Purchased from a hobby car collector Mr W's brother Leon right down the road.
It was stored long term in Mr. W's garage causing it to need a carburetor cleaning and new fuel before being able to drive her to her new home.
Mr W told my brother that his brother Leon was selling it for $4,500. When in actuality he wanted
$5,400. My brother ended up buying it for $4,500 - Easy way to drop the price $1K! Thanks to brothers!
While my brother owned it -
The headliner was replaced ( b-day present from the family)
Misc parts to just keep her running
He had a blowout on the front drivers side which messed up the front quarter panel. He took it off and had a professional auto body shop fix and paint it. Since then that panel has been a newer brighter blue than the rest of the car. A few months ago I wire brushed all the dirt off of both the front fenders and painted underneath. This panel was cleaner and did not have any rust on it where the passenger side was showing some signs of rust before I brushed it out.
The engine was replaced shortly before I owned it by my parents with a used 289- 1967 motor from my piano teachers old car. She sold her old car to Payton's Garage for parts some time before, I never knowing it would be used in my car after her death. My piano teacher named her car something like Blue Bertha ( if I remember correctly) hence the name of my car. Although it is nice having a sentimental connection, I definitely plan on replacing the old motor in the future!
Assembly Plant: San Jose CA (closed as a plant in 1984 and is now the Great Mall of the Bay Area)
Hardtop
V8 289 CID 2V
