how that goes and continue to the exterior, definitely either keep the body as is or if we get deep it will still be original with the lettering! Thanks for tuning in Mark and sharing your story, that is the best part! Thanks again!
Maybe used for fisheries,drain holes for transportation of minnows etc Don’t know if they had separate departments for forest and fisheries etc, All under one umbrella..
we had old AMC wagoneers for wild life in 80s 90s. some K5 blazers, edit, thinking back and talking to my dad, My dad said reason why they stopped using K5's out of Dubois area, (we liv ein PA and hunt in PA state forest) is that some officer go tkilled driving one down logging roads, and they bounced SO bad and yeah He lost control and crashed into some quarry.. this was around 1989 1990. Majority of all wildlife and fish cars we saw, ironically some road going were ford LTD around 1980-1985. caprices. and some random four door sedans. . for state forests we both clearly remember wagoneers with skinny offroad tires
I see the US government was a little more conservative with money back in 1960. We were poor however we got a new Chevy Brookwood wagon. Being dropped off at high school wasn't all that bad .
Please keep it stock with original engine. You have a rolling piece of automotive history. Honor it. I have a 42 For Convertible Club Coupe that I modified sitting in my driveway. Have always regretted I didn’t put it back stock.
I used to never give base entry level no option cars anything more than a quick glance. Today I really enjoy them because the goodness of the style and shape of the original design. This car looks great without all the extra trim. I would love to see this car brought back to its original condition. Even restore the door government logos.
@@johnsonautoranchllcI would even keep the original engine. But do it up good. Maybe even warm it up with some of the 6 cylinder warm up pieces like cam and head improvements. But keep the stock air cleaner setup. O would not be opposed to power steering and disk brakes on the front, but I would not bag it or lower it. My lowering would be limited to putting a 60 to 70 series tire on it with the stock rims and hubcaps. No need to slam this car into a road scraper that everyone thinks is a must do to be cool and up to date.
@@cH-lq3hc No, keep it STOCK. That means keeping the 6 cyl. With today's traffic, you are often lucky if you can hit 40 MPH. The 6 is plenty powerful enough for that.
I'm sure you know this but a person who upholsters car interiors can make you new door cards when you get the seat redone. I had an old German make me a set for a 1963 Chevy but, alas, he's with the angels now.
I’m going to do some checking around our area, I know of one really good upholstery shop. Not many around but it’s reputable, hopefully we can get fairly close to original!
Love finding old gems like this ❤. My personal, humble opinion and feelings are keeping something like this as authentic and original as possible. It's your vehicle, thank you for sharing it with us, and looking forward to the next video.
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching much appreciated! We are going to stick to original as original! If this 235 doesn’t look good with some compression tests etc we will either swap it for another 235 or possibly rebuild the OG engine!
My vote is for keeping it stock, as it was built, not even disc brakes, drums are fine. I can’t imagine those two reflectors were any kind of factory piece, they look like they came straight from Tractor Supply.
We will be going stock with it! I’m not sure if they are factory or not, the other guy I know that has the same car has them also for his, possibly a factory option?
When I was a kid, lots of wagons came from the dealer with those deflectors. No idea about this one in particular. But it was a common option back in the day.
Those were popular after market and dealer accessories. The idea was to prevent a vacuum from forming at the back, which would have allowed exhaust to be sucked in when the tailgate window was down. They also helped to keep the rear window clear, which was hard to do with a wagon, unless you had those deflectors.
Neat ol' Chevy. As much as I would be tempted to put in an era-correct small block and retain the 3-on-the-tree, I would be inclined to see what kind of shape the 6 cylinder is in. Cool ride in any case!
@@johnsonautoranchllc Definitely keep the six, and as much original parts as possible. Old wagons rule! When I was a kid, we had many wagons. A Falcon, a Country Squire, a Bonneville, a GMC Carry All, and an IH Travellall. All were Northeast rusted hulks, that were cheap. My father NEVER had a new car, and he didn't care what it looked like. It needed to start, and stop on a semi-regular basis. If he got a year or so out of them, good enough! Great memories. I remember sitting in the back of the Falcon on a dirt road, and the dust just pouring in through the rust holes!! 🤣 I love old wagons.
I love these Chevy two-door station wagons! I bought my 1957 Chevy "210-Series" two-door station wagon on March 26, 1970, and I still own it today. When I bought it, it had the radio delete plate and no radio. I put the proper radio in it later on, but I still have that radio delete plate. The car was built in GM's Oakland, CA plant, and it had an "Ellis Brooks San Francisco" dealer's emblem on its tailgate when I bought the car. I rebuilt a '66-'67 Chevy Nova 327 in 1976 and installed it. The car has an 11-inch clutch, scatter shield with block plate (bell housing) and a Muncie M-21 four-speed transmission. That engine and driveline combo still lives in it today, and the car is licensed and insured. I created a video on the car a few years back, and it can be seen here on you tube under my name.
We have been discussing on rebuilding the original 6 or swapping another 6 into it! I think we will move to the floor repair next and move into suspension etc! Thanks for tuning in RD much appreciated!
The 1960's Wagons Were Built Solid & Restoring With This One Will Surely Take Work. The End Results Will Be Rewarding. Look'n👀Forward To Viewing The Progress. always, Tommy🤠
Keep the 235 and split the manifold and run duals with glasspacks. I had a 62 wagon at one time with that combo and it was a unique sound to say the least!
My first car was a 1960 Chevy Brookwood Station Wagon in White in 1968. It had a strong running 283 engine. I painted it Aztec Gold, tinted the windows and put baby moon hubcaps with trim rings on it. It really looked good. However, the engine blew two weeks before I was drafted into the Army to go to Vietnam. 😢 what a cool wagon.
OMG OMG ! A 2 dr wagon surviving and existing ! And a basic green with no radio ! The interior was probably upholstered in white/grey or silver/grey. The choice of upholsteries for lowest level models has grown over the previous decade from the default one, but it was still limited.
When I was a kid, the family had a period of owning station wagons. There was a 57 chev 2 door that was ex USDA, then a 58 6 passenger for a brief time. Motor gave up and the rust bugs had pretty much eaten what was left! Dad worked at the local AFB as a civilian motor pool driver, he always could find some worn out car that some transferred airman needed to get rid of, so you never knew what was to be found next. One was a big OLDS 57 with the big J2 motor, followed by a 60 rambler 9 passenger. Finally he bought a 60 Parkwood that was a super nice car, he drove it for a year and traded it in for a new, at the time, 66 Belair 9 passenger. Was a beautiful car but always had handling issues. He later found a 55 chevy that was a better car than it's crappy paint job someone slapped on it, he sold it to fellow worker at the base. That guy totally restored it and it was beautiful! the guy drove it till he passed away while driving it! no wreck though. Somewhere in there dad found a 61 Belair 9 passenger. Really was a nice ride till my older brother wrecked it by running into the rear of a stalled truck! Brother went through a period in there where he wrecked 3 times in a very short time, it got to where even yet today, I won't ride if he's behind the wheel! The insurance company settled and resold the car to a broker down in KY. They put a different front clip on it and resold it, might still be roaming those back roads! Would love to find another 60 chevy again, they had that really cool small finned body line!
@@johnsonautoranchllc I agree. I just bought a 1950 GMC dump truck. That you could barely make out military numbers on it. Than I removed seat to five it a good cleaning and replace the tank. And found 4 pieces of paper where a sarge had checked it off. At tgat time it had like 217 miles it showed. Truck is 99 percent solid. No rot through on floor pans at all
@@johnsonautoranchllc maybe one day down the road. I used to could upload videos. No longer know how. Had a stroke 2 years ago and it wiped that part out. Don't take much to confuse me anymore
I have a 1960 Biscayne 2 door sedan. I was there in 1962 when my Grandfather bought it in western North Dakota. Mine runs good and drives. It has the same interior as yours but with a back seat. Radio delete also. My colors in the interior are the same as yours. My car is white. I guess yours was also white when new, painted by govt. Those 235's are very strong. Mine is original and was overhauled by my uncle about 40 years ago.
