My First Tool Box

[c7z06]

I cleaned up this Craftsman 3 drawer tool box I bought new back in 1963. I used to haul it around in the trunk of my 1962 409 Chevy. The small decal on the end of the box came with an Engle roller cam I installed in the 409.

I wish I had kept the Chevy instead of the box.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That's cool you still have it 60 years later!

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

I've got one of those. Nice! As first boxes go, that's pretty good.

 

[DAustin]

I thought we were going to see this.

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[Kevkx125]

This is my first tool box I believe I bought it in the late 70's

 

[nadogail]

My first tool box was a used Kennedy Kit, with swing up doors and shelves. I paid $10 for it in 1956.

 

[bobg03]

I got the same box and still do, I got it in 1974 when I purchased a 64 Impala SS ragtop at 15YO. Sadly it was only a 283 and not a 409, but at 15 I had an SS ragtop, pretty good money for a paper route...

It lived in every vehicle I ever had after that, but alas it is too big for the passenger floor in my single cab ram and too big for behind the seat too.

My wife said I should get rid of it, I said that's a part of history...lol Just the stickers alone.

 

[GettinJunkDone]

I thought we were going to see this.

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I thought the same thing at first.

 

[c7z06]

I got the same box and still do, I got it in 1974 when I purchased a 64 Impala SS ragtop at 15YO. Sadly it was only a 283 and not a 409, but at 15 I had an SS ragtop, pretty good money for a paper route...

It lived in every vehicle I ever had after that, but alas it is too big for the passenger floor in my single cab ram and too big for behind the seat too.

My wife said I should get rid of it, I said that's a part of history...lol Just the stickers alone.

I had four different engines in mine. It started out with a 327/300. I did an engine swap for a '63 409/425 . Several years later I pulled the 409 and put it in a '23 T bucket I had built. I replaced the 409 with a 283 for a time, and then installed another 409 which was in the car when I traded it for a Vincent Black Shadow motorcycle. Unfortunately, I traded off the Vincent after a short time.

 

[DAustin]

I had four different engines in mine. It started out with a 327/300. I did an engine swap for a '63 409/425 . Several years later I pulled the 409 and put it in a '23 T bucket I had built. I replaced the 409 with a 283 for a time, and then installed another 409 which was in the car when I traded it for a Vincent Black Shadow motorcycle. Unfortunately, I traded off the Vincent after a short time.

OMG! A Vincent I haven't heard that name in years. Cool bikes.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Ouch. You traded off a Vincent back shadow. Thats gotta hurt...

 

[RTM]

A Vincent I haven't heard that name in years. Cool bikes.

 

[c7z06]

Ouch. You traded off a Vincent back shadow. Thats gotta hurt...

Also had a new in the crate single four barrel SOHC Ford engine. Ran it briefly on the street in a '63 Ford Galaxie. Traded that for a bunch of guns. This was all close to 50 years ago. Who knew how much that stuff would end up being worth?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

We've all been there