1957 Chevy man. “Buck” Hitt, of Blount County Alabama, was known for his honey of 1957 Chevys. Buck owned to a greater extent than than a dozen 1957 Chevrolets during his decades onetime honey thing amongst the iconic symbol of American automobiles. Convertibles, hardtops together with sedans could live industrial plant life surrounding the domicile where Buck lived amongst his wife, Wanda, for to a greater extent than than fifty years. It was no accident that his street address together with the terminal iv digits of his domicile telephone position out were 1957. The automobile together with the position out became synonymous amongst Buck.
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| Interior of Buck Hitt's 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air is loaded amongst options. |
Pride together with joy
Buck’s black, 2-door hardtop, Bel Air was a source of pride for him equally a immature man. That same automobile gave him peace during his most hard days equally he lost his vision together with battled illness. Buck passed away terminal year, inwards March 2011. His wife, Wanda, struggled to permit become of his cars, knowing she could non get got assist of them.  |
| 1957 Chevy Bel Air chrome window moulding shines. |
Holding on to the past
Soon afterwards Buck passed away, dozens of his automotive treasures were sold. Neighbors together with passersby offered to purchase the dozens of classic cars together with parts that Buck had collected. One lonely 1957 Bel Air remained behind the house. Wanda couldn’t comport to permit it go.
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| Rust-prone expanse betwixt bring upward bumper together with body is solid. |
Many offers
She said “No” each fourth dimension a stranger pulled into the yard to brand an offer. All had a price, except the black, 2-door hardtop, Bel Air that Wanda together with Buck had driven many years ago. There’s no inquiry that Wanda even together with therefore loves Buck when I looked into the pained appear on her face.
“I’m merely non produce to permit become of the automobile that Buck loved,” said Wanda.
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| Bubble spot covers preserved the interior of Buck's ’57 Chevy. |
Original exclusively once
Buck’s dark Bel Air has vintage plastic spot covers on the silver together with dark interior. The car has remained master copy together with enterprise for 55 years. It retained the master copy 283-cu. inch engine, Powerglide transmission, ability brakes, ability steering together with AM force push radio. Buck had stashed a boatload of 1957 parts inwards the body together with dorsum seat. Four 1957 Chevy parts cars remained inwards Wanda’s yard along amongst the dark Bel Air. Buck's house was a golden mine for ’57 Chevy lovers together with give-and-take was spreading.
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| Buck had iv 1957 Chevy parts cars inwards his dorsum yard. |
One to a greater extent than offer I tried to purchase Buck’s ’57 earlier it got away. Taking domicile a ready-to-restore projection amongst a pedigree was tempting. My offering was turned downwardly yesteryear Wanda. It wasn’t the get-go fourth dimension she said “No” to an offering that month.
I promised to snuff it on inwards comport upon together with wished her well. Two months passed together with I got the urge to telephone phone her. I didn’t. Another calendar month passed together with the ’57 was sold. An older human being made her a much ameliorate offering than I did. Wanda couldn’t say, “No,” this time.
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| Buck's dark 1957 Chevy could describe a crowd. |
“I know the gentleman volition larn it dorsum on the road,” said Wanda. Buck’s 1957 Chevy dream automobile has industrial plant life a novel dreamer. Plans for a total restoration are underway. Wanda was told that the human being has the ’57 running again. “The human being said he would select it yesteryear when he gets it dorsum together. I volition encounter it pretty soon.”
– Jody Potter, junkyardlife.com
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