Definitely one to keep 100% original as it came out when restoring. 👍🏻 Sometimes less is more. I had a bare bones 65 LeMans once. It had nothing on it but a factory AM radio. It got a lot of attention at car shows because it wasn’t modified or optioned out like all the other cars there. I was planning a lot of changes when I bought it (GTO clone) but I just cleaned it up and had fun with it. 🙂
Man! That brings back memories of my son and I building his '59 Bel Air. It took us from '93 to '95 to complete it. It started life as a two door Biscayne, but when we acquired a Bel Air parts car we upgraded to all the Bel Air trim. We made an every day driver out of it converting the 235 to a 305 with a hot cam. Did the body work, painted it and all the mechanical from the rear axle to the front end. When we were finished he basically owned a brand new Bel Air. He's 43 now and still has his first car. It needs to be freshened up and I'd like to find a 348 and a 4 speed Saginaw. I'm thinking he can handle that now...hahaha...but at 15 the the 305 was plenty powerful enough. Can't wait to watch your progress with the '60 faux Nomad.
Awesome! Glad that brought back memories for you and thank you for sharing! I enjoy hearing the stories you all have of these old cars! I’m hoping this one doesn’t take to terrible long time to rebuild but you know how it goes! You and my dad sound about the same on us young guys having power! He still won’t let me take his Camaro out alone! Thanks for tuning in and supporting us we appreciate it! That’s what makes this fun! Thanks Henry!!
I would definitely convert it to a v8 stick an LS in it and get rid of the three on a tree and put an automatic in it and while you're at it give a new paint job that's just what I would do if it were my car
@@timuren1541, why ruin a good car? I would much rather have that 235 six cylinder than any LS engine, and as far as automatic transmissions go, unless you are handicapped, they are for lazy people. Standard shift is a much better way to go; plus it keeps people from doing stupid things like texting and driving.
@@timuren1541 NO. Classic cars should be kept STOCK. Also, the LS is a performance engine, and back in the day, performance cars were sticks. If you showed up to drag race with an automatic, folks would have asked you if that was your sister's car or your mother's car.
I had a '59 Chev Sedan Delivery. The rear cargo bed with the plywood is the same, although the plywood should have been painted. I put smugglers' boxes under the plywood just behind the front seat. Your car looks like a sedan delivery/station wagon hybrid. 1960 was the last year for the sedan delivery. Maybe they were using up spare parts or something. FWIW, the sedan delivery was classified as a truck and appeared in the truck sales literature.
I'm certain those deflectors were on there to help keep the rear window clean. As for the reflectors, my guess is the gov. added them to make it more visible. Restoring it to original is the best idea as it's such a rare car. Even down to the single pot master cylinder - that is such a rare animal in it's own right. Besides, with replaced brake lines, it SHOULD be as safe as the dual system.
In early `63, my grandfather bought a used `59 Biscayne 2 door post coupe with the 283, Powerglide, and factory air conditioning. It was a used police detectives`s car from the Tampa Bay Florida area, hence the A/C which was probably a very rare option at the time. White with a light blue cloth interior. I always told him to save it for me for when I get my license because I wanted to make a street rod out of it. Unfortunately it was totaled when a semi truck and trailer hit it on a narrow street in NJ. Thank God there was nobody in it at the time. Totally cool car with a bbbbbbbbad demeanor!
Sorry it got totaled, but turning it into a streetrod would have been the wrong thing to do. Souping up the stock engine would have been the thing to do.
Got to love those old government cars they are the base of the base models but they usually have some things other higher modals did not have. I know on the police cars they always had the HD brakes and suspension and sometimes bigger engines and cooling systems then the standard cars the public could get but not sure about the other government cars since I have only owned police cars and a few army pickup trucks.
I had one of these 60 biscane wagons about 1970. paid 20 bucks for it. replaced the blown 6cyinder engine and powerglide with a 1969 245hp 327 and turbo 350. worked great. used it for 4 years.
I sold mine in 1973 for 100 bucks to a band that needed it to haul their instruments around. I bought a 1971 k5 blazer to replace it. @@johnsonautoranchllc
There used to be a lot of these running around. Blame Al Gore's "Crush-A-Clunker" program for the near total elimination of traditional American cars from our roads.
@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 a 57 150 and 210 panel sold less than the 57 Nomad. Worth good money if you can find one.. not many 57 Nomad made..7000 I think. Or less
That blueish gray interior color on the garnish moldings looks like the same color as i got in the Skrayper. I got a color match to repaint my garnish moldings and left the original paintbon the dash because it was in good shape yet. The match came out good.
Wow, another one to watch, after Travis with the Impala and El Camino, plus the other guy with a 59 El Camino, I just love these Chevys. Go to be stock. You are so lucky across the pond to have these wonderful cars.
@@foxstrangler man that would be awesome to see all of these running around a base!! Well heck thanks for tuning in across the pond, that’s neat! Glad to meet ya!
I would keep it as original as possible. Growing up, we had a 60 Biscayne 4 door sedan. Same drive train as your car. I’m not a big fan of the 60, although I have seen some that have been restored and look pretty good. Keep us in formed with future videos. I’m in Florida.
thats when you have a friend who is great with construction and repair come in. I see the big barn as the repair shop and the small shop as the paint shop, the station wagon (when done) as my bedroom and placed inside of the big barn in a corner, thats heaven@@johnsonautoranchllc
Very cool! This is a great choice for just bone stock restoration to O.E.M. All the bones are there, and it's still U.S. Govt Dept of Interior green with the lettering on the doors! The one interior view looks like the plywood is GM installed.... What a great find! Thanks for showing this!
Yes it certainly deserves to go back to OEM which is the plan! Currently media blasting the underside to see what we have to work with! Thanks for watching John! Appreciate it, stay tuned!
You'd save yourself a lot of time, money and labor if you could only manage to get those cars you have lined up, up and off the ground a bit more than they are at the moment. True, you would still be dealing with damp soil beneath the vehicles but creating a good air gap would allow a lot of moisture to be whisked away by even the slightest breeze.
I hope you keep it as original as possible. sup it up sure but keep it looking original. Hate to see beautiful machines get wrecked.@@johnsonautoranchllc
I was just thinking, Do not know if you remember the station wagon Dean Martin used in his spy movies BUT that would be a cool interior for this 1 and you would still be leaving it stock (if you wanted to)@@johnsonautoranchllc
283, disc brakes, repair the rust but match the old paint and do not paint it. replace the floor pans and a complete new factory interior stock rims and tires.
Sometimes when auto makers sold sedan deliveries, they also had a window option for them. Maybe this could be one of those since it doesn’t have a backseat.
That was more kind of a Europe-y thing, but yeah sorta. This would have it's own model number designation separate from the Sedan Delivery. But you're kinda right. Without the back seat, it is basically a Sedan Delivery with windows for sure. Probably the same wood floor.
Every window delivery that I've ever seen had the sedan delivery one piece rear door , not the wagon tailgate and rear window . There is something else strange on this car in that they wagons didn't use the same names as the cars until 1962 . This should say Brookwood on the fenders . Perhaps a swapped out doghouse ?
