Ma-Ma,s new fish

As near as we can tell, yes that's a chopped up hubcap screwed to the broken grill by the previous owner. Get this, last plated in 85, titled in 74 to a Chicago address. The car has a 273 2 bblwith a floor shift auto . All the brakes are junk, lines and cylinders. The guy that had put the new brake shoes on had the springs everywhere but where they should be . It was really quite funny if it wasn't so serious. Thank God I assumed they were junk and the shoes were seized to the drums. This thing has power steering power brakes air conditioningand an 8 cyl automatic. This must have been what "loaded" was back in the day. Big dreams for this old girl. But my wife has made it clear that It's hers and not subject to performance add-ons. It must remain true to original. Oh yeah, after barring the engine over and checking fluids, all I had to do was fuel it up, prime the carb and throw the battery in it. She fired rite up and sounds as sweet as could be. Thanks for all the encouraging words.