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| The car was painted white and badly
rusted when I purchased it in 1986. The fenders were completely rusted through at
the bottom and held on with pieces of coat hanger wire. This picture was taken just
before I really started to take it a part. Under the white paint was a coat of
metalic blue paint, and beneath that layer was the original beautiful red color of
the original paint job. |
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| This is a
picture of the inside of the car taken on the same day as the above photo. The
pieces of metal that can be seen inside the car are parts that had to be welded in prior
to finsihing the body work. Once all the structural body work was complete the car
was painted by a local body shop that specializes in classic and custom car body work. |
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| The rear
door posts and sills required complete replacment due to the extensive rust. This
picture shows the new assemblies being fitted in place prior to welding. The lower
quarter of all four fenders were also replaced with new quarter panels. The
front suspension also had to be completely rebuilt. In many cases the parts were
rusted so badly they had to be removed with a cutting torch. |