@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 no nothing has been swapped, it’s a true biscayne car 1270 body! I wondered the same when I purchased it. The 1 other I know about is also a biscayne and tagged 1270
My aunt used to drive us to school in a 60’s model ford galaxy 3 on the tree. The shift stick fell off one day on the way. She was stuck in first for the better part of a month. It was hilarious to hear her take off down the street, the old tired engine just tacked to the moon hitting around 23mph tops.
Sweet ride! I have a 60 2 door coupe and it is now the lilac color the interior of your delivery is. The fin trim is pretty easy to get and is often on ebay motors for reasonable prices. Your going to want better brakes if you're actually going to drive it. I went power on the drums and quickly realized that it was a bit scary in traffic. It is pretty heavy for the amount of brakes that it has. I have some parts that I have upgraded but probably not anything that you're going to need. Looking forward to seeing your build on this sweet machine.
I’ll have to do some looking for that part! I’m on the fence either to keep drums or convert to disc up front. Keeping the 235 but I would like to enjoy driving this and have safe stopping power! Thanks for watching i appreciate it! If I have any questions I’ll hit you up! Thanks again!
That's what my Chev book says. Doesn't even mention a Biscayne wagon. I'm guessing it's a Biscayne Fleetmaster, technically. As it is a fleet vehicle. Should be the same for '60!
Haha that is a heck of a good dream! I never got into these fin cars until about 7 years ago. They are a heck of a neat car Kevin! Thanks for watching, and staying tuned as we build this! Much appreciated 🙏
Love this opening shot, old GM's, lots of them, we call that hog heaven round here... :) wow man, i've had several of those in the day... i'm very old :)
The production number should be in the Standard Catalog of American Cars. This is a very cool car. Funny fact is that the book mentions a 1962 Chevy II wagon: 2 door, 9 passenger. Very weird and unheard of. Subscribing now.
Very cool rare car. There aren't very many 76 and older wagons left. I'm looking for a 65 or 66 chevy wagon, Impala,Biscayne,Belair or Caprjce which the caprice came out in 66 .I hope you keep her looks all stock including all chrome and emblems with no body mods. I personally don't like dropped classics but don't mind my s10 dropped. Very cool to see all your classic bowties. I have 2 wagons twins a black 06 rt magnum wagon and a black 07 magnum wagon. My 06 is getting chevy ls swapped
Thanks you I appreciate it! We have a couple wagons more wagons we show on the channel coming up that we are selling! I’m a classic s10 guy and love them lowered!
I'll keep the engine original size and brakes to its original drum brakes all the way around I wouldn't change it too much and that's about all I can suggest right now
I would keep it stock! From Texas 🤠🥳 .I have a 72 Plymouth Road Runner, I've had for 51years, bought it when I was 19 .Reworked it 3 years ago, it's stock.
Had one just like it in 1970. Won't it in a poker game at my cousin's house one Friday night. What I won was a real mess! At least the thing ran and that was a big plus. After a lot of work, I sold it to a kid I knew in school for $550 and an electric guitar. Wish I had it back!
@@johnsonautoranchllc it was white with blue interior. And like yours, it was a 235 6 cylinder with a 3 on the tree. Mine did have a radio and heater and was used by the Post Office for rural mail deliveries. Had to replace the floor pans and clean the gas tank before you could drive it. What but was that I'm legally blind and couldn't drive it! From that, I learned that building something and seeing it run was half the fun!
Cold war motors just bought a 60 Biscayne parts car with that left chrome piece for the rear fins. Maybe get in touch with them and see if they wanna sell it. Their parts car video was released today, Nov 18th. Check out the video and see.
@@barberjeff67 that 61 is a pretty cool car, Belair 2 door post 6 cylinder. Body is outstanding but floors would need work! To many cars not enough time to build them all!
@@johnsonautoranchllc lol, I hear you! I play and restore vintage drums, plus my day job. Never enough time! Lol I like the Bel Air/Biscaynes these days. On the 61, the 2 lights per side looks cleaner to me.
@@barberjeff67 haha 😂 I hear ya life gets busy, even to get a UA-cam video it takes time! Yes I’m a strong follower of the bel air and biscyanes also, less is better for me! Nothing against an Impala but I’m not a fancy guy!
In Canada, the Pontiacs were rebadged Chevrolets, with a 261 c.i.d (bored out 235), with Chevy drivetrains and transmissions, the Canadian Pontiacs, didn't have the U.S Pontiac's Wide track suspension.
This is sooo cool!! I hope you’ll keep it original. I’m restoring a 1978 Thunderbird Diamond Jubilee. We were going to do some mods until we got a Marti report showing it is one of 19 equipped the way it is!
That’s awesome! It’s hard to be in the position of a rare vehicle, so much pressure haha 😂 I’ll have to look yours up and see what it looks like! If so, email me some pics I’d love to see it! We media blasted this one this week (new video) not bad but some weak spots as expected! Thanks for sharing and watching! I appreciate it!
@@johnsonautoranchllc I’d be happy to. I’ll send the picture of the Marti also. What’s your email? Oh, and will you be able to redo the government signage on the doors? That’ll be so cool
@@Mr6384 johnsonautoranch@gmail.com I’m not entirely sure what we are going to do with the body yet. Tailgate needs work, some rust in the door and some fender work. I’d like to keep it original.
Back in the 60’s, my dad’s friend has a 56 Chev like that. It was former govt. it seems like it was USDA. No back seat, only a full floor like your ‘60. Two door. We kids got in the back with Scrappy the dog. It was hot until we got rolling. It had the reflectors mounted on top of the rear fenders. Interesting 60 you have. I think I would clean it up and run it like it stands.
I’ve heard of those tri five govt models, never seen one but pretty sure someone had an article on one at one time. Be neat to see a 56 with the reflectors on the back! We plan to just keep this original, tempting to fart around with it. Considered disc brakes but over the weekend I think the majority have spoken…..stay original!
I'm 78 so am fading away. All of our cats were rescues. Because of my current living situation, however, I can't have any, but I do daily feed one stray outdoors. She's a pretty calico. After 3 years, she still doesn't allow me to pet her.
You can ask an old time land surveyor, but this might be a survey crew vehicle, I know that the department of interior did land surveying for public Infrastructure.
My landlord back in college had a black 2 dr. wagon like this. She was 76 at the time. It had a grey interior with a 3 on the tree. I asked her numerous times if she would sell it someday.
I've only at a couple occations seen '59/'60 2door wagons in the metal, and although I'm fond of this find I'm even more intrigued by the '61 Chev 2door post sitting in front of it - any intel on that one...?
yes that one is a belair post car! 6 cylinder, body is really nice on that but the floors are shot! Im hoping this 60 wagon soft resto goes smooth then on to that post car! stay tuned as now you have me motivated to build that afterwards! thanks for watching, i appreciate it!
How cool is that - I have a '64 SS, still I really like bare bones X-frames and the '61 2door post has that quirky roof! If it's a manual shift too I really hope you intend to keep the I-6@@johnsonautoranchllc
@@localsheriff I remember being about 18 which wasn’t that long ago haha but I always loved the 61 post with that back roof that extended over the back window! Sure enough the right one appeared! I love x frame cars as well, maybe too much!
