Stop in for a cup of coffee

I was a junior in High School. My Industrial Arts teacher had a 59. 283 powerglide, both tops. In really nice shape. Wanted to sell it for $1200. (back in 72) I told my parents about it but just told them it was a 59 Chevy. "What kind of Chevy?" Well, that ended up a "Hell No" when they found out. Damn