The Pick Up

I make no claims that this isn't going to be a lot of work.  It is, no doubt, going to be a royal pain in the posterior and wallet.

I bought it under the impression it was a 1962, but after doing some studying, when I went back for my second look (and to purchase it) I noticed somethings that told me it was older.  For one, the '62 does not have the "snow flake" brake lights, also there is no fuel gauge which came with cars in '61.  When I got home and looked up the chassis serial number it came in at 1960.

I received two engines, I was told that they were both 1200cc 40hp engines, but the serials numbers said otherwise.  I was also told that one engine was original but again I did some studying and the "original engine" was a 1965 1200cc 40hp engine (good for me, except it is seized solid).  The other engine though was a 1960 1200cc 36hp but by the serial number is not the original engine either.  It's for that reason I'm not going to return this car to factory (or a numbers car) because I simply can't due to the engines.

I have started the tear down of the 40hp engine, and I'll right more in another post but it has been trying to say the least.