Wow, this car really takes me back! My Dad and an uncle (Dad's brother) both worked for the Department of the Interior, Fish and wildlife Service from the late 1940s to around 1980 so I grew up around these vehicles. I remember my uncle driving an exact copy of this wagon when it was new. The rear reflectors were a standard add on for all F.W.S vehicles of the era, cars and pickups alike. I remember thinking at the time that they looked pretty cool tucked into the groove under the tailfins on the '60. The rear air deflectors were also a standard modification at the time. These cars ran lots of miles on gravel and dirt roads and without them rear vision was obliterated by dust caked on the glass in no time. Dad was the manager on several National Wildlife Refuges. The wagons he drove on the job that I remember were: A '53 Ford windowless sedan delivery three on the tree, replaced by a '62 Studebaker Lark with rear seat delete and a posi rear, also three on the tree. next came a '64 Plymouth Belvedere, the rear seat delete was way more finished than simple plywood and solidly mounted with storage underneath. It had a slant six w/three speed. The last of what I thought were the cool ones was a '69 Belvedere. On it though, there was just a hole where the rear seat would have been, no floor matching the rear cargo height. Your car is a very nice survivor given its age. I wish you could see what the unfaded original paint color looked like, it was classy. If it was mine I would do a complete period correct restoration including original paint and lettering (and hubcaps, not wheelcovers). I'll admit though that I am biased due to my emotional connections, its yours to build according to your own visions. My last comment though is that having daily driven quite a few 235 6s over the years I am sold on this engine. Super reliable, decent gas mileage, plenty of power (unless you are drag racing), starts dependably at 30 below zero etc., plus there is so much room in the engine bay of these cars, with a 6, that working on them is a breeze...
That’s an awesome story! Glad you shared it and gave me some more info on these cars! Crazy what the government had for cars back in the day haha 😂 maybe it’s like the green mint ones we see rolling around today! Plan is to keep this or swap a 235 in it. Doing the underside resto as we speak. We will see how that goes and continue to the exterior, definitely either keep the body as is or if we get deep it will still be original with the lettering! Thanks for tuning in Mark and sharing your story, that is the best part! Thanks again!
Maybe used for fisheries,drain holes for transportation of minnows etc
Don’t know if they had separate departments for forest and fisheries etc,
All under one umbrella..
@@doubleduty1703 I’m not sure either! Wish a person could see where and when it was used for! Someone had memories driving it!
we had old AMC wagoneers for wild life in 80s 90s. some K5 blazers, edit, thinking back and talking to my dad, My dad said reason why they stopped using K5's out of Dubois area, (we liv ein PA and hunt in PA state forest) is that some officer go tkilled driving one down logging roads, and they bounced SO bad and yeah He lost control and crashed into some quarry.. this was around 1989 1990. Majority of all wildlife and fish cars we saw, ironically some road going were ford LTD around 1980-1985. caprices. and some random four door sedans. . for state forests we both clearly remember wagoneers with skinny offroad tires
@@gentlemanzackp6591 I’ve seen some dodge ram chargers also!
I see the US government was a little more conservative with money back in 1960. We were poor however we got a new Chevy Brookwood wagon. Being dropped off at high school wasn't all that bad .
They sure didn’t want much comfort for the employees at the time! No i would be content being dropped off in a brookwood!
Please keep it stock with original engine. You have a rolling piece of automotive history. Honor it. I have a 42 For Convertible Club Coupe that I modified sitting in my driveway. Have always regretted I didn’t put it back stock.
That’s where we are on it, staying original!! Thanks for watching Jack! Much appreciated
I used to never give base entry level no option cars anything more than a quick glance. Today I really enjoy them because the goodness of the style and shape of the original design. This car looks great without all the extra trim. I would love to see this car brought back to its original condition. Even restore the door government logos.
That’s the plan with this, not change one detail of the outside! I love a good basic car anymore! Thanks for watching!
@@johnsonautoranchllcI would even keep the original engine. But do it up good. Maybe even warm it up with some of the 6 cylinder warm up pieces like cam and head improvements. But keep the stock air cleaner setup. O would not be opposed to power steering and disk brakes on the front, but I would not bag it or lower it. My lowering would be limited to putting a 60 to 70 series tire on it with the stock rims and hubcaps. No need to slam this car into a road scraper that everyone thinks is a must do to be cool and up to date.
@@americanrambler4972 you guys are all talking me out of bags and I’m thankful for that!!
Could be a great museum piece or nice show car. Preserved history. Hope it goes well.
@@Offthbadan thank you! I hope as well! I’m sure there will be some speed bumps but we shall prevail!
Keep it as stock as ya can, may be more difficult, but you don't strike me as one to choose the easy way.
It’ll be stock! I don’t take the easy way to many times but maybe one day!
Hi Bobby from NJ. I had a 1960 Chevy 2-door wagon. It had a 3-speed on the column with a 283 V-8 ci
Awesome car! V8 would be sweet!
@@johnsonautoranchllc Go with a period correct you go with a V-8. A 283.
@@cH-lq3hc No, keep it STOCK. That means keeping the 6 cyl. With today's traffic, you are often lucky if you can hit 40 MPH. The 6 is plenty powerful enough for that.
I'm sure you know this but a person who upholsters car interiors can make you new door cards when you get the seat redone. I had an old German make me a set for a 1963 Chevy but, alas, he's with the angels now.
I’m going to do some checking around our area, I know of one really good upholstery shop. Not many around but it’s reputable, hopefully we can get fairly close to original!
Love finding old gems like this ❤. My personal, humble opinion and feelings are keeping something like this as authentic and original as possible. It's your vehicle, thank you for sharing it with us, and looking forward to the next video.
Appreciate it Mike! Thanks for tuning in and continuing to watch! That’s our plan to keep original but have a nice secure updated underneath!
G'day to you Sir! Man what a Find, it has a lot going for it, I think stick with original Engine, cant wait to see more, a fan from OZ!
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching much appreciated! We are going to stick to original as original! If this 235 doesn’t look good with some compression tests etc we will either swap it for another 235 or possibly rebuild the OG engine!
My vote is for keeping it stock, as it was built, not even disc brakes, drums are fine. I can’t imagine those two reflectors were any kind of factory piece, they look like they came straight from Tractor Supply.
We will be going stock with it! I’m not sure if they are factory or not, the other guy I know that has the same car has them also for his, possibly a factory option?
When I was a kid, lots of wagons came from the dealer with those deflectors. No idea about this one in particular. But it was a common option back in the day.
Those were popular after market and dealer accessories. The idea was to prevent a vacuum from forming at the back, which would have allowed exhaust to be sucked in when the tailgate window was down. They also helped to keep the rear window clear, which was hard to do with a wagon, unless you had those deflectors.
Neat ol' Chevy. As much as I would be tempted to put in an era-correct small block and retain the 3-on-the-tree, I would be inclined to see what kind of shape the 6 cylinder is in. Cool ride in any case!
I think I’m swaying that way also with the 6 cylinder! Get my 3 speed on the column practice in!
Ye I think I’d put duels on it,keep the six.
Maybe an overdrive.
@@Sammy-q5b that’s the plan, be tootin around in the old 235!
@@johnsonautoranchllc Definitely keep the six, and as much original parts as possible. Old wagons rule! When I was a kid, we had many wagons. A Falcon, a Country Squire, a Bonneville, a GMC Carry All, and an IH Travellall. All were Northeast rusted hulks, that were cheap. My father NEVER had a new car, and he didn't care what it looked like. It needed to start, and stop on a semi-regular basis. If he got a year or so out of them, good enough! Great memories. I remember sitting in the back of the Falcon on a dirt road, and the dust just pouring in through the rust holes!! 🤣 I love old wagons.
I love these Chevy two-door station wagons! I bought my 1957 Chevy "210-Series" two-door station wagon on March 26, 1970, and I still own it today. When I bought it, it had the radio delete plate and no radio. I put the proper radio in it later on, but I still have that radio delete plate. The car was built in GM's Oakland, CA plant, and it had an "Ellis Brooks San Francisco" dealer's emblem on its tailgate when I bought the car. I rebuilt a '66-'67 Chevy Nova 327 in 1976 and installed it. The car has an 11-inch clutch, scatter shield with block plate (bell housing) and a Muncie M-21 four-speed transmission. That engine and driveline combo still lives in it today, and the car is licensed and insured. I created a video on the car a few years back, and it can be seen here on you tube under my name.
