To their astonishment, the Klebonas’ yard and basement apartment were completely flooded and the restored Mustang fastback was submerged in rushing salt water. As soon as the storm subsided, Richie began hosing it down and drained the oil pan to re- veal that the engine had taken on wa- ter. With the carburetor off and plugs out, he was able to turn the engine by hand and squirt oil in the cylinders.
well, but I left the 1965 Mustang. We thought it would be fine in the garage on ramps.” To divert water, father and son placed sandbags in front of the garage and basement doors.
Five minutes away, Bill Newton’s Jewel Blue 1961 Corvette fared just as badly. Although Newton was stuck at work at the Metropolitan Transit Authority, his son Ray saw the water rising and tried to jack the car but had no room to work. By the time he knew the Cor- vette and his Malibu drag car were go- ing to be submersed, all he could do was “disconnect the batteries, shut off the house main breaker” and, as his father advised, “make sure Mommy and the dog are safe.”
Like Rich and Richie Klebonas, after the waters receded, Ray Newton rolled the Corvette out of the garage and started washing the salt away. With the help of family friend Andy Russo, he also drained the murky oil and water mixture out of the 270-horsepower 283-cid small-block, filled the bores with Marvel Mystery Oil and got the engine turning.
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