Same Owner 50 Years: 1960 Chevrolet Biscayne

From the late 1950s through 1972, the Biscayne served as Chevrolet’s entry-level full-size automobile. If you were looking for roomy, budget-minded transportation, this 1960 Biscayne was the ticket. It’s a basic 2-door sedan that its owner of 50 years at one time began to turn into a “70s hot rod” but lost interest a decade ago. Located in a garage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this non-running project is available here on eBay. The current bid is $1,975 with an unmet reserve.

The 1960 Chevrolets were a styling evolution of the “batwing” 1959 editions, with some of the rough edges smoothed out. For example, the one-year “cat’s eye” taillights were gone, switching back to the twin or triple lights of the 1958s. In those days, Chevy didn’t keep track of production numbers by model name, instead by body style, and more than 228,000 2-door sedans were produced with Biscayne, Bel Air, or Impala badging. That means there were a lot of them running around in the day, but fewer so after 66 years.

At some point in the last five decades, this car’s owner decided to begin transforming it into a restomod of the day. Whatever engine it originally had was replaced by a 331 cubic inch V8, an unofficial custom version of the 327 (making the engine no newer than a 1962 powerplant). The amount of bling under the hood suggests this engine has had some mods for more horsepower, but the seller does not say. The automatic transmission may be a 2-speed Powerglide.

The last time this machine may have been driven was 10 years ago, parked in the current garage setting since around 2016. We’re told the paint is “complete,” so does that mean the blue is from the factory? There is little rust after 66 years, and the interior has been customized with a floor shifter and other adjustments that need completion. We’re told the seller has simply lost interest in the project (perhaps due to age) and needs it to be towed away in its current state. Would you continue down the path he had already started?