Awesome! I will go check it out, thanks for referencing it and also thanks for watching our channel Bernie!
Keeping it original is always good or an engine form the same yr if going to a V8. But just awesome can't wait to see more videos. RD
We have been discussing on rebuilding the original 6 or swapping another 6 into it! I think we will move to the floor repair next and move into suspension etc! Thanks for tuning in RD much appreciated!
The 1960's Wagons Were Built Solid & Restoring With This One Will Surely Take Work. The End Results Will Be Rewarding. Look'n👀Forward To Viewing The Progress. always, Tommy🤠
Thanks Tommy! You guys give me motivation to knock this one out of the park!
@@johnsonautoranchllcThe⚾Is In Your Court. Who's On 1st & Who's On 2nd Will Produce The Home Run Your Hit'n For In Real⏱Time!
Keep the 235 and split the manifold and run duals with glasspacks. I had a 62 wagon at one time with that combo and it was a unique sound to say the least!
That’s would sound pretty good!
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I have dual carbs and headers with dual exhaust on my 73 292. Sounds and looks kool, and makes it pretty quick as well.
My first car was a 1960 Chevy Brookwood Station Wagon in White in 1968. It had a strong running 283 engine. I painted it Aztec Gold, tinted the windows and put baby moon hubcaps with trim rings on it. It really looked good. However, the engine blew two weeks before I was drafted into the Army to go to Vietnam. 😢 what a cool wagon.
Thanks for your service! Sounds like a pretty neat car you had there!
OMG OMG ! A 2 dr wagon surviving and existing ! And a basic green with no radio ! The interior was probably upholstered in white/grey or silver/grey. The choice of upholsteries for lowest level models has grown over the previous decade from the default one, but it was still limited.
Very basic car! Thanks for watching! Let the work begin now!!
I'm a sucker for a wagon and that one is awesome 👍🇺🇸
Thanks Craig! It has a lot of potential!
I envy u Dude!!! You’re doing what I wish I was doing!!! Keep it stock!! Leave letters on the doors. Drive it as often as u can!!
Thank you! I appreciate that! We are planning a nice original/soft resto on it. I think you UA-camrs have spoken, can’t let you guys down now!
When I was a kid, the family had a period of owning station wagons. There was a 57 chev 2 door that was ex USDA, then a 58 6 passenger for a brief time. Motor gave up and the rust bugs had pretty much eaten what was left! Dad worked at the local AFB as a civilian motor pool driver, he always could find some worn out car that some transferred airman needed to get rid of, so you never knew what was to be found next. One was a big OLDS 57 with the big J2 motor, followed by a 60 rambler 9 passenger. Finally he bought a 60 Parkwood that was a super nice car, he drove it for a year and traded it in for a new, at the time, 66 Belair 9 passenger. Was a beautiful car but always had handling issues. He later found a 55 chevy that was a better car than it's crappy paint job someone slapped on it, he sold it to fellow worker at the base. That guy totally restored it and it was beautiful! the guy drove it till he passed away while driving it! no wreck though. Somewhere in there dad found a 61 Belair 9 passenger. Really was a nice ride till my older brother wrecked it by running into the rear of a stalled truck! Brother went through a period in there where he wrecked 3 times in a very short time, it got to where even yet today, I won't ride if he's behind the wheel! The insurance company settled and resold the car to a broker down in KY. They put a different front clip on it and resold it, might still be roaming those back roads! Would love to find another 60 chevy again, they had that really cool small finned body line!
Awesome story, love to hear old history!!
I think this might be the coolest wagon I've ever seen.
Thank you! It is a pretty neat piece, to neat to sit any longer!
@@johnsonautoranchllc I agree. I just bought a 1950 GMC dump truck. That you could barely make out military numbers on it. Than I removed seat to five it a good cleaning and replace the tank. And found 4 pieces of paper where a sarge had checked it off. At tgat time it had like 217 miles it showed. Truck is 99 percent solid. No rot through on floor pans at all
@@jamesferrell9404 that sounds like a really neat truck! It’s crazy what some of these pieces of history have! Love to see that truck!
@@johnsonautoranchllc maybe one day down the road. I used to could upload videos. No longer know how. Had a stroke 2 years ago and it wiped that part out. Don't take much to confuse me anymore
@@jamesferrell9404 sorry to hear that, glad your still in the game doing what you love!
I had a 60 4-door Brookwood 3 on the tree. Miss it so much. I vote to keep it ALL original.
Thanks for watching! We plan to keep it original!
I have a 1960 Biscayne 2 door sedan. I was there in 1962 when my Grandfather bought it in western North Dakota. Mine runs good and drives. It has the same interior as yours but with a back seat. Radio delete also. My colors in the interior are the same as yours. My car is white. I guess yours was also white when new, painted by govt. Those 235's are very strong. Mine is original and was overhauled by my uncle about 40 years ago.
This one also came out of North Dakota! We will see how this 235 turns out if not we will swap another one in!
Definitely one to keep 100% original as it came out when restoring. 👍🏻
Sometimes less is more.
I had a bare bones 65 LeMans once. It had nothing on it but a factory AM radio. It got a lot of attention at car shows because it wasn’t modified or optioned out like all the other cars there. I was planning a lot of changes when I bought it (GTO clone) but I just cleaned it up and had fun with it. 🙂
That’s the plan! I’m that same guy, the OG cars attract me more than the high end stuff! Sounds like cool lemans you had!
Yep. Ee had a tempest and jyst a lemans spott.
Keep it as is, 6cyl.
@@johnmuchmore2561 that’s the plan!
Keep it original & contact Hollywood Production companies. Tell 'em it's available to rent out as a movie prop car!
Man! That brings back memories of my son and I building his '59 Bel Air. It took us from '93 to '95 to complete it. It started life as a two door Biscayne, but when we acquired a Bel Air parts car we upgraded to all the Bel Air trim. We made an every day driver out of it converting the 235 to a 305 with a hot cam. Did the body work, painted it and all the mechanical from the rear axle to the front end. When we were finished he basically owned a brand new Bel Air. He's 43 now and still has his first car. It needs to be freshened up and I'd like to find a 348 and a 4 speed Saginaw. I'm thinking he can handle that now...hahaha...but at 15 the the 305 was plenty powerful enough. Can't wait to watch your progress with the '60 faux Nomad.
Awesome! Glad that brought back memories for you and thank you for sharing! I enjoy hearing the stories you all have of these old cars! I’m hoping this one doesn’t take to terrible long time to rebuild but you know how it goes! You and my dad sound about the same on us young guys having power! He still won’t let me take his Camaro out alone! Thanks for tuning in and supporting us we appreciate it! That’s what makes this fun! Thanks Henry!!
I would definitely convert it to a v8 stick an LS in it and get rid of the three on a tree and put an automatic in it and while you're at it give a new paint job that's just what I would do if it were my car
@@timuren1541 that would be fun! I think that would be a good candidate for the 61 we just did a video on!
@@timuren1541, why ruin a good car? I would much rather have that 235 six cylinder than any LS engine, and as far as automatic transmissions go, unless you are handicapped, they are for lazy people. Standard shift is a much better way to go; plus it keeps people from doing stupid things like texting and driving.
@@timuren1541 NO. Classic cars should be kept STOCK. Also, the LS is a performance engine, and back in the day, performance cars were sticks. If you showed up to drag race with an automatic, folks would have asked you if that was your sister's car or your mother's car.
I had a '59 Chev Sedan Delivery. The rear cargo bed with the plywood is the same, although the plywood should have been painted. I put smugglers' boxes under the plywood just behind the front seat. Your car looks like a sedan delivery/station wagon hybrid. 1960 was the last year for the sedan delivery. Maybe they were using up spare parts or something. FWIW, the sedan delivery was classified as a truck and appeared in the truck sales literature.
That’s awesome you had a 59! That would be a sweet car, I personally love 59s just a tad more than 60s! Thanks for watching and stay tuned!
If GM built it that way, wouldn't they have removed the window handles for the back seat windows?
I'm certain those deflectors were on there to help keep the rear window clean. As for the reflectors, my guess is the gov. added them to make it more visible.
Restoring it to original is the best idea as it's such a rare car. Even down to the single pot master cylinder - that is such a rare animal in it's own right. Besides, with replaced brake lines, it SHOULD be as safe as the dual system.
That’s the plan Randy! We have been working on it this week! New video coming up soon with updates! Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!
I like that car man. Thanks for vid.
Thank you and thank you for watching!
Chevy incansable reparado va durar 60 años mas❤❤❤❤
You bet it will!
In early `63, my grandfather bought a used `59 Biscayne 2 door post coupe with the 283, Powerglide, and factory air conditioning. It was a used police detectives`s car from the Tampa Bay Florida area, hence the A/C which was probably a very rare option at the time. White with a light blue cloth interior. I always told him to save it for me for when I get my license because I wanted to make a street rod out of it. Unfortunately it was totaled when a semi truck and trailer hit it on a narrow street in NJ. Thank God there was nobody in it at the time. Totally cool car with a bbbbbbbbad demeanor!
Damn that would be a spectacular car to own! Well good thing nobody was hurt but what a bummer! Thanks for sharing, neat to hear old stories!
Sorry it got totaled, but turning it into a streetrod would have been the wrong thing to do. Souping up the stock engine would have been the thing to do.
BONE STOCK THE OLNY WAY TO GO WITH THAT GEM
That’s the plan Doug! Thanks for watching! Appreciate it!
Got to love those old government cars they are the base of the base models but they usually have some things other higher modals did not have. I know on the police cars they always had the HD brakes and suspension and sometimes bigger engines and cooling systems then the standard cars the public could get but not sure about the other government cars since I have only owned police cars and a few army pickup trucks.
I’m a fanatic for old and new police vehicles! Neat to see all the different options on stuff!
I had one of these 60 biscane wagons about 1970. paid 20 bucks for it. replaced the blown 6cyinder engine and powerglide with a 1969 245hp 327 and turbo 350. worked great. used it for 4 years.
That’s crazy! What color was it?
green like the one you have but it was a 4 door@@johnsonautoranchllc
@@NebukedNezzer that would be a heck of a pair together!
I sold mine in 1973 for 100 bucks to a band that needed it to haul their instruments around. I bought a 1971 k5 blazer to replace it. @@johnsonautoranchllc
Thanks for sharing, very cool unmolested vintage find. Keep it original!!
That’s the plan Rich! Some updates but nothing drastic! Thanks for watching and stay tuned!
The rear quarters are super cool. Never seen such a wagon like that.
It’s definitely unique! Thanks for tuning in!
There used to be a lot of these running around. Blame Al Gore's "Crush-A-Clunker" program for the near total elimination of traditional American cars from our roads.
She’s a beautiful automobile.
Thank you! 🙏
Chevrolet's 2 door wagons:
1955 - 1956 - 1957 - Nomad
1958 - Yeoman
1959 - 1960 - Brookwood
58 Nomad..four door.
Yeoman. 58 only
59 Brookwood. Parkwood. Kingwood Nomad..
'55-'57 two door wagons were Handyman in 150 and 210 trim . The only Belair two door wagon was the Nomad .
@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 a 57 150 and 210 panel sold less than the 57 Nomad. Worth good money if you can find one.. not many 57 Nomad made..7000 I think. Or less
I would fix it good enough to be a daily driver.Nice car.
Thank you!
Wow. Chevy Farm!! They just grow on tree's out there!! LOL. Awesome! Love the wagon! Thanks!
Haha 😂 definitely a GM guy! Thanks for the comment and watch, much appreciated!
Absolutely love those old wagons
They sure have some class don’t they!
That blueish gray interior color on the garnish moldings looks like the same color as i got in the Skrayper. I got a color match to repaint my garnish moldings and left the original paintbon the dash because it was in good shape yet. The match came out good.
Color code for the match?
Wow, another one to watch, after Travis with the Impala and El Camino, plus the other guy with a 59 El Camino, I just love these Chevys.
Go to be stock. You are so lucky across the pond to have these wonderful cars.
Haha thank you 🙏 it will be going back to stock condition! What country are you from?
I'm in the UK. Used to see these on the nearby US airbase painted blue. Could do with one for our museum now the base is closed. @@johnsonautoranchllc
@@foxstrangler man that would be awesome to see all of these running around a base!! Well heck thanks for tuning in across the pond, that’s neat! Glad to meet ya!
Coldwar Motors “turn up the base” 😅
Super cool wagon 😎
Thank you!! 🙏
DEFINITELY ONE TO KEEP STOCK!! Much too rare not to! I love it so much, brother! New sub from me. Can't wait to see more!👍✌️
We will keep it stock! It’s tempting but it deserves to be left alone! Thanks for the sub and hope to get this thing in better shape soon!
@@johnsonautoranchllc if it were a different car I'd be all for some custom touches but... lol.. love it! I'll be following along
@@matta5534 thank you 🙏
Those options are JC Whitney after market products !
Like to see the finished product.Going too be cool.
Very excited for it, and looking forward to sharing with all of you! Thanks for watching!
I would keep it as original as possible. Growing up, we had a 60 Biscayne 4 door sedan. Same drive train as your car. I’m not a big fan of the 60, although I have seen some that have been restored and look pretty good. Keep us in formed with future videos. I’m in Florida.
That’s the plan!! We will be building this on the channel this winter! Enjoy the weather down in Florida!! Thank you for watching, much appreciated!
Love that barn. would be a cool custom shop
We have thought about it but with the way the supports are inside, doesn’t leave much room! I’m sure it could all be changed
thats when you have a friend who is great with construction and repair come in. I see the big barn as the repair shop and the small shop as the paint shop, the station wagon (when done) as my bedroom and placed inside of the big barn in a corner, thats heaven@@johnsonautoranchllc
Very cool! This is a great choice for just bone stock restoration to O.E.M. All the bones are there, and it's still U.S. Govt Dept of Interior green with the lettering on the doors! The one interior view looks like the plywood is GM installed.... What a great find!
Thanks for showing this!
Yes it certainly deserves to go back to OEM which is the plan! Currently media blasting the underside to see what we have to work with! Thanks for watching John! Appreciate it, stay tuned!
I don't think GM installed that, probably Department of the Interior did it. If GM did it, they would have removed the back seat window handles.
Subscribed, and hit 'aall notifications '. Definitely want to see this build. The algorithm threw your channel in my feed, so glad for that.
Thank you, I appreciate it! I’m excited about this one also, hopefully not to many hiccups! Again thank you! 🙏
When you cranked it, the water pump and generator seemed to be seized
Yeah they are a little froze up right now! Thanks for watching!
Man you have lotsa eye-candy in that yard! 😉👍😎
Thank you! Hopefully we can eventually get thru it all! Thanks again for tuning in and staying tuned in!
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You'd save yourself a lot of time, money and labor if you could only manage to get those cars you have lined up, up and off the ground a bit more than they are at the moment. True, you would still be dealing with damp soil beneath the vehicles but creating a good air gap would allow a lot of moisture to be whisked away by even the slightest breeze.
Ideal would be to gravel base it and set them up about 2 ft. Maybe someday!
That would be so cool as a road trip car. redo it all stock and than go old fashion road trip camping with it.
That’s what I’ve had planning for it, perfect camping rig!
I hope you keep it as original as possible. sup it up sure but keep it looking original. Hate to see beautiful machines get wrecked.@@johnsonautoranchllc
@@joeydepalmer4457 that’s the plan, just to enjoy it as much as possible!
I was just thinking, Do not know if you remember the station wagon Dean Martin used in his spy movies BUT that would be a cool interior for this 1 and you would still be leaving it stock (if you wanted to)@@johnsonautoranchllc
Love a good honest base model.
You and I both!
Most base models were cut up for parts long ago, which makes the survivors all the more desirable nowadays.
283, disc brakes, repair the rust but match the old paint and do not paint it. replace the floor pans and a complete new factory interior stock rims and tires.
We won’t paint it! Probably stick to the old 6 or replace it with another one!
The rear deflectors are after market. My dad put them on our 59 Parkwood. The water pump is locked up.
Superior industries
Wow! Just the fact it was kept around all thease years STILL painted as a government vehicle is amazing. Next a will it run!
It’s a true timepiece! Thanks for watching! I think we are skipping over the will it run until we get to know what we all need for the car!
Super cool!
Thank you!
Cool car, kudos for tackling this project... If this was around where I live it would be a rust stain on the ground. very cool
Haha 😂 that would be a shame! Thank you Michael, appreciate it!
Sometimes when auto makers sold sedan deliveries, they also had a window option for them. Maybe this could be one of those since it doesn’t have a backseat.
I believe that’s what it is! I like the window option!
That was more kind of a Europe-y thing, but yeah sorta. This would have it's own model number designation separate from the Sedan Delivery.
But you're kinda right. Without the back seat, it is basically a Sedan Delivery with windows for sure. Probably the same wood floor.
That is why your friend has one with a "Truck" title....
Every window delivery that I've ever seen had the sedan delivery one piece rear door , not the wagon tailgate and rear window . There is something else strange on this car in that they wagons didn't use the same names as the cars until 1962 . This should say Brookwood on the fenders . Perhaps a swapped out doghouse ?
@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 no nothing has been swapped, it’s a true biscayne car 1270 body! I wondered the same when I purchased it. The 1 other I know about is also a biscayne and tagged 1270
I'm for original rebuild also. I didn't even know they still made a 2 door wagon as late as 1960. 👊😎👍
Thanks you!! It’s pretty neat car!
My aunt used to drive us to school in a 60’s model ford galaxy 3 on the tree. The shift stick fell off one day on the way. She was stuck in first for the better part of a month. It was hilarious to hear her take off down the street, the old tired engine just tacked to the moon hitting around 23mph tops.
Haha I bet that was a sight to see and hear! Thanks for tuning in!
Cool old wagon! I'll be following you getting her running and restored. Liked and subscribed!
Thank you I appreciate it! 🙏
Sweet ride! I have a 60 2 door coupe and it is now the lilac color the interior of your delivery is. The fin trim is pretty easy to get and is often on ebay motors for reasonable prices. Your going to want better brakes if you're actually going to drive it. I went power on the drums and quickly realized that it was a bit scary in traffic. It is pretty heavy for the amount of brakes that it has. I have some parts that I have upgraded but probably not anything that you're going to need. Looking forward to seeing your build on this sweet machine.
I’ll have to do some looking for that part! I’m on the fence either to keep drums or convert to disc up front. Keeping the 235 but I would like to enjoy driving this and have safe stopping power! Thanks for watching i appreciate it! If I have any questions I’ll hit you up! Thanks again!
@@johnsonautoranchllc IMHO, go with the discs. With the tires & wheels on no one will see the difference and it'll be a lot safer on the road.
@@c.j.cleveland7475 that’s kind of the direction I’m headed with it honestly. I wouldn’t mind updating to a 15 inch steel wheel anyways!
Just install station wagon or pickup truck brakes. You will then have plenty of braking power with stock looks.
Real cool.
Thank you! 🙏
Call the guy at Iowa Classic Cars. He loves and has a ton of 59 era chevys
I have never seen a wagon like this. I didn’t know they existed.
I didn’t either till I got it! Pretty darn neat! Thanks for watching!
In 1959, wasn't the base wagon called Brookwood?
That's what my Chev book says. Doesn't even mention a Biscayne wagon. I'm guessing it's a Biscayne Fleetmaster, technically.
As it is a fleet vehicle. Should be the same for '60!
This is awesome!!! Is it possible to do body work and still leave the paint job and door labeling, as is? It would be so very cool to preserve!
That’s what I’m questioning to do, how far does a person take it without disturbing the original paint!
Since I was a little kid, I always wanted a dream garage of 59's.
El Camino
2 dr Wagon
2 dr Impalla Convertable...
And RESTOMOD ALL OF THEM!
Haha that is a heck of a good dream! I never got into these fin cars until about 7 years ago. They are a heck of a neat car Kevin! Thanks for watching, and staying tuned as we build this! Much appreciated 🙏
Love. The. Wagon. Great. Color. Thanks
No thank you! Appreciate the comment!
Love this opening shot, old GM's, lots of them, we call that hog heaven round here... :) wow man, i've had several of those in the day... i'm very old :)
Haha 😂 better than where most were destined, the crusher!
The production number should be in the Standard Catalog of American Cars. This is a very cool car. Funny fact is that the book mentions a 1962 Chevy II wagon: 2 door, 9 passenger. Very weird and unheard of. Subscribing now.
If I could get my hands on something like that to investigate numbers I’d love to! That is a weird option nova!
Jesus. Could you imagine cramming 9 people into a chevy 2 wagon😂
@@fortyseven1832 sounds like a wild time! Haha 😂
@@fortyseven1832 It's in that book, But I have doubts.
@@johnsonautoranchllc I need to go pull my copy out of hibernation
Super rare car , my uncle had a 1959 chevrolet wagon , I would keep it all O.G ,even down to the patina
That’s the plan! 59s are just as awesome! Thanks for watching Charles!
Very cool rare car. There aren't very many 76 and older wagons left. I'm looking for a 65 or 66 chevy wagon, Impala,Biscayne,Belair or Caprjce which the caprice came out in 66 .I hope you keep her looks all stock including all chrome and emblems with no body mods. I personally don't like dropped classics but don't mind my s10 dropped. Very cool to see all your classic bowties. I have 2 wagons twins a black 06 rt magnum wagon and a black 07 magnum wagon. My 06 is getting chevy ls swapped
Thanks you I appreciate it! We have a couple wagons more wagons we show on the channel coming up that we are selling! I’m a classic s10 guy and love them lowered!
I'll keep the engine original size and brakes to its original drum brakes all the way around I wouldn't change it too much and that's about all I can suggest right now
Thanks for the input and watching, I appreciate it!
it's a window delivery, likely registered as commercial vehicle or truck
Probably as a truck originally but I never received a title so registered as a car now!
What a beauty! Three on the tree and no clutch pedal????
Thanks Mike! Clutch pedal is stuck to the firewall, no spring down on the frame to trans, must’ve fell off over time!
Keep the 6 cylinder, new interior, body work, paint, brakes and suspension. You will have a great car that will give you years of pleasure.
That’s the plan as of now, might just go original drums etc. hate to change to much on it! Thanks for watching!
I would keep it stock! From Texas 🤠🥳 .I have a 72 Plymouth Road Runner, I've had for 51years, bought it when I was 19 .Reworked it 3 years ago, it's stock.
I like your thinking! That’s a cool road runner, send some warm temps up to the northern plains please!
Had one just like it in 1970. Won't it in a poker game at my cousin's house one
Friday night. What I won was a real mess!
At least the thing ran
and that was a big plus.
After a lot of work, I
sold it to a kid I knew in
school for $550 and an
electric guitar. Wish I
had it back!
Haha what a story! Crazy how that stuff sticks with a person! What color was it?
@@johnsonautoranchllc it
was white with blue interior.
And like yours, it was a 235
6 cylinder with a 3 on the
tree. Mine did have a radio
and heater and was used by
the Post Office for rural
mail deliveries. Had to replace the floor pans and
clean the gas tank before
you could drive it. What
but was that I'm legally blind
and couldn't drive it! From
that, I learned that building
something and seeing it
run was half the fun!
@@kencarney6667 the other one I know of like this is also white! His was used as a county road department car! You had some luxury with a radio!
@@johnsonautoranchllc Had a heater too! I'm gonna
say they made 3K of these
or less. Hope that helps.
@@kencarney6667 yes that does help! I’m a sucker for info on these old things!
Penny's Hotrods and Customs did a will it run on a 2 door wagon 1960 Pontiac a couple, 3 years back.
I’ll have to check them out!
Cold war motors just bought a 60 Biscayne parts car with that left chrome piece for the rear fins. Maybe get in touch with them and see if they wanna sell it. Their parts car video was released today, Nov 18th. Check out the video and see.
I will check them out! Thanks for the lead!
Cool wagon! Interesting that it has window handles even though there's no back seat.
That’s one detail I didn’t notice until I was cleaning it out also! Thanks for watching!
@johnsonautoranchllc you're welcome! Pretty cool and rare. I liked the 61 Chevy that was in front of it also.
@@barberjeff67 that 61 is a pretty cool car, Belair 2 door post 6 cylinder. Body is outstanding but floors would need work! To many cars not enough time to build them all!
@@johnsonautoranchllc lol, I hear you! I play and restore vintage drums, plus my day job. Never enough time! Lol I like the Bel Air/Biscaynes these days. On the 61, the 2 lights per side looks cleaner to me.
@@barberjeff67 haha 😂 I hear ya life gets busy, even to get a UA-cam video it takes time! Yes I’m a strong follower of the bel air and biscyanes also, less is better for me! Nothing against an Impala but I’m not a fancy guy!
1960 Chevy 2 door station wagon, that's a rare car. I like the body style. That straight six engine in good condition is a good motor.
Should be a fun one to work on, thanks for watching!
@@johnsonautoranchllc~ In good running order, cleaned-up and repaired, it will be a nice to have.
@@martentrudeau6948 hoping we can share the build with all of you! Keeps me motivated to dig in!
In Canada, the Pontiacs were rebadged Chevrolets, with a 261 c.i.d (bored out 235), with Chevy drivetrains and transmissions, the Canadian Pontiacs, didn't have the U.S Pontiac's Wide track suspension.
That’s interesting to know!
and in Canada the pontiac's were 6 or 8 inches shorter than American cars yanks got a longer trunk lid
@@drewclarke5920 interesting to know!
Wow that's a pretty cool old government grocery getter. Lol
Very neat! Deserves to be driven and enjoyed!
Such a rare car, I would be putting it back to original,complete with gov. markings....
That’s the plan! Wouldn’t want to do it any other way!
Keep the six, awesome car
10-4 that’s the plan! Thank you 🙏
This is sooo cool!! I hope you’ll keep it original. I’m restoring a 1978 Thunderbird Diamond Jubilee. We were going to do some mods until we got a Marti report showing it is one of 19 equipped the way it is!
That’s awesome! It’s hard to be in the position of a rare vehicle, so much pressure haha 😂 I’ll have to look yours up and see what it looks like! If so, email me some pics I’d love to see it! We media blasted this one this week (new video) not bad but some weak spots as expected! Thanks for sharing and watching! I appreciate it!
@@johnsonautoranchllc I’d be happy to. I’ll send the picture of the Marti also. What’s your email?
Oh, and will you be able to redo the government signage on the doors? That’ll be so cool
@@Mr6384 johnsonautoranch@gmail.com
I’m not entirely sure what we are going to do with the body yet. Tailgate needs work, some rust in the door and some fender work. I’d like to keep it original.
Back in the 60’s, my dad’s friend has a 56 Chev like that. It was former govt. it seems like it was USDA. No back seat, only a full floor like your ‘60. Two door. We kids got in the back with Scrappy the dog. It was hot until we got rolling. It had the reflectors mounted on top of the rear fenders. Interesting 60 you have. I think I would clean it up and run it like it stands.
I’ve heard of those tri five govt models, never seen one but pretty sure someone had an article on one at one time. Be neat to see a 56 with the reflectors on the back! We plan to just keep this original, tempting to fart around with it. Considered disc brakes but over the weekend I think the majority have spoken…..stay original!
my Grandparents had a 1959 2 door wagon. I'm sure it had rear seats though. they traded it in in 1970 for a Buick LeSabre
That would’ve been a cool family keepsake!
Original is always cool, especially for such a unique vehicle.
We agree, that’s the direction of it! Thanks James!
Soo cool! Are you planning on doing a full restoration?
Soft resto! Come back and drive it!
Keep it original. I've had several 1950's Chevy gov't pickups and they were fun as is. Nice couple of cats you have.
Haha 😂 they are a fun animal, all have a different personality and keep the rodent population down! Our goals is to keep it all original!
Good to know. I love cats.@@johnsonautoranchllc
@@janblake9468 we love cats, all were either strays or adopted! So consider our cats as a hello to your cats!🐈 🐈🐈
I'm 78 so am fading away. All of our cats were rescues. Because of my current living situation, however, I can't have any, but I do daily feed one stray outdoors. She's a pretty calico. After 3 years, she still doesn't allow me to pet her.
@@janblake9468 haha we have a calico and she is the most independent cat! I’m glad you feed her, nice to know another cat lover!
You can ask an old time land surveyor, but this might be a survey crew vehicle, I know that the department of interior did land surveying for public Infrastructure.
I might have to ask around! Thanks for the idea!
Thats a beautiful ride
Thank you 🙏
@@johnsonautoranchllc I've always liked those model of Chevy s that model is the same age as me. Lol. I'll be watching
@@johnhargrave9597 thank you John, appreciate it!
My landlord back in college had a black 2 dr. wagon like this. She was 76 at the time. It had a grey interior with a 3 on the tree. I asked her numerous times if she would sell it someday.
What color was it? Darn old lady’s sometimes don’t sell haha been down that route
It was all black. Dog dish hub caps. Grey vinyl interior. Keep the six..make scream.
@@angeloavanti2538 man I bet that thing looked sharp! That’s the plan here with this one!
It was. She garage kept it too. Remember it had less than 30k on it. Owner since new. That was in 1980.
@@angeloavanti2538 that would’ve been a cherry wagon to get ahold of!
I've only at a couple occations seen '59/'60 2door wagons in the metal, and although I'm fond of this find I'm even more intrigued by the '61 Chev 2door post sitting in front of it - any intel on that one...?
yes that one is a belair post car! 6 cylinder, body is really nice on that but the floors are shot! Im hoping this 60 wagon soft resto goes smooth then on to that post car! stay tuned as now you have me motivated to build that afterwards! thanks for watching, i appreciate it!
How cool is that - I have a '64 SS, still I really like bare bones X-frames and the '61 2door post has that quirky roof! If it's a manual shift too I really hope you intend to keep the I-6@@johnsonautoranchllc
@@localsheriff I remember being about 18 which wasn’t that long ago haha but I always loved the 61 post with that back roof that extended over the back window! Sure enough the right one appeared! I love x frame cars as well, maybe